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Stevekir
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This is going together very well. Negligible flash, parts fit perfectly, hardly any filling needed. The model, being 1:16 scale, is satisfyingly big. The engine block cover will be finished in Alclad 2 High Shine, and also the iconic radiator finished by Revell in chrome like many other parts but the radiator is not perfect. bluriusz modelled this kit in December 2012 and it looked really good.
Here are 6 photos of what’s in the box and 4 of progress so far.
Note that the front wheels can be steered. The engine is well detailed, the most fiddly part being the two sets of yellow ignition leads. Revell supplied thin yellow insulated electrical wire but it was very floppy and difficult to keep straight between bends, so I used 22 gauge (0.643 mm diameter) copper wire from a floristry supplier and painted it yellow. Cars at that time had two spark plugs per cylinder, for reliability, one fed by a magneto and the other by a coil. Both devices are modelled. The engine of the original had 7 litres and its petrol consumption would have been about 12 MPG!
An identical car is for sale by The Real Car Co. for £135,000, repainted and the engine overhauled. My model will be in black for the mudguards and the top of the bonnet and British Racing Green for the sides.
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Here are 6 photos of what’s in the box and 4 of progress so far.
Note that the front wheels can be steered. The engine is well detailed, the most fiddly part being the two sets of yellow ignition leads. Revell supplied thin yellow insulated electrical wire but it was very floppy and difficult to keep straight between bends, so I used 22 gauge (0.643 mm diameter) copper wire from a floristry supplier and painted it yellow. Cars at that time had two spark plugs per cylinder, for reliability, one fed by a magneto and the other by a coil. Both devices are modelled. The engine of the original had 7 litres and its petrol consumption would have been about 12 MPG!
An identical car is for sale by The Real Car Co. for £135,000, repainted and the engine overhauled. My model will be in black for the mudguards and the top of the bonnet and British Racing Green for the sides.
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