keefr22 Posted December 9, 2024 Posted December 9, 2024 13 minutes ago, Brandy said: Blimey, over 4 months have passed apparently! Really? It seems like years....!! 🤣 Great update though, it was worth the wait! 14 minutes ago, Brandy said: lovely lady has entered my life and takes up a lot of what used to be my modelling time, although she fully supports my hobby, so that's a plus! Congratulations Ian, and if she supports your hobby, she sounds like a keeper (although I've been married for 45 years next April and my missus has been completely unsupportive all that time....!! ) ATVB Keith 5
HK-500 Posted December 9, 2024 Posted December 9, 2024 Finesse and precision , I like that ! This forum amazes me almost everyday👍 1 1
81-er Posted December 9, 2024 Posted December 9, 2024 Lovely work, Ian The improvements you've made to this old kit are all very worthwhile, she'll look nothing like a Matchbox kit when you're finished James 1 2
CrazyCrank Posted December 11, 2024 Posted December 11, 2024 I do love your 3D printed parts, @Brandy 😍 1
Malc2 Posted December 11, 2024 Posted December 11, 2024 Very nice, you are making a great model from the basic kit. Malc. 1
Brandy Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 Less than 2 months - I'm getting better! Thanks to all for your patience and support! Still, even after 2 months I don't have much to show. A trip home for Christmas and New Year and a busy work schedule combine to ensure that. However, I haven't been totally idle. Design has been completed on replacement door trim panels. Since I removed the sides of the rear cockpit tub and replaced them with plastic card the kit panels wouldn't fit even if they had been accurate because the kit tub sides extend forward of the rear of the doors! I'm not sure why, but that's the way it is. This is what I came up with. Photos show slightly different arrangements for fasteners, etc, so I decided on one I prefer and ran with it. and after a quick disclosing coat of Tamiya white... I think those will work! I now need to design a replacement for the gearbox tunnel as it should be higher at the front where the gearlever is mounted. I have already added the kit rear shelf parts and filled the gaps left by widening the tub, and that has also been painted white to see if any further work is required. That will hopefully complete the interior parts needed (except the steering wheel) so I should be able to start getting some final paint colours on it soon! Thanks for looking in! Ian 10 3
Terry1954 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 2 hours ago, Brandy said: Less than 2 months - I'm getting better! Clearly much better than me! They look superb Ian. I'm sure this one is going to look superb when done. T. 2 1
The Spadgent Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Excelent printing and modelling Ian. Those linkages are soooo tiny. Bravo for getting them looking just so. Obvs the other printed stuff looks fab too. 👌 Johnny 1
Brandy Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 On 1/27/2025 at 3:25 PM, 81-er said: Those look a lot better than the kit parts James On 1/27/2025 at 4:08 PM, Terry1954 said: Clearly much better than me! They look superb Ian. I'm sure this one is going to look superb when done. T. On 2/2/2025 at 1:42 PM, The Spadgent said: Excelent printing and modelling Ian. Those linkages are soooo tiny. Bravo for getting them looking just so. Obvs the other printed stuff looks fab too. 👌 Johnny Many thanks for the feedback, gents! As a special treat you now get an update LESS THAN 1 MONTH after the last one! I didn't bother to design a new gearbox tunnel - it just didn't seem to be worth the effort. Especially when there's Milliput! Once cured, it was sanded to shape... I think that will work, and so much quicker than designing and printing it! So on with the paint then! First up was the BRG (Tamiya X5) on the underside/interior. A quick check of the fit and to make sure I didn't miss any areas that will show, and all looks good! I made up some trim panels for the scuttle to match those on the doors thickness-wise, (so 0.5mm sheet) and then some Vallejo leather was "thrown" at it all (including the inside of the scuttle not included in the new panels). The side panels got a coat of satin clear, and I think the carpets need a little more texture, so I've ordered some flocking powder to try that. I'm not too worried about a top-notch paint finish on the underside, but I did polish up the large flat areas a little to remove any irregularities. That's it for now. Next up will be detail painting on the door trim panels and painting the upper body surfaces. I had originally thought about darkening the X5 a little, as I did on the 1:12 Bentley, but I'm glad I didn't as it seems quite dark enough and I'm very pleased with the colour. The dashboard is also coming along and has also received a coat of BRG with the instruments masked off. I plan on punching out masks for the inside and outside of the dials to paint the bezels, and we'll see if that works soon! Decals received for those too so it should start progressing fairly quickly now. Except I still need to lace the wheels..... See you soon, and thanks for looking in! Ian 15 1
Heather Kay Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Whoosh! And suddenly it starts to come together! Nice to see paint going on. 1 1
The Spadgent Posted February 8 Posted February 8 All coming together rather nicely. That paint looks great. 🙌 1 1
othertales Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Lovely to see that green bringing it all to life so nicely. 1
HK-500 Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Less than one month ? Be careful , you're spoiling us !😂 Nice work 👍 1
Brandy Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 On 2/7/2025 at 4:28 PM, Heather Kay said: Whoosh! And suddenly it starts to come together! Nice to see paint going on. Not quite "woosh", but at least it's moving on... On 2/8/2025 at 12:03 PM, The Spadgent said: All coming together rather nicely. That paint looks great. 🙌 Thanks Johnny! On 2/8/2025 at 1:32 PM, othertales said: Lovely to see that green bringing it all to life so nicely. I have to admit I do like the green! On 2/8/2025 at 4:08 PM, HK-500 said: Less than one month ? Be careful , you're spoiling us !😂 Nice work 👍 Sorry, I couldn't find a Ferrero Rocher emoji! Dashboard finished. The large dials are a little small but they'll do. and the exterior has been painted. First coats... and the final coats done That last shot was during the final polishing. It's not perfect, but I'm more than happy with the finish. The interior was finished with flocking powder. Recommended by @81-er and duly ordered! which was then fitted to the finished body. That was when I remembered that I hadn't yet fitted the foot pedals or gear lever. Oh well, nothing like making life harder for yourself! and for some strange reason I thought it would be a good idea to fit the door trim panels, even though it will be weeks before they're needed. b****r! I guess that will need to be done again then! So that's where it sits as of this afternoon. I may just leave it a while longer so I don't ruin the rest of the paintwork! Thanks for looking in! Ian 12 1 2 1
keefr22 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 I've somehow managed to lose track of your build Ian, so just enjoyed catching up on the last couple of updates. She's coming along really well, the paint looks very nice (apart from the fingerprint ooops!) and the interior likewise looks great. Really tidy work! Keith 1
81-er Posted February 28 Posted February 28 That's really coming along well, Ian (fingerprint aside). I'm glad my recommendation worked for you, too James 1
RossFMJ Posted March 1 Posted March 1 That's coming along really nicely. It's great to see what can be done with these kits, I used to think Matchbox kits were the bee's knees back in the day. And in those times I think they were. 1
theskits62 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Lovely work going on here - where did you get the mesh you used for the radiator grill ?
Noel Smith Posted March 1 Posted March 1 This build really shows the potential in those old Matchbox car kits. Given the subjects in the range, it was a pity they were not made in 1/24th scale instead.!
Jbourne124 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 This is amazing work and to think it’s 1/32 that’s small!!! Great work, you must be a very patient person. 1
The Spadgent Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Really great stuff. Lovely shine you have going on. Apart from the obvs, obvs. ✋😬 Love the Flocking too. Inspired. 👌 Johnny 1
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