Fred's Folly; an Austin 7 **Finished**

[fredk]

Less than 24 hours left and I start this; A vintage Austin 7 white metal kit. 4mm scale, or HO/OO, or 'railway' scale

Started at 23.35 30th.


Thanks to super glue and a good metal file, most is together and all parts have a primer coat of matt black, which can dry when I'm away tomorrow.


I don't know what time I'll be back in tomorrow, but I'll plan to try and have about two hours to put the gloss paint on this.

[mjatx]

Bravo! If I didn't have work in the morning. I'd join you for one last attempt. Also, I'm pretty sure I've depleted my stash of Blitz kits.

[jssel]

Ok Fred. I will check in and out.

[fredk]

Got home at a reasonable time. After a rest I got painting.

Gloss black on the wings, front axle and radiator surround, windscreen frame and headlamps. A very dark grey was mixed for the seats and interior and the tyres, this was lightened for the roof boot. Then midnight blue on the body work;

I'll need to cut some clear packaging for the glass for the windscreen.

I'm making this one to ressemble this one from my car club;

This is in a very dark blue, much too dark for the model.

I need to let the gloss paint harden a bit, then its final assembly time.
I've got 3 hours yet, hopefully I can do it.

[jssel]

Think you can make it Fred.

[fredk]

All done;


The glamour photos;




The flash light shows up the edge of the clear plastic windscreen, its actually not noticeable. I scraped the edges of the wings back to metal, just like the real one. One of the rear tyres has a nick out of it. I put it to the bottom. It wont be noticed when this goes into a planned diorama.

To put the size of this in context; here it is with the Airfix 1/76 Sherman and a 1/76 RAF officer figure;

[rob_van_riel]

Somehow the word "cute" comes to mind. Nice little model.

[jssel]

Nice one Fred. And I love the sale reference. Well Done

[fredk]

Thanks chaps,
Thats the competition number for the driver. Our club races our cars. This car will be going into a diorama with others depicting one of our events. On the photo of the real one you can just see the comp numbers on the front wings.

[mjatx]

Nice work! Way to finish the Blitz with another success.

[Old_Tonto]

Good Blitz and an unusual subject.

[fredk]

Thanks chaps

[flakmonkey]

Bloke in our street has an Austin Ruby. Pretty little thing.