Bandai 1/16 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost 1908 - "Balloon Car"

[Tim Marlow]

Loving those wheels.

[Tworrs]

Very impressive result Jim, those spiders must have been working overtime.

[Andy T]

Beautiful work Jim.

[Jim R]

Thanks guys for your posts. This is one of those builds that needs "encouragement" :smiling:
Finally got the wheels finished. I thought it would get easier but wheel no.5 took almost two hours. The main spokes unraveled 16 times - the air was very blue. I got almost to the end and then the nylon thread slipped and being stiff and slippery it just unraveled. Once the tension is lost you're b******d.
They've had a coat of MRP black.


The body was also primed and sprayed with MRP. Because MRP paint is a satin finish it will need a gloss coat.

[The Smythe Meister]

Just had a catch up Jim,great progress indeed
As for those wheels,well.... words fail me!!:flushed:..... What an incredible bit of modelling.... superb stuff

[Waspie]

Looking at the wheels Jim I think the 'blue air' was worth all the effort. They look amazing.
Nothing like a good blaspheme to sort things out!!

[Mark1]

Lovely work with the thread there Jim the wheels look great, do you do socks too as i need a bit of darning done :smiling3:

[Ian M]

I have been watching from the wings but those wheels! They look bloody fantastic. Just a thought though. could a dot of CA not have been used to stop to thread runnibg back? Maybe you tried... What ever, to late now anyway lol

A most enjoyable build Jim

[Jim R]

Thanks once again for your continued support and sorry for my late response.
A fair bit of progress but its a slow build. The preparation of the parts and getting some sort of reasonable fit is time consuming.
I have finished the bonnet. Masked and sprayed black for the hinges and edgings.


Then Vallejo Metal Color chrome and the masking removed. Then as the red was MRP paint which dries a bit matt the bonnet and the rest of the body was gloss coated with VMS gloss varnish.




The body has some mesh/wicker type inserts. They were sprayed black and then a buff colour.




Then the panels were sanded back to show the black. Looks OK from a distance. I may sand back a little more.


The foot pedals were fitted to the floor.


The leather seats were painted with Vallejo leather brown and then I used various oils to enhance the leather look. The door cards were just painted and given a quick oil wash.


The bulkhead/dash board was built up.




Thanks for all your posts. I really do appreciate them.

[Waspie]

Wow Jim, it's all really incredible and those seats!! I'm sure I can smell the leather!!!

[Tim Marlow]

Great stuff. This will be a pretty unique build when it’s finished Jim.

[yak face]

Stunning work jim , the leather seats look amazingly real and the dash is beautiful , going to be a showstopper , cheers tony

[Mark1]

A fantastic job your making of this Jim

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Excellent work mate the leather and woodwork are superb.

[The Smythe Meister]

Wow, amazing paintwork Jim,
This unusual beast is going to be a spectacular piece. :thumb2: