Bucky Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 37 minutes ago, peteski said: Matt, seeing your excellent pictorial, I'm pretty sure I'll be using your engine photos for reference when I finally get to building my kit. It looks better and easier to follow than the factory drawings. I'm pretty sure I'll be doing the same! LoL
Funkychiken Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 Fantastic detail in that Engine, looks great....
Matt Bacon Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 Thanks, guys! Got started on the BMF today... it's not a job I like much, and doing it in several sessions eases the pain a bit. Mind you, I also needed a break from engine duties... Pretty rubbish picture, mind you! Then I thought I'd see how the engine sits in the engine bay as a test: At some point, I'm going to have to start looking at all the stuff that goes around the inner wings and on the radiator and bulkhead, but today is not that day... best, M.
beeRS Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Absolutley cracking job on plumbing the V12! Its really taking shape. I built the TWR version as a kid, but I think the regular version is much better looking. The V12 in my build is out of the box, and looks naked compared to your excellent job.
Russell C Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 2:43 PM, Matt Bacon said: Thanks, guys! The plumbing continues... Plenty more to come, I fear! You have my sympathies, been there, done that with my stalled-to-this-day Cobra berlinetta project with its Jag V12. Basically finished the engine, just not the rest of the car ....
Spottedlaurel Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Brilliant work Matt. I shan't be going to the same level of detail when I do mine....
espo Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Amazing level of detail on the engine. In this scale that area can get pretty cluttered running all the hoses and wiring.
Matt Bacon Posted June 18, 2020 Author Posted June 18, 2020 Thank you, gentlemen... This is a milestone: all the BMF is done, at long and eye-strainingly last. Still not quite sure how the hood works so it can be raised, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Dechroming the grill, painting it black, and applying Molotow chrome to the front make it look a lot less heavy and more realistic than leaving it chromed front and back, I think. Still not quite sure how the bonnet works so it can be raised, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Dechroming the grill, painting it black, and applying Molotow chrome to the front make it look a lot less heavy and more realistic than leaving it chromed front and back, I think. Time to start work on the interior, now... best, M.
Bucky Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Grille looks like the one in my driveway. Very realistic. These cars don't look to have that much chrome, do they? Maybe the convertible won't have as much.
Matt Bacon Posted July 1, 2020 Author Posted July 1, 2020 Thanks, guys.... sorry for the delay. I spent one weekend's modelling time building paint storage, and life got in the way last weekend... First up, the rear suspension, which (amazing, eh?) looks very much like an E-type's! Detail shots in case anyone is wondering how it all goes together (I found the instructions were pretty good, but you can't beat real photos...) So that's the fairly simple chassis completed. Interior in parchment and kinda mushroom grey... Interior done. Look closely, because this is the closest you'll get to seeing the nice decal dials in the dash, which are an "inside-out" decal that goes on the back of a clear "glass" behind the dial cut-outs. The tyres. Uh-oh. Two had turned into biscuits, one had solidified, and the fourth was fine. Fortunately, thanks to @Spottedlaurel I have some replacements on the way. They pretty much have to be Hasegawa XJS tires, because the rims are weirdly small and the sidewalls quite high-profile (which is prototypical, but unusual) I think I'm getting to the point of being able to start bringing the major assemblies together... best, M.
Spottedlaurel Posted July 1, 2020 Posted July 1, 2020 Oh my, you described how bad they were but I didn't realise the scale of the problem! Fingers crossed the replacements reach you in the next day or two. Excellent work otherwise!
beeRS Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Nice work on the chassis and interior. Its surprising that Hasegawa skimped on detail of the transmission, when the V12 is so good. I've never seen tyres deteriorate so badly.
Randy D Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Great work so far on this one Matt! Love the paint work and engine detail. Randy
Matt Bacon Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 Thanks, guys.... chassis is now built. Further detailing will wait until the engine bay is inside the body. Tried a test fit: Had to paint the grinning cat on the hood... a nice raised plinth but no decal! Probably the best view we'll get of the interior in place... time to get the windows in. best, M
Spottedlaurel Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Great to see it come together, tyres look a bit better!
slusher Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Bucky said: It's already impressive looking. Totally agree!
Matt Bacon Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 Thanks, gentlemen. I'm on holiday today, so a bit more bench time and the big cat is assembled... Some detail painting on the wheels and a dose of 1:1 "Bumper Black" on the tyres has improved them no end... There is no way the hinges as molded are going to allow the hood to open properly. There's plenty of room inside the bumper, so I decided that I could extend the U shapes inside the bumper to get a bit more wiggle room. I used some black electrical tape inside the front wheel arches to stop the "see through" effect that you get OOB (I think Hasegawa trimmed back the upper wheel arches so you didn't have to stretch the fenders over them while you were trying to get the engine fan into the right place in the radiator shroud). Time to finish up the engine bay... best, M.
Bugatti Fan Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 Stunning.model Matt. Does not seem all that long ago when there were quite a number of these on our roads. It was I think a really nice looking car. Not to everyone's taste though, and appeared to be a successor to the last E Type with the V12 and carrying on the coupe role for Jaguar.
Matt Bacon Posted July 5, 2020 Author Posted July 5, 2020 Thanks, Noel! Nearly there now. Last few details in the engine bay... before: Some bits: Radiator expansion tank, some relays (I like the blue ones for a touch of colour), a dipstick and an aircon condensor (or something aircon-y, anyway...) And with them all in place, along with some wires and hoses: Time to deal with the last few bodywork details, and wrestle with the ageing decals for the cheatlines best, M.
Spottedlaurel Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 Excellent, looks as frighteningly complex as the real thing.
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