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John Huggins
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Looking well cool Steve, i think maybe it's time i did another car im getting the bug.
Keep up the ace work.
John
Keep up the ace work.
John
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Stevekir
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I have had a push on this model recently.
Here is the spare wheel and its cover. I asked for help on masking at:
http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/a-tricky-masking-job.28432/
Here is it finished. Once again the Tamiya synthetic lacquer (TS14 and TS 43) produced a good hard durable shine:
View attachment 90690
I decided that the trunk would look good with a basket-work hamper so I made it (at least, the lid). The Evostick Contact adhesive is to seal the edges ready for cutting to size:
View attachment 90689
View attachment 90696
I used Bare Metal Foil to do the chrome on the adjustment levers on the seatbacks. I find that BMF works for small parts but with big ones the inevitable orange peel effect becomes noticeable (although buffing with a smooth hard tool helps). At one time I thought of attaching a material of some sort to the seats to look like leather, but a very thin one would be needed and the edges and curves are too complex, especially as the they would need seams and stitching. I reckon that the scale would have to be 4 times this size to do that convincingly:
View attachment 90697
Next, assembly of all the pre-painted parts to the body and to the eachother. This was a bit scary. Tiny parts falling off at a touch; danger of scratches; need to keep the polycement off the lacquer (it eats it in a fraction of a second) etc. A small amount of adjustment by sanding was required but not much. It is to Revell's credit that it went together well. I got a replacement for the radiator because the supplied one had a wrinkle on a conspicuous surface and Roll Royce would never have tolerated that.
It is now finished. I will put the glamour pics on to Completed Civilian Vehicles in an hour or so.
MK Academy posted this kit on September 7 2014 at:
http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/revell-1-16-rolls-royce-phantom.28294/#post-228825
and bluriusz posted his on 15 December, 2102 at:
http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/revell-1-16-rolls-royce-phantom-1934.17531/
Here is the spare wheel and its cover. I asked for help on masking at:
http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/a-tricky-masking-job.28432/
Here is it finished. Once again the Tamiya synthetic lacquer (TS14 and TS 43) produced a good hard durable shine:
View attachment 90690
I decided that the trunk would look good with a basket-work hamper so I made it (at least, the lid). The Evostick Contact adhesive is to seal the edges ready for cutting to size:
View attachment 90689
View attachment 90696
I used Bare Metal Foil to do the chrome on the adjustment levers on the seatbacks. I find that BMF works for small parts but with big ones the inevitable orange peel effect becomes noticeable (although buffing with a smooth hard tool helps). At one time I thought of attaching a material of some sort to the seats to look like leather, but a very thin one would be needed and the edges and curves are too complex, especially as the they would need seams and stitching. I reckon that the scale would have to be 4 times this size to do that convincingly:
View attachment 90697
Next, assembly of all the pre-painted parts to the body and to the eachother. This was a bit scary. Tiny parts falling off at a touch; danger of scratches; need to keep the polycement off the lacquer (it eats it in a fraction of a second) etc. A small amount of adjustment by sanding was required but not much. It is to Revell's credit that it went together well. I got a replacement for the radiator because the supplied one had a wrinkle on a conspicuous surface and Roll Royce would never have tolerated that.
It is now finished. I will put the glamour pics on to Completed Civilian Vehicles in an hour or so.
MK Academy posted this kit on September 7 2014 at:
http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/revell-1-16-rolls-royce-phantom.28294/#post-228825
and bluriusz posted his on 15 December, 2102 at:
http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/revell-1-16-rolls-royce-phantom-1934.17531/
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Laurie
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Wow Steve that is some beautiful work. Very professional indeed.
That wheel is perfection.
Your basket work is a work of art.
All first class stuff Steve. You must have spent some hours on that plus a few more thinking how to achieve what you have. Brilliant bit of work.
Laurie
That wheel is perfection.
Your basket work is a work of art.
All first class stuff Steve. You must have spent some hours on that plus a few more thinking how to achieve what you have. Brilliant bit of work.
Laurie
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Stevekir
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Thanks. Lots of stuff there.