Airfix 4.5 liter Bentley

That is a very unusual process, have never seen that done before mate, great effort, do you now paint over the cloth then??

Hi all here is the first coat of paint








and here is after the first few coats of top colour

Hi all here is a small update.
I got one wheel done but it took soooo long and looked total rubbish


so after finding this tip on britmodeler I thought I wouls give it a go













added breaking linkages

and carb linkages

I got the breaking linkages and the carb ones from roymatblacks great pdf

Thanks I have to say I am disappointed its not turning out anywhere near as good as I want, I can't see my boss paying good money for it it just all seems a bit shoddy.

Well thanks for following along I dont see my boss's husband buying this now, and I've gone and taken a commission from my boss now I feel guilty now she's paid for the models and I've bought them but I've obviously not got the skills to deliver, I must have been mad to agree. I've ruined the Bentley , I will finish it but it certainly won't be on display anywhere.
























These next three pics show whats gone wrong(yes I know I could get a new body from Airfix and some decals) but to be honest I cant be asked I've lost all interest in it now, I will finish it but just to say its done and get it out the way.




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pm'd you mate

Well I fixed it I filled my revell precision glue pot with super glue then I made a little hole in the air bubble and squeezed the superglue in the hole, then I gradually squeezed the excess glue and air out of the hole. I fixed the decals with a hair drier, I put it on maximum( I figured I had ruined the body anyway so nothing to loose) I heated the decals up then squeezed them flat with some tissue.

Nice save

Been following along and I have to admit you have done some great work on this and super detail , I'm glad you could save this one it looks great
really nice job

Hi all finished the wheels on the Bentley(Not a task I will ever undertake again)








did a bit more weathering on the engine too.

Hi all I am sure you all must be getting bored of this by now, but I think I'm on the last leg now.

Hi all another update, not long left on this build.
The trouble with all the sprues being in one bag together is that when they knock against each other bits fall off the sprue and you end up with a box full of loose bits. I have discovered that one of the mud guard stays is missing so have had to make one, being a reverse of the one I have it was quite confusing to do but I have managed.








also don't like the mesh over the lights so put some real mesh on them

You've sure done a lot of work on this and it looks good. Nice touch with the wire.

It looks good to me, the diorama looks very london like too. Nice work