harveyb258 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I have to concede after seeing the last pic (great pic, btw)...it does look rather good when all together and well weathered. Crack on, Sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 46 minutes ago, harveyb258 said: I have to concede after seeing the last pic (great pic, btw)...it does look rather good when all together and well weathered. Crack on, Sir! I was thinking of taking the easy route on this car with the bonnet but now that I've taken a better look at things (due to your comments) I have come to the conclusion that opening up the louvres is mandatory. It has to happen! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveyb258 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, TGA said: I have come to the conclusion that opening up the louvres is mandatory. It has to happen! That's what we like to hear. I look forward to it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 I reached out to the Bugatti Trust today in an effort to aquire some technical drawings for the Type 59. Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 So I was mucking about and got absolutely nothing done this morning. All of a sudden I had a brainwave to fix the problems with the incredibly clunky look of the standard suspension. I bent a bit of rod into roughly the right shape, drilled some holes and did some filing. It's all a little rough but it'll work for now. I also made the link arm that would normally connect the leaf springs to the friction shock absorber (I don't know what the correct technical term for this contraption ). Despite it being quite rough I do feel like it is miles better than the huge jointed standard suspension: To the keen observer: Yes, the front of the other model is hacked off. I have started to remove ALL the moulded on details. I plan to make the second car as accurate as I can get it. The light blue one is basically my testbed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) Both sides are now done. Fairly happy with how it turned out! Edited February 19, 2019 by TGA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROPELLER Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Well done TGA! A really nice looking Bugatti front axle. Dan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveyb258 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Nice work Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/11/2019 at 10:34 PM, TGA said: Sorry to keep you occupied like this Harvey! This one also seems to have it. I *ahem* "spotted" both the cars a while back doing my research. I kind of like the way it breaks up the big chunks of blue. Let's make a deal: I'll keep them for now and see how it pans out when all the ancillaries are on. If you still hate it then I'll paint them blue The more I look at this photo , the more I'm convinced that the light-coloured circles on the chassis are actually engine-turned aluminium rather than white . Looks as if the chassis was drilled out to lighten it & then the holes blanked off with aluminium sheet , which seems to more or less cancel out the weight loss . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, rs2man said: The more I look at this photo , the more I'm convinced that the light-coloured circles on the chassis are actually engine-turned aluminium rather than white . Looks as if the chassis was drilled out to lighten it & then the holes blanked off with aluminium sheet , which seems to more or less cancel out the weight loss . Hello and thanks for your contribution! Actually as per the factory the frames had numerous holes that were blocked off, apparently this still saved some weight.... How about this one? Edited February 19, 2019 by TGA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 The project is not dead. Unfortunately I did have a death in the family which took priority over othee things. I am also feeling a little stuck and I'm not all too happy with the work I've done until now (in hindsight). So what do you do when you run low on motivation? Mock up some things to see how it looks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveyb258 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi Tom. I'm sorry to read of your loss, mate. My thoughts are with you. 13 hours ago, TGA said: also feeling a little stuck and I'm not all too happy with the work I've done until now I think we all get that feeling from time to time. It's the modeller's curse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Sorry for your loss too, Tom, all my thoughts with you And don(t worry for your Bug's work... At my point of view, you've already greatly improved your model ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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