ElectricLightAndy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 After my last build took 2 years on and off, the heavily modified Airfix Wallace and Grommit motorbike and sidecar. I decided I needed to detox by building a kit in a day... The Airfix Mary Rose, which I did indeed finish in one day. After riding the high of actually finishing a complete kit in such little time, I felt my mojo has been somewhat restored for now and have embarked on my second kit in as many weeks. This was a gift from my wife on my latest birthday, she bought me this because I wouldn't let her have a real one to learn in, so have been tasked to build it to her specification. Hopefully this will take less than 2 years to build, so I am not going mad with the details to help with a fairly speedy completion. Cheers, Andy. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceeb555 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Wow, the Mary Rose is impressive for a one day build. 👍. Looking forward to seeing how the beetle works out. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Thanks Chris! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Nice job on the previous Models the Mary Rose certainly looks fantastic. This Revell Beetle builds up well , Nice start, looks good I yellow. Years ago my mate sprayed his 1:1 scale Beetle in a very bright yellow and every time he stopped anywhere, the insects landed on it , used to be covered in flies. I was glad I painted mine blue!!! Looking forward to seeing this progress. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Nice beetle build taking shape here. Revell calling it a limousine is 'stretching' it a bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Noel Smith said: Nice beetle build taking shape here. Revell calling it a limousine is 'stretching' it a bit! Not really, just a difference in terminology. My understanding was that in German a limousine was what we would call a saloon (hence why there is a Trabant limousine model too😄) - it's not referring to it as we would consider a limousine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Yellow is my favorite color so it is impossible to not like this. What paint did you use? Looking forward to the rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, dbostream said: Yellow is my favorite color so it is impossible to not like this. What paint did you use? Looking forward to the rest. The colour Rover Inca yellow over red plastic primer, all halfords, they just spray great, also no fluff or hair in this paint job, a first for me 🤣 3 hours ago, Noel Smith said: Revell calling it a limousine is 'stretching' it a bit! Good one 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 That's interesting.. I wonder what the Germans call what we would term a limousine here in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I thought "Beetle Limousine" was an oxymoron until @Spiny clarified it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 7 hours ago, Noel Smith said: That's interesting.. I wonder what the Germans call what we would term a limousine here in the UK? According to Google translate its Stretchlimousine 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Love the Wallace and Gromit model!!! I came here thinking this was one of those custom stretch builds. I had the previous gen Beetle in uni. It was the perfect student car--cheap to run and fix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 (edited) 3 hours ago, dnl42 said: Love the Wallace and Gromit model!!! Cheers 🍻 Update #1 The dash, a strange place to start I know, but it was already yellow so was a quick job... er, no! First attempt failed when I put a wash in the recessed areas and the yellow paint pickled, must have not fully cured, stripped the paint, now back to this. Just needs a bit of UV resin for the glass. The wrong speedo, as the MPH one wouldn't sit right in the recess and was ruined by over handling, annoyingly the radio decal is smaller than the moulded detail... why? Cheers 🍻 Edited January 30 by ElectricLightAndy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Aye, that's the problem with decals and raised detail. They're seemingly done by 2 different people with the common aim of annoying the other. Hm, I recall a fuel gauge inboard of the speedo/odo. Yet Messrs Google do show some with only a speedo/odo.. Learn something new every day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I seem to recall that fuel gauges were only fitted from a certain point onwards. I'd have to research it to find out precisely when they became standard issue. EDIT: Got it - 1962. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 This is a 1968 UK car. The layout is the same... but the dash top is different to the kit, I think there were probably many different dashes over the years with subtle changes. The kit is actually pretty faithfull overall, I'm quite impressed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 This is a nice kit to build, I've built a couple of them. Like the yellow 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 18 hours ago, Neddy said: I seem to recall that fuel gauges were only fitted from a certain point onwards. EDIT: Got it - 1962. That must have made every drive a time of excitement....!! 🤣 Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Not half! There was a small reserve arrangement similar to that in my old Heinkel bubblecar - basically the engine just stopped and you reached behind you, turned a tap and the reserve part of the fuel tank opened up, the engine restarted and away you went in search of a fuel station. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Just like a motorbike 🏍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Update #2 As I mentioned earlier, I'm not going mad with detailing with this one, just a clean ootb build, or I'll never finish it. I have blacked up loads of bits with Tamiya LP-60 and assembled most of the chassis and engine. And said engine. As we all know, macro is an unforgiving mistress, but I assure you to the naked eyeball it is quite nice, just the distributor to fit that's still drying as i only had enamel in a close enough hue Humbrol Matt 60. I may add some HT leads that head nowhere 😉 silvers are Tamiya LP-20, Vallejo metal color Aluminio and a pilot chrome pen, given a light burnt umber oil wash, blacks are as above and also revell aqua matt black. Cheers. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 That engine looks good, even through a macro shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Update #2.5 Last photo of the weekend, I've wired up the distributor somewhat, no king lead as my eyes were knackered enough! Cheers 🍻 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Nice. How did you make the black insulators on the end of the HT leads? Interested to see Revell provide you wish a right hand drive option, as Tamiya didn't bother in their '66 kit so I had to convert mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Anteater said: Nice. How did you make the black insulators on the end of the HT leads? Those are cut from leftover Tamiya PVC(?) Tube, the red is some jewellery flexible rubber stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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