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I'd have never guessed from looking at your photos that this was only your third build, top job - Andy
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After a bit of trial and alot of errors I've managed to work out how I'm going to do the harnesses. Originally I printed the Caterham decals on to a white sheet, hoping that this would sufficiently cover the Sabelt logo on the Eduard belts I intend to use. But the decal was too opaque and you could still see the original script. Therefore my only option was to mask the logo and spray it white and reprint the Caterham decals on a clear sheet.
I appreciate that even by my standards that this is a small update, however aesthetically it quite a big leap forward as it would have been blatantly obvious it Caterham labels were missing and I'm really pleased with the result, thanks for stopping by - Andy
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Top work on the chassis details, very neat. Looking forward to what your going to do on the interior - Andy
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Looking great, she deserves to make a fortune. - Andy
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In Great Yarmouth for work last week on a particularly wet and windy day, so I was quite surprised to see these two parked up at the sea front.
Then of Friday I just pulled into a lay-by to have a quick cup of tea, when I just managed to take a snap of this.
Absolutely no idea if its a commercial available truck or a one off, but according to its MOT its a Rover 213! - Andy
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On the subject of very much appreciated, I got home from work today to find a small parcel from Motobitz. I didn't remember ordering anything recently, so I assumed it must have been something on a back order. I opened the box to find this.
So I just want so say a huge thanks to @mbdesignart for the thought and gift as its going to make a huge difference to the dash.
To save you trawling back through the thread, the steering wheel that comes as standard with the transkit is wrong for my car. So I rather modified it, but it was a bit clunky.
This new one is unbelievably delicate and absolutely spot on, plus I now believe in Santa again! (the only problem with this is that I've got to start being good
) - Andy
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On 27/11/2022 at 10:11, bigbadbadge said:
Great work on the dash, looks phenomenal .
Thanks Chris - much appreciated
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Some very delicate work, the engine looks fantastic - Andy
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Interesting build, you use of jigs and how you constructed the rear have given me some idea's - thanks for sharing Andy
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Another top draw paint job complemented by perfect decals - Andy
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Can only echo everybody else's comments, fantastic job and not an obvious colour, but it suits her well. Looking forward to your next build - Andy
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On 22/11/2022 at 20:37, Stickframe said:
On one hand, this looks relatively simple
Not from were I'm sitting - great update, she's really looking the part - Andy
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Good call on the ignition leads, I never understood how on such a beautifully engineered and aesthetically pleasing vehicle they wired it up like that. Its almost as if they forgot to install them and entrusted the job to a first year apprentice - Andy
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4 hours ago, johnlambert said:
I've built one of those Dixi kits this year, It's a bit fiddly in places but builds into a lovely model.
Do you have any photos (fairly sure I've not missed them)? - Andy
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22 hours ago, Spiny said:
then I remembered that I've got a good shine appearing on the body so a clean engine will be appropriate for this build
I can't imagine that there's many full size examples that are anything other than immaculate.
Just catching up on your progress, great work so far. I'd have never thought about painting the frame in two halves. Definitely picking up tips for when mine comes to the top of the stash. - Andy
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17 hours ago, k5054nz said:
What a remarkable build. Truly inspiring!
Very kind of you to say so, it's just taking a little bit (by which I mean a lot) longer than I thought - Andy
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Cool project and very well done, you've managed to lose all traces of "Burragoness". I have to confess that without the front wings and the head lights, I would have made several guess before I said a Jaguar SS100 - Andy
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Another fantastic start, I'll be watching with interest. It's just a shame that one of the greatest British Roadsters made is not made in Britain!
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3 hours ago, bradeq said:
but after beer my hands are not shaking so much
You must be drinking alot, because the raised detail on the strips is done with military precision - Andy
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23 hours ago, Fnick said:
Great work Andy. That last picture is awesome!
Nick
22 hours ago, keefr22 said:Yep, really tidy job!
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1 hour ago, Bengalensis said:Excellent detail and decal work!
Thank you Gents, now I can begin to see its my car, hopefully it will give me the motivation to finish the thing
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Got to agree your weathering is spot, not an easy thing to achieve - Thanks for sharing Andy
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In order to make this really feel like my car it was necessary to print my own decals, which was nowhere near as daunting as I thought it was going to be.
basically I've imported images (either from the net or my photos) into photoshop removed the background and then sized them correctly. Plenty of videos on YouTube.
Next up the steering wheel needed to be modified. I've keep the rim, but had to make a new centre to match my car. Then used one of the momo decals I printed. The first decals I printed onto clear sheet, this meant that the yellow just disappeared as soon as I placed it on the black wheel. Therefore I reprinted it on white paper (but filled in the blank spaces in black) and it worked a treat!
Also as the transkit is based on an earlier car than mine, there is switch missing off the dash (for the heated screen, only really used when the hood is on). So made an impression of the dash usimg some Blue Stuff and then used some Vallego plastic putty to make a new switch. Originally I used some super glue and talcum powder instead of the putty, but that just stuck to the mold.
And the final result
The steering wheel is a bit clunky, but in reality its not noticeable. The sat nav again is a home made decal and a piece of styrene sheet cut to size. Thanks for looking Andy
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Great work. It appears that you use soapy water as a lubricant whilst cutting, never thought of doing that. But I'm definitely going to give it a try the next time my razor saw comes out - Andy
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Great work all round, but I particularly like the air filter - Andy
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1/8 Armoured ROLLS ROYCE
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And a hugh amount of skill! She's really beginning to take shape - Andy