cmatthewbacon Posted August 10 Posted August 10 1960s-vintage white metal kit, with a reasonable amount of detail and wind-it-yourself wire wheels. This build was inspired by this: ...of which more later... best, M. 22 2
Bengalensis Posted August 10 Posted August 10 Beautiful modelling work! Shows that there is a lot that can be achieved with old school white metal kits. Lovely photo work too. 👍 Looking forward to hinted continuation... 1
keefr22 Posted August 10 Posted August 10 Really cracking build, lovely paintjob in a gorgeous colour, wheels look great and the photos showing it off are excellent! Top work again M, Keith 1
Noel Smith Posted August 10 Posted August 10 Nice one Matt. Looking good! I see you have placed a clear support under it. In case anyone else is wondering why. White metal car kits like this have a habit of collapsing under their own weight. 1
cmatthewbacon Posted August 10 Author Posted August 10 Thanks, Noel... Yes, if you look closely at the head-on picture above (number 6), the whole model, which weights about 300g/10oz, is supported on four axles about 3mm or 1/8" diameter where they join the inner faces of the brakes/kingpins. Fine on day one or even day 30, but after a few years the wheels will be cambered inwards, like the 1970s Pocher models in Airfix's showroom. The perspex rod is intended to carry most of the weight straight down to the shelf or base, leaving the wheels doing no more than balancing fore and aft and side to side... best, M. 2
Vesa Jussila Posted August 13 Posted August 13 brilliant, I your WIP made me tempted to try these metal kits. 1
Natter Posted August 13 Posted August 13 That is absolutely gorgeous. The wheels are amazing, but the smooth gloss of that paint finish is a thing of beauty. 1
cmatthewbacon Posted August 14 Author Posted August 14 So, ultimately the idea with these is to display them as a tribute to Roy Cross, who painted the Eagle magazine covers, reproducing them as best I can. I have decided on a "picture frame" approach, where the car sits on an angled plinth to present it in the attitude it is painted in on the cover, and the Eagle masthead and cover furniture "frame" it to set the viewpoint. This is a prototype base using low res printouts and some spare corrugated card for structure. Once I'm happy with the exact angles, I'll make up the final version with foamcore board and best quality print. I also want to wait until I've had a go at the second one before finalising it, because if possible I'd like the cover "frames" to be the same size for all of them, but that obviously depends on if that's feasible with different sized cars in different perspectives in the cover painting. The printed patterns on the base and backdrop are the result of some fairly busy Photoshop sessions to remove the main subject from the original picture and clone the surrounding texture in its place. Time to adjust the angles slightly and make a final version of the base... best, M. 7 3
Bengalensis Posted August 14 Posted August 14 Wow, just that alone is really a full project in itself! Impressive challenge 👍 1
Noel Smith Posted August 14 Posted August 14 Really innovative presentation Matt using the Roy Cross artwork from the Eagle comic cover. Brings back fond memories of back in the fifties when I used to look forward to my Eagle comic each week. 'When I were a lad!' Dan Dare, pilot of the future was my favourite character. 1
Kitkent Posted August 17 Posted August 17 I love this model,a lot! I didn’t realise Roy Cross did the Eagle comics which I used to get too…Chris. 1
Neddy Posted August 17 Posted August 17 Brilliant build, especially the wheels. I love the discolouration on the exhaust wrapping, nice touch. The Eagle cover diorama is a very innovative idea, it'll be great to see when completed. 1 1
Toftdale Posted August 18 Posted August 18 The models great, however that pales into insignificance when compared to the 'feeling' you have created in the final display. I can truly envisage that in shop window back in the day being used as an advertisement. A genuinely lovely piece of modeling - Andy 1
cmatthewbacon Posted August 20 Author Posted August 20 These'll be the last, I promise! Here it is on the final version of the display base: Tight crop to compare directly to the real cover painting And what it REALLY looks like... revealing all its secrets. best, M. 2 1
Bengalensis Posted August 20 Posted August 20 Matt; that is just superb! An amazing piece of display! I could see this sort of framed in 3D on the wall. And with the perspective forced you could possibly get away with a 1/72 or 1/144 model of the green car behind... It reminds me of something I have wanted to do with Darth Vader and his two wing men sweeping down (far fetched, I know)... A great idea and lovely executed! 1
triumphfan Posted August 24 Posted August 24 Fabulous result. I think the display idea is worthy of chopping bricks out of the lounge wall to display it in !! Atb, Steve. 1 2
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