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        Started: 07-16-10 Build Revisions: Never  
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        I'm posting this one just as another 'hello there' from a newbie.
        I built the car a few years ago but I'm continually going back and twiddling with it.
        The car has a real fabric body - took an age!....
        Steel mesh grille and fuel tank guard,
        Fabric roof,
        Cord bound suspension springs and umpteen added wires, rods and pipes.
        If anyone is interested, I'll write up a tutorial on making fabric bodies for old cars. You really can't beat the look of painted fabric, when it's meant to be painted fabric.....

        Roy.

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    1. Brizio
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      Cool car!
      07-16-10, 11:04 AM QUOTE QUOTE #2
    2. 46SuperDeluxe
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      Nice work on a great kit!
      07-16-10, 11:55 AM QUOTE QUOTE #3
    3. ScaleMotorcars
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      Im interested in the fabric body tutorial. I never even knew they had such a thing.
      07-16-10, 12:47 PM QUOTE QUOTE #4
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      Interested as well. Many Bugattis had a fabric body, it is lightweight!
      http://www.bugattibuilder.com
      http://www.bugattiregister.com
      07-16-10, 01:49 PM QUOTE QUOTE #5
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      hello,

      To treat the rear part with Viskose-flakes a possibility also is, however, Bentley was covered behind with leather?

      [B]www.scale16.de.vu[/B]
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      07-16-10, 02:20 PM QUOTE QUOTE #6
    6. hot ford coupe
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      I definitely would like to see more of this beauty. Fabric tutorial? Yes indeedie
      Sometimes a handful of patience is worth more than a truck load of brains. Have the courage to trust your own beliefs. Don't be swayed by those with louder voices. W.S. Maugham :)
      07-16-10, 09:43 PM QUOTE QUOTE #7
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      Welcome to the forum ! very nice work ! I'm currently working on this model to at the moment also doing a lot of tweaking.

      Sean
      07-17-10, 01:18 AM QUOTE QUOTE #8
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      Quote Originally Posted by modelmaker View Post
      Welcome to the forum ! very nice work ! I'm currently working on this model to at the moment also doing a lot of tweaking.

      Sean
      Are you referring to #18 in your gallery or a new one? Sure wish you had time to post WIPs on your builds now days.
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      07-17-10, 07:40 PM QUOTE QUOTE #9
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      No its a new/old build Syd it's been kicking around for quite some time I'm working on getting it off my hands Just finding the motivation to complete it ,I'll post some photos up some time.

      Sean
      07-18-10, 12:13 AM QUOTE QUOTE #10
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      This is one of my all-time favorite kits, which was issued somewhere around 1970. It's based on the same Birkin Bentley now owned by Ralph Lauren, prior to his light restoration. Mine needs some restoration itself, since the cleaning lady picked it up to dust the shelf and snapped off two cycle fenders and the exhaust. The interior could have been a bit more detailed, though, and the MPC 1/12 scale Airfix Bentley blower version I built showed it was originally intended to be motorized (I've seen the motorized Airfix version listed on eBay). I saw one of these at a Gilmore museum display in Michigan, and I was very surprised about how big and intimidating it is – this is a HUGE car.

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