Airfix 1/12 4.5 liter Bentley

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Leave it as the engine looks cast. Once highlighted it will look okay. Nice work Ken, a big beasty for sure. Like the idea too of having the British theme with the car.Si:smiling3:
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Agree with Si Ken the finish looks very realistic. Found a number of times when things have not gone as expected you discover some way of using the result. For instance airbrush splatter can at times (some) be realistic.

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That looks very cool, that engine is very realistic looking nice job.

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Well I have to say I am thinking I have bitten off more than I can chew, been adding the rivets and nuts to the mud guards, spent all night doing one mud guard (I thought this would be an easy detail ) how wrong I was and stupidly I ordered the wrong size acorn nuts for the engine, I ordered m2 thinking that was the outside measurement but it was the thread size so they are massive, no idea what I will use them on.
 
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Wow loving that rivet work, looking very tidy. How did you do the detail on the leaf springs? id be very interested to learn how to do that.
 
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Hi Marc I used rigging yarn superglued the first bit near as I could to the root of the spring then spread a thin layer of pva glue over the rest of the spring and, keeping the yarn tight wound it round the spring till I got to the other end then a little dab of superglue just to keep it in place till the pva sets.

Hope that helps.
 
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real looking nice Ken do like the added detail to the motor and also the springs,

great progress so far, ;)
 
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Hi all got a fair bit done to the figures (post pics tomorrow ) sorry moni not up to your standards, any tips greatly appreciated.
 
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This is a superb job ....... I love the finish on that radiator grill / cover ...........

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Hi all here is tonight's bit. I have cut off the steering column (not my idea got it from stevieo) and replaced it with part of my extending mirror.

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I understand these car bodys were covered with cloth and am thinking of covering it with paper and painting that, do you think that would give a clothe effect finish.

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Hi all well here is half of the first wheel spoked(yes I know its not pretty) but lessons learned and it can go on the side nearest the wall in the dio so wont be seen.
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Generally it looks ok, but I think you would have had better results by using thinner spokes and in brass or piano wire.

Here's an idea; drill the hole in the rim, cut the wire for the spoke at an angle and 'drill' that into the hub. hold the wire in a pin-vice.

Those front seat's look very good.

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Fantastic Job on those seats..........
 
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