pg265 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Good evening, With the Lotus 43 finished and tidy, it's the Bugatti's turn to reveal its finery ... and its undersides! So we start with the engine and some added details. A little solder to connect the 0.4 copper "tubes" with the 0.7 brass tube. The copper pipes are bent and matched to their connections on both sides of the motor. There are still a few to install. The exhaust manifolds are polished and burnished with Blacken’it. Pascal CODY, Paul in Napier, Alain Gadbois and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 i love it great work Mark pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Good evening, Thank you. New oil fittings are installed on the back of the block, so we had to make the piping and do some welding. Same as for the compressor: 0.4 copper and 0.7 brass tube then an iron and tin solder. Well... a weld. A large part of the chassis parts are prepared, primed and then painted with the famous Blue. Some pictures of the gearbox. More soon. Pascal RLWP, mark31, Paul in Napier and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 nice going love the extra bits Mark pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeA Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Very neat work. You could forget how small this is to work on. pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Good evening, Thanks. The build continues quietly. The chassis parts are varnished, then assembled. Engine assembly for test fit. Suspension and rear drivetrain are done and in place. The shaft is chemically burnished after being polished. The blades must be assembled one by one and care must be taken in their alignment. The two halves of the tank are welded, sanded and then polished. The sides are added and the whole is treated with oils. Okay, that's cool, but everything will disappear behind the seat and under the body parts; nothing will be visible anymore ... but it's there! The gearbox control is installed as well as the crankset. The radiator supports are prepared, passed to the burnisher and installed in order to validate its positioning. That's it for tonight. Pascal Tony T, BiggTim, Paul in Napier and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Looks excellent so far! Always enjoy your F1 builds, and the Type 35 is such a beautiful piece of pre-war design. Matt pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Back in the days when a gearbox really was a box! This is a lovely build of one of my favourite cars Richard williamj, Scotsman, scvrobeson and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) Good evening, Thank you! Well, otherwise it is progressing. Slowly due to the parts to be prepared, painted, and masking to protect the parts treated by oxidation. The ignition is done and set up; I didn’t forget to paint the spark plugs porcelain in white. The clutch assembled, painted and coupled to the engine The front axle is partially assembled, but without the leaf springs for the moment. The radiator is almost finished: It's a BUGATTI! I placed a foam insert inside, painted black with gouache. The grilles are primed and spray painted in "Dashboard" black, decanted from a rattle can. The stone guard is first painted white and masked to receive its layer of black, then held onto the radiator by the beautiful cap. Finally (Phew! ...) the two chassis parts are twinned. Voilà. Pascal Edited March 9, 2021 by pg265 Trak-Tor, scvrobeson, Tony T and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Love these old Bugatti racers, good show!! pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Love it, how does one order this kit? pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 This is beautiful modelling, thank you so much for sharing Richard pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 9 hours ago, LSP_Ron said: Love it, how does one order this kit? I know the thread title says 1/20, I think the kit is actually 1/12: https://www.hiroboy.com/112_Bugatti_Type_35_Full_Detail_Kit--product--14914.html# Richard pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 10 hours ago, LSP_Ron said: Love it, how does one order this kit? Hi, Where are you from Ron?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 59 minutes ago, RLWP said: I know the thread title says 1/20, I think the kit is actually 1/12: https://www.hiroboy.com/112_Bugatti_Type_35_Full_Detail_Kit--product--14914.html# Richard Hi, No, this is the limited edition 1/20 kit The 1/12 is... soooo Beautiful! Really more detailed and BIG! Pascal BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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