Airfix MGB

[Andy G]

This is the first car I've built since the 80's.  It was started in the 90's (I think) but quickly shelved.  This year I decided to finish it off.  There are a couple of firsts for me - Zero Paints and Molotow Chrome pen.  Alclad gloss was used for the varnish and AutoGlym car polish to get a shine (and polish out the fingerprints I kept putting in it).  There are quite a few issues with the car such as the engine bay not bearing much resemblance to the real thing.  This wasn't helped by having to remove the rocker cover in order to get the bonnet to shut.  The windscreen is too wide, so the side windows taper in and there is no fuel cap or reversing lights (I think these were standard, but may not have been).  The bonnet isn't fixed and has slipped on a few photos, but it doesn't fit particularly well anyway.

 

 

[ElectricLightAndy]

Nice job, looks like an MGB to me, those wheels aren't easy, you've done tidy job

 

Andy.

[Paul H]

That looks really smart!  The lack of reverse lights is correct for the first MGBs as they didn't have any to begin with (not sure exactly which year they were fitted from though).  The Molotow chrome on the bumpers looks great - was that straight from the pen, or did you airbrush it?

[Andy G]

It was straight from the pen.  It's really easy, you just have to remember to leave it to dry for a long time.

[HOUSTON]

COOL!