1932 Blower Bentley Single Seater

[jomartin]

Tim Birkin's single seat blower Bentley as raced at Brooklands in 1932.

Starting point was an Airfix Bentley but there isn't much left of it. Made from styrene, aluminum, brass, fishing line and a few 3d prints (the dampers).

[Pierre Rivard]

An extraordinary build with a variety of materials chosen to enhance the realism to a point that the model looks full scale. The low gloss paint finish looks period perfect for a race car, the amazing wire wheels and the real leather seat... I could go on and on.

Bravo!

[lucky 130]

My Word. nuff said!

 

[Jim B]

Beautiful Bentley.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Very sharp model with a lot of craftsmanship, nice work! 

[bbowser]

Amazing replica!  That must have been a rocketship in its day.

[Richard Bartrop]

Outstanding work!  I remember following this build on the dear, departed Scalemotorcars

[PappyD340]

Wow, amazing build!

[Bruce Scully]

This is a super nice build , looks so right. Great work .

[Mike 1017]

WOW !!!!

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[1959scudetto]

Exceptional build of this unique car (I saw it just a few minutes ago on Britmodeller) !

[Dave B]

That's a great conversion, well done.

Dave B

[Bugatti Fan]

Lovely conversion of that old Bentley kit Jo.

I followed Sca!e Motorcars forum like Richard. A pity it has gone. It had some wonderful scratch built models on there in larger scales.  It got very clunky the last few times I accessed it before it stopped working altogether. So much brilliant info and build threads lost forever it would seem.

 

[kensar]

Very well done.  Looks like you have some machine tools (lathe, mill)?

[jomartin]

1 hour ago, kensar said:

Very well done.  Looks like you have some machine tools (lathe, mill)?

Yes, I have an Emco compact 8 lathe and a Sieg SX2P mill - with mods to make it usable....

[MAGIC MUFFLER]

Outstanding..!!!!!  I work on real Bentley's all the time and this build is very beautiful. Nice work!

[maysula]

This was a surprise ! super work ! Like this a lot ? 

[Phildaupho]

Very impressive model of a very impressive car. Great photos too !!

[Bugatti Fan]

Some machine tools really come into their own when attempting to either scratch build or do some serious conversion work.

I have a couple of Emco Lathes, a Compact 8 like Jo has and a little Unimat 4 plus a small Clarke Metalworker Milling Machine and a small Toggle Press for forming louvers. All have proved to be a good investment.

3D printing is becoming very popular as a means of using computer aided design  for downloading a program for making parts and there is nothing wrong with that approach if it works ok for the end user. The downside however is being limited to using just the one material that can be used for modelling by that method and generally overall strength is not an issue with any of the parts made.

Using conventional machines does not limit one, so a variety of materials like metal, wood and plastics can all be machined and the modeller gets 'a feel' in working different materials on those machines.

Edited August 5, 2024 by Bugatti Fan

[Rattlecan Dan]

Fantastic build! Beautiful detailing. Such a unique looking Bentley.

[slusher]

Outstanding!

[marathonman5962]

exotic car !

very well done

[Mike C]

That is an excellent build!