Tim's Bugatti Type 59 ***Finished***
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Tim's Bugatti Type 59 ***Finished***
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
Blue, black, chrome and rubber tyres. No need to paint this one!
I'm a mostly full-time modeller put a part-time poster....
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
Don't tempt me.
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
...... in my case it's too late .......... now I need to build a car!TimJ wrote:Don't tempt me.
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
yay, another motorcarriage!
Tis a nice car
Tis a nice car
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
This'll be good. Popcorn at the ready!
regards,
Martin
regards,
Martin
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
Hi Tim,
How's the Bugatti going? I built one of these when I was a teenager, (long time ago!) It suffered a bit during a house move, but all the bits are in a box, maybe this will kick start me into restoring it! :-)
Cheers,
Asoka
How's the Bugatti going? I built one of these when I was a teenager, (long time ago!) It suffered a bit during a house move, but all the bits are in a box, maybe this will kick start me into restoring it! :-)
Cheers,
Asoka
Skill, Patience and Humbrol, with a hairy stick!
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
It took a while to get started but there has been some progress on the Bugatti. Most of the chrome parts have been stripped and the body parts have been painted HU48. I don't know how old the paint is but there was a sticker on the bottom so I know it was 30p from Woolworths.
It could be a sprint to the finish with this one.
It could be a sprint to the finish with this one.
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Go for it, Tim!
regards,
Martin
regards,
Martin
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
Nice one. Humbrol paint has a long shelf life by the sounds as that HU48 looks to have gone on nicely enough, but 30p from Woolies? it must be 80's if not late 70's (I can't remember exactly how much paint was back then).
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
I did some more painting today.
The instructions said black for the seats but I decided to go with leather instead. I did a quick mock up of the frame with the engine in place.
I need to get a tin of silver paint tomorrow then I should be able to get it done in the next few days. It'll be a bit late but if I can't get it finished before the GB finishes I'll move it to the relevant area.
The instructions said black for the seats but I decided to go with leather instead. I did a quick mock up of the frame with the engine in place.
I need to get a tin of silver paint tomorrow then I should be able to get it done in the next few days. It'll be a bit late but if I can't get it finished before the GB finishes I'll move it to the relevant area.
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
After getting some silver paint there has been more progress. The engine and floor have been fitted to the frame.
Everything is painted so it's just a matter of assembly and some touching up of paintwork. I don't know if it'll be finished by tomorrow night but it won't be far off.
Everything is painted so it's just a matter of assembly and some touching up of paintwork. I don't know if it'll be finished by tomorrow night but it won't be far off.
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
Did the silver paint cost 30p?
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Always wondered what their model cars looked like, seems to be going together well.
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Re: Tim's Bugatti Type 59
X 5.splash wrote:Did the silver paint cost 30p?
With a one day extension I had to crack on so after burning the midnight oil this is how it looked when I left for work this morning.
Work continued after I got home and by 6pm the steering and rear suspension had been fitted.
After fabricating an aero screen due to a missing clear sprue it was finished at 9.30. Whew!
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