Hello from Denmark

[Jens Andersen]

My name is Jens Andersen and I specialise in scratchbuilding Alfa Romeos .
As we all know Gerald Wingrove has sadly passed away . I had hours and hours of talks with him about his technics and how to scratchbuild models . I started 15 years ago Reading his books wich I strongly recommend !!
I have build several models to this day of wich you can see on Geralds webside under Workcases . Andersen Collection
For those of you who had been in contact with him you will already know he was a friendly helpfull man always ready to help with our problems and give advice .
It was his hope that I would “cary on the Torch” and I will humbly do my best especially with Vintage Alfa Romeo’s . 2300 / 2900 .
I have seen some of you build excelent models too and I want to applaud the Builders . I will answer those in need of help as good as I can or simply join discussions about this and that . Although I am a busy man I will try log on here once a week or when time permits.
RIP Gerald Wingrove. You will be missed.
Jens Andersen Denmark

[Egon]

Hej Jens og velkommen i klubben, show us what you have done so far.

[Jens Andersen]

Hej Egon. Takker. Ja når jeg lige finder ud af at oploade billeder
( Thanks ! yes when I find out how to Upload ). Im in the process of building two AlfaRomeo 2300’s. After those I am Building a AR 2900 Mille Miglia but that one is still in my head.
A couple of years ago I have build two different types of AR 2300,s and one Berlinetta.
The masterpatterns for the engines I luckily only had to do once ;)
Some of them is shown on G wingroves webside

[Jens Andersen]

This is what Im working on right now..I had a bunch of pictures ready but seems Im too much of a novice to get them uploaded. I will look into it and you will see them another day...I simply wonder how I could drag this one in but not the rest ;) Im on a Imac ?? is this why ?

[MODEL A MODEL]

Hello, do you have any dimensions for the 8C 2300 engine?

Any dimension of the engine block, or just any dimension?

I have been trying to figure out the proportions and not getting very far.

I can work with photographs and achieve a good semblance, but if I had some or even one length or height, I can figure out the rest.

[MODEL A MODEL]

Oh yeah, welcome to the forum Jens!

Your work is excellent, looking forward to seeing more!

[MODEL A MODEL]

Thank you

[Jens Andersen]

Here we go .
My guess is you need some additional info so feel free to ask. The sump is 16 mm high .
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[MODEL A MODEL]

Thank you! I’m still at my day job, but when I get home tonight I’ll pull out my drawings and see how close I come to your work.

Thanks again!

Your patterns look perfect!

Changing the subject a little, do you have any information about the fuel tank on the Monza’s?

[Jens Andersen]

was trying to show you some other builds a Alfa Romeo Berlinetta 2900 and another 2300 8 c but I cant seem to get upload of pictures to work probably although I was explained by Egon how I should do it . sometimes it works sometimes it dont. maybe my files is too big. trying with only one pict ..

[MODEL A MODEL]

Very handsome

[MODEL A MODEL]

Jens, what can you tell me about the radiator?


Every photograph that I have shows the radiator to be inclined, at an angle parallel to the front of the radiator shell.

And this is also indicated in all the factory drawings that I have seen.

[MODEL A MODEL]

However the Pocher model kit and as a result, all the models made with that kit, have the radiator upright at 90 degrees, as you might expect.

[MODEL A MODEL]

We’re the Monza cars so equipped?

And should the touring, or Touring cars, should they have the slanted radiator?

Slaves to style?

[MODEL A MODEL]

Thank you!