Airfix 1/12 Bentley 4.5 litre

Hi all I got this back from my ex boss as he no longer wanted it.

I'm going to strip it and rebuild it as a different version, can you guess which version.

It's very rare and was sold for £132,000 (hint there is a lot of wood involved )

Also I had to remove the exhaust as it runs differently.

In the years since I built this kit I like to think I've got better at weathering engines realistically so this ones coming out to have a do over.

Now that is a sharp car.

Nice start on the resto Ken.

Reworked some of the engine.

When I first got this back I had visions of turning it into Chitty but then thought I would check out the different versions this engine was used in and decided on the boat tail version.

What's funny is the first guess a lot of people made on what I was doing with it was Chitty (I thought turning it into Chitty was quite original and no one would think of that) 

I quite liked the idea so my question is (I dont know how to do a poll) which would you like to see most the red boat tail Bentley or Chitty.

Did some cleaning up of the chassis.

Hi all started on the body (that rear end wont be pointed it is cut square on the car)

It also flares out over the suspension lots of work on this part just wondering whether I will have to stain the wood red or if the mahogany when varnished will be red enough, I think on the actual car it is stained.

More work done on the boat tail.

I remember your original build and am looking forward to watching your incredible work as you take it to the next level.

Love the work Ken. So glad you went with the boat tail. Did you use actual mahogany strips?

Yes 1x6mm mahogany (got to say it's one of my favourite woods)
Couldn't resist trying a bit of varnish, I must as after 2 or three coats I think it might look alright.

Sweet.

Well I've spent most of tonight working on the exhaust (it goes down and under the car on the original version) it has to come out through the side panel on this version and on the actual car would have nuts to undo in order to move the exhaust and open the side panel. On this I obviously cant glue the exhaust to the manifold as I wont be able to put the side panel on and I cant put the side I've managed to figure a way to do it similar to the way it would have been done on the real car (will post pics when I've painted it all) 

Hi all regrettably I will no longer be able to post updates on my builds as imgbb (who I've been using ) no longer allows me to upload pics (this just after a week of them asking me to upgrade at £9.00 a month) just as well I didn't. 

All other free hosting sites seem to want you to create your own website to host pics (I'm not interested in spending hours setting up a website just to host some pics) so with regret this will be my last entry here.

I use a site servimg.com for my photos and other than an account I don't remember them requiring me to do anything. I think I set up the account because that was the service that Skid's Place pointed me to. Not sure, but I think that's the case. Sure would like to see more of your build.

Hi all someone suggested postimage its easy and seems to work.

Ok trying flicker
The red bits framing the seating areas will have padding when I find something suitable.
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Hey imgbb is working again.

Here is a mockup of the rear fenders.

Hi all, done a lot of work on it over the weekend.

I've got big ambitions to make the throttle linkages up (we will see how far the ambition gets compared to how much skill and patience I have) I must say I'm quite pleased with how shes looking at the moment.











Ps look what I just ordered (cant wait for it to get here)

Love all the work. Wouldn't want to be the passenger in this car. I always like to rest my arm and would get a pretty nasty burn from the muffler. Ouch!

Hi all made the advance and retard mechanism and started the throttle linkages.

Well that's the throttle and advance and retard mechanism done on one side(the easy side)

Nearing completion now.

Spectacular!