Bugatti Fan

Hi Trevor, I had this kit some time ago and sold it on, but mine was under the Revell banner at the time. It is a nice kit whoever used the moulds. I think that there is a very nice resin MGB GT trans kit available that I have seen but cannot remember who makes it.

I noted that this model is 1/24th scale not 1/32nd as is the norm with Airfix. Is it from the Aoshima moulds? A lovely build that does justice to this very popular sports car. I like the way that the front wheels have been turned slightly that adds a little more realism to the model.

Recently I have built the Fisher kit of the Bugatti Racing Aeroplane that has a large clear resin moulded cockpit canopy. The instructions advised dipping in Kleer, Pledge, Future whatever it is named now and wicking off the excess. This worked a treat and the canopy dried crystal clear. This will probably work just as well on chrome finished parts. Don't know if this would work on parts that have been de chromed and refinished with Alclad or one of the other chrome finishes. Perhaps another modeller has tried this out and can comment?

This is coming along well Kurt. Having done some scratch builds and conversions myself, I have lost count of the number of things I got wrong and either had to remake of modify them. Par for the course as we both know!

Nice build. The Cutty Sark, a stalwart for ship modellers. Plenty of plastic and wooden kits available and plenty of books and references including the ship itself at Greenwich. To anyone contemplating building a model of the ship, the very best set of plans available are the George Campbell drawings available from the Cutty Sark Trust.

Looking good Mike! Forgot to mention in my last post that the Austin and MG Metro was intended to replace the Mini, but the original Mini's popularity kept it in production long before and after the Metro. I have never ever heard of any other car's replacement being superseded by its predecessor in the motor industry before. The Metro faded, but left its mark with the high performance Metro 6R4 Group 4 Rally Cars becoming a classic.

I think I will stick with the Tamiya translucents after reading the latest posts on Sharpies. Less fuss, one coat, job done, with a bit of reflective like BMF behind it where necessary.

Very nice!

Some inexpensive die casts lend themselves to really well to detailing up. Look forward to following this post.

Allen, I cannot open any of your pictures on my tablet. Any chance of reloading as jpegs directly? I know this is an old thread but hope instigator sees this post.

Thanks Bill. I would imagine the sprayed clear coat would do the trick to deal the finish.

A truly lovely model of a beautifully styled Alfa Romeo motor car. Some diecasts are the only option for some cars. The Bugatti Atlantic by Burago is a good example that could be made into a nice little 1/24th scale model with some reworking and replacing the wire wheels and tyres.

A lot of viable alternatives have been suggested in this thread, and interesting to learn others approaches. Never thought about using Sharpies. Does their coating stand up to handling? Or do you have to coat with a clear enamel or acrylic to resist wear?

Over here in the UK Austin brought out a small hatchback named the Metro with an MG version too. Funny thing is that the two cars stayed in production side by side, but the original mini carried on being produced after the Metro stopped production.I The original mini besides it's bog standard Austin and Morris versions had the 2 Cooper versions, the 1275 being the top performance road model of the two. There were two other badge engineered versions, the Riley Elf and the Wolseley Hornet. The Riley was the equivalent of the lower rated Cooper and the Wolseley a more luxurious version of the standard Austin Morris cars. They had distinctive body features like stylised radiator shells and a protruding boot (trunk). They also brought out a leisure vehicle that was a bit jeep like in concept named the Moke. The Moke featured in the original TV series The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan. Of course Austin Morris looked at the commercial vehicle market and produced a Mini Van and a Pick Up. Moto Bitz in the UK makes resins of the Moke, Mini Van and Pickup. I had a resin body trans kit of the Riley Elf some years ago but cannot remember who made it.

That's what I like to see. Lots of engineers tools being used as well as normal modelling tools.

Thanks for the feed back Pat, I thought that someone had done one. Looks like Steve Scott the original car builder has been getting various comments about the kits he is proposing to make. If the Monogram moulds still exist, surely getting kits made from the original tooling would be the most cost effective way for Mr. Scott to reproduce it. I remember buying the kit when it was first released, but am not aware of it ever being re popped since!

Not read every page of this thread, but didn't someone in Australia produce a resin kit?

Steve, I like the picture of your low maintenance cat. Keep it locked away from precious metal collectors. Lol.

Those antique guillotines. Great, but risky. I think I will stick to a craft knife and a steel rule!

Very impressive! Ships of the 15th and 16th centuries make magnificent ornate models.

Good tips Bill. Some kits only supply clear transparencies. BMF and Molotow work well at the back as Bill suggested and on clear parts I have used Tamiya's translucent orange on the fronts. They also do blue, green and red.

The real leather looks good Albert. I have used fine glove leather on some of my larger scale model seats from 1/16th and larger.

Cute!

Another way is build the model engine is by leaving the sump off it. Stick a piece of balsa wood inside that you can use as a manipulating handle for spraying, and detaiing the bulk of the engine. Once done the sump painted separately can be added afterwards.

The under coat colour will always make a difference to what the top coat will look like when using Metallics like Alclad for example. Some experimentation can yield some surprising effects, so worth trying. There was mention of a Testors paint now discontinued that could be buffed. I think Humbrol made something similar but not sure if it is still a current product or not. There are so many metallic finish products now available that it is finding the right one for you.