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12 hours ago, mustang1989 said:
Paint job looks GREAT!!!! Looking forward to the recovery on that differential.
So do I, let's see if I can do it or if the build ends up in the bin.
I found the fourth piece that can be seen in my first post. Turns out the piece I circled in red is actually on the other side.
I will use the four pieces and the pictures in the instructions and try to draw the rear axel frame in Fusion 360 and 3d print it.
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New day new problems. Seems like Revell only molded a part (or three actually but should be one) of the rear axle frame.
At least that was all I found in the box. For someone who has never scratch built anything I wonder how difficult it would be to make one, probably easier than finding a replacement. I can see now that the last photo in my first post looks strange (top middle tree) but looks like there might be one more piece somewhere... 😒
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Happy to see it worked out well for you.
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Any chance one of you who bought the buggy can show the content? I am curious to know if there is a lot of flash.
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13 hours ago, Andy J said:
Thank ya mother for the rabbits 🙂👍
Nice one, had my eyes on the version with fenders for awhile but I am doing my best not to buy it.
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Painted the body, will wet sand and clear before it's done. I realized now the lighting in the photos is bad the second one shows best the real shade of blue.
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3 hours ago, rs2man said:
I have a Matchbox boxing of the old Revell 1/25 Austin Healey 100-6 . Would that be eligible ? If so , it's also a bit started - I glued the body together about 20 years ago - would that be a problem ?
I assume you mean the one I posted 5 posts earlier. Seems like it was ok but mine is unstarted.
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Depending on when this GB takes place I am interested in joining with this.
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2 hours ago, Andy J said:
Well a last gasp bid got me the kit and for less groats than I expected 🙂👍. Don't know anything about this kit other than I now own one but hopefully I haven't brought a lemon 🙄😬🤔
So don't be shy if it's pants let me have it 😂👍. However I will be building it regardless of any quality issues 😉👍
I want one too but people have put the wrong price tag on them so far...
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6 minutes ago, johnlambert said:
I missed out on an Austin Healey 100-6 auction this week as I completely forgot to bid.
Hate when that happens especially if one finds out afterwards that it went for next to nothing.
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6 hours ago, johnlambert said:
Someone mentioned a possible Matchbox group build, and I've always liked the Volkswagen Scirocco Mk1.
Will keep an eye on that possible group build I have an Austin-Healey 100-6 that wants to be built.
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Bought another kit that I don't really need (buying something you need is usually boring imo) as I already have the 500 version which I believe is mostly the same. But it looks like a nice kit and now I can build both versions.
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40 minutes ago, Andy J said:
Ok so I was asked earlier for more details concerning the airbrush I have shown above. Here's a couple of pics which should help. Oh and it's a 0.5 needle and nozzle 🙂
Excellent bit of kit which I use for my 1/24 car builds as well.
Thanks, looks like my compressor can deliver enough air that is usually the problem when I have checked out bigger airbrushes in the past.
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Can you tell me the name of that airbrush I've been looking for one to paint bigger surfaces with? What needle size is it?
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Ran out of flat black so I had to buy a new spray can. Same brand but turns out the new one was more flat than the old one. The old one looked more like satin black so I painted satin black over the new flat black but now the other parts look more flat.
Will have to respray the dashboard and interior tub to have them all match.
Not much work done this week unfortunately hopefully more will get done next week.
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Finally some good news. I glued the chassis and interior tub/engine bay together and the whole thing is much more straight now, probably not 100% but I think there is a chance all four wheels will touch the ground when the build is finished.
The engine is not glued in place yet (neither is the top of the engine which will come forward a bit) I just placed it where it is supposed to sit to see if it fits. It does but I am surprised at the angle of the engine I expected it to sit parallel to the ground I think it looks very strange but I cannot see anything wrong when I check the instructions. It is illustrated better in the photo below.
Next up I will paint the rest of the parts/details in the engine bay.
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This arrived today after the first one got lost during shipping.
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4 hours ago, TonyW said:
Primer and paint both coming off together suggest the possibility of a humidity problem. After that maybe too high a pressure from the airbrush if that is what you are using. If the paint is part dry before it hits plastic it won't stick well.
I am using spray cans. Never had an issue with the airbrush but then I used enamel paint. I believe the spray cans are nitrocellulose based paint.
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The engine is almost completed. I will attach the top part later when I know the hoses line up properly. Because as with many parts of this engine there are no guide holes so it would be easy to glue it on in the wrong position and then the hoses won't fit properly. The instructions are not very clear I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of the a/c unit, alternator or starter etc. is glued upside down.
I don't know what I am doing wrong when I spray paint but almost every time I mask some paint comes off with the tape. I clean everything properly before I start but it doesn't seem to help. I never had this problem when I used to airbrush Humbrol/Revell enamel paint. Is it necessary to do many thin coats to build up the thickness of the paint in order for it to stay on the kit? I usually do one medium coat and that's it (I do multiple coats on the body pieces). Sometimes only the paint comes off with the tape but other times the primer as well.
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Will look great even without the stripes that blue color is much nicer than the one I will be using.
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Even with all the problems it came out really nice.
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Day two and I have already discovered something that has me worried. The chassis and interior tub are not straight. I hope it improves when I glue them together but I am worried this car will be a three wheeler.
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I hope you show us your setup when painting the body, I have never painted anything this big and would be interesting to see how you did it.
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yet another Ferrari 1/8th F40 Engine
in Work In Progress - Vehicles
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I didn't notice the bearings before, look very real well done.