Neddy
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Nicely done and organised. I'm a firm believer in well organised tools, equipment and supplies, it cuts down time spent looking for stuff and bespoke storage is the ultimate expression of that. Love it.
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I can see both sides of this one so I'm sitting firmly on the fence. My latest creation, the Revell (ex IMAI) FX4 taxi, looked so odd out of the box that I was convinced - as indeed were a few other members - that it was over-scale. I took the time to check the dimensions against datasheets from the real thing and found to my amazement it was absolutely spot-on - it just didn't look it at all.
Therefore I say this... if dimensional accuracy is your thing, go for it. There are modellers here to whom detail is everything and that's fine (it gives the rest of us something to admire - and boy do I admire it!). If however you're more of a modeller that makes it look "right" regardless of actual dimensions, then that is equally fine. As far as I'm concerned my models have to look "right" and if that means straying slightly from scale accuracy then that's what it'll be. Who is right? Does there have to be a winner? You lot just keep on doin' watcha doin' and let me enjoy the build and RFI threads, whatever blows your frock up.
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That interior is a lovely job, well worth all the effort that went into painting it. And painting it. And painting it...
You have the textures as well as the colours just right, it looks great. The glassware ditto, wonderfully neat job.
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Nope, just couldn't resist it! I hated the idea of having to stare at it for the best part of three months before putting the final touches to it.
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Thanks guys, a lot. Having seen the standard of the models you have each presented your comments really mean something. Thanks also for the good wishes, I really appreciate them.
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Thanks @Anteater. I'm not sure what I was smoking either, it's all a bit of a blur...
Good fun though. I now need to work on my skills a bit to improve the standard of the builds. Hopefully being able to see better will help!
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This was meant to be a stop-gap build - a mild custom conversion in the style of a 1930s sedanca de ville or coupe de ville style town car - but it kind of took me over for a while! To quote from the WIP thread...
"The thinking behind it (yes folks, there is some!) is out of sympathy for the humble subject of this kit. Imagine if you will the life of one of these old ladies, bustling around London day in day out, carrying every class of person from thieves and rogues down to estate agents, bankers, share traders and politicians. Dressed in sombre black and harried Cinderella-like, cut up and honked at, I imagine one of them would yearn for the day when they too could wear a posh frock and transport the nobility and gentry to and from the Albert Hall or Covent Garden Opera House, gliding elegantly through the traffic with a motorcycle escort and being admired on all sides.
That is the premise behind this build, a mild makeover which will include a sedanca de ville style body conversion and an engine swap, the diesel lump giving way to a US V8. A tasteful two-tone paint job should complete the makeover."
Apologies for the number of images, I tried two different light settings and these are the best of the two. The occasional blurred image is due to the limitations of a phone camera, I'm still looking at getting a decent camera!
I hope you like it!
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All brightwork now added. Wipers (they are in the right position believe it or not, I checked several online images to make sure) mirrors, bumpers, rear lights and a fair bit of BMF. I couldn't resist adding a pair of exhaust tailpipes (well, there IS a V8 under the bonnet!) made from aluminium tubing acquired for a previous build. As a final touch I re-purposed an attache case supplied with the Isetta kit built earlier in the year (I thought it looked a bit twee perched on the Isetta's boot-rack) and what was a 1/16 scale attache case now becomes a 1/24 scale luggage trunk which will sit alongside the driver.
...and that completes the model. The RFI thread is here, meantime I hope the two pics above will suffice for the time being.
Thanks as always for your interest, comments and company during the build. It was a lot of fun and I can now relax and take a break from modelling while my eyes are operated on. I should be back in full fettle about the middle of March 2024, meantime I'll lurk and comment as and when I am able to.
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3 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:
It's looking great. Don't go rushing the finish on our account and risk spoiling it. We can wait. Good luck and all the best for the operations. I'll probably need something similar in the future, but how to cope with waiting for my vision to come back without my bedtime reading session? Arrgh!
Thanks guys for all your kind thoughts. @Pete in Lincs: I'll let you know how it goes. I'm also an avid reader, both bedtime and otherwise. I really don't know what to expect but I have contingency plans in place - a Kindle with adjustable typefaces and typesizes, an Amazon Audible subscription ready in case I can't read much at all. Oh, and Scotch to make me forget all about it. 😁
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And now the fun bit - final assembly. The sub-assemblies all being completed I could now fit the interior to the bodyshell, the engine compartment ditto, and finally the chassis to the body assembly. After all the preparation it all went like a dream, the only problem being the bonnet prop which is ludicrously over-scale and looked more like a scaffold pole than a bonnet stay so that had to go.
All that's left now is the brightwork - bumpers, mirrors, wipers, lights and so on. Not long now...
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I looked at putting a white cap over the end of the tube but it's so long you couldn't see it from the front - it's a good 2cm long!
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I have to confess to not being a fan of current or recent rally cars, they seem to me to be simply mobile advertising hoardings to the extent that it's hard to make out the true shape of the vehicles. (This is PURELY a personal opinion to explain why nothing that recent really grabs me regardless of achievement or performance.) Going back several decades though, the original Audi Quattros were an absolute joy to regard, whether static or ripping holes in the atmosphere (and timesheets!) on the stages. The sheer impact they had on rallying at the time was more than significant, it was beautiful seeing them in action.
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Minor update:
Hit a problem with the headlamps - they're a hangover from the original IMAI motorised kit and are cylindrical with a large and very obvious tunnel down the centre provided for the bulb' This shows up as a big black hole smack in the middle of the lamp so I needed to fill and silver it up a bit. The tunnel is too narrow for a brush or pen so I resorted to coffee and a piece of chocolate while I had a think. The foil chocolate wrapper gave me an idea and I wrapped some round a pipe-cleaner that I use for cleaning my airbrush, thrust it down the tunnel and carefully withdrew the pipe-cleaner leaving it in place. The end result doesn't look to bad, surprisingly...
First, a before-and-after pic - you can hopefully see the problem with the one on the left and the solution in the one on the right.
...and how it looks on the model...
...not perfect but a huge improvement on the twin black tunnels in the originals.
Now, there may not be many more build pics as a degree of urgency has cropped up in the form of a cancellation I've been offered to start a pair of operations to remove cataracts (as previously mentioned they're now quite advanced). This commences ridiculously early next Wednesday (13th) and from then on until the second op is completed, the usual waiting periods passed and new specs lenses fitted, my vision is going to be somewhat out of whack so I'm trying to complete the model beforehand. I hate rushing things but if I don't I'll not be able to get back to it until mid-March.
Watch this space...
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Beautiful bit of work! Superb looking model, extremely well detailed, finished and photographed. The interior shots in particular are impressive and the engine bay is exquisite.
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I have to admit I turned off the Le Mans movie after less than ten minutes as the characterisations were so awful. I hope this one's better than that. The premise is good though - and the cars.... oooh those cars... 🤤
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from deepest Kent! Never mind the Dark Side, drop in on the Vehicles (non-military) section if you want a change, the coffee's better there. 
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Great model of a beautiful, beautiful car. The fact that it stands up to really close-up photography says it all really. Stunning finish, well detailed and looking simply gorgeous.
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Moi aussi, just a generic one with a choice of five lens sets. It's OK, does the job well and doesn't slip down.
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Yeah right... 😁
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After waiting a few days for the paint to harden a bit it's time for some more progress. I started with the window frames, using a combination of black permanent marker and Molotow chrome detailing pens. For the front window frame moulding outline I used a Gundam ultra-fine panel line marker pen which turned out to be quite effective.
While it was drying I couldn't resist a trial-fit of the bonnet having just previously added the mildly-blackwashed grille, just to see what it looked like...
Once that lot had dried it was finally time to glaze the beast. The front and rear windows went in first, held in with Deluxe Materials Glue'n Glaze which is PVA based and dries totally clear. The side window assemblies previously truncated followed on, all fitting well despite their recent surgery. Finally the partition glass was fitted and now it's starting to look a bit more like a coupe de ville...
Having some time left in the day I was gazing speculatively at the leftover bits from the window surgery when it occurred to me that front quarterlights were a distinct possibility. More breath-holding work with the razor saw resulted in a couple of workable quarterlights which were edged with Molotow and glued into position...
The end result looks fairly convincing, I think.
More when time permits...
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Hi Ivan,
from a fellow car modeller from the other end of the UK. Like you I have a yen for rare and obsolete kits and it'll be good to have another amongst us.
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Greetings!
from the bottom right-hand bit of England. Looking forward to seeing the 'Vette and pickup truck builds.
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Hi Andy,
from deepest Kent. My story's similar to yours (and indeed a lot of folks here), I'm mainly a car modeller and have only recently been weaned off 1/16 scale, having been encouraged to by others here.
Drop by the vehicles non-military section sometime, the coffee's always on the go! 😁
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- from just across the Channel. That's one impressive collection and a beautiful display case to go with it!
Oh by the way, please do not worry about starting a new model without having anywhere to put it - this is normal modellers' behaviour, a really healthy sign and nothing to worry about at all. Honest! 😁
Trying to find a very picky reviewer blog or website
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Certainly if all manufacturers kept to a constant accurate scale it would make life easier for spares-box raiders like me. Wishful thinking though.