1930 Bentley Blower by Aifix 1/12 build log

[François]

Thank you Marteen. I restored 1973 Triumph TR6 back in 2006 so I can concur, it's much harder to achieve the same level of detail in miniature. My TR6 was presented at the 2008 Montréal auto show, that was fun!

 

[François]

Finaly finished lasing the wheel, they are primed and ready for paint.

 

[François]

Here are a few pictures of the finished wheels. Just need to mount the tires. I'm affraid it might prove to be quite difficult since I printed them with a hard resin. If they don't fit properly, I guess I'll have to get the quite expensive rubber resin.

 

[Uwek]

I love your car(s)

 

[Corsair]

wonderful job, as always !

 

[François]

First time on all 4's!

4 out of 5 tires are mounted on the wheels, I had a little problem with the 5th and had to reprint it. The tires on my ref car have a little shine to them (armour all maybe?). I know it's not period correct but again, I'm aiming to reproduce a car built in 2019 so I but a little bit of floor wax on mine to give them a shine. I am more than satisfied with the result.

 

[pugwash]

How can anyone ever get tyred looking at this?

 

[rshousha]

get tyred looking at this?

English humour; most excellent.

 

[Peter Voogt]

First time on all 4's!

4 out of 5 tires are mounted on the wheels, I had a little problem with the 5th and had to reprint it. The tires on my ref car have a little shine to them (armour all maybe?). I know it's not period correct but again, I'm aiming to reproduce a car built in 2019 so I but a little bit of floor wax on mine to give them a shine. I am more than satisfied with the result.

The tires looks great, François. And the last picture of your post ……… which one is yours? Great comparison.
Regards, Peter

 

[François]

Finished the cam cover today, complete with lockwire.





And fabricated the carburator guard out of aluminium and wire mesh.







And the real thing

 

[pugwash]

Simply blown away by this build.
Surely a profound demonstration of the paradigm shift modern techniques and technology bring to the hobby.
BRAVO.

 

[Uwek]

which one is the real car and which one the model - hard to find out
amazing work my friend -> BRAVO

 

[François]

Thank you everyone for your positive comments.

So the mecanical aspect of the car is pretty much finished, a few odds and ends here an there but basically done. The next step should be the body but I think I'll procrastinate a bit more and work on the presentation side of the project for a while. I want to show case the car in a 1930's industriel environment, steel structured shop, old style lighting and maybe a few water pipes. I also would like to mount the completed body on a trolley, the same trolley that was used on the continuation series built in 2019. By doing so, all the extra details I added would remain visible. So I think I'll give these things some thought.

 

[maltbyguy]

I remember building this kit many many moons ago
Where are your
blobs of glue and fingerprints!
You are doing an excellent job
Andy

 

[François]

Thank you andy,
It's actually held together with wishful thinking... I'm sure they are a few blobs and fingerprints, I just don't put my glasses when I look at it.

 

[François]

Last item on the mecanical side of this build, I finished and installed the gas tank cap.







So here are a few pictures of the car as of today.













As a side note, I printed a few 'Super Duty' logos in 1/25 scale for a Ford truck. Each logo is 9mm long, can you say tiny?

 

[François]

Started work on the body trolley. I 3d modeled it by doing a rule of 3 from a picture of the real trolley.

 

[François]

All the trolley parts are done, either printed or hand made. Everything is painted except for those that are light blue, will get that tomorrow. Here are a few pictures.

 

[Uwek]

amazing work in this scale - such a realistic appearance

 

[François]

I've pretty much completed the trolley, just a few pieces to add and that will be it.