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.

[Anglia105E]

Time has come to study the images of the engine in paper format . . . Specifically, the left hand side of the engine looking forward. Either side of the distributor there can be seen three spark plug leads leading to the front half of the cylinder head, and three further plug leads leading to the rear half of the cylinder head. These plug leads are usually black on the real cars, but I decided they would be more visible if they were made from grey material. Four of the six leads are routed through two black bakelite tubes, so one each side of the distributor itself. The remaining two leads do not pass through the tubes.

While I am not intending to add a huge amount of detail to this fine engine, I would like to add as many detailed features as realistically possible.

The good news is that my old HP laptop has been given a new lease of life. Somehow, I have managed to get the machine up and running on Microsoft Windows 8 and it has no problem running Google Chrome as a browser . . . Posting here on MCM Forums with the laptop is much easier than using the iPad or the mobile phone device.

David

[MarkJ]

Congrats on fixing your computer issues and you are right about detailing. Sometimes too much is just that, too much. Just need enough to add some interest.

Mark J.

[Anglia105E]

1 hour ago, MarkJ said:

Congrats on fixing your computer issues and you are right about detailing. Sometimes too much is just that, too much. Just need enough to add some interest.

Mark J.

Thanks Mark . . . Much of the engine detail will not be easily visible once the two hinged bonnet panels are in place. As long as there is a decent amount of detail then I shall be happy.

David