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    Revell '49 Chopped Mercury

    in Model Cars

    Posted · Edited by PatW

    Well thank you Rob. I must go to the top of the class and in 60 years thats the first time! Basically I took my lead from TJ's car. The paint is dark green matt from a Humbrol spray can.

    The problem was that I tried custom colours and a chrome spray from Plasti-Kote that I've used a hundred times before. I couldn't keep the dust away and lost my rag (temper) and brushed it with brush cleaner which burnt the plastic! So seeing TJ's car gave me a way out of a perfect custom/chrome/metalflake paint job which I messed up in the first place!

    So the paint went on super well over a scorched plastic shell.

    I shall make my own chassis next time so that I can get it on the ground!

    Airfix Mini WRC 1/32

    in Model Cars

    Posted

    Yes model-collector, the bodies do have a textured finish, which is difficult to get rid of without taking away the detail. I've painted my fiesta and will continue it's build once I've finished a chopped '49 Mercury in the same vein as TJ Lavin's Ford last year (Camo green with USAF markings!)

    If you polish after clear isn't there a fear that you could go through the clear and ruin the decals?

    Airfix 1/32 WRC Rallycars.

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Thanks guys, yes I didn't know whether to buy them until I read a build up of the Fiesta WRC in Airfix magazine. I was surprised to see the level of detail in a 1/32 scale kit, as I have been buying Airfix plane kits since the mid 1950's when I was eight years old. All they need to add to these kits are interior decals. That would be for the dashboard, the seat belts were good but no decals which is disappointing. Well as you can see from above I've already srayed the Fiesta shell so I need to get on with that one. I've a '49 Chopped Mercury to finish, my take on TJ Lavins Army/AirForce Ford!

    Airfix 1/32 WRC Rallycars.

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    The Mini is done..............................

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    How this then guys! Now I'm onto the Fiesta WRC.

    Of course if anyone watches the X Games Rallycross you will have seen these cars in a slightly different guise with 600 bhp engines instead of WRC 300 bhp motors!

    VW-Miura

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Over the years we've had kit car companies in the UK, make various fibreglass shells copied from sportscars and mounted on Beetle chassis. This was easy as the aircooled engine needed little ventilation for it to run efficiently and subsequently no radiators and all the piping. We had open jeep, ferrari, gull wing sports, and even a scaled down mercedes 1930's replica.

    Keep up the good work, I shall keep an eye on your progress and the finished article!

    Airfix 1/32 WRC Rallycars.

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted · Edited by PatW

    Yes Dale and Tony I'd seen these for a while and thought I'd take the plunge and try something smaller. Yes that's Humbrol paint, it's made here by Airfix so it's plentiful (But only for small things), especially as they now have a range of spray colours.

    Well I started the decals today. The first problem was the small thin one over the door that split in two whilst still on the paper as it soaked in the warm water, so I laid that in two pieces. Although the big chequered one went on a treat!

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    The roof decals also went on well, The large ones that is...................

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    I should finish these tomorrow and then let them dry over the weekend. On Monday if all dry I shall give the decaled area two coats of clear.

    Airfix 1/32 WRC Rallycars.

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted · Edited by PatW

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    The comment on the above post is that the instruction no. 9 should have the steering wheel brace added to the drivers side of the cage on its fixing points before building the cage and putting it in afterwards as in instruction 12 as there is no space to get inside the cage to do it. I have experience of building rollcages down as small as 1/43 in photoEtch and white metal.

    Airfix 1/32 WRC Rallycars.

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted · Edited by PatW

    I've been at it again! this time finishing the shell paint, some on the pillars and some around the edge of the shell.............

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    Next I've laid up some seatbelt decals, but as I have two in this scale from my decal collection they can only have one each instead one on each belt! Airfix do not supply any interior decals with this kit which is a great shame, as they would look very good on the dash as it has a very large circular speedometer, which I've just put an aircraft red roudel on as all other decals I have are in 1/24,1/25 or 1/43 so would either be too big or too small .......

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    I also put the belts on outside the car not when the seats are attached to the floor as instructions tell me.

    I have also put together the steering column and the gearchange and atteched both to the bulkhead and underneath the dash. On WRC cars they have sequential gearboxes like a motorcycle gearbox. So the lever that you see at the top of the steering column, is pulled towards the driver to up the box 1>6 and pushed towards the dash to go down the box 6>1.....................

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    I shall have to a drop of matt black on the handle prior to fitting the Steering wheel on, when the glue has set up. The instructions tell you to fit this after youv'e put the floor section in with the seats attached. On this scale that would be particularly tight/fidly/difficult to postion with the seats in the way!

    On the fitting front I obviously haven't got to the 'glass' parts yet but as I spray paint on the sprue or separately, all paint must be taken off of the joining areas as parts do fit prety tight! I have some vey small/narrow files so I can get into small areas to remove the paint and/or slighty open up the areas due to be joined together. I shall report back during the build on any other snags I might come across.

    Turbocharged Meyers Manx

    in Model Cars

    Posted

    Yes Danno, It's a vehicle that I'va always wanted! I was recently on vacation from the UK to Hawaii when I came across the May edition of 'Hot Rod' magazine at an airport book stall in San Francisco (It has a Mustang Mach 40 on the cover. In the centre of the magaazine it has 6 pages of the evolution of the Meyers Manx including the lataest Manx DualSport. Very interesting!

    Turbocharged Meyers Manx

    in Model Cars

    Posted · Edited by PatW

    Hi Alan, the wheels and tyres came in a pack from Hobby Link Japan, they are made by Aoshima and the product code on the box is 1800 000106..............

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    This is the picture of the box and you get a 1/24 scale motor scooter as well!

    I've just looked on the hlj site and they are back order on the first page of car detailing parts-1/24-Aoshima.

    Airfix 1/32 WRC Rallycars.

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Well here we are with the first few pics of each car....Firstly the painted shell of the Fiesta..............

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    And then the Mini, the roof has been painted matt White and masked off for the first two coats of red on the rest of the body............

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    I will now give that a few days to dry, in the mean time i'm hand painting some of the smaller items, eg. the shocks, steering wheel . Then I will start to build up the chassis on the Mini first.

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