bianfuxia Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) I just found this kit in my stash so I will add it to the list! Edited June 19, 2022 by bianfuxia 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Nice one 👍 Cheers and Happy New Year 🍺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Great to see another car being added to the build list, especially this one. Good luck with the build. Happy New Year Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 It's nice to see another one being ticked off the car list Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I thought I'd got one of these in the loft stash from years ago, but can't seem to find it. Maybe I was imagining it, be good to see one built Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Classic car, I'd love one 💚 though I do have a couple of diecasts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Well done @bianfuxia, so happy to see this beautiful racing beast as part of this GB. I stupidly sold my example to a collector a short while back, so must acquire another when I get the chance or find the available funds! Cheers and best of luck.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 I opened this up today to discover I'd actually made a start on it - very small start. I'd glued a few pieces together back in the who-knows-when. Looking forward to the 8th! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Thanks for being honest.. you are still good to go. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Hi @bianfuxia Have you had a chance to make a start on your Autounion yet ? Look forward to hearing for you Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 Still going on my Churchill bridgelayer - this one will come later! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Hi @bianfuxia Lots of us are looking forward to seeing your Auto Union progressing, have you had a chance to do any more since we heard from you last ? Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Well, I did finish my Bridgelayer. 🤣 Don't worry I will build this racing car for all you eager beavers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 OK so I started this Auto Union racing car the last few days. Haven't made much progress yet although I can see it will be a very quick build. I have stopped here tonight because somehow - and I swear I must have my own personal poltergeist because I am inexplicably clumsy at random moments - somehow I knocked an open bottle of Tamiya gun metal acrylic off the table where it did a mid-air 360 worthy of an Olympic freestyle skier and deposited pretty much the entire contents in one long Jackson Pollock-esque splatter on the CARPET of my rental house. Also right across my Uniqlo jeans that I *actually* look good in unlike most other clothes (not that that matters much nearly 20 years into marriage as SWMBO is pretty blase about how I look these days). ANYWAY! Back to the story. So needless to say I spent the next half hour down on my knees with cloth and soapy water... I think it will come up ok with a steam clean. But yes the Auto Union is coming along. Sadly you'll probably barely even see the parts I painted gun metal - those exhaust pipes sticking out of the engine. Even before this accident I was not really feeling it with this kit, but I thought, well, the MB GB is such a good GB and there is an outside chance we will build all those kits on the list so I better not let the side down! So with that in mind now I am going to build this like I would have done when I was 13 - without too much effort beyond a neat OOB result. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Great to see this one progressing, re he paint we have all done it ! At least yours was acrylic, having done it with enamel, it's a whole different ball game cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Yeah it actually came out, I was pretty amazed. My jeans are still a bit stained but thanks to a bootcamp I've joined recently - and likely also not washing them in the right stuff - either they're a bit smaller or my quads are a bit bigger so they're not gonna be A List anymore anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Today I sprayed the body of the car. You probably can't see because the plastic was that same colour but hopefully once dry it will look better than bare grey plastic! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slowbuild Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I love the racing cars of this period, so much character, so I will follow your build with great interest! Hope there are no more spillages! Good luck Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Well this has been something of an ill-fated build. Nothing wants to stay glued together - even with superglue I have to hold the parts together for ages only to have them fall off again. Still, I have moved it along a bit. Here is where the real trouble began. The top part of the car just didn't want to fit the bottom. It's a real shame because I did a decent job of the spray painting. But the only way to get it together was to smother it with superglue (of course my tube applicator had kind of dried up so I had to just pour it in from the main part of the tube). Then I taped it up tightly overnight and even then, next day, part of it had still come a bit loose and needs some putty. Ordinarily I wouldn't bother but it's obvious I'm going to be sanding a bit now anyway. I decided I'd get to the sanding later and keep pressing on. This is where I am up to now: I also seem to not have the seat. So after all that, this is the photo I like the best....MATCHBOX TOYS: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Sorry about the superglue, but you might find you can remove the excess by scraping with a sharp knife blade. Please don't give up on this one, it's far too good to reside on the "Shelf of Shame" Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 Well, I think I am calling this one done. I have misplaced the seat, long ago I'd say, as this was stored loose in a box for maybe 30 years. I've misplaced the windscreen just lately, as I am pretty sure I saw it when I dug this out of the stash. Ditto for the decals, though they were looking pretty forlorn anyway. But I kind of like the austere aesthetic of it as it looks now. The rear engine cover doesn't really fit on at all, but the front cover fits pretty nicely. I will leave it loose so it can be displayed open. I'll put some better pics in the gallery before we close out on what had to be the most epic group build in the history of group builds! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Brilliant, absolutely brilliant The idea of leaving the access panels off is inspired, it's as if it's in the workshop being prepared for a race which would explain the missing seat and screen. Congratulations Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/15/2022 at 1:40 AM, JOCKNEY said: Brilliant, absolutely brilliant The idea of leaving the access panels off is inspired, it's as if it's in the workshop being prepared for a race which would explain the missing seat and screen. Congratulations Cheers Pat Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Here are the final photos I have posted in the Gallery. Thank for following along! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 That is absolutely gorgeous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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