Chris B

Thanks Guys

Thanks Guys

Gosh it's hard to believe it's been 6 months since I posted on here and a lot has happened in that time. The good news is that I have finished the model I started for my Wife of the glass house. It was only supposed to take me a couple of nights but it turned out to be quite an en-devour Needless to say the Wife is very happy with her glass house that she is proudly displaying. I have to say that i did enjoy the challenge that it was, every leaf, flower petal and page in a book had to be assembled and glued etc. Now that it is complete I have dusted of the bench and will be back into getting on with the Phaeton and some photos will be on here very soon. I have had quite a spend up since my last post I've purchased a spray booth and a dehydrator and countless other tools that will be put to good use. I have also come to the realization that a 1 to 1 boat project that i have been working on for some time now due to poor heath issues, Rheumatoid arthritis and a hip that has deteriorated to the point that it frequently dislocates itself when In sitting down will never be finished and I have removed it from the rotisserie that it was on in my garage and put it on the market. Because of this I now have space to build a purpose built model building area with a new bench set up complete with a Hobby zone Modular Workshop System and new shelving for the paint booth and dehydrator etc Thanks for the patience guys. I'll be back real soon with some updates on the Phaeton.

Looking forward to see how this one turns out

I too will be watching this one I have this kit and have collected the drag city chopped top and Texas 3d blown Ardun and some early Monogram early iron wires for mine

I Like these wheels in thr right application I think they would have to be shiny polished alloy to match with the color scheme you have gone with

Thanks Craig I will be back once I have caught up on life

The drag link would then be on the wrong side them. I have almost completed new knuckles. Just lacking time due to other commitments at the moment but will be back into it soon

I stumbled upon the A4 Garage channel on YouTube a few weeks ago and have literally been watching all of the videos in my spare time. Must say I have picked up many tips from his builds and have investigated the availability of some of the supplies he uses as well as tools. I was pleased to see in one of his builds the lap belts he uses as I had been waiting for the only lap belt that I knew of to come into stock in my usual model store and I was presently surprised to see that they have the ones he uses in stock. I plan on using them in this build. I am currently working on a model of a different sort for my wife at the moment and its turned out to be a bigger mission that I expected

Thanks

Looks very nice. Love the color combo

Gosh this all looks very familiar. Very similar to what I am doing on my 32 Phaeton

I have to say that I am really enjoying the challenge Dennis. Time has not been on my side lately but I can say that I have started to re-model the steering knuckle and have also put some thought into creating the tie rod and drag link from the speedway style steering box. I intend to solder some brass tube to make these and have collected up the appropriate size tubes and have also made a start on making some rear telescopic shock absorbers. I have had family here over the Christmas period and am joining more family for New Years and then hopefully will be back into the build. A late Merry Christmas and I hope you all have a fantastic New Year

I have to say that i am loving the look of this one. Keep up the great work

I'm watching with intent. Looks good so far