Hi all
Ian and
John - thanks for the encouraging words.
So I slept on it and did some thinking. Not something I do much!!
Now the 1930s SS100 had a 4 piece bonnet which fitted snuggly between the chrome radiator and the scuttle. As in this reference photo.
The kit,
have I mentioned that it is hopeless, provides a coil of thin, black plastic tube. This is fitted between the mudguards and the body as a seal. The real car had a similar seal there in the same way. The kit also tells you to run a length of this tube across the scuttle as in this picture from the side of the box.
Wrong, wrong, wrong!! That is why the bonnet sections don't fit without the tube. They are too short. Anyway I have used thin styrene to extend the front of the bonnet pieces. I wanted as smooth a join as possible so painted on Mr Surfacer 500 and sanded it back. Hopefully under primer and the green the join shouldn't be too noticeable. And they fit
. The white blob is a replacement rivet 'cause I got carried away and sanded off the original
I have also fitted the lights etc to the front and painted the number plates. Also made a GB decal for the plate on the other side. I have seen that in a few reference photos.
So we are another step closer to a finished model. Thanks for your continued support.
Jim