1930 BENTLEY 4.5 LITRE by MadDogMcQ - AIRFIX 1:12th Scale

[Brian Harris]

All lookin' good Mr MaddogMcQ......I also made this kit back in '71-72 (I was still in my teens, just so could afford the £5.5.0 just before we went decimal)....I have no idea what happened to my model...I left home and it disappeared !!!....anyway now well into building my 'new' £89.95 machine...sure is testing the grey matter and skills...the surgical scalpel is a real boon as there is so much 'flash' and bits that just don't fit on the new kit....I'd like to ask a question of anyone here...'How does the rear Axel assembly sit on the springs...I've glued mine into place but it doesn't look or feel right, just sitting on the little box mounted on the spring...looks like it should have a bracket of some sort to hold it in place...or araldite !!.....enjoyed reading your progress report...keep at it...I am !!!

[Kevin]

On 9/25/2020 at 3:36 PM, MadDogMcQ said:

I posted pix of this model on Facebook and got over 500 likes  in one day!!! It's now over 600. Beggars belief!!

 

 

LOL bet i was one of them

did you see this one by Richard England

Facebook

 

 

Edited July 28, 2021 by Kevin

[MrMikey]

On 8/31/2020 at 8:07 PM, shipman said:

Question? Was the 'body' of the real car fabric? If it was, gloss isn't an option.

Yes the bodywork was wood covered in leather, hence not glossy. The reason was simply to save weight!

[shipman]

The rear bodywork was an ash frame, covered with stretched  linen fabric (Just like the cutting edge aircraft at the time!).

 

[shipman]

#61

Hi Brian. Yes, I also built this kit as a teenager on the cusp of decimalisation.

 

We weren't well off back then (lucky to have a matching pair of shoes). Even though we had very little pocket money, but we saved the pennies and could regularly afford to buy these kits.

 

 Not now it would seem; I'd shriek in horror at the thought of a teenager of mine coming home with a £100+ kit today.

We had a lot of fun back then and learned a lot. I recon I built the entire Airfix range over a 2 to 3 year period.

 

You'd think Airfix would have re-couped their molding costs decades ago, yet they still churn out the same old kits at premium prices, as if the kits were up to date molding technology.

 

Nothing like being taken for a ride in an old, old Bentley.

 

[popeye the sailor]

think of this as a multi media kit.............it would be a challenging model to build