sjordan2
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Spectacular.
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Fabulous work, as expected. Good to see you back.
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Outstanding work, bbowser
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Great job. I didn’t know the kit was so nice, either.
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I always thought they looked like a cheap kit car.
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I had a neighbor who would occasionally drive home while sitting on the door sill with the malfunctioning door raised up.
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The Aston Ulster would be my favorite. Any Jaguar SS 100s there?
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He’s alive, but he and his family have terrible health problems. Last time I talked to him he was out of building models.
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He’s been on Facebook frequently. Selling off a lot of his kit stash.
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Absolutely spectacular work. The Johan Gold Cup Mercedes 500K kits are quite nice, too.
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As good as it gets.
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Wow. That’s spectacular. The only other pictures I’ve seen make this kit look like there’s lots of flash and fit problems.
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For years, I got carried away on Mercedes Gullwings, and have collected multiples of most available kits. But I’ve spent more time and money on research, including original manuals and 1:1 parts than anything else. In discussions with the parts manager at the Mercedes Classic Center in California, it turns out that I have things that even the Mercedes factory archives don’t have, including cars like the 500/540K and 710SS.
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Beautiful job.
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Your work is amazing. You might be interested in looking at some exquisite 1:43 handmade die casts of this car and similar, made in France by a craftsman named Ilario —-
www.ilario.com
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I have just received my order of a 1:43 1933 Mercedes 710 SS cabriolet, the same car I’ve been researching for years in order to build the 1:16 Revell/Academy kit. It is absolutely exquisite, totally accurate in every detail, down to the thinnest photo etched pieces I’ve ever seen. It’s one of an amazing array of classics and exotics, including larger scales, made in France by a craftsman named Ilario. Not cheap at $300, shipping included, but it’s worth the price to me. Sorry I can’t post photos, but there are plenty at:
www.Ilario.com
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22 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:
If you want a reasonably priced model of the Bugatti Atlantic , Burago makes a die cast in 1/24th scale that could be worked on.
Also sold as a kit, so there’s less dismantling to do. Engine needs lots of detailing.
PS: As I recall, the car in the video is a replica by Koux.
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Outstanding job. The multi piece body totally defeated me when I was a kid.
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On 4/22/2018 at 11:17 PM, Ro3bert said:
I've been beating myself over the head about the head bolts to the extent I've neglected everything else about the model so today I took a step back and looked for other things to do so went through the instructions deciding what colors I wanted things to be. Seems the instructions want mostly glossy black and what really is Ferrari Red and while I like red on a Ferrari not so much on a Jaguar. Haven't decided what color it should be so have been giving it some thought about some sort of "Candy Apple", Blue or Turquoise or possibly BRG (British Racing Green) but that is only a distant possibility.
Did get the steering wheel painted (mostly that is), still have a small area to do where the clamp is holding it. Too, the first coat want on the throttle bar. (Images later).
So tomorrow I expect to begin shooting parts then assembly after the paint cures a couple of days, if not more that is.
Meanwhile I'll keep fighting the engine. I think I've mostly licked the head bolt problem but it is still going to be a messy job. Once that situation is solved the rest will be easy. Thank xxxx for the Unimat 1, makes things easier.
Robert
My favorite E-Type color combo is a dark gunmetal with a crimson red interior. I believe they called the color opalescent gray.
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Spectacular job. Your work on the windshield frame is one of those little details that makes a big difference.
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I saw one on display at a Gilmore show in Michigan. I wasn’t prepared to see how big they are.
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18 hours ago, HotRodaSaurus said:
Yes I thought the 'blower' looked odd, I just looked on Google images to get the screen shot. It appears this Bentley has been re bodied a few times, it is indicated that it is in a museum in some of the photo's.
Even some of the kits have mysterious anomalies. The Airfix 1/12 is originally numbered No 8 and comes with the reg plate UR6571, where the latest rendition of the original kit , the reg plate reads UU5872, the grill painted with the number 9. I expect the grill racing number is correct for the reg.
Sometime back one of the many TV car channels did a feature on the cars belonging to Ralph Lauren, whom did own the number 8 car. Don't really know if he still does as this was years ago.When the repop of the 1/12 Bentley came out with the revised registration number, I contacted Airfix to see if there were any other changes to the original kit. They wrote me back that this was the only difference, and the change was dictated by a Bentley executive. I believe Lauren still has 6571 in his possession.
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11 hours ago, HotRodaSaurus said:
The Steed Character may have drove a number of different Bentley's, here's a screenshot of one I think is a blower. Being a privately owned vehicle borrowed for filming I would think maybe the usual car was unavailable at the time of shooting schedule . I think the end credits of series 4 end with the Speed Six, it has the long mudguards(wings to some, fenders to the US) and the spare on the back. Cant find them on YouTube.
Ian Flemming's James Bond also drove pre war Bentley's in the novels. Drax causes Bond to wreck his in the story 'Moonraker'
Using the registration number shown in your photo, I tracked down this car at vintagebentleys.org. It’s a 1930 6.5 litre Speed Six, driven by Steed in several episodes from 1967-68. The interesting part is that Macnee couldn’t drive it, so they always used a stunt driver. If it’s a blower, it’s not a typical Bentley supercharger in front of the radiator. Lots of photos at the site, but I can’t copy and paste the url.
1971 Lamborghini Miura
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I had the pleasure of being allowed to sit in and inspect a new Miura at a dealership back in the day, and the cream-colored interior was an unbelievable environment. Buttery smooth, aromatic leather that was soft and matte-finished.