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

[Anglia105E]

7 hours ago, Big Messer said:

As per Murphy's Law it will show up as soon as the Rolls project is finished.

That would not surprise me Jose !

Murphy's Law and Sod's Law too . . .

David

[Anglia105E]

Last night I test fitted the body, interior seating tub, rolling chassis with engine, and bonnet / hood panels to see how things were looking.

In the process of assembling the two bonnet panels with the radiator grille shell, the roof aerial became detached. This was bound to happen, and so I shall drill a small hole in the roof during today and super glue the roof antenna into the hole . . .

David

[MarkJ]

I believe you predicted the antenna doing exactly what it did. No problem. Your fix sounds like a good one.

Mark J.

[Anglia105E]

3 hours ago, MarkJ said:

I believe you predicted the antenna doing exactly what it did. No problem. Your fix sounds like a good one.

Mark J.

I seem to remember your good self suggesting that if the radio antenna did fall off later, then it might be a good idea to drill a hole for it . . . I might be mistaken ?

David

[MarkJ]

3 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

I seem to remember your good self suggesting that if the radio antenna did fall off later, then it might be a good idea to drill a hole for it . . . I might be mistaken ?

David

You might be right about that, David. But I'm so old I've already forgotten if I did. 

Mark J.

[Anglia105E]

This evening a hole was carefully and precisely drilled in the centre of the roof at the top edge of the windshield. The steel radio antenna was then inserted into this hole and super glued in place. Liquid Chrome was then applied around the base of the radio antenna mounting point, and also along the top edge of the windshield surround molding . . . There was some liquid chrome remaining on my piece of scrap card, so I touched up the door strips which were in need of some tidying up.

I am pleased with the result of this work and the liquid chrome can be allowed 24 hours to dry fully . . .

As we go into Friday 14th November, the UK is about to be hit by Storm Claudia . . . This will bring us strong gusty winds and very heavy rain from 12:00 midday through to 12:00 midnight, so basically 12 hours of continuous extreme weather . . . The outside temperature will drop from 14°C to only 6°C for the duration of the storm.

David

[Anglia105E]

The ' ROLLS-ROYCE ' plate has been printed out on thin paper, and then PVA glued onto the rocker cover of the engine. This nameplate fits between the front two chrome nuts of the three rocker cover retaining nuts . . .

I am working my way through a few aspects of the engine detailing, as now seems the right time to do so . . .

David

[johnyrotten]

Great work David. I like the "cheat sheet" you have made up in the first picture. Handy little guide to have at the bench. I've got to remember that.

[Anglia105E]

39 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

Great work David. I like the "cheat sheet" you have made up in the first picture. Handy little guide to have at the bench. I've got to remember that.

Yes John, I do find drawings and notes very useful to have at the workbench. I usually write down precise measurements, which helps too.

David

[johnyrotten]

37 minutes ago, Anglia105E said:

usually write down precise measurements, which helps too.

Measurements are a definite for me, being a fabricator and running machining equipment at work. I usually end up having to look at my reference material for colors with models multiple times, I always seem to forget to paint one thing or another. 

[MarkJ]

Looking good on the antenna and the logo on the engine looks very authentic the way you printed it. Solid progress going on here. Please take care during the storm and don't even think about venturing out into it. Flash floods can come out of nowhere in an instant in weather like that.  Just hunker down and ride it out.

Mark J.

Edited November 15 by MarkJ

[Anglia105E]

7 hours ago, MarkJ said:

Looking good on the antenna and the logo on the engine looks very authentic the way you printed it. Solid progress going on here. Please take care during the storm and don't even think about venturing out into it. Flash floods can come out of nowhere in an instant in weather like that.  Just hunker down and ride it out.

Mark J.

Went out for most of today, and there is some local flooding and fallen trees blocking main roads . . . We live close to the River Derwent in Derbyshire, which is prone to bursting it's banks in certain places . . . Didn't venture out yesterday at the height of this recent storm. 

Apart from the engine detailing and some tidying of the wheel embellishments, the Silver Cloud is nearing completion. As usual, I don't want to complete a model, because when I do finish the build that is the moment that scares me . . . I seem to lose interest in the finished model, and also I have no idea what project might be next. This time of year has me thinking about the month of December, which as well as Christmas festivities, it is the time when my daughter arrives home from London, for just one week with us . . . I try to avoid starting a new project during the second half of November for those reasons.

David

[Anglia105E]

Brought the body and chassis back to the table this evening, and then examined the four wheel embellishments . . . Started with the driver's side front wheel, which was badly tarnished. After using a needle file to remove the tarnished areas, some liquid chrome was applied to those areas of the wheel.

These wheels on the Silver Cloud have a dark ring around the central hub, which always has to match the body colour. This car needs to have black rings to match the black body colour. The rings are tricky to paint, mainly because the chrome dividing lines are difficult to see.

By setting up the chassis in a vertical position between two 1-2-3 blocks, this placed the wheels in a horizontal  position, which allows the liquid chrome to use it's self levelling consistency to the full extent . . .

David

[MarkJ]

David, the kit people didn't make your job very easy getting that black circle inside the chrome wheel cover. I've been thinking of some way you could make a circular piece of masking tape over a totally black wheel cover and then come back with the chrome around that circular mask but for the life of me nothing is coming to mind on how to actually do that. I have a compass with a blade on one end of it for cutting out circles, but it would not go that small. 

Mark J.

[johnyrotten]

11 hours ago, MarkJ said:

I've been thinking of some way you could make a circular piece of masking tape over a totally black wheel cover and then come back with the chrome around that circular mask but for the life of me nothing is coming to mind on how to actually do that. I have a compass with a blade on one end of it for cutting out circles, but it would not go that small

Mark, look into hollow punches. Used in leather work and such. Perfect small round masks with little effort. 

[Anglia105E]

13 hours ago, MarkJ said:

David, the kit people didn't make your job very easy getting that black circle inside the chrome wheel cover. I've been thinking of some way you could make a circular piece of masking tape over a totally black wheel cover and then come back with the chrome around that circular mask but for the life of me nothing is coming to mind on how to actually do that. I have a compass with a blade on one end of it for cutting out circles, but it would not go that small. 

Mark J.

Mark . . . Your thoughts regarding the wheel embellishment rings for this model are much appreciated at this stage. The idea of yours to use masking tape is very interesting, and I need to think outside the box for this one, that's for sure ! Some serious lateral thinking on my part is called for . . .

David

[Anglia105E]

1 hour ago, johnyrotten said:

Mark, look into hollow punches. Used in leather work and such. Perfect small round masks with little effort. 

Thanks a lot John . . . I shall have a look to see if a Hollow Punch Set is available in the UK . . . Never seen this tool is any stores, but maybe online it might exist.

David

[Big Messer]

If the wheels rotate and you have a steady hand it would be possible to turn the wheels while holding your pen or brush. I did that eons ago, not quite sure if I am still able. Moral: don't get old.

[Anglia105E]

2 hours ago, Big Messer said:

If the wheels rotate and you have a steady hand it would be possible to turn the wheels while holding your pen or brush. I did that eons ago, not quite sure if I am still able. Moral: don't get old.

That would take a steady hand Jose . . . Not sure I could do that. Thinking about it, the wheels don't rotate now. Interesting suggestion though, so thanks for that !

David

[MarkJ]

5 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Mark, look into hollow punches. Used in leather work and such. Perfect small round masks with little effort. 

John , I did not know that tool even existed. Where did you get yours?  From the looks of it though I don't think it would make a big enough hole in the tape to help David.

[stitchdup]

5 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Thanks a lot John . . . I shall have a look to see if a Hollow Punch Set is available in the UK . . . Never seen this tool is any stores, but maybe online it might exist.

David

i got a set from hobby something in the uk. it was in the fabric tools. i just cant remember the shop name but its one of the chains

[Anglia105E]

18 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

i got a set from hobby something in the uk. it was in the fabric tools. i just cant remember the shop name but its one of the chains

Okay Les thanks . . . I shall do some browsing when I get a moment this evening. Certainly, I am in need of something clever to do these rings . . .

David

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, MarkJ said:

John , I did not know that tool even existed. Where did you get yours?  From the looks of it though I don't think it would make a big enough hole in the tape to help David.

I'm in the U.S., the Pittsburgh set is from a "value" tool store here called harbor freight. The other set was a flea market find. I would imagine a fabric or leather working store may sell similar. The largest my set has is 1/2 inch, so approximately 13mm.

Edited yesterday at 06:28 PM by johnyrotten

[Anglia105E]

1 minute ago, johnyrotten said:

I'm in the U.S., the Pittsburgh set is from a "value" tool store here called harbor freight. The other set was a flea market find. I would imagine a fabric or leather working store may sell similar. 

Thanks John . . . I would think a fabric or leather working store is the most likely type of store for this product . . .

David

[stitchdup]

2 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Okay Les thanks . . . I shall do some browsing when I get a moment this evening. Certainly, I am in need of something clever to do these rings . . .

David

another thought. if its something you wont use often you could sharpen short sections of pipe.