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You certainly have your work cut out with this conversion. The proportions and panelwork differ quite a lot from the MGB. Not sure if the MG Midget might have been kitted in white metal by a UK company South Eastern Finecast in 1/24th scale. There is another UK company named K&R Replicas. Their Abingdon Classics range has a 1/43rd scale white metal kit of the last production midget from various years in its production run.

This must be one of the most complex out of the box kits imaginable. Added to which this particular build and paint job can only be described as superb! I would like to know how Michael works all those carbon fibre decals over the multitude of compound curves. Maybe a Tips and Tricks thread for the future?

Emre, I cannot see Ralph Lauren going for it somehow! But what the heck! In model form it's nice to build a completely off the wall fun project for a change. Nice model. There are plenty of those old Burago Atlantics about to have a bit of fun with by placing stuff on it out of the spares box.

Airfix are releasing a little starter kit of this subject in 1/43rd scale.

Dusty, Your post reminded me that I happen to have some Graphite powder that I bought from a hardware store years ago to use in padlocks instead of oil. I will do a comparison with the C1 Polishing Powder when I can that I have and come back on this. Luke, your last reply to Monty came over a bit strong and dismissive. We all have differing opinions but also have to respect others points of view without necessarily sharing them.

Talking of brake sizes, I think I read somewhere that Rennaisance make T35 wheels and tyres with both small and large brakes fitted. Scale probably 1/24th I would be guessing.

Thanks for the further into and Scalemates link Ken.

Wasn't aware of the Monogram kit with the extra runner of unplated parts Ken. Would save the hassle of removing the chrome. My kit must be older than the one you mentioned. Chrome is heavy and overly bright.

Sort of guessed you.might have a couple of medium formats lurking that you use as well Scott. Hand finished prints from film have a certain look to them that is very subtle.

Some of the old Monogram classics chrome used to go black of left unsealed, so any good chrome simulation products are very useful to restore such items.

The Type 35 had both narrow and wider radiator shells fitted during its production life depending on the spec. The Type 51 was basically the same car as the 35B with the wider radiator shell but had a twin cam engine fitted. Monogram's 1/24th scale kit of the wide radiator car is quite accurate and builds up into a nice little model. The plated parts however are overdone with the vacuum chrome and need stripping and refinishing with modern metal finish products for more realism. Airfix made a nice little 1/32nd kit back in the 70's. It was a bit intriguing in that the manufacturer moulded a detailed firewall in the engine bay but stopped short of placing an engine in the kit. Weird! It is as though they were going to do it but changed their mind, so unless a scratch built engine can be made and fitted it has to be built kerbside. Jason, thanks for the feedback. The Naples Florida car looks like it will be a very interesting build for you to finish as much of it is stripped back to bare metal. I have been using a UK product that you may be interested in, C1 Polishing Powder. I did my scratch built Napier Railton with it. To get some idea of how it turns out have a look a the thread Lets See Some Scratch Built Things. There are a couple of pics in there. By the way, C1 do have a website to check out.

My thread has raised some interesting discussion. Hand done artwork does have that intangible 'feel' to it unlike computer generated compositions. As for photography, I agree that the 'machine gun' approach by many camera users (I will not call them photographers) using digital will render a few nice pictures out of hundreds taken purely by the law of averages. But I am surprised to learn that Scott, being a pro photographer does not shoot digital. 36 images per roll suggests that he is using a 35 mm camera rather than a medium format roll film camera with less images per roll. Dodging and burning in the darkroom to a large extent has become a lost art that Scott is still keeping going. To get the best out of a camera you need to have some understanding of aperture settings and shutter speeds. I have a lovely little Panasonic LX3 Digital Camera that I have owned for some time now that I can either set up or use as a point and shoot, so quite versatile as I don't have to lug a bag of gear around with me to the shows.

Jason, do you work for the magazine or some other publisher? The mention of a 'test shot' suggests that you get early samples to review?

This discussion unfortunately was getting a little out of hand to make Michael step in. I would bet that if you two guys met face to face you would be having this discussion a bit more cordially over a couple of beers and the tone might have been a bit different. I'm sure that there was no malice deliberately intended between you both, but sometimes the printed word can come across a bit harsh when we feel a bit passionate about things. Can we get back to discussing the nail powder chrome?

Brought back memories of those old DC comics from school days. Nice memory lane model as that comic Batmobile looked a bit generic, so a good choice of donor kit to make it from

C1 Polishing Powder. One of the best products I have found for simulating chrome. It is applied generally with a cotton wool bud or a small pad over a Gloss or Matt paint depending on the final effect you want. It polishes up brilliantly and the great thing is it is more robust when handled, unlike most of the airbrushed finishes out there unless sealed. Incidentally, C1 is a UK company and have a very nice range of resin transkits on their website that look to be of very good quality.

Painted figures will be more difficult to source than unpainted, especially civilian figures in 1/24th scale. Jimmy Flintstone, Tamiya's Campus Friends, Italeri's Truck Figures come to mind as some unpainted. There is a German company Preiser who make sets of civilian figures that could be used and have a good variety o types in their ranges. Another source could be companies that supply architectural miniatures. HTH. There was a small range of figures by UK company Tyresmoke back in the 70's. Long gone but maybe occasionally may come up on Ebay? Look at Pegaso and Andrea's 80mms figures ranges as the scale is compatible.

Not aware of a Montego car in the States.I Being on this side of the pond the MG Austin Montego came to mind when I saw the thread header.

Try replicating that Maharajah's Rolls Royce in model form. What a challenge that would be! They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That probably accounts for the Loads of Money But No Taste Did You See Me? brigade who get cars made with the most gaudy paint and trim imaginable.I The Mercedes Maybach in the video looks tasteful on the outside but the interior looks like something out of a cartoon. Tasteless and Tacky in the extreme.

It's the Model Like A Pro book that I sort of recollected.

Italeri have announced a new Bugatti Type 35B kit in 1/12 scale for later ?n this year 2022. For those like me who can only dream about the MFH Kit, this one will be much more affordable!

Nice model. Didn't you write a car modelling book a few years back?

Nice!

Nice bit of innovative design and lovely model.

Thanks Bob.