François Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Finished the cam cover today, complete with lockwire. And fabricated the carburator guard out of aluminium and wire mesh. And the real thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Looking better every time I check your thread Francois ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Wow! Amazing François! You could have switched pictures and fooled me.🤯😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipLeblanc Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Awesome work! You definitely have a talent for vintage cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Thank you everyone for your positive comments. So the mecanical aspect of the car is pretty much finished, a few odds and ends here an there but basically done. The next step should be the body but I think I'll procrastinate a bit more and work on the presentation side of the project for a while. I want to show case the car in a 1930's industriel environment, steel structured shop, old style lighting and maybe a few water pipes. I also would like to mount the completed body on a trolley, the same trolley that was used on the continuation series built in 2019. By doing so, all the extra details I added would remain visible. So I think I'll give these things some thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presnell Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 You are doing some fantastic work anxious to see the finished product!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 You've gone way out over the top on your beautiful workmanship. Museum quality all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 As other members have commented François, the photographs of the real full size Bentley Blower and those photos of your 1:12 scale Airfix Bentley Blower are both equally convincing, in terms of realism . . . Also, I think your statement that 25% of this build is Airfix and 75% of the build is the work that you have produced is totally justified. . . David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Last item on the mecanical side of this build, I finished and installed the gas tank cap. So here are a few pictures of the car as of today. As a side note, I printed a few 'Super Duty' logos in 1/25 scale for a Ford truck. Each logo is 9mm long, can you say tiny? Also printed 2 wicker chair in 1/12 scale for a runabout boat. I was given the 3d model so I didn't have to make it but the printing was quite challenging. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrevellfan Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 great ! you are shure you have to bought a kit to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Started work on the body trolley. I 3d modeled it by doing a rule of 3 from a picture of the real trolley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 François . . . I think your idea to display this Bentley Blower on a trolley is a great idea, and so you can display the rolling chassis without the bodywork covering all the work detail . . . This is why I do not glue the body to the chassis for my Rolls-Royce builds, because I like to have access to the chassis and interior later . David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Thank you David. All the trolley parts are done, either printed or hand made. Everything is painted except for those that are light blue, will get that tomorrow. Here are a few pictures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrevellfan Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I don't know if the wicker chairs are right for this project, may not fit in the bodywork as is. Interesting concept though, maybe in the Raj period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Big John, not sure if you're joking or not but just to be clear, the wicker chairs are not for the bentley. They are for a 1/8 scale boat. I've pretty much completed the trolley, just a few pieces to add and that will be it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 The trolley is completed. Here are some pictures with the tub on it. And the real one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Nearly there Francois ! This has been a fascinating project to follow. Any ideas about your next one when the Bentley is finally finished ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Yes, just kidding about the wicker chairs in the Bentley.😁 The trolley, like the rest of your build is superb in detail and accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 One thing I forgot to do is the temp probe wire going from the radiator to the temp gage. Now it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingIndian Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I always like to see weathering to make a scale model appear like an actual miniature of the real thing, but this is the first I’ve seen where I think it’d be best to leave as is … even the shiny tires . The model is too sharp an image to have fake dirt on it … although I see you couldn’t help yourself on the trolley wheels 😋 Excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Thank you LaughingIndian, you noticed the dirt on the trolley wheels !! If it's there on the real one, it's there on the model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Super Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 I started modeling the display case. My idea would be to inbed a miror in a simulated concrete base on which there would be a steel structure (really plastic not steel). The structure would have H columns at each corner and 4 angle iron framed plexiglas panels with a bunch of rivets holding the panels in place. I would like to incorporate trusses and working shop lights. I'm thinking of overlaying the rear plexiglas panel with a translucide image of the real car, not sure how that could be done. There would be a control panel mounted on the outside of the display case that would control the shop lights, head lights and motor. Back in the 50's, my father, who was a draftman back then, would make scale models of water piping layout for a company called Canadair (it later became Bombardier aeronautic). I still have a box full of miniature Britannia water valves that he gave me when I was just a kid and that I never used. I would like to incorporate them in the display case some how, maybe a few water lines ? Here are a few screen shots of the display case so far. Not nearly there yet but it give the general idea. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 A bit more done on the display case, slow evolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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