Ratch Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Our annual Cars Group Build starts today on the Airfix Tribute Forum and I'll be building this one.I'm no car expert so it will be strictly OOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 At that rate can I suggest "Olde English White" (slightly yellowed white, so that's a use for that old tin of H22) with ox blood interior (burgundy, but it's actual leather, not cloth for seats, door cards and fascia), black for the hood or tonneau, and the colour formerly known as "Russian green" for the engine block, since that matches at least one actual option for a TR4 (and indeed 4A, 5 or 6). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 I don't have any Hu:22 left, but I do have Humbrol Acrylic Spray AD6239 Gloss British Racing Green. I have removed each part from the runners, cleaned them up and made up a couple of sub-assemblies. The chrome parts have been primed black, the engine primed grey and the interior parts sprayed black, except for the dashboard, which I'm currently painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 I have just sprayed the Alclad2 chrome and steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Nice kit, Ratch. I can't wait for you to have this one completed. 😀 Please take pictures of the completed model, once it's done. There's a few parts there, so it will take you a while, I imagine. Out of interest, how long do you think this Triumph TR4A, will take you to complete? GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 No idea how long, see where the build takes me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 OK. I hope you enjoy builing it and I can't wait to see the end result. 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Yes, BMC "British racing green" with a black interior also works. The green engine was based on "cars I have worked on back in the day". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Looking on line I've seen green, black, red and steel coloured cylinder blocks, I have yet to decide whether to paint the block.Masked up ready to spray the main colourA black wash on the wire wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Well, the problem with block colours now is the number of cars with a re-built engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 A bit more progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadgent Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 nice bit of model making ratch 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Great progress Ratch. The deail of the engine, dashboard and of the steering wheel is just amazing. One can see the driveshaft cover, too! 😆 How old is this Airfix kit? GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 This kit was first issued in 1966, so 52 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 I've been putting the finishing touches to this today, including this wash to the undersurfaces of the car.I've also made sun visors and a rear view mirror. The next post will be the finished article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadgent Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 looking good. ive never try'd a car (i have id a SUPACAT Jackal counts). probably get a jag or ford for next build after the P-51, messer and hurrican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 Completehttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809895.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809898.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809899.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809897.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809896.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809894.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809900.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809901.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809902.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809903.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809904.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24799570/413809905.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Wow! You finished that quickly. It looks amazing. It's so lifelike! Well done, Ratch. 😀 Did you buy the kit in 1966 and keep it sealed, until now? GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Thanks, I bought the kit a few weeks ago at a model show (see the latest acquisitions thread - page 29 - you commented). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Oh yeah, I forgot it was recent purchase you made. My memory is of a goldfish, which lasts for 5 seconds, or less! 😆 😉 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadgent Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 that is one darn cool kit ratch. brilliant build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Ratch. That's a really fine build, and look just as I remembered the real thing. Well done and thanks for showing this vintage kit. Make one realise just how great the old Airfix range was.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 To be honest, I am very surprised how detailed this kit is, being that it is from the 1960's. I would have thought a kit of this age would be lacking in detail. I was wrong thinking that. They are probably more deatiled than kits from the 2010's! 😆 GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 Cheers lads, and it only cost a fiver 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very nice indeed. Nice to see something other than planes being modelled too! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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