Revell 1:16 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental (1934)

[Guest]

I see, yes a bit misleading. As Ian points out the Walnut Burr should look great when you have rescaled and added it.Revell do a 1/24 Mercedes Cabriolet. This is cheapest new edition of your Rolls: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Revell-1-16-Rolls-Royce-Phantom-II-1934-model-kit-07459-/321273608849?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_J N&hash=item4acd663a91

Saw this too but it is expensive: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LS-Morgan-Plus-8-Model-Kit-1-16-Scale-Complete-revell-airfix-agm-New-Vintage-/310884044905?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_J N&hash=item4862221069

If anyone fancies an older model variation this could be a bargain at 1/16: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Revell-07462-1-16-Ford-Model-T-1912-/201041743119?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_J N&hash=item2ecf058d0f

There vintage range does seem very thin on the ground.

Si

I was tempted by the ebay Ford Model T (used) but was put off by the fact thatthe seller gave no details about it. Therefore it might be missing parts etc. I have now bought the same kit, new, from thetserviceltd on ebay, for £36 compared to Amazon for £35 + postage, and £54 somewhere else.)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ITALERI-Cars-Rolls-Royce-Phantom/dp/B001AJ0YJW/ref=sr_1_4?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1393762543&sr=1-4&keywords=rolls+royce+phantom+model+car

offers the 1:24 Italieri RR Phantom (only 1 in stock). It looks nice.

[Guest]

Looking good Steve, i think i could have fun with this one, lol.

I'll be keeping an eye on this one.

John

[Guest]

Hi SteveNice starter to the Roller. I think this will be an interesting build and the finished article will be stunning.

I suppose a '34 Rolls could even be used in a WW2 setting. Anyone know of a 1/16 Churchill figure?!

I'm looking forward to the progress on this Steve - great stuff!

Cheers

Paul

Ps. You can buy 'off the shelf' wood veneer decals, they're used quite often in WW1 aircraft. Not sure you can buy Walnut though. Another method is to replicate the pattern with oil paint streaked over water based paint and then sealed with gloss varnish - this works very well.

I have found some sites which might help with wood veneer decals. Thanks for that.

[Guest]

Having discovered that kits for vintage classic cars are scarce, I discovered this and have bought it:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Revell-1-24-Scale-Mercedes-Benz-540-K-Cabriolet-A-Plastic-Model-Car-Kit/251425417846?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparm s=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D2 86%26meid%3D5203853704003035541%26pid%3D100005%26p rg%3D1048%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D131129607133%2 6

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[Guest]

I have had my eyes on this kit for awhile, will follow this build closely.

Better get it soon. Revell don't list it in their catalogue any more and it is difficult to find. Try ebay.

[tanktrack]

you are putting me in the mood to build a car , I like you build so far well painted .

[Guest]

So Steve whats new with this one, lots of post's but no pic's

I want pic's

John

[Guest]

I will be posting some progress pics soon. Being new to gloss paint, I have needed to experiment. After trying Mr. Hobby Gloss Black, (easy to use being acrylic and a good shine but being a thin coat it doesn't like sanding and polishing out hairs etc. without revealing the primer); decanting Tamiya Lacquer and spraying through the airbrush (a good gloss but messy and a huge stink in the upstairs bedroom). I have settled on the Tamiya Lacquer sprayed straight from the spray can (in the garage). It is more controllable than I thought although rather over enthusiastic.

I have cleaned up and acrylic painted 7 parts ready for gluing but must wait until the main body and some of the glossy coachwork is fully gloss painted (black or green) before assembling anything on the body, which is the stage I am at now. Here is a pic after the first coat of lacquer on the bottom of the body:

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[Guest]

Progress slow 'cos we have had a builder in and he needed to use the garage, so my rattle can spraying got turfed out.

Here is the top side of the body, fully gloss painted, using 2 misting coats of Tamiya black Lacquer TS14 straight from the can. But it is so fierce there is no hope of getting an even wet coat on the surfaces sticking out and those going in (concave). So I filled in using my airbrush (much more controllable) and the TS14 decanted from the can. A very wet final coat is needed to get the gloss and the TS14 did not show any tendency to run (perhaps doing the mist coats helped to build up the wet coat with less paint). I wiped all surfaces before each coat (including the primer) with a tack cloth to remove dust and hairs and immediately after each coat covered the part in an upturned box. At one stage I had to use Micromesh to remove two dust particles and a hair. I am please with the result. It is a hard shine (although gloss black is difficult to photograph).

I have gloss painted some of the green panels and after touching up with strings of black they will be assembled. Its slow work.

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[Guest]

I was never any good at trying to get a high gloss shine to my autobodys.

I have a BMW Z3 that I painted in metallic green and I think that's about as close as I ever got to a realistic car paint job.

Already this looks like it will be authentic...

[monica]

Looking good Steve, i think i could have fun with this one,

drop back in for time to time to see how its coming along,

why not if you can get it, before it dose get hard to find and the cost go,s up

[Lee W]

Steve, you've got a really nice clean build going on there mate, well done

Lee

[Richi72]

Hi Steve,

I think this is going to be one heck of a build. That is some clean building you are presenting us Sir.

The paint job so far on the motor an chassis are looking perfect and for the dash I to would go for a walnut decal.

take the build slow and easy to avoid mistakes but keep the pictures coming.

Cheers Richi

[Guest]

Very nice finnish Steve, looking good.

John

[bluriusz]

This is going together very well. Negligible flash, parts fit perfectly, hardly any filling needed.

Just wait till ypu'll fit the doors. I'm glad ypu liked my RR. It was fun tp build but painting it was a true trouble for me to achieve desored gloss. I'd recommend to use car paint instead of model paint