Bugatti Type 35 1/12

vanhookvintage · Post by **vanhookvintage** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:32 pm

Superb.

Cheers,
Greg

ferrarissimus · Post by **ferrarissimus** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:46 am

Was a nightmares job to open all the numerous ventilation slots with a knife and sandpaper.

: Floor and side parts added.

ferrarissimus · Post by **ferrarissimus** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:49 am

: Dashboard completed

gp-models · Post by **gp-models** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:57 am

Very nice and fast progress on it, looking good!

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:23 am

WOW...looks so good. I just can't get over the turned finish on the metal parts...amazing

Btw..how did you do the turning on the engine ? Wanted to do the same on my mefistofele dashboard but failed.

ferrarissimus · Post by **ferrarissimus** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:21 am

daniel wrote:WOW...looks so good. I just can't get over the turned finish on the metal parts...amazing

Btw..how did you do the turning on the engine ? Wanted to do the same on my mefistofele dashboard but failed.

Hi Daniel,
hope can help You. I found a very simple method.First I tried a fiber glass erazor, but the diameter is too big. Then I took a replacement fiber glass erazor, To reduce the diameter I pushed it in a metal tube, having the wanted diameter and put it in my drill. The circles at the Bugatti are drilled free hand. You can use a linear to drill them in a more straight line, but for me free hand were OK. If You use it on white metal, it's better to polish it before drilling. If it is plastic use self adhesive metal foil.

: Finished tool (left) metal tube (centre) fiber glass erazor (right)

: How to push the metal tube in the erazor. Push a plastic rod from into the other opening to fix the fiber glass tip. to be seen in the first two pics.

: Fixed in the drill.

Sennafan · Post by **Sennafan** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:49 am

Amazing work

Love it

gp-models · Post by **gp-models** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 5:18 pm

Very smart solution to achive this realistic look, great skills!

ferrarissimus · Post by **ferrarissimus** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:18 am

I revised the steering wheel. The plastic rim seems to be a little bit too wide and massive, so it was replaced by a wooden rim. the PE rim was reduced a little bit( marked circle on the second pic).

Wooden rim was made by two layers glued veneer each side.

: Comparison between the plastic and wooden rim

: First test in the car, missing the hub

BMW · Post by **BMW** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:23 am

yet again, it is amazing work!

It is actually hard to see that it is 1/12 and not a larger scale.

The turned aluminium is terrific, absolutely terrific!

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