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

[The Smythe Meister]

Excellent work Jim:thumb2:

[Andy T]

Great repair Jim.

[Waspie]

:thumb2: Beautiful repair Jim.

[Allen Dewire]

I fell behind on this beauty, Jigs and it seems you have overcome all the probs with flying colors Sir. It is also amazing that you are the only person I can think of, who knits his own wheels! Now that's really cool and tribute to your skills. Love the upolstery job on the seats too, Jim...

Prost
Allen

[Jim R]

So where are we at :thinking:
Actually quite a bit of progress. I've lost a bit of momentum with this. It's just not a good kit and my skills are not really up to dealing with the issues. But I've come so far so it will get finished.

The mended windscreen frame worked OK. It needed a jig, clamps and weights to hold the glass in position. That Canopy Glue that Tim recommended is a real life saver.




The woodwork on the door tops and in the cab was painted and fitted.


The body was fixed to the chassis. The fit is the best I could manage but is not perfect.




Battery box and some kind of tank on the left hand running board.


The canvas hood painted. I have tried to get a bit of variation into it.


And I've painted the writing on the tyres. My hand is not that steady. I should have sent them to Tim or Paul who manage to paint detail on those miniscule figures! :tongue-out3:


Onwards and upwards and thanks for your support. It is truly appreciated.

[PaulinKendal]

She's looking lovely. I'd've been tempted to leave the lettering in black. Although you've done a perfectly good job of it.

[scottie3158]

Absolutely cracking work and the repair to the windscreen is superb.

[Tim Marlow]

Coming in great Jim. No way I could do the lettering better than that either.

[minitnkr]

The wheels are one thing, but the wood grain & leather are beyond the pale.

[Ian M]

I mean like WOW that is some amazing work! It is possible to make a silk purse from a sow's ear.
All the paint work is great but that leather and wickerwork!

[yak face]

Superb work Jim , the wood is lovely . Windscreen repair is perfect and those wheels are unbelievable . The lettering looks fine . Your skills are definitely up to dealing with the issues its thrown at you , your patient methodical approach has overcome all thats arisen ( and it was quite a bit !) and the end result is going to be stunning . Cheers tony

[Airborne01]

Blown away mate, most excellent!
Steve

[Neil Merryweather]

Ditto, ditto,ditto, ditto!
Unbelievable!

[Jim R]

Gentlemen you are most kind. Your posts sure make a body feel good. Thanks :thumb2:
We are almost there. Difficulties mostly overcome although there are a few bodges which hopefully won't be noticed.

First the frame inside the hood.


Next job was the handbrake. There appears to be two levers, inside and outside the body. Fiddly linkages.




The horn seems to be a flexible tube from the bulb to the horn itself behind the front, right hand mudguard. I wound wire around a wire core. Looks OK painted silver.


Next to tackle was the spare wheel.


The two main mounts, C41 and C42, were too short. They brought the wheel too close to the body. Maybe my fitting of the handbrake and horn was incorrect. So I cut the mounts and fixed the shortened parts to the spare wheel.


The cut off parts were to attach to the body. I added small pads to the body attachment points and lengthened the bars with brass tube. The advantage of the brass tubes was that I could now slide the wheel nearer or further from the body.


Anyway it worked out OK. You can see the horn tube running from the bulb to the horn itself.


I fitted the windscreen and made a start on the hood. The masking tape is just holding the hood in position while the glue dries.



Very close to completion and I won't be sad to see it done.

Thanks for all your support. Without it this could so easily have become a shelf queen.

[Airborne01]

Shelf Queen ? - with that amount of quality - BEHAVE!
Steve