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Bugatti Type 35B by CDW - FINISHED - Italeri - 1:12 Scale


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Superb work  Craig,  you  could add  a  mini  Wayne Carini  to  it.

 

OC.

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Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

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Great job! Is everything you have done so far part of the kit, or did you buy some aftermarket parts? The last car model I built was > 20 years ago, I am amazed by what's in a kit these days. 

Regards, Keith

 

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On 10/7/2023 at 7:22 PM, yvesvidal said:

Craig, you need to fabricate some 1/12th scale sawhorses to present your beautiful model. Resting that body on three paint jars is not serious 🙂

 

Yves

I had to re - read  this  cuz  I  first  though   "what  -  Seahorses"

 

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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

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On 10/7/2023 at 12:22 PM, shipman said:

A remarkable feature of these Bugatti's is the curved and tapered tubular live axle at the front.

Several of my engineering friends have been left scratching their heads.

What a super job you are making of this kit; hat's off to you and the manufacturer.

Super Job on the kit yes I agree... But that is not a live axle, (a gorgeous tubular dropped front axel though) I do believe this car was driven by the rear axels....

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9 hours ago, Diver said:

Just looking at the front suspension, there would not have been much travel with this set up.

 

9 hours ago, CDW said:

And stiff, too.

At this stage of the GP game the cars were getting fast enough that weight control was becoming an issue.... As they cornered the weight of the front end would be thrown outside causing the inner front wheel to lift off the track... Stiffer springs were meant to keep that wheel from lifting thereby preventing an oversteer situation from the outside tire being forced into the pavement... Another thing Bugatti did was design the tubular front axel around the springs, (passing the springs thru the axel) thereby virtually eliminating axel twist as a cause of understeer....

 

The engineering of these GP cars was getting complex about this time.... and front wheel drive was just around the corner....

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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

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Just took delivery of the 'Haynes Bugatti Type 35 (1924 onwards - all models) Owners Workshop Manual'.

Packed with history, photographs and detail drawings, it features a 'highly original 1926 Type 35'.

 

Can't wait to sit down to read it and draw at least some parallels with this build....which is rather splendid.

 

Also, online, are quite a few videos of other excellent build logs of this kit, all of which have nothing but praise for Italeri.

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42 minutes ago, shipman said:

Just took delivery of the 'Haynes Bugatti Type 35 (1924 onwards - all models) Owners Workshop Manual'.

Packed with history, photographs and detail drawings, it features a 'highly original 1926 Type 35'.

 

Can't wait to sit down to read it and draw at least some parallels with this build....which is rather splendid.

 

Also, online, are quite a few videos of other excellent build logs of this kit, all of which have nothing but praise for Italeri.

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.

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13 minutes ago, CDW said:

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.

Craig, I have the Mefistofele FIAT and the Bentley on my shelves. I will wait for your Build logs, before starting them.... :-))

 

Yves

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13 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Craig, I have the Mefistofele FIAT and the Bentley on my shelves. I will wait for your Build logs, before starting them.... :-))

 

Yves

Me too - thanks for blazing the trail for us Craig! 

Mike

 

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15 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Craig, I have the Mefistofele FIAT and the Bentley on my shelves. I will wait for your Build logs, before starting them.... :-))

 

Yves

 

1 minute ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Me too - thanks for blazing the trail for us Craig! 

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.

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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?

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39 minutes ago, shipman said:

The wheels were aluminium.

Probably the first of their kind.

The first alloy wheels ever....

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

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I've got the Bentley myself and have been thinking about the Fiat... (but my brain is on an Indy kick right now)

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

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4 hours ago, Egilman said:

I've got the Bentley myself and have been thinking about the Fiat... (but my brain is on an Indy kick right now)

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 

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