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    Lotus Super 7

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    12 hours ago, Stickframe said:

    Yes, for a first try, it looks very nice!   If you do figure out a sure-fire method for doing this, let us know!  I recently tried my first aluminum body part and while pretty nice in the end, it took quite a bit of trial and error to get it to look right.  Good idea using the etch bender to provide a constant 90 degree edge, as it appears to work fine.

     

    Cheers

    Nick

    Hi Nick, thanks for the comments.  The only additional tip I can give at the moment is that 6.5mm is pretty much spot on the radius of the bonnet.  So after the initial forming I used a drill bit to tidy up the radius.  - Andy

    Lotus Super 7

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    Had a go at making the bonnet today from a coke can (other soft drinks are available 😁).  I knew it was not going to be the finished product,  just to see if it realistic for me to do.  So I made a pattern using masking tape over the kit part stuck it to the can and cut it out.  It is not very clear on the photo, but I let a edge of about 1mm to give me a return on the side edges of the bonnet.  I then used a photoetch bender to get me a 90 degree bend on both edges.  Then shaped the can over the kit bonnet by hand.  For a 1st attempt I'm quite pleased, however if anyone knows a better way to achieve this, please let me know 🙏 

     

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    The most valuable lesson I learnt was that if you take you pattern from the outside of the kit and then transfer it to the inside of the new part you end up with a bonnet for a crossflow!

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    Again thanks for the interest - Andy 

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    Lotus Super 7

    in Work In Progress - Vehicles

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Pascal said:

     

    I used spraycans for primer, green and clearcoat. The clearcoat gave me a very big run at the rear of the body. The run was sanded and a thin layer of clearcoat was sprayed over it, it's no longer visible :

    Sincerely

    Pascal.

    Hi Pascal, thanks for sharing,  fantastic paint.  I am sure no Lotus 7 ever left the factory with that deep a shine.  Between Anteater's recent caterham build and yourself you've set me a very high standard to try and achieve 😟.  

    Lotus Super 7

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    Posted

    6 hours ago, Pascal said:

    Nice project. Build this kit some 15 years ago. Added some details to the engine compartment, wooden dashboard, bezels made from wire, etc. And, I had a big paint run on the rear of the body. If you're interested, I think I still have the photos.

     

    PS : great idea to finish it with an aluminium body. I would give kitchen foil a try. It comes in many shades and is a lot cheaper then BMF. Check out some of the WIP's of the airplane modellers for inspiration and how to's.

     

    Sincerely

     

    Pascal

    Hi Pascal, some photos would be great Plus its brilliant idea to check out the aeroplane WIP and one that I would have never thought of - Andy

    Lotus Super 7

    in Work In Progress - Vehicles

    Posted

    I don't normally like making more than 1 model at a time, because for me its a recipe to not complete anything.  However the Alpine is suitably near completion (as long as I do not screw up reducing the paint run) that I know it will be completed and with 2 more weeks until the clear is suitable cured to be sanded I have started on a 7.  I have not done much, just enough to show the direction I am going.  I have often wondered how I could manage to make one with an aluminium body and painted wings.  It would be nigh on impossible to mask.  It is very easy to remove the wings, but the trick is getting them back on.  But I have com up with a cunning plan 🤫.  On the model the vertical surface of the front wings touch the body are so thin that they disappear when the wings are cut off.  Therefore I have glued some thin strips of plastic below, then used stretched sprue between this strip and the wing to reinforce the joint.  Then a small amount of filler.  Next Drilled two holes on this new strip straight through into the body before cutting of the wing.  Now I can use pins to locate the wing back in place after either painting the body or using Bare Metal foil, still not decided.

     

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    Alpine A110

    in Work In Progress - Vehicles

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    Roll bar and engine cover finished 

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    So this means I have now trail fitted the body and chassis together 

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    Fits perfectly, and more importantly the engine cover fits as well 😊 

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    So whilst I wait for another couple of weeks for the clear coat to fully harden before attempting to reduce the run, I got a great idea for a Lotus Seven!  Again thanks for the views, comments and likes there al very much appreciated. 

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    Alpine A110

    in Work In Progress - Vehicles

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    Just a little update got the wheels finished.  Originally I was going to paint them gold, but decided not to as I associate this scheme too closely with an Impreza (before anyone gets upset,  I'm am not saying I don't like the Impreza it just that this is not one 😁).  Plain aluminium seemed, well to plain.   So I managed to find a photo of the same 4 stud wheels supplied with the kit and copied this.  Using Tamiya semi gloss black, liquid masking and AK aluminium.   Thanks for looking - Andy  ps the wheels are now fitted and all 4 touch the ground!  

     

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