1933 MG K3 Magnette, Auto Kit/SE Finecast, 1/24

[Matt Bacon]

 

Vintage white metal kit that originated with Auto Kits 50+ years ago, and then joined the SE Finecast range where it can still be found. I was originally going to do this one with a Tazio Nuvolari driver figure, but my stocks of seated period drivers are depleted, and a replacement proved hard to find. Probably doesn't matter too much because there's not a lot of space between the driver's seat and wheel, and you'd pretty much have to build the car around the figure, if you wanted to use one. So I thought it was time just to get this finished in time for Scale Model World next month.

Pretty much out of the box. The only exception is that I wired the spokes of the wheels slightly differently from the instructions. The instructions use thicker wire wound back and forth over the hub so that only one length of wire goes through each slot on the rim and you move round one pair of slots at a time. I thought that left the wheels looking a bit sparse, so I used thinner wire and moved round the rim one slot at a time but came back to the slot I started from before moving round, effectively giving me twice the number of thinner spokes on both sides of the wheel. I think it's more convincing.

The K3 Magnette is a chunkier and more purposeful car than I thought having only built the 1/32 Airfix one, and I think the kit captures its lines perfectly. It's also quite a heavy little beastie with all that white metal...

best,

M.

 

[bamadon]

Great job and the wheels look perfect.

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[Bruce Scully]

Really nice build , white metal kits are not an easy build and you have made a nice model .

[Kah puts]

Killer build 👍

[sidcharles]

a rare medium, well done.

[Kanada Kustoms]

Great job on the wheels, they look awesome!

[Jim B]

Very cool car.  Well done.

[Rich Chernosky]

Matt,  white metal kits can be a real challenge. Looks like you were up to the task though. This is a killer build. Those wheels really caught my eye and they were the right call. Very impressive.