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Next on the Bench is a 1/12 scale 2003 Bentley Speed 8 by Model Factory Hiro.

This car claimed victory in the 24 hours of Le Mans in 2003, from my understanding this was a marriage between Bentley and Audi, which set in motion for the development of the Audi R8 and so on,that dominated the LMP class throughout the early 2000’s

Hopefully I build a decent representation of this iconic car.

Chris

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I spent a good amount of time drilling, cleaning and painting.

the gearbox and rear suspension with brakes are done, I am not perfect, I did break one of the white metal parts. Now I’m waiting for the replacement, but I can still move forward. So… stay tuned 

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Suspension sub assembly looking good, and really doing justice to this kit. A great model in the making here Chris. Your engine detailing looks very realistic. Looking forward to seeing this build progress.

The suspension assembly looked a bit dark in your pictures. I think the floral background distracted a bit. Perhaps a plain background might have been better. Just a suggestion.

 

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19 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Suspension sub assembly looking good, and really doing justice to this kit. A great model in the making here Chris. Your engine detailing looks very realistic. Looking forward to seeing this build progress.

The suspension assembly looked a bit dark in your pictures. I think the floral background distracted a bit. Perhaps a plain background might have been better. Just a suggestion.

 

Thanks guy! I agree with the photos. I have to share space with the wife, so the floral has to stay😉

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12 hours ago, Chris Smith said:

Married the engine to the trans and added some oil lines… next up is the cockpit… and after studying the directions there seems to be quite a bit of interesting things coming my way.

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Looks great so far. Are there supposed to be any wires or hoses on the engine ? I know the kit doesn't come with any but I'm wondering for when I build mine.

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4 hours ago, Timonator said:

Looks great so far. Are there supposed to be any wires or hoses on the engine ? I know the kit doesn't come with any but I'm wondering for when I build mine.

Thanks for checking in! 
there are none supplied, but with the reference photos I have it’s a mess of wires and tubes 

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The wiring and hoses look to be a real challenge, even if you have reasonably good photo references. With this sort of subject getting a good look around the real thing would be a massive bonus to take photos of all those elusive details, but appreciate the difficulty involved.

An interesting build to follow.

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