sjordan2

For the experienced BMF users out there... I'm doing a 1/16 build of this car and was wondering about the best way of applying BMF for the chrome trim on the fender radius (which also has a rubber insert. I don't know if I'll paint that or just leave it chrome.). Should I take a thin strip of BMF and apply it around the arc? Or should I take flat piece of BMF and place it over the entire area before I trim it? Just trying to avoid wrinkles.

As mentioned above, there are all kinds of online scale conversion calculators that do the math for you. Here's one: http://www.scalemotorcars.com/forum/scale_calculator.php

I just wonder what specific materials he was using. Wondering about fire hazards, one of the oddest things I've seen is series of Japanese car modeling videos on YouTube, hosted by a master modeler. He paints in his lap, basically - sitting at his workbench, holding the model in one hand while he sprays with the other - while he has a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

From the local news in today's Knoxville paper: "An explosion touched off when spilled paint was ignited by a gas pilot light in the Leach Lane blaze at Antoni Hipp's residence. Hipp said he was mixing paint for model cars when he spilled some in a back room and was cleaning it up when it exploded. Hipp said he was unsuccessful in trying to put the fire out with an extinguisher, according to the sheriff's department report." The home was destroyed, according to reports. In the 100+ degree temperatures, several firefighters who had to battle two different blazes at the same time were treated for heat exhaustion.

Who wants to try to build this car? I don't want it on my computer monitor, much less my model shelf.

Beautiful job! Looks right on the money.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/business/global/sergio-pininfarina-85-designer-of-sports-cars.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries

And that was how many generations ago in a totally different world?

I'm with Fumi. Like it or not, we live in a global economy with interests that cross many borders in the building of certain cars and a zillion different products, including supposedly American grocery stores like Food Lion (Belgian-owned). In the South, here in Tennessee with VW and in South Carolina with BMW, many Americans are finding employment, as with Mercedes in Alabama, Toyota, etc., etc. I don't even have to go into how many foreign nationals are employed by US companies abroad, and I couldn't tell you the balance. But once again, it's a GLOBAL economy and anyone who can't deal with it is simply ignoring reality.

Once upon a time, America used to tune in to a gentle show about nice people with strong values and a theme of love. These days? How about "The Real Housewives of Mayberry."

Set up your printer window to print it at whatever percentage is necessary based on the size of your original. If your original art is 1" wide and you want a plate that's 1/4 inch wide, print it out at 25%. The end.

These farewells to beloved pets really get me where it hurts. I feel for you and Johnny Holt's loss of Dimey. I still miss Sydne the Dalmatian after nearly 7 years, and I cherish every moment I have with my 6-year-old Miniature Schnauzer, Greta, who is my avatar. I thought it would be a long time before I could get another dog after Sydne, but getting Greta after about 3 months helped us move on.

In the first post, he said he used PPG lacquers, but didn't identify the colors (which aren't particularly authentic to any Bugatti, at least the purple. The white looks pretty good.). Looking at the image I posted showing it inside the tent, I'd say the light through the tent fabric makes it look creamier yellow than the actual off-white paint color. However, the running board tread panels are a warmer cream color.

In general, I agree. But to me, a hobby shop is something like thumbing through a printed encyclopedia (or opening a box of chocolates). You never know what you'll find, and you may be inspired to consider resources you never thought of or heard of. You can pick up aftermarket parts in your hands and judge the quality and size for your needs, etc. etc. etc. You can find different things that are for model trains or aircraft or RC that open up new ideas for model cars. Online, you pretty much have to know what you're looking for and you don't get all that other stuff.

European sports cars, 50s-60s, but mostly classic pre-WWII cars.

Do you have a picture of the green car you're talking about, or a link? PS: You can find more photos here at The Bugatti Trust, which catalogues virtually all Bugattis based on chassis numbers (the Lindberg kit is based on chassis #41.121). You can also join the forum there to ask questions - but careful, many members are very crusty European millionaires. http://www.bugattibuilder.com/photo/thumbnails.php?album=152

Wow. That's an outstanding piece of work.

The Esders green is not a repaint, it's a totally different car. Look at the Google links I posted above for the way the car in the kit looks today, and the Gerald Wingrove links I posted for the way it looked when new. The thing is, your Lindberg kit is a one-of-a-kind car designed by Weinberg, with no other variations. If you want to be authentic you need to go either with the Wingrove approach for the original color scheme, or the off-white/cream color of the restoration shown in the Google link I gave you, which is the way it exists today at the Henry Ford museum and the way it's represented on the kit box.

PS: The green paint scheme I think you're talking about is not for the car in the kit. It's the Esders Type 41 Cabriolet.

Gerald Wingrove scratchbuilt a large-scale version of this car in its original paint scheme, and devoted an entire, heavily illustrated book to building this car, complete with technical diagrams - "The Complete Car Modeller 2." It's almost detailed enough to build a 1:1. Lots of downloadable images here: http://www.wworkshop...allery-1.html#1 Order the book from Amazon, surprisingly cheap. (Ignore the customer images that someone posted on this page): http://www.amazon.co... car modeller 2 Here's the intro to his build on his website. As you'll see, he's done all the research necessary: "A day out in the Lincolnshire countryside with the Weinberger Bugatti Type 41 Royale, built by Gerald A. & Phyllis Wingrove in their Digby, Lincolnshire workshop. The body of this Bugatti Type 41 was designed by Ludwig Weinberger in 1931. During my research to find out how it was originally fitted out I made contact with him in Germany and we corresponded regularly for about two years. His memory was quite good on the car, but one of the points he did make, that subsequently turned out to be incorrect, was that it was originally fitted with an ivory steering wheel rim. The gear change knob and dash controls are in ivory, but the rim of the steering wheel never was, as is evidenced from the very early photos that have since come to light. Unfortunately I had already completed the first two models with a (real) ivory steering wheel rim, later models had the correct polished hardwood rims. A full set of scale plan of the engine, chassis and bodywork of this car are available in the back of the reprint of my book,’Complete Car Modeller-2’ See the ‘Books” section for more information."

Fabulous work.

There are two thumbnails to the right under the Vette shot.

Look Up Bugatti Type 41 Royale Weinberger Cabriolet in Google images. http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&q=Bugatti+Type+41+Weinberger+Cabriolet&gbv=2&oq=Bugatti+Type+41+Weinberger+Cabriolet&gs_l=img.12...2139.2139.0.5079.1.1.0.0.0.0.75.75.1.1.0...0.0.-2v6nZ56kgs

The 1/24 Bburago diecast (both built and in kit form), while crude, is somewhat authentic to the Bugatti Atlantic it's based on (except for the silver paint version and a crummy engine). While that car is today the black version of the Pope Atlantic owned by Ralph Lauren, it has gone through multiple paint jobs, including blue and red, sometimes with wire wheels. Bburago's blue version (medium dark blue, not light blue) is close to what this Atlantic version looked like before Lauren restored it - blue paint, light biscuit interior, silver painted wire wheels (also once painted blue and once chrome). But there are many far better diecasts out there. In fact, there's only one other kit, the Gouel in 1/12 (over $1000 for a curbside). My plan was to adapt the Bburago body to the highly detailed Franklin Mint Bugatti Atalante, but that's a lot of metal bodywork to get it right.

1/25 Revell Monogram Highway scenes version here... http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/instruction_sheetsh/instruction_sheets/revellmonogram/highway-scenes-60-c/1.html