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  1. CDW
    The colors I used for the 'Bugatti blue' are a mixture of Mr Color paints as shown in this photo. Mixed in a ratio of 2 parts of 323 light blue to 1 part of 72 intermediate blue. After painting all the body panels with the mixture 'Bugatti blue', I used the Uschi stencil to apply a mottle of color 72, intermediate blue all over the model. This was followed by a highly reduced coat of 'Bugatti blue' over the mottle to tone down the effect and give the car an aged paint appearance. In these next photos I have glued down all the body panels and have started adding other bits and pieces necessary to finish the model. Next I will continue with weathering the model by using various shades of blue paint, aluminum paint (chipping effects) and oils. Slowly but surely getting there. In my mind, I had set a target date of 1 month to complete this model. I started it on September 20, so I may get lucky and meet or maybe even beat that target. Don't really want to spend more than a month on this project. If you look closely, you can see faintly the dark splotches of mottled paint.
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    My interest in cars hit a high-water mark in grade school when a team of engineers from General Motors visited our school to encourage all of us to enter a car body design for a competition that would bring scholarships and other prizes for winning designs locally, regionally, and nationally. The car bodies could be carved from wood or other appropriate mediums. I didn't enter the competition, but it sparked a flame of interest I carried all my life.
  3. CDW
    There's some fiddly piping to add under the hood/engine compartment but the instructions are unclear exactly where it all goes. Will need to root around through references tomorrow to determine the particulars. Can't just have piping running off to nowhere.
  4. CDW
    Didn't do a heck of a lot on the model today but did manage to assemble the steering gear box, install it along with the steering column, and then added the throttle linkages. Will need to weather up these parts to match the other parts under the hood.
  5. CDW
    Hey EG Check out this 1928 Indy car kit from a guy in France. 1/12 KIT MILLER INDIANAPOLIS 500 1928 WINNER L. MEYER (TAMIYA ITALERI ALFA FIAT | eBay
  6. CDW
    What a beauty. I know little to nothing about railroads, but this makes me want to know more.
  7. CDW
    Speaking of Indy, I have the Watson Offy powered car from ‘63 and the Lotus car from ‘64 both in 1:25 scale. Would love to have the Watson car in 1:12 but there is no such animal I know of. edit: my cars may be ‘62 and ‘63, can’t remember for sure
  8. CDW
    When the great depression came along, grandpa had to turn back to his horse and wagon and park the car as they could not afford gasoline. Lucky for him I guess that he still had a horse and wagon. According to my mother, it was a great embarrassment to her to go back to this mode of transportation. My uncle didn't seem to mind it. He's riding in front beside grandpa. Mom is the dark-haired girl on the far left.
  9. CDW
    Great subject, I love it.
  10. CDW
    Right out of the box, the chrome plated wheels, finished in a semi gloss, look pretty good. I'll be weathering mine before it's all said and done. The tires have a slight mold separation line that needs attention but otherwise look very good. Tire size in raised detail on the tires but no maker detail. Would they have been Pirelli's in this era, or something else?
  11. CDW
    Thanks! Such a small cost for a reference like that. Will certainly look for it and others like it in the future.
  12. CDW
    Hey, that's not fair! Thanks for following along though, it's my pleasure to blaze the trail. Can't wait because I keep getting older by the day and these things must be done while I am able.
  13. CDW
    Sounds like a great reference to have. It would be invaluable for a build like this one. In the waiting, staging area, I have three other same era 1:12 Italeri race cars to build as well as an Airfix one. Two Fiats, one Alfa Romeo, and one Bentley. I better start searching for reference material like yours.
  14. CDW
    Yes, everything is included in the kit. Thanks!
  15. CDW
    And stiff, too.
  16. CDW
    Front axle, spindles, brake back plates and brake cables. My brake cables were done with monofilament then painted with Mr Color metal iron.
  17. CDW
    Maybe I’ll need to do a diorama for the model when it’s done. Never did that before. I would guess there are some 3D printed resin tools and such out there in 1:12 scale by cottage industry people.
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    Great idea!
  20. CDW
    Another dry-fit photo session. This time, with the main body color, Bugatti blue, laid down. I wanted to give time for the paint to thoroughly cure out before I go to the next steps of weathering the model. There remain quite a few components and details to finish out before I move on to weathering.
  21. CDW
    Thanks so much for your kind comments. Much appreciated.
  22. CDW
    Primed the body panels, now ready for paint. Laced up the stone guard for the radiator, installed the front leaf springs and shock dampers. Added the ignition wiring and a few placards on the firewall. The brass reservoir added to the firewall. More piping goes in the engine compartment later, along with throttle linkages. Still need to deal with those .5mm silver wire brake cables after I install the front axle, brake drum, and steering linkages assemblies. It's getting there.
  23. CDW
    Italeri did a good job capturing the major mechanical pieces of this car, but it's a bridge too far to capture everything. I think the main purpose of the S chain is to apply tension to the brakes front and rear at the same time while also as you said, applying that all-important tension...probably spring tension involved, not captured by the plastic pieces provided in the kit. I do think it's an important feature that Italeri did not capture, failing to show in the instructions how the cables were routed around a pully before attaching at the termination point.
  24. CDW
    This leaves me to wonder about the tensioning of the cables. When the wheels were steered left or right, it seems like one side or the other would tighten or get slack. How was this dealt with? Hmmmmm
  25. CDW
    This reference photo shows in fact, how the brake cables were connected.

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