Benz Patent-Motorwagen 1886

[harti20]

Hi all

After my Ferrari I decided I wanted to do something quite different. The moment I saw that ICM would release the Benz Patent-Motorwagen I knew that I wanted to build it. Then I got it as a christmas present by my wife and the urge to start it got stronger and stronger during completion of the Ferrari. So it was time to get it off the shelf and start building it

First I made some kind of jig out of some styrofoam, some needles and a few toothpicks to hold the frame in place while letting the glue dry. Meanwhile the frame is already painted in black green. ICM tells you to paint the whole frame black, but I wanted it more the way this replica looks like: https://www.scalenews.de/benz-patent-motorwagen-walkaround-66/

The engine has been built and waits for some color and some additional wiring.

As I saw in another WIP the propeller shaft is quite weak, especially if you exercise your option to build it with a scratch built belt. That's why I cut some brass wire to the length needed. Now I only have to remove the cast on axle and drill some holes to mount the wire.

The flywheel has already been painted and is waiting for its final assembly

And last but not least the footrest has been assembled an painted.

That's all for the moment. I hope you enjoy following me on this journey 

Urs

[GeeBee]

Very interesting, I'll be following....

[NOBLNG]

Nice woodgrain on the footrest. This looks to be a very delicate but very nicely cast kit. 

[harti20]

Hi all

I just noticed that it's almost a month since I last posted something here. Unfortunately I can't spend much time on my workbench due to my job. But hopefully by end of march it should improve

First the frame got some more parts and paint. The silvery bar at the back will be painted in a wood look. The silver paint is only there to cover the dark green that covers the rest of the frame.

The engine parts have been painted too. Some minor detail painting still has to be done though

To finish today's update I couldn't resist to put some of the parts together (without glueing) to get a first impression to where this journey will lead

I hope, it won't take me another four weeks before I'm able to update this w.i.p.

Urs

[bisc63]

Now that's an OLD car...

[Dann Tier]

This is sooooo freaking cool!!!, and that kit really looks high-end!

[harti20]

Hi all

Long time no post in this thread as I was kept quite busy in my daily job, so that I was too tired in the evenings to continue work on my models. But now business is back to normal, so there is some time to work on them again

So the last few days I was able to continue work on the Motorwagen and now it's time to welcome you to the second to last update in this thread.

First the seat bench has been completed

Then the wheels have been assembled. There I noticed that I didn't pay enough attention when inserting the spokes as they made some trouble when putting the two halves together. But nothing that couldn't have been solved with some filler and CA glue

After that the chains were assembled and painted. Each chain consists of three PE parts (unfortunately made out of brass, so I had to paint them). For painting I used Alclad Stainless Steel followed by a wash with Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color Black

And the Motorwagen itself with built-in engine. I'm not really happy with the belt as the leather I used turned out to be a little too thick and fringy. But I fear that I would destroy more if I tried to replace it by something else, so I'll have to live with it.

Finally most of the parts left to assemble placed side by side

That's it for the moment. I wish all of you a nice weekend.
Urs

[Kromolly]

That is a really neat project Urs, and you are doing a fantastic job.  Your detailing is superb.  Very unique car.

[Funkychiken]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the worlds first car? (officially).

cool build, does look high end...

[harti20]

Thank you very much for your kind comments

4 hours ago, Funkychiken said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the worlds first car? (officially).

Yes, that's right. According to Wikipedia the patent No. 37435 was awarded by the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin on November 2 1886 for the first self-propelled vehicle for carrying people.

Meanwhile I was able to finish the Motorwagen. More and better pictures will follow once I've made it to the photo studio again.

Thanks for watching and I hope to see you on my next build
Urs

[PhilX]

Really nice build ... ?

[harti20]

Hi all  

Finally I took the time to take some decent gallery pics. The Under Glass thread can be found here: