Gullwing with blue interior

[Katz]

I’ve been working on this since October ‘23, and it’s coming along fairly well.  Here is the chassis. Nothing too special. A bit of weathering, thinned the fan, added hose clamps from Mike Lane. 
I sort of want to lower it slightly since that swing axle cambers in a little more than I’d like even with the body on. At this point, it’s surgery, so I’m still thinking about it.

[Katz]

I moved on to the interior.  I went with ink blue and plaid seats. The seats are paper, printed in MacRea of Conchra plaid that seems pretty close to the correct pattern. Added a grey felt tunnel blanket and some rubber floor mats. The carpet is royal blue felt. I got some Jaguar XKE seatbelts from ModelModz even though they aren’t standard for the car (safety first, I guess) and I like them a lot. I am unhappy with the dashboard gauges, and am thinking of making my own. These seem muddy.  
Not too shabby. 

 

 

 

 

[keramh]

The checks are a bit too big but I really like your blue interior.

[Katz]

Finished the door cards today. Replaced the painted on rivets with pin heads. Did the same on the cabin panels.

Laid down a little body paint too.  It’s a start…

Oh, and I lopped a coil off the rear springs to try to get the camber under control.  Subtle difference, but it’s better.

before:

after

 

[keramh]

hello,

very nice that everything looks so good with just a different color.

You have correctly kept the edges on the door panels in the color of the car.

I don't see any more screws here, did you glue the door panels?

The number of pinheads would be a bit too much for me but the overall picture is still harmonious.

 

 

 

[Katz]

5 hours ago, keramh said:

hello,

very nice that everything looks so good with just a different color.

You have correctly kept the edges on the door panels in the color of the car.

I don't see any more screws here, did you glue the door panels?

The number of pinheads would be a bit too much for me but the overall picture is still harmonious.

 

 

 

Thanks. I did glue the cards, and filled the holes and seams. Assembly was a bit of a pain considering how the pieces are constructed, but I managed to get it all together. As for the pins, I went with what was printed on the model. I suppose I should have looked up # and placement. Happy-ish overall. 
 

Where did you get your little hex-head screws, btw? They would be great for the hinges. 

[keramh]

I buy all my screws from GHW Modellbauschrauben or Knupfer, they are a bit more expensive but have an even better range.

https://ghw-modellbau.de/

https://knupfer.info/shop/