Plastheniker Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Hi, probably the most fascinating sight in pre-war GP racing were the duels of the lightweight, small Bugatti 35B with only 2.3 litre displacement and the heavy, brute Mercedes SS/SSK/SSKL with 7 litre displacement. Someone called this vividly the fight between foil and battle-axe. Monogram released an excellent kit of the 35B (not as stated 35 because of the supercharger) already in the seventies or eighties. Though the 35B was a pure racing car, some of them were fitted with fenders and lighting equipment and used as road cars. That is why the kit contains these parts, but of course I wanted to build a GP car in the French racing colour. I built my model in the early nineties. Because of the outstanding quality of the kit building is a real pleasure. Hard to believe that this kit is so old. Carefully built and painted and with further detailing it makes a very attractive model. A similar topic of mine: 1929 Mercedes SSKL 1/24 Conversionhttp://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=76128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Wow you build rolling art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Beautiful! Did you add the panel retention wiring, and if so, how did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I agree , it's beautiful ! Your added details really make this a great looking model ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Beautiful model of a truly magnificent car. This kit is another of my all time favorites, but I've yet to complete one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Gorgeous model... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 MAGNIFICENT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor phillips Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Well... here's my 2¢... GREAT job on this!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastardo Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Going for the racing version was a good decision, Jürgen - this looks GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Did you add the panel retention wiring, and if so, how did you do it? I had the same question as Harry when seeing this. It really sets the model off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Superb job on one of my favorite kits. I see you also added the brake cables, and it looks very much like you did replace the body safety wires (I agree with the others -- how did you do it?). This is a very big achievement on a very small kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Beautiful Work! Very Realistic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Fantastic and SHINY :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Another question -- what brand and specific color of paint did you use?Also, I'd like to see what you could do with Bburago's 1:18 Bugatti T59 kit (it's really closer to 1:15). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Really beautiful. The old Monogram kits were great and you've more than done justice to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks for your interest and for your comments so far. The wiring was a Bugatti-typical way of locking nuts/screws. There was no universal pattern, you find pictures that show cross-wise or zigzag patterns. Some non-historic photos show much more wiring, f. e. even on the small fairing in front of the steering wheel. Harry, Mike, Skip, what I did was very simple. I removed the plastic moulding and scribed the panel line. For each side I looked for 2 bright soft wires of about 0.2(?)mm diameter: a shorter one as the locking wire, and a longer one as the "retainer wire". I drilled holes of 0.5mm where the 1:1 car has locked nuts/screws. I inserted the retainer wire from the inside into the first hole, pulled it through, and grabbing the locking wire I returned into the first hole and pulled the retainer wire tight. Then with the same retainer wire I went to the second hole, again inserted it from the inside, pulled it through, and grabbing the locking wire I returned into the second hole and pulled the retainer wire tight - and so on and so on. When everything was finished I secured all wires by applying a small amount of liquid super glue into each hole from the inside, and let it dry thoroughly. In order to restore a smooth interior I sanded off all interior wiring cautiously. I hope this was understandable. Skip, my experiences with acrylic paints tell me that solvent-based paints are unsurpassed. When I need small amounts of paint I use Humbrol because I never had problems with Humbrol paints and because they are easy to obtain. I avoid the (in Germany) ubiquitous but often poor Revell paints. I never use Tamiya paints because in the seventies Tamiya sold rattle cans with a paint that was removed simply by touching the model - in case of a spoilt model I am unforgiving. When I need larger amounts of paint (f. e. for trucks and trailers) I use automotive paints or simply paints from house improvement stores. After applying the paint I never found any difference between them and modeling paints. When mixing paints I write down what I use. In case of this model my note reads: "Humbrol #14 (French Blue) brightened with a small amount of bright blue". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Great model Jurgen. I got to see a 1:1 this year at the Stowe car show and was blown away by the cable-actuated brakes, just like my old 10 speed. They are very small in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 sweet build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 That is pure, unadulterated beautiful-car sexiness! Gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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