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henk4
07-26-2005, 05:06 AM
Just finished one of the more unlikely subjects, the Bugatti 59, an old Matchbox kit in 1/32 scale. I wanted to have an old warrior, so I removed all the chrome with brake fluid (except for the radiator and the tank filling caps) and used aluminium paint to get a weathered effect. I did some work in the engine department (the blower and the inlet system are absent in the kit) but an effort to add the ignition lines failed as the colledtor tube was really unworkably small. The wheels are a let down, but for 5$US you can not expect much. The rest of the kit is how it came. Pictures of Bugatti 59's show it to be a single seater with the co-driver's seat covered but also that was not included in the kit, just a two seat bench.

Matra et Alpine
07-26-2005, 05:13 AM
Nice.

Not sure about the "weathered" look. kind of looks in the pics liek a 5-year olds attempts on his first model :D

henk4
07-26-2005, 05:16 AM
Nice.

Not sure about the "weathered" look. kind of looks in the pics liek a 5-year olds attempts on his first model :D

I am rejuvenating all the time :)

Matra et Alpine
07-26-2005, 05:18 AM
I am rejuvenating all the time :)
sadly our hands aren't. Those ignition lines woudl have been easy 10 years ago :D

henk4
07-26-2005, 05:25 AM
sadly our hands aren't. Those ignition lines woudl have been easy 10 years ago :D

So you could still do them.....

henk4
07-26-2005, 05:30 AM
the original 59 engine

Dino Scuderia
07-26-2005, 05:41 AM
Nice build on a great subject!

McReis
07-26-2005, 07:28 AM
Nice.

Not sure about the "weathered" look. kind of looks in the pics liek a 5-year olds attempts on his first model :D

It was so easy to be gentle on him and blame the old, rather bad, Matchbox kit. You just can't be soft, can you? :D

Esperante
07-26-2005, 07:29 AM
It's very nice! At first I was a bit suprised by the uality, but considering it's 1/32 it looks very good! I'm not a fan of the weathered look, myself either, but you executed very well. :)

henk4
07-26-2005, 07:41 AM
Nice build on a great subject!

Thanks, would you have advice what to use for cleaning parts after the brake fluid? Paint does not stick very well...

Matra et Alpine
07-26-2005, 07:41 AM
It was so easy to be gentle on him and blame the old,
I DID blame it on age :)

and nope, I take every opportunity to bring a smile to some and a grimace from others :D

Dino Scuderia
07-26-2005, 07:46 AM
Thanks, would you have advice what to use for cleaning parts after the brake fluid? Paint does not stick very well...

Hmmmm....don't know other than scrubbing them with dish washing liquid. I never use brake fluid for that so I don't have a cure for it.

henk4
07-26-2005, 07:53 AM
Hmmmm....don't know other than scrubbing them with dish washing liquid. I never use brake fluid for that so I don't have a cure for it.

thanks , yes that would probably do the trick, it was also my first time to use the stuff, it took ages before all plating let loose

forza_autodelta
07-26-2005, 08:08 AM
nice , bravo