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Bugatti Fan

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  1. Days of Thunder,..........nice bit of fantasy watching! Dropping a gear doing over a hundred and the gearbox not exploding? Sheer movie hokum!
  2. This has got the makings of a super model in the making and will be following this one. Steve mentioned that he wished Tamiya did this subject in 1/24th scale. That would have been nice. I think that either Le Mans Miniatures or Renaissance kitted it in resin in 1/24th.
  3. Thanks for coming back with your reply Walid. The wheels. Yes I can see why you made them to take the kit tyres. Maybe drawing up another correct set of narrower ones complete with the tyres on them might be worth a look at. The wheels and tyres can be painted. As for the windscreen, yes I agree it may well be correct for the convertible version. It is a pity that it looks like a compromise was made on the coupe and just does not look correct. Gunze made an E Type out some time back. Cannot remember if they did a roadster, a convertible or both. I am surprised that Tamiya have never done the E Type. They did a Mk2 Saloon a while back. Nice kit. I think that Tamiya would do a good job of the E Type and not compromise on accuracy between a coupe and roadster.
  4. A really nice model build of the Tijuana Taxi and the diorama setting is just brilliant. The base edging if stained and polished and a nameplate added would finish off the diorama beautifully.
  5. Agree with Khier about the roofline. The windscreen looks a bit low, but there is not much that can be done about it apart from attempting a major kitbash using the more accurate Heller kit. The 3D printed wheels look very nice. The Revell wheels look a bit wide when you look at pictures of the real thing with wires that are of that era. Has this been taken into account on the 3D ones as there was only a side view in an earlier post? Naming the CAD platform that we can free download the wheels from would not be against the forum rules as far as I can see. It is not as though you are trying to sell them on here, but offering other modellers a generous gift to use.
  6. Very nice diorama of a typical untidy workshop. Plenty of atmosphere about the place with all the incidental bits and pieces. Who makes the figures? Not seen them in the UK.
  7. This model looks fabulous. 3D printing is certainly revolutionising scale modelling in all its genres as you don't have to compromise on any detail. A mainstream kit manufacturer however, might have to make compromises due to their production processes. Those looking for a plastic kit in though in 1/8th scale of a Lotus 72 brings to mind that someone (Entex maybe) made one some years ago, but i could be mistaken. Pocher has announced a new kit for release this year.
  8. The Micro Drill breakages a number of you guys mentioned are probably tungsten carbide drill bits for printed circuit board drilling. They are extreme!y hard and brittle as they are designed to go into a machine that applies true vertical pressure, and made from tungsten carbide as PCB material is abrasive. The slightest side pressure will cause small diameter bits to break very easily. For modelling, small drill bits made from carbon steel are more robust used in a pin vice.
  9. Basswood like Bill and Dave suggested is a nice wood to work. It is a fairly close grained wood so suitable for scale appearance. Jelutong is another nice wood to work and an many ways similar to Basswood. Maple and Birch as Trevor mentioned have nice close grain, but are harder woods. Basswood (sometimes called Limewood I believe) is probably the most easiest to source for hobby work, and available in flat form, rectangular and square sections.
  10. It may possibly be the no selling rule making the Trading Post side slow. I guess that it is probably much easier to dispose of kits on Ebay than wait for a suitable thing to come up for trade or swap.
  11. Nice to see something a bit unusual and 'off the wall' modelling wise. The paint job is remarkable and is the sort of thing that can make or break a model like this. Congratulations!
  12. Interesting build and a different take on this car. I can remember building that old Jo Han kit many years ago. It turned out a nice model as I remember.
  13. A very nice model. I think I that Tamiya is the only company to make the YJ Jeep with the rectangular hradlamps. Tamiya missed a trick when Jurassic Park was released with this kit!
  14. Lovely model of a classic bus. What scale is it and who made it? I guess it started life as a toy?
  15. I agree with you Pete. It is a matter of finding what material or a combination of that you feel comfortable with. Modelling by its nature encourages experimentation whether it be simulating metallic finishes, painting, reworking a kit of scratch building.
  16. Been using a UK made product C1 Polishing Powder for chrome. To do trims I cut off a wooden cocktail stick and file a semi circle into the end of it. Lightly touch into the powder, locate the half round on the trim and you can burnish the trim whilst having good control over it. Found this far easier than applying foil.
  17. Once chrome is stripped that is a good time to make good any other imperfections it any on the parts before proceedong.
  18. Nice model. Those old Studebakers are to my eye one of the nicest looking American cars with very restrained styling compared to most in the Chrome and Fins era.
  19. Bill said this model was up there in Gerald Wingrove territory. Gerald's fabulous scratch builds were in 1/15th scale in the main. But Randy's model, fully detailed in 1/24th scale is something else! Another fabulous 'Birdcage' model that comes to mind is the one made by another master craftsman Manuel Olive Sans of Barcelona.
  20. Managed to compare my graphite powder with C1 polishing powder since last posting. My test was to see how they worked on hard black styrene plastic. No primers or underpants were used. The graphite powder was much less resilient than the C1. A dull finish was obtained with the graphite powder and it rubbed off a bit when handled. The C1 was more tenacious and polished up better doing this test. I also tried both on an old Burago die cast metal model directly onto it's very hard high gloss red finish. The graphite just would not hold or polish out and wiped off easily. The C1 fared much better and I polished up an area that stood up to rubbing with my fingers afterwards. So I have concluded that the C1 is better for polishing up and is resilient to handling. The graphite may have its use if it were applied to a matt finish as the pigment will probably embed better into it.
  21. Cottage industries come and go unfortunately for various reasons as most are one man bands working from home. Could be the owner passing away, business taking over family life, not enough demand, simply having enough and deciding to close shop, failure to keep up with demand creating too much pressure on the individual, not being able to sell on the business or simply bad quality. The causes are manyfold.
  22. Thank for the feedback and putting the picture up Scott. Do you happen to know who makes that particular model? Might be worth looking at as a strip down and re build adding extra detailing.
  23. A few years back a real custom was was built, very loosely based on this Bugatti Type. It was the Chrysler Atlantic Concept Car. It took notes from this body style but with wheels reminiscent of the T41 and T51 Bugattis. And Lindberg did it as a snap kit in 1/24th scale!
  24. Coming along nicely Joel. Who's kit is it? I think you forgot to mention it earlier in the thread.
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