kpnuts Posted December 29, 2023 #1 Posted December 29, 2023 Hi all well I want to start this but first problem is the bulkhead and parts of the engine are machine polished and is quite a big part of the car but it's not indicated it the model in any way, I can't think of a way to portray it mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote
pennytimeline Posted December 30, 2023 #2 Posted December 30, 2023 Are you trying to not spoil the finish? Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 1 3 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 1 Author #3 Posted January 1 Made a start on the bugatti I've been reliably informed that only the factory cars had the machine polishing so I don't need to replicate it as I'm depicting as a race car. Anyway I've made a start I've read on another forum where someone said what a joy this was to build "the fit is sublime and the detail is exquisite " sorry I don't agree, this is a totally new mould, I think the detail is soft and I've barely started and the engine block needs a lot of fettling the sump front end sits too high if you use the locating areas it sits 1/2 a mill too high which when you add it to the engine leaves a gap at one end, I cut the locating area off which fixed that. The 2 half's of the block when joined together have a molded pipe which is thicker on one half than the other, small details but they take time to fix so 7 bits glued together and 1 1/2 hours down, no paint yet (waiting for it to come) I will admit not building it in the order of the instructions (because I don't have the paint yet) they have you start with the chassis I have briefly checked the body molds and they do look OK but I'm not impressed at what I've seen so far, there is a lot for filling needed between the sump and the block already. I was so looking forward to this kit, now I'm dreading it. Not a great start back into modelling. Paint won't be here till. Saturday so can't get much more done. ) gsdpic, Landlubber Mike, Canute and 10 others 13 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 7 Author #4 Posted January 7 Hi all sorry I've not posted progress on this for a while, since I stopped building I put all my modelling stuff in the shed ( we have the grandchildren in the spare room when we have them and don't want to take risks with the dangers of model supplies and our precious grand children) I have favorite products for painting engines and can't find any of them in the places I thought I put them in the shed. I've filled and primed the engine but done nothing else to it so not really anything worth posting, I will find the paints I'm looking for, this is really just to say I've not stopped again. Landlubber Mike, popeye the sailor, Jack12477 and 5 others 8 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 14 Author #5 Posted January 14 I know it's the hard way round but I've decided to do it as a barn find first then do it as a full restoration. So far I've used these two items for the start of the weathering And made a start weathering the engine. And added some body colour to the chassis. Canute, king derelict, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 19 Author #6 Posted January 19 Hi all bit more done to the engine. Ryland Craze, mtaylor, Egilman and 9 others 12 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 22 Author #7 Posted January 22 More work on this Tim Moore, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 11 others 13 1 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 26 Author #8 Posted January 26 Hi all more done to this, did the exhaust with a combination of pastels and paint, quite pleased with how it's coming along, doing the corrosion on the water pipe with a combo of talc and pastels ground up (need to get more texture on it yet, may use a bit of salt) mtaylor, Landlubber Mike, Canute and 11 others 10 4 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 28 Author #9 Posted January 28 So I'm getting less and less impressed with this kit, the instructions would have you in stages 1 and 2 glue parts 32c and 33c in then in stage 8 would have you attach the silver wire with the vinyl tube the chain is very fragile and the tube is a very tight fit, thus its an impossible task (at least without risking breaking the chain, also you have to add the silver wire to a slot in the back of parts 32c and33c which is on the inside and so can't be seen. I had to carefully remove the parts to attatch the wires then glue the parts back in with the wires already attached. They would have been better saying to attach the wires at stage 1 before you glue the parts in place, doing that would not interfere with any assy after that and would make life so much easier. druxey, Ryland Craze, popeye the sailor and 12 others 15 Quote
druxey Posted January 29 #10 Posted January 29 Love the dirty, oily finish! I can almost smell it..... Ryland Craze, popeye the sailor, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
kpnuts Posted January 30 Author #11 Posted January 30 Started dirtying up the chassis, got so many ideas about staging this wreck, I really want to show the chassis and engine separate from the bodywork, thinking in a barn with body parts piled up somewhere, so many ideas. yvesvidal, mtaylor, Canute and 9 others 12 Quote
yvesvidal Posted January 31 #12 Posted January 31 17 hours ago, kpnuts said: Started dirtying up the chassis, got so many ideas about staging this wreck, I really want to show the chassis and engine separate from the bodywork, thinking in a barn with body parts piled up somewhere, so many ideas. Romantic view or wish: the treasure sleeping in a barn, ready to be restored! I doubt that you will ever find a Bugatti in a barn, especially the 35B type. It is not the kind of car countrymen usually buy. Yves Egilman, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote
kpnuts Posted January 31 Author #13 Posted January 31 I have a story for that, a wealthy banker stored it in a barn at the start of ww11 so the Germans didn't get hold of it and maybe died or went abroad and forgot about it. Old Collingwood, Jack12477, yvesvidal and 5 others 8 Quote
kpnuts Posted February 4 Author #14 Posted February 4 Hi all bit more rusting done. king derelict, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 12 others 13 2 Quote
kpnuts Posted February 18 Author #15 Posted February 18 More done to this poor old thing. king derelict, Canute, Old Collingwood and 9 others 12 Quote
kpnuts Posted February 29 Author #16 Posted February 29 Worked on rusting and dirtying the bodywork. wvdhee, chadwijm6, king derelict and 10 others 13 Quote
Tim Moore Posted March 1 #17 Posted March 1 Freaking good work! The engine, manifolds and body look very convincing. Egilman, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Tim Moore Perfect is the enemy of good In progress DH.9a Ninak, 1/32, Wingnut Wings Docked for Repairs IJN Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Mikasa, 1:200, Hobby Boss On Deck The Blue Sky Company, 1:48, Sierra West Models Completed Triumph 3HW, 1/9, Italeri; Fiat 806 Grand Prix 1:12, Italeri; Fifie 1:32, Amati Victory Model; HMS Bounty 1:48, Artesania Latina; Endeavour 1:60; Corel; Miss Severn 1:8, Legend Model Boats; Calypso, Billing Boats; Carmen Fishing Trawler, A.L. ; Dallas Revenue Cutter, A.L., Bluenose, A.L.
shipman Posted March 1 #18 Posted March 1 KP, it's your build, to do with as you please. Loving your approach, but remember the body panels were aluminium. Usually paint lifts in flakes and patches, the metal taking on a white powdery 'bloom', no rust. More and more interesting as this develops. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, druxey and 2 others 5 Quote
yvesvidal Posted March 1 #19 Posted March 1 Alright, now you need to find a few chickens in 1/12 scale and some straw to finalize your barn diorama. I can see them laying eggs on the seats. Yves mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 3 others 3 3 Quote
kpnuts Posted March 1 Author #20 Posted March 1 Thanks guys, well that was a daft mistake, still this one was special order, he wanted it heavier for better road holding so had it made out of iron, think I got out of that quite well, and a very convincing story if I do say so myself😄 Egilman, shipman, Canute and 5 others 6 2 Quote
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