Rolls-Royce No Chemicals, No Paint, No Harmful Glues

[MarkJ]

I think you will have the results you are looking for. Great idea.

[Anglia105E]

1 hour ago, MarkJ said:

I think you will have the results you are looking for. Great idea.

Thanks, and this type of work is more advanced than I would usually get into, but you never know it might just pay off.

David 

[Anglia105E]

Having carefully removed the piece of orange tape, the tiny rectangle of liquid chrome does look quite good. The radiator shell is test fitted and presents well. I think it is unlikely that I shall be able to inscribe the RR logo on the chrome badge, because it would be extremely small.

Photos to follow 

David.

[Anglia105E]

2 minutes ago, Anglia105E said:

Having carefully removed the piece of orange tape, the tiny rectangle of liquid chrome does look quite good. The radiator shell is test fitted and presents well. I think it is unlikely that I shall be able to inscribe the RR logo on the chrome badge, because it would be extremely small.

Photos to follow 

David.

Here are three photos of the badge on the radiator shell. The radiator in front of the bumper is a Franklin Mint diecast part.

[Anglia105E]

The engine bay bulkhead, or firewall, has been given a coat of pale yellow emulsion to represent the Rolls-Royce beige colour. Meanwhile at the rear of the car, several components have been PVA glued in place. These include the two rear light clusters, also the reverse lamp and the number plate plinth. For the rear bumper I used double sided tape to hold it in position.

David 

[MarkJ]

David, you are making great progress. One thing I'm not sure of is the back glass molding around it. Will this be chrome or something else. I must have missed something earlier in the discussion. Model on, I'm liking what I'm seeing.

Mark J.

[Anglia105E]

59 minutes ago, MarkJ said:

David, you are making great progress. One thing I'm not sure of is the back glass molding around it. Will this be chrome or something else. I must have missed something earlier in the discussion. Model on, I'm liking what I'm seeing.

Mark J.

Don't worry, the rear window has a grey rubber seal surrounding it, and as I have probably mentioned before, this is usually given a coat of chrome by model builders who assume that it should be chromed. The rear window seal does not have a chrome molding, and the Franklin Mint diecast model has this correct.

David 

[MarkJ]

14 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Don't worry, the rear window has a grey rubber seal surrounding it, and as I have probably mentioned before, this is usually given a coat of chrome by model builders who assume that it should be chromed. The rear window seal does not have a chrome molding, and the Franklin Mint diecast model has this correct.

David 

Thanks, David. That clears that up nicely. Wonder why they used grey. You'd think they would have used a black rubber seal. I'm sure they had a good reason for using the grey.

Mark J.

[Anglia105E]

2 hours ago, MarkJ said:

Thanks, David. That clears that up nicely. Wonder why they used grey. You'd think they would have used a black rubber seal. I'm sure they had a good reason for using the grey.

Mark J.

Well Mark, when I say grey I meant to say dark grey, which I guess is close to black. As you can see from the photos, my grey emulsion paint is a bit too light in colour. Thanks for pointing this out and I do see why you were puzzled.

David 

[MarkJ]

8 minutes ago, Anglia105E said:

Well Mark, when I say grey I meant to say dark grey, which I guess is close to black. As you can see from the photos, my grey emulsion paint is a bit too light in colour. Thanks for pointing this out and I do see why you were puzzled.

David 

Didn't want to make more work for you, David. But maybe a touch darker wouldn't hurt?

Mark J.

[Anglia105E]

26 minutes ago, MarkJ said:

Didn't want to make more work for you, David. But maybe a touch darker wouldn't hurt?

Mark J.

I agree with you actually. I can easily apply some thinned black paint over the grey at some point. This will look much better.

David 

[MarkJ]

1 hour ago, Anglia105E said:

I agree with you actually. I can easily apply some thinned black paint over the grey at some point. This will look much better.

David 

Sounds good to me. 

Mark J.