CrazyCrank Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 The inner side of the bonnet have been covered with a sheet of paper, in order to mask the hinges whose parts are rather ugly, and painted semi-gloss black, as it was often the case in this period (probably also to distribute the engine heat better). So when the bonnet will be folded, the visual appearance will be better and neat I've just placed the grill without glueing it to see how it goes, and it looks correct. So it remains to glue it, delicate task because I've to install simultaneously, at the right place, the bonnet... Stay tuned for next major step 😎 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Just caught up with the latest updates - thank you for taking the time to document all this in such detail, as it is fantastic to see! Beautiful work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 10 hours ago, Paul H said: Just caught up with the latest updates - thank you for taking the time to document all this in such detail, as it is fantastic to see! Beautiful work! Thank you so much @Paul H for this huge comment ! It's a pleasure and a necessity to share tips, tricks, and ways to solve problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 Morning gentlemen Grill and bonnets are now fixed on the body, and all went well ! It remains to block the rear end of the central hinge's shaft, cause there's too much play, and, if possible, to fabricate "latches" to lock the vertical parts of the bonnet (The right side will be folded, but the left side need to lower a bit and to be retained , otherwise it tends to lift a little bit) Those latches of course must be unlock, to allow the opening of bonnet. Furthermore, I think I'm going to place a decorative chrome rush at the junction of "grill + front part of the triangular pieces" with the fenders and the surrounding of the grill, where the fenders join. To be continued....😎 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Good luck with those latches...rather you than me mate 😱 Stunning car and build. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 9 hours ago, silver911 said: Good luck with those latches...rather you than me mate 😱 Stunning car and build. Ron Good evening mates Well, the first (left) one is done: - Brass tube 0.8/0.5 - Steel wire 0.3, shaped - Brass tube 0.6/0.3 - A 1.0 mm brass washer - A 0.8/0,4 mm PE washer - A 0.8 mm hole in the fender - A 0.5 mm hole in the vertical portion of the bonnet - CA glue - A LOOOOOT of patience and a serious headache after 5 hours hard work ! The latch resemble a PRELAC pre-WWII, but it's just a fake, coz impossible to reproduce the genuine device at this scale. However it works !! Not perfectly (I've not reached my goal, prevent the left half-bonnet to lift a bit) , but it works ! The hole on the vertical left part of the bonnet, with its surrounding, simulated bay a PE washer The latch: The system in place: It remains to fill the hole on the top of the 0.8 mm brass tube and to paint all this stuff with Molotov Chrome Stay tuned for next steps (right latch, chromed rush around the grill and fenders ) 😎 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 😯😮😲😶👋👏👏 PS, I know it's not the issue right now, but the side windows opened is a total win!! They look great. And 👌on the bonnet fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, rob Lyttle said: 😯😮😲😶👋👏👏 PS, I know it's not the issue right now, but the side windows opened is a total win!! They look great. And 👌on the bonnet fit Thanks for your kind comment, @rob Lyttle, much appreciated . However, if I really deserve it for the bonnet (It's an assumption, nota statement) , regarding the windows, It's far to be perfect ! Indeed, logically, if the profile of the top of the door is rounded, the glass should be rounded too. I'd planed to do this when I thought about the projet, but forgotten to do it when cutting the plastic ! Shame on me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prop Duster Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 29 minutes ago, CrazyCrank said: ... if I really deserve it for the bonnet (It's an assumption, nota statement) [Yep, you do] , regarding the windows... Indeed, logically, if the profile of the top of the door is rounded, the glass should be rounded too. I'd planed to do this when I thought about the projet, but forgotten to do it when cutting the plastic ! [And look you didn't even go back and rip it all out and redo the whole door]😆 Shame on me ! [No shame allowed on this build]😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, Prop Duster said: You're too kind with me, @Prop Duster, many thanks again ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 I'm generally a slow builder, but recently I grafted a turbo on my mind and hands, so, tonight still a new progress ! I've placed the chromed rush around the grill and the front of front fenders. Disappointed with the fitting of the half-left bonnet, despite of the addition of a latch...It's been hard to adapt ! The end of this build is coming soon with all accessories: right bonnet's latch, lights, signals, bumpers, licence plates, fuel tank cap, lid handle...and wheels of course I'll try to make white sidewall tyres, and I'm waiting for the delivery of Tamiya XF2. Maybe I'll add horns above the front bumper and retro-reflectors under the rear bumper ? Stay tuned if you like, before switching on my MB 300 SLR 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I can see final is coming and nice small details there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Fantastic progress, the crome rush is particularly well done. I've had great success using an elmer's white paint marker with a fine tip to make white walls https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393901796217 Amazon also stock them Plus its ever so easy as you simply use the pen to draw on several thin layers (letting the paint dry between each coat). This method is what I used on my Fiat below - Andy 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 Afternoon mates The right latch has been made and placed: I'm currently working on signals which need a lot of work to be closest as possible with the real thing. The same way, I've to modify the fuel cap. A last, I've to de-chrome the bumper's fixture and repaint them steel or polished aluminum. Stay tuned if you like 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 Evening gentlemen Todays's work: - Front lights assembly: 2 headlights, and 2 fog lights - Painting of the rear lights, 3 colors Front lights: - Each embase's centre has been drilled 0.4 mm, and a short section of 0.3 mm piano wire has been threaded in the holes - On the fenders, 4 holes have been drilled at the centre of each glueing mark - So each light will be correctly places, inserting the pin in the fender hole - To simulate the yellow bulb of each light, a drop of Tamiya Yellow clear has been placed on the bottom of the shells Rear lights: - Each embase's centre has been drilled 0.4 mm, and a short section of 0.3 mm piano wire has been threaded in the holes - On the rear fenders, it remains to drill the holes which will receive the pins, but here, there are no markers to help me position the lights correctly, so, I've to do some measurements and tries before drilling - Each light has first been painted the same dark blue than the fenders, then I've masked the blue, leaving a 0.5 mm ring at the rear end of the light's shell. Secondly, I've painted the non-masked part of the lights with chrome - Third, after unmasking, I've clear coated the lights with Future (Pledge Gloss Floor) - Fourth, after full drying, I've painted the cabochon of the two lights with Tamiya Clear Red This microscopic job took 8 hours, included time for drying between each layer ! The fuel cap has been de-chromed, sanded. A 0.4 mm hole has been drilled on its base and a 0.3 mm piano wire has been threaded in the hole. A 0.4 mm hole has been drille on the body at the center of the marker engraved in the plastic, and the fuel cap will be well centered, using this method. The top of the fuel cap had a molding defect and I've covered it with a drop of UV resin It will be painted Polished aluminum and clear coated too. The bumper's fixtures have been de-chromed and will be painted soon. The shine of the bumpers if frankly too flashy, and I'll dull it by spraying a very thin layer of Gravity Chrome. I'm waiting for the delivery of Tamiya matt white XF2 and of a White marker, coz, as I said previously, I'll try to make while sidewall tyres. Stay tuned if you like😎 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 Morning chaps Front lights have been placed and glued (with Micro Kristal Liquid tape, which allows to reposition them as much as you want if needed) Once satisfied, the position will be secured with CA glueing, by the inner side of the fenders. The fuel cap too is in place. Temporarily on its wheels: I've to modify the front bumper because its flat rectangular center, where will be fixed the licence plate, has suffered molding issues. My plan is to cut a licence plate, large and high enough, from a styrene 0.18 mm sheet, plaint it chrome, and glue it on the bumper, before placing the decal. Stay tuned for next steps 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 Afternoon gentlemen The End is coming soon ! I can't wait to start building my Mercedes 300 SLR again, and other parallel project as well 😉 Meanwhile, A little bit of work For some photos, I've installed the wheels temporarily; I'm still waiting for the delivery of my Tamiya XF2 and white marker, to test if white sidewall tires would be pretty or not on this car. Bumpers have been assembled , the licence plate and the decal are put on the front one Front and rear bumpers, and rear lights have been placed The exhaust line has been remade from scratch, because the supplied parts are not convenient. I used 4.0 and 2.0 mm aluminum tubes, CA glue. The rear of the exhaust pipe has been cut 45°, the wall thinned and the hole painted Tamiya Smoke It remains, except wheels, to paint and stick the side indicators, 3 colors (the stand Light blue metallic, the cabochon in Clear Orange, and its top in Chrome), another challenge, since this parts are very tiny( 3.0 mm x 2.0 mm) And overall, to clean seriously the body, which is maculated by fingerprints and other stains, to polish again some portions, and to apply Tamiya wax, before a big photoshoot. Stay tuned if you like 🙄 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 It's really coming to life with all the lights and other details. I'm not sure if whitewall tyres will look good or not but it will be interesting to see the results of your experiment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, johnlambert said: It's really coming to life with all the lights and other details. I'm not sure if whitewall tyres will look good or not but it will be interesting to see the results of your experiment. I have the same expectation 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 If you have a circular cutter you could make a ring out of white paper to get an idea of the look. My two cents worth... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Fnick said: If you have a circular cutter you could make a ring out of white paper to get an idea of the look. My two cents worth... Nick I had this idea, but not yet the tool ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Template out of masking tape? Doesn't have to be that exact I would imagine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, Fnick said: Template out of masking tape? Doesn't have to be that exact I would imagine. I just painted roughly with Tamiya X2 (Gloss white) 3/4 of the circumference of a spare tire and have presented it on the car: not very convincing ! I'll do a real test with a White marker or Tamiya XF2 sprayed with airbrush after masking, and we'll see ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 Morning guys The side signals have been finished and the right one has been stuck on the body. Unfortunately, the second one dropped off on the wooden floor and it's been impossible to find it 😡 Fortunately, I have a second kit with 2 signals 😎 So the left one is currently drying and will be placed on the body ASAP 🙏 See you soon... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 Afternoon everybody Well, the left signal is painted and stuck on the body. This build is quite achieved, but the wheels are still missing. [ I've received today the Tamiya Mat white XF2, but I forgot to order a special rule you can use as stencils to draw circles or paint disks of various diameter. I'm waiting it for tomorrow, so, this WE, if everything goes well, you could see this beauty entirely finished 😉 I let you guessing which wheels I'll use, the chromed ones, or the blue ones ? with white sidewall or not ? Stay tuned for the answer 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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