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A few more to show approximate size of model. I spent some time today redesigning the wheels for the upcoming K3............ I will show how they are done when I get to the K3.. Kenn

It is about 1/20th scale..................I have a ruler by some of the posts to give size,,,,total length is about 11" bumper to bumper. Kenn

Rolling chassis....................... Kenn

put a little color to the body this morning. Taped it up and got the bug sprayer out again. Kenn SLOWLY STARTING TO COME TOGETHER...................

I finally got the wore wheels to come out right. As per a suggestion i used wire, the only kind I have is from a pair of vcr connection wires that i tore apart. the wire is finer that human hair but the results are astonishing. I was able to tighten up the weave and fill it together properly. sometimes it takes a while for things to work out right, You just have to keep at it and trying different things intill it is right. I thought the fishing line was small enuff dia, but was so big all it did was get in the way. I just resorted to trying the electrical wire out of frustration since i thought it would be far too small. But look at the rerult. It surprised me so much and made it all fall together. Thanks so much to those that are following the build. Kenn

The fire wall is done.........................................clapping in the background................. when the body is installrd on the frame and the motor is installed the wiring will get done. More pictures following this link.......................http://s1297.beta.photobucket.com/user/shutter-bug1/library/1936%20MG%20SA%20saloon The previous link also works yet............ Thanks for keeping up with me on this project................ Kenn

Thanks for the comments and support. It does help in the producing of a better model. This is the last part of the history I am posting, a total of 5 parts. I have including this to give some information to those not familiar with the car and to show how important it was to MG. Other changes implemented were the replacement of the original bolt-on wheels with centre-lock wire wheels but even once production had started in earnest, there were continual changes in specification, which made a mockery of the so-called Nuffield efficiency. These changes could only be attributed to faulty initial design of the components; eventually even the complete chassis frame was modified. By the time of the 1936 Motor Show, circumstances dictated a price rise with the saloon now costing £389 and the Charlesworth open tourer at £385. The Tickford Coupe was introduced at £415. Early in 1937, the engine capacity was changed yet again to 2322 cc, probably to comply with Nuffield standardisation of models and there was little if any improvement in performance as a result. The performance could be described as adequate rather than exhilarating, with the car weighing in at almost a ton and a half and with only 75.3 bhp available, acceleration could only compare to its 18/80 forerunners. The SA did however have a genuine top speed of nearly 85 mph and could sustain a cruising speed all day long of 70 mph plus. Now back to the model. I taped up the firewall with just masking tape since I just wanted to keep overspray off the outside of the body and a crisp line is not an issue. Carefully pumping up the bug sprayer I slopped some paint on the firewall, a coat of black.. After this dries I will pick out some color to spiff it up a bit and so the engine room does not look to monocromatic. The real one seems to have a lot of black in the ones I could see but with a little artistic licence (it is permitted in this case since I hold the paint brush ) I just feel I want to dress it up a bit. Thanks to all the followers for their support, I like hearing of the little bits that I have been able to pass along for those building kits to help make them easier or better.. Kenn

loooking good..............................

Thank youfor taking the time to look, and thank you for the comments. I have been fiddleing with the wire wheels today trying to get the process down and parts assembled that I need to do the job easily. as if this is easy when you have no clue what you are doing. The big problem is getting them to look full and filled so that they look like the 1;1. I do have one on the drying rack now that I think fills the bill. I rebuilt the backer board with 32 pegs and it seems to be working. I will be replacing the temporary wires I have on there with the better ones that I do this week. I will be starting with the first of 3 colors on the body tomorrow, nothing much but the firewall will have a gloss black finish with details picked out in red yellow and blue. Then after about 2 days drying I will shoot the cream delow the belt and on the hood. This will have to dry a few days them I can get the green shot. It is getting closer as I close in on 45 days build. Kenn

I would like to issue a challenge to all the forum. This is to build from scratch a 1933 MG K3 as shown in the following image. I chose this car because it has many easy to do shapes and uses a variety of different techniques to make the shapes required. It is a fairly simple car and does not have a lot of parts like the Saloon I am working on. This can be done in under 45 days but I will use a 45 day time line and break each part done to about a 1 to 2 hour segment that I give everyone about 3 to 4 days to do so that you dont have to devote all your time to this. The point of this is to get you into scratch building with simple tools. I dont expect museum quality final project but rather something you can say you did from scratch. This may be the only one you ever do but the techniques that are used can be used in kit building and modifying. I would like at least 3 to 4 people to build with me and post pictures to this thread on the progress. Let me know who you are and I plan to start in about 2 to 3 weeks. The first part will be research which you can do before then to see if you would like to go along with me on this journey. Kenn

Fitting things together again...... Now it is starting to look like a real car................. Without the wires it would die,whith the wires it comes alive. I am so happy I went ahead and plunged into tackling the rims. Thise following will agree that the rims make the car even more spectacular...............can't wait to get to color brushed on this....or dig out the bug sprayer again Kenn

a new photobucket account. The old link from previous posts still works and has about 450 pictures of this project. Did the final primer coat this weekend andhere is the results. We are getting very close to color on this but by no means does that mean completion, so many details yet to make as it is assembled. And last a shot of the front bumper fresh fromthe chrome shop. As always I thank those that are following the build. Kenn

Thank you for the suggestion on photobucket. That sounds like a good way of diuung things. As for the wire wheels I have to make a different backer board with 8 more nails to make them come out right, There are still some snags with it but whell worth the time taken and they really are not as hard as you would think. I have the opinion that most modelers with a little skill, (most of those on the forum) could very easily come with a decent set of wires for their own project, like you are thinking. They can get more delicate and just as strong as the plastic faux wires. It is amazing how strong the fish line really is and how stiff the wheel are when they are done. I sent some to the chrome shop for a quick test to see how the line works under paint. I will continue to work on them in as that I have several cars in the back that I need to finish that need the wire. Thank you all for following the build. Kenn

That is the putty i am using now,,it does a fairly good job. Thank you for posting that. Kenn

Testing mew photo download,

moving ahead,,,lets do some of those wire wheels. I think I have got it down to where I can make them up in a reasonable amount of time. Most of the time is ,,,of course,,,watching glue dry The back board is plywood, probably far exceeding the thickness needed but it is what I had. 24 nails spaced around the outside, kinda in a 6 " dia circle. I built up the center to make it easier to glue things together. Center hubs are made to slip onto the axels I have in place already. This was a must that I could do this. I added a simple knock off hub to hold the tires on after they are mounted. I used wax paper down over the base since the super glue does not like wax paper and wont stick to it. Then set the lower round hub in place and started the first round ot fish line in the lower part of the center spimdle and a second round on the upper part od the spindle. Then let this dry under a weight. Note this picture is from the first trial and the files were used to raise the wheel assembly up but is not needed in the final version. finshed hub. I will let this set up for a few hours before I remove it. thank you for looking.. Kenn

I have filled my basic photobucket with photos and can not add any more to photobucket unless I delete some from there,,,,,I have no problems getting them from there to here tho. I am thinking I am going to have to put the bulk of my pictures someplace else. But if I delete them from photo bucket which I had to they will not show here. I do see what you are saying tho....they would not require a sedondary place to store them. Thank you Kenn

This is the first wire wheel off my new jig......I would show more but I have filled photobucket and need to set up another account .................or take stuff off. ........ This will work out nicely ,,,just have to learn how to use the jig and get the $%^%$& nail out............................ Kenn

Thebody and fenders are now in primer ,,,finally. Still a lot to do before paint......which brings to mind,the colors,,,,,of course British racing green for the most part but I am now thinking about Cream for the lower body and hood. a warm cream color like I used on my 58 Chevy Impala pickup....which I have yet to assemble ...anywya now for the primer pictures. I used a bug sprayer you have to pump up ,,(joke,,,,rattle cans from wally world.......................... . The white cirles are the ghosts that have moved into the car already And once again I wish to thank all those supporting this build by looking or commenting, it makes the build more worthwhile when others can see my attempts at creating this car. Kenn

The framefor my 1936 MG SA Saloon. Kenn

The chorme shop worked hard today, on Sunday no less and sent some of the chrome back I am not sure but I may redo the rear bumper,,,,,it looks better in real life than on the camera though.. Kenn

now for the exciting part...............wire wheels. I have never done anything like this before and this is my first attempt to see if it is feasable. You are going to see how I can really screw things up now.............................. I set up a test jig out of plastic.............use wood and nails like noted in the tips section......but this was an experiment so it is ok. I set up (what I thought) equal sections and glued posts to the board. with a tube piece and flat pice I made rings to fir the largest inside part of the tire and then small tubes for the inside. I used fishing line for the spokes. Yes, fishing line! I glued it up with super glue useing the round ring on the bottom, and a spacer between layers on the small tube. then the flat ring went over the round one. Huh????????????????????? this is how it looks with the wheel. Acceptable, but not the best but I will go ahead with the final setup and make up 4 wire wheels for this. Note, the fishing line will be suitable to hold the car up and look respectable. I will tighten it up some so there are no wires that are loose like in the test. I didnt let the glue set up long enough and hurried the process. I get impatient some times. Thanks to all those that are watching........................ Kenn

wiring the distributor is always a challange and I have done only one other. I have never been happy with the out come and a lot of the wiring looks too big. I am using phone wire for this one to see how it works but need to make a cap that will take the wires. I have a piece punched by a hole punch and a dental pick that I heat up for holes. I got a pleasent surprise when I looked at the back side. There was a raised area by each hole that I left when I filed things down. There was also a "tail" that happened when I went through the center for the coil wire and I left that. The photo is not the best but if you look closely you can see the result. I am very pleased with the look and after the wires are in place I think it will look just right. Note that the coil is on the firewall and it will be wired after the body is mounted The body and fenders got sent off to the paint shop for primer today and the chrome goodies went to the chrome shop. they will be done in a few days. Thanks for all those that are following along..and the comments that are left. It lets me know I am going in the right direction. Kenn

What kit is this. The grille looks really cool This is not a kit. Everything is totally scratch built from sheet plastic with no commercial parts. There is build thread in the cars workbench if you want to look at it. There is also a link to over 400 pictures of the build on photobucket. Kenn