kpnuts Posted April 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2020 Hi all since I've found this section I thought I would post pics of what I consider my best build ever. I will post it as a wip although its actually finished (I love old rusty things and my initial ideas to build it in the middle of a field with a tree growing out of it, but I was given a better idea of building it as a kind of last running jaolpy that the French resistance could find for a last mission) So to start (I read loads saying the engine is warped and needs loads of bracing tabs to make it fit together well (initially I thought I was lucky but I've built this kit twice and both times the fit was purfect) I took pics to prove there was no bracing. mtaylor, hexnut, Egilman and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted April 19, 2020 Ok so heres the next installment. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, lmagna and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnick Posted April 19, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 19, 2020 Mind if I pull up a chair? I started (and never finished...) This kit back in 2004... Was good fun but if I remember correctly I gave up when I couldnt get the roof to sit flush on the lower part of the body. Found some pics on my pc. Certainly didn't know anything about cleaning mold lines back then!😄 You're certainly off to a good start! Nick mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Le Mirage by fnick - Corel - 1:75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted April 20, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) I will be following your build log with a lot of interest for various reasons. My brother (in France) owns an 11CV traction Avant and a 15CV that he restored completely from the ground up. My brother created a BLOG to document the restoration: https://rouler-en-traction-avant.blog4ever.com/ It is all in French, but you may be able to find a lot of good information. By the way this is a video of his 15CV engine recently rebuilt and firing for the first time in decades.... Yves Edited April 20, 2020 by yvesvidal lmagna, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) I would like to point out that I completed this dio some time ago and since finding this section I thought it would be nice to post it as a wip to show how I did it. So here is the next installment. Edited April 20, 2020 by kpnuts CDW, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Hi here is the next installment Edited April 22, 2020 by kpnuts Canute, GrandpaPhil, lmagna and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 22, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 22, 2020 I'm getting flashbacks to the junk yard I worked in as a young man starting out...... Beautiful work....... No, Stunningly Beautiful work...... Canute, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted April 22, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 22, 2020 Beautiful start, like the aging of the parts. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 23, 2020 Share #9 Posted April 23, 2020 Shock me up a bit when I saw the first photo and started scrolling down. I thought you had photographed the real thing. It's that good. Edwardkenway, lmagna, CDW and 4 others 7 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted April 23, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) I thought you had switched to the real thing as well, until I saw the picture where it is sitting on top of the white appliance. Amazing work and detail. Edited April 23, 2020 by lmagna Egilman, CDW, Edwardkenway and 4 others 7 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted April 23, 2020 Share #11 Posted April 23, 2020 For having worked countless hours with my brother on the real thing, I have to say that your attention to details and incredible realism is stunning, Kpnuts. YVes mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted April 23, 2020 Share #12 Posted April 23, 2020 Looks great Nice weathering 👍 Egilman, CDW, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted April 23, 2020 Thanks for the nice comments. Here is the next installment. I should mention the carpet colour will change as citroen were going to send me the colour code for a blue colour I'd chosen but never did so I changed the body colour which meant changing the carpet colour. lmagna, yvesvidal, Egilman and 13 others 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted April 24, 2020 Share #14 Posted April 24, 2020 17 hours ago, kpnuts said: If I may suggest, there is a small round gasket all around the frame, where the two sides of the hood rest. This is to prevent the hood panels from rubbing against the body and damage the paint, while creating unpleasant noise. A wire of 1 mm or 1.5 mm would be perfect to recreate that fabric/rubber gasket. That model truly builds like the real car. Yves Old Collingwood, CDW, chris watton and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted April 24, 2020 Thanks yves. As I said at the start the model was actually finished long time ago but I did add that rubber. yvesvidal, Old Collingwood, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 24, 2020 Share #16 Posted April 24, 2020 as I'm going through this log........I'm thinking to myself that this looks to be a good size model. I did the double take to find that this is a 1/8 scale model......wow! gee......I don't know EG.......I think this looks of junkyards I still visit! superb job KP........love the looks! Old Collingwood, Egilman, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted April 24, 2020 Hi all another installment. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 25, 2020 Share #18 Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, kpnuts said: Hi all another installment. I do suspect that when your done restoring that honey, it's going to come with the 28 point dealer inspection certificate, correct? That is so beautiful it ought to.... I have to keep reminding myself your working on a model, not a real car...... Absolutely fantastic work.... Edited April 25, 2020 by Egilman Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted April 25, 2020 Thanks I feel encouraged to post another installment. Mirabell61, GrandpaPhil, Edwardkenway and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share #20 Posted April 25, 2020 Heres another update. chris watton, CDW, mtaylor and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted April 25, 2020 Share #21 Posted April 25, 2020 That's so well done, I like the aging of the model. Wish I had those skills. Egilman, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted April 25, 2020 It's easy mate the body is just the salt method the windscreen is just masking .I'm happy to post how I did it if anyone is interested. lmagna, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 25, 2020 Share #23 Posted April 25, 2020 56 minutes ago, Nirvana said: That's so well done, I like the aging of the model. Wish I had those skills. You and me both brother you and me both...... 46 minutes ago, kpnuts said: It's easy mate the body is just the salt method the windscreen is just masking .I'm happy to post how I did it if anyone is interested. Please do, your techniques of aging I've never seen before..... And we love to expand our tool boxes..... popeye the sailor, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted April 25, 2020 Happy to do so I did a tutorial when I built this originally as I had so many people saying they wish they knew how I did it. I also had loads telling me i should be ashamed of myself for ruining such a great kit and what rubbish techniques i was using it nearly put me off modeling, luckily I was on decent forums like this and they convinced me to continue ( dont listen to the bashers (theryre everywhere)) I consider this the best dio I have ever done (even over the warspite dio) we all have a build we never think we will beat and this was mine. Egilman, Nirvana, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted April 25, 2020 Share #25 Posted April 25, 2020 Tutorial please! mtaylor, Canute, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 25, 2020 Share #26 Posted April 25, 2020 59 minutes ago, kpnuts said: I also had loads telling me i should be ashamed of myself for ruining such a great kit and what rubbish techniques i was using..... There are some people in the modeling world that simply need their friggen heads examined..... Something I just don't understand is people that can't see brilliance when it slaps you up side the noggin...... popeye the sailor, Canute, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted April 25, 2020 Share #27 Posted April 25, 2020 That is why I love our forum as we are all not affraid to push our individual building skills, and try to put our own stamp on what we are building - giving it a bit of life in any way we wish to. OC. mtaylor, Egilman, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 26, 2020 Share #28 Posted April 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Egilman said: There are some people in the modeling world that simply need their friggen heads examined..... Something I just don't understand is people that can't see brilliance when it slaps you up side the noggin...... I find those that critical usually have some mental issues. Best to ignore the trolls and they will wander off and look for attention elsewhere. 4 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: That is why I love our forum as we are all not affraid to push our individual building skills, and try to put our own stamp on what we are building - giving it a bit of life in any way we wish to. OC. Spot on OC. And generally advice or help is only offered when someone asks for some. popeye the sailor, lmagna, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted April 26, 2020 Share #29 Posted April 26, 2020 What an inspirational build. I once owned this kit but never started it and eventually traded it away. Makes me wish I had kept it. mtaylor, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 26, 2020 Share #30 Posted April 26, 2020 what was the yellow..........primer? the windshield is cool very nice job! Canute, lmagna, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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