Mr. Can Am Garage

Thanks guys! I've been too busy or unmotivated the past two days to even touch a model.

All my photos are hosted on my Fotki site. No limit to file size that I know of. If you want, I could host it for ya.

My blue is too dark and not blue enough to be close to what I see in pics. of the 1:1. Keith does offer his decals to anyone. Problem. He's now working full time and thusly doesn't have the time or energy to do any custom work. Bummer! You can see his decals here: http://public.fotki.com/mofobow/ Mod top - http://images102.fotki.com/v395/photos/3/3...pPattern-vi.jpg You can contact him using this email address: mofobow@hotmail.com Tackier than this you say? I find that hard to believe.

A scan would be handy. FM did one? Interesting. I'm waiting to hear from Keith Marks who can and does work wonders. He's done a Mod Top decal for a '70/'71 Chrysler muscle cars so he might be able to lend a hand.

All this discussion on the interior is not helping me. Regardless of who spec'd it, it's was or is in the 1:1 at one time or another. IF this is the interior, then I need to figure out how to replicate it in scale. I'm thinking Keith Marks could do that pattern in scale as a decal. What say you?

The blue that's on my model might be (is actually) what Testors recommended but it sure doesn't look close to what's on the 1:1. So I feel I must correct it or else I'll never be able to look at it. So you say I could also build this one all black? Interesting. Perhaps yet another Bugatti project. As for the Fuchs' car, I plan to build that as it was constructed and how it sits now in the Henry Ford museum. So far, all I have towards that end is one copy of the Lindberg kit. I am no fan of trying to duplicate that interior in scale. Is there any chance that Italeri (Testors) got it right? The instructions say to paint it bleu in the driver's compartment and black in the passenger's compartment.

I've got more than just a hobby knife but that was my tool of choice for the job.

Thank You. For my next trick, I'm gonna correct the blue.

Two steps back. 1 step forward. That's the first step backwards and it was some of Jackson's finest work to cut open that hood.

Today has been work on the interior and polish the body. The driver's area is blue. The back area is black, both leather. Overall shot. All of the body has been polished. Most of it has been waxed. You think it shines? What you're seeing in the back wall are some 1/48 airplane leanding gear doors that just happened to be there. I never thought they'd show in the reflection.

I stand corrected. The black is Tamiya sprays gloss black. First coat applied straight from the rattle can. Anything beyond that was applied with an airbrush. It was then polished with Maguiars Professional Show Car Glaze and High Tech Yellow Wax.

The tags I add when I post. I have no tags set with my pics. on my photo host.

The long tube for the plug wires. It absolutely flat refused to sit flat against the engine block. The only thing stopping me from opening the hood is the fact that I didn't do it before I painted the body. I just can't bring myself to try and risk ruining the paint. Red striping on the wheels? No problem! I've been adding my own stripes to muscle car tires for years. The same tools and technique that work on a muscle car will work on a Bugatti. Silk interior? Again, not a problem as it's being built to fit in to the Box Stock category. Most contests (or at least the ones I go to) don't even allow flocking.

Apparently, I can't read a calendar. This is the second time that this post has been updated for Jan. 25. The drive train is complete! One part refused to fit properly but seeing as the hood ain't gonna open, I'm not gonna worry about it.

Unfortunately, I've been a little too busy to work on the big Bug.. The firewall and steering box are in.

Would you look at what followed me home from Canadian Tire today! Two different bottles of Meguiars Professional. Both were on sale! All I'd gone there for was a rattle can of generic white lacquer primer. SCORE! So I just HAD to try it. The fenders of the big Bug. bit the bullet! You can easily see the difference between the unpolished body and the polished and waxed fenders. Check the lip of the fender. You can see Jackson's reflection in it! I'm sold on the stuff!

The engine is in the chassis to stay. The wheels aren't. They're on as I was getting tired of seeing it sitting on jack stands. BTW, I've finally decided to take advantage of Picasa. What follows are the original unmodified photos. What you see above is what was accomplished with Picasa in less than a minute per photo. End day 7.

Bugatti built 7 Royales. There are kits of three different ones - The Coupe Napoleon (which is actually a re-bodied car), The Berline De Voyage, and the Royale Victoria. The first two are by Italeri. The third by Lindberg. Slight correction to what you wrote above. The Royale that was left in the barn is the Royale Victoria. When it was restored (before it ended up in the Henry Ford Museum), the original Bugatti straight 8 was not cracked but the intake manifold was. It was replaced with a custom made 4 carb manifold. Lindberg's kit builds up like that. You'd need a second of either of the Italeri Royales to build a factory stock replica of the Victoria.

This kit was originally made by Italeri in 1/24 or 1/25. I'm building the Testors box. They also offer a Berline de Voyage which is also part of my collection.

The "builders" had punched out at 5. The shop photographer was in around 5:30. Seriously? Someone on this forum "suggested" I was playing with dolls.

I started this build a few days ago and have made a fair bit of progress since then. Translated - For The Boss. Monsieur Ettoire Bugatti liked being called the Boss. This is the first of five Bugattis that I have to build. Testors Gloss Dark Sea Blue over Tamiya sprays Gloss Black. End day 1. Everything you see is painted. Frame rails are gloss black, springs are gunmetal, rear axle is semi gloss black and the differential is aluminium. End day 2. Progress is slow but it is progress. The rear suspension is complete. The front would have been too IF the the guys in the shop had put it on properly. End day 3. We made real progress today. Not only is the front suspension in place but... So are the fenders! The engine's in just for photography purposes. End day 4. . The engine is coming along. End day 6.

Maybe we should start calling Gregg names? Like Maoli for example.

I'm hoping there is but I doubt it.

Nice build! Recently finished painting my Bugattis for future building.

It's no Dan Paone but DEL Paone. He comes up here from Boston and walks away with multiple awards each and every time. AWESOME work but not my style. Still worth nominating though.