Did Austins rust in the 1940s like they did in the 1970s?

[Bertie McBoatface]

This is another vehicle destined for a forthcoming diorama, but which I thought deserved an outing all of its own.

 

 

Here's a very old and tired Austin 10HP Utility Vehicle, the Tilly, by Tamiya and me. I had an Austin Cambridge in the 1070s and I can assure you, the rusty arches that you see here are based on my fond memories of that amazingly comfortable behemoth with its sumptuously padded bench seats. It slept four!

 

 

It started life brown, or was it green, and then faded to green, or is that brown. Pieces have fallen off...

 

 

But someone still fondly polishes the windscreen.

 

 

In return for the warmth of the cooling radiator.

 

 

Seats four.

 

It was  a fun and easy kit and would be at home in a million diorama settings. Highly recommended!

 

[APA]

Nice rendition there Bertie. I'm sure they did rust like most cars of that time. My Morris Marina wings were a sieve 🙄. I agree about this kit it's a little gem. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you like, loads of options for livery and cargo and can be an excellent amuse bouche between bigger projects.

 

I have to say that squaddie leaning on that bonnet is at an exceedingly rakish angle. If I didn't know better I would say he was a little tipsy 🤔.

 

Andrew

[Bertie McBoatface]

Just now, APA said:

Nice rendition there Bertie. I'm sure they did rust like most cars of that time. My Morris Marina wings were a sieve 🙄. I agree about this kit it's a little gem. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you like, loads of options for livery and cargo and can be an excellent amuse bouche between bigger projects.

 

I have to say that squaddie leaning on that bonnet is at an exceedingly rakish angle. If I didn't know better I would say he was a little tipsy 🤔.

 

Andrew

 

Yeah, it's a cold morning and he's trying to suck the residual heat from the radiator! He looks less dramatic standing up straight and leaning on the window but I kinda like the rakishness. He's a Bronco figure from the Water Bowser, as you probably realised.

 

 

They go together like bacon and eggs, those two.

 

 

 

[Procopius]

2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said:

I had an Austin Cambridge in the 1070s

 

 

The other serfs must have been well impressed.

[Bertie McBoatface]

4 minutes ago, Procopius said:

 

The other serfs must have been well impressed.

 

It was a very early model with the two bullock engine. 

[Bertie McBoatface]

2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said:

 

 

 

It looks like the holo-deck's playing up again, Captain. 

[APA]

20 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said:

 

Yeah, it's a cold morning and he's trying to suck the residual heat from the radiator! He looks less dramatic standing up straight and leaning on the window but I kinda like the rakishness. He's a Bronco figure from the Water Bowser, as you probably realised.

 

 

They go together like bacon and eggs, those two.

 

 

 

 

I thought he looked familiar 😁👍🏻

 

Andrew

[Bertie McBoatface]

3 minutes ago, APA said:

 

I thought he looked familiar 😁👍🏻

 

Andrew

He has a different upper body because  the carpet monster temporarily kidnapped the correct one.  

[FrancisGL]

A very suitable vehicle for a diorama, as you mention, together with one or more larger ones... that provide a sense of scale and "bustle" in the scene to be represented.
Cheers and TC
Francis.👍

[Pete Robin]

Nicely done again Bertie. Not so sure about the rust. Did these vehicles last long enough to rust? Figures are nice too. They always let me down in one way or another. After donkeys years of trying I just gave up.

Anyways, regards as always

Pete

[Bertie McBoatface]

1 hour ago, Pete Robin said:

Nicely done again Bertie. Not so sure about the rust. Did these vehicles last long enough to rust? Figures are nice too. They always let me down in one way or another. After donkeys years of trying I just gave up.

Anyways, regards as always

Pete

I think figures are difficult unless you practice a lot. I used to be reasonably good then I didn’t do any for a year or so and ‘suddenly’ I was rubbish. After half a dozen in the last couple of weeks, I’m beginning to improve again. 
 

In my experience, an Austin was rusty on its way out of the factory!

[Bertie McBoatface]

3 hours ago, FrancisGL said:

A very suitable vehicle for a diorama, as you mention, together with one or more larger ones... that provide a sense of scale and "bustle" in the scene to be represented.
Cheers and TC
Francis.👍

Hm. I hadn’t thought about it that way. Nice idea. 

[edjbartos]

That's very nice Bertie and yes our Austin Mini was very much like your wheel arches except it was all over! Nice work...👍

 

Ed

[Jasper dog]

On 25/04/2022 at 18:10, Bertie Psmith said:

 

 

They go together like bacon and eggs, those two.

 

 

 

Bacon and eggs.....more like Laurel and Hardy if you ask me!

 

Nice Tilly to btw!

How accurate the corrosion is given the timescale, wouldn't like to say. I'd guess if the Tilly had been around for 5yrs or so then why not!

 

Great story telling, as ever.

 

Darryl 

[Bertie McBoatface]

21 minutes ago, Jasper dog said:

Bacon and eggs.....more like Laurel and Hardy if you ask me!

 

Nice Tilly to btw!

How accurate the corrosion is given the timescale, wouldn't like to say. I'd guess if the Tilly had been around for 5yrs or so then why not!

 

Great story telling, as ever.

 

Darryl 

The full story of the tilly and why it’s so knackered  comes out in the full diorama yet to be finished. 

[Bertie McBoatface]

On 4/26/2022 at 8:32 PM, edjbartos said:

That's very nice Bertie and yes our Austin Mini was very much like your wheel arches except it was all over! Nice work...👍

 

Ed

The triangular piece between the front wheels and the front of the doors on mine were rotted through all round and would rise up like wings at speed. A policeman made me tie them down with locking wire. 😄

[Hairtrigger]

Brilliant Bertie....   My old dad became an expert with fibre glass, filler and rattle cans in the 70s...

[Bertie McBoatface]

40 minutes ago, Hairtrigger said:

Brilliant Bertie....   My old dad became an expert with fibre glass, filler and rattle cans in the 70s...

 

He might have sold me a car...

[Hairtrigger]

Well from memory it would have had fibre glass sills for certain...  Oh those Sundays he spent patching up remember the smell so well..  He got fed up with British cars and bought German and Swedish late 70s and never patched a car up after that..

[Bertie McBoatface]

4 minutes ago, Hairtrigger said:

Well from memory it would have had fibre glass sills for certain...  Oh those Sundays he spent patching up remember the smell so well..  He got fed up with British cars and bought German and Swedish late 70s and never patched a car up after that..

 

My first car was a SIMCA 1000 with chicken wire, newspaper and filler for sills. One day both doors were opened at once and they would never close properly again. I believe it was beginning to break in half so I sold it to a mate.

[Muchmirth]

On 02/05/2022 at 20:08, Bertie Psmith said:

 

My first car was a SIMCA 1000 with chicken wire, newspaper and filler for sills. One day both doors were opened at once and they would never close properly again. I believe it was beginning to break in half so I sold it to a mate.

Sold it to a mate… sure they loved it Bertie!! 
  Great build and love the rusty wheel arches.