Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Other Hobbies and Interests => Topic started by: kpnuts on January 01, 2022, 09:12:37 pm
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Hi all time to start this Christmas present
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Hi all time to start this Christmas present
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Hi all time to start this Christmas present
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Hi kp, The lovely 8c is on my bucket list of 'must builds' - interested to hear your thoughts on the kits quality please? have seen mixed reviews.
regards Paul.
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No matter what the quality of any kit, if Ken's building it we all know the end result will be first class :-))
Joe
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You're very kind joe, thank you very much.
Paul the kit itself is great my only gripe is the colour call outs, some parts have 2 options for colour others have no colour call outs.
Hi all more work on the engine, the pipework is supposed to be gunmetal (why? Surley it would be steel or ally) anyway I decided for a bit of interest I would do it copper.
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Added some weathering to the engine.
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Thanks Ken it builds into a great looking car full of Italian flair !
and with you regarding the gunmetal? it does seem an odd choice for pipework - but hey izz 'Italain'.
Liking the intial highly polished finish on the rocker boxes, before the ageing wash was applied its spot on,
can I ask what's your preferred paint please? I've spent a small fortune on Alclad and the likes trying to get that sheen, and still struggling.
Paul.
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Never got on with Alcad I use AK interactive true metal love the stuff, you can buff it up to any shine from satin to chrome
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More work on the Alfa.
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More work on this.
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Hi all rear dampers done WAPITA
Pleased they're done but they took ages.
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That looks well detailed Ken, loving it mate, I've just read a 1932 8c Monza sold at Sothebys in August last year for $1,160,000 wow :o
keep it coming Ken :-))
Joe
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Thanks Joe, yes I certainly couldn't afford one, even Jay Leno`s replica cots him nearly 400 thousand us dollars.
Hi all there are upgrade kits for the wheels of this kit but I honestly can see nothing wrong with the kit ones, they don't even need cleaning no flash of anything.
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Well Tamiya certainly lifted the bar years ago for plastic kit manufacture but anyone knowing anything about injection moulding tooling, those wheels are stunning. O0
Regards Ian
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Tried some of the body panels on.
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Wow, you don't hang about
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More trials of the body fit (I really love this kit)
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Connect up all those wires and tubes start her up and see how she runs,, daft I know but it looks like you could do just, even got the lug for the starting handle,
cracking Ken :-))
Joe
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More done to the Alfa added detail to the firewall (put the rubber strip round where the bonnet goes and some wires) added (or as much as I can see) the throttle linkage (not sure where to route the throttle linkage) all the pics I can find finish where it is now, obviously it must end up at the peddle but no idea how it goes from where it is now to the peddle.
Loving the detail on the grill (this from a man that hates PE
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Oh the rad is cool, looking really good, another great build Ken :-))
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OK so I've added locknut detail to the radiator cowling ( loads more of that to add ) added the advance/ retard mechanism and the low tension leads to the coil and to the distributor (still to make the condenser)
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Love it! :-))
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Very nice detailing Ken ! Alfa mechanics making absolutely sure the rad cowl won't fall off !! Lol.
Have to say its building into a cracking model and my initial fears about kit quality have long gone out the window.
Note to oneself - not to take notice of kit reviews by so called 'experts',
your photos clearly show kit manufacturing that's up there with the best of them.
Paul.
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The quality of this kit is great, fit is great no flash at all (a few seam lines but then even tamiya don't get rid of all them) my only gripe with this kit (and it is a small one) is the lack of colour call outs.
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Hi all did more work on the engine and the cockpit
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And more work underneath.
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Hi all I'm really enjoying this kit, fit is great, no flash at all( I've seen some bad reviews of this kit, all I can say is they haven't built it or are not modelers)
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More done to the Alfa, the underneath is finished so on to the top ( those nuts are 1.4mm the hole I drilled in them is 0.3mm) the drilling was easy threading that wire through the hole was another story.
I'm kind of wishing I hadn't started it, on the other hand it does make quite a difference to the overall look.
The exhaust is not fixed I just wanted to see how it looked.
The radiator to bulkhead brace I made out of copper wire the thing supplied in the kit is so flimsy (the only bad bit in the whole kit.
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Lovely bit of modelling Ken :-)) :-)) :-))
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Hi all first disappointing bit of the kit so far, spent 2 hrs trying to get the bonnet to fit, still not happy with it not sure what to do next to improve fit.
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Hi all well its as good as I'm going to get it.
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And as always Ken far better than a standard kit build, excellent mate :-))
Joe
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Thanks Joe.
Hi all more progress
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Started some weathering (don't want it to look showroom condition) I also don't want it to look like an old jalopy. Looking at the pics looks like the rear hinge has broken free (again)
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Hi all hopefully this will be finished tomorrow.
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Hi all well its done.
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I'll post better pics in daylight.
Now this is finished( and after I've done the cobra)
I've promised myself I'm going to finish some of my stalled builds.
Probably not of interest to you car guys but this is one.
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And some of these.
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Looks fantastic. I've enjoyed following your build :-))
Ralph
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Nice build Ken, your usual high standard. :-))
Joe.
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Pics in daylight.
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Grafted onto a Photoshop background that would be undescernable from the full size.
Regards Ian.