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/

[Katz]

Got a lot done, and am fairly satisfied. Could be better. I did a quick dry fit of the body to chassis and it sits proud, not sure what it’s hanging up on. Thinking it’s the sills, but not sure. They seem to fit ok without the body  

 Paint and polish, doors hung,  headliner (good thing you can’t really see it), weather stripping, starting on lights. 

I ordered a new instrument cluster off eBay since my main gauges are so muddy. I hope the new one is better.Might experiment on this old one to try to illuminate them. Not sure if I can. And, if I can figure it out, the rear license plate lights, too.
I am lighting the front indicators. Can’t believe that didn’t come with the kit. 

[keramh]

You can see how old this kit is now and how far development has come with the newer kits.

 hope that IXO has eliminated the errors in this silver Eaglemoss kit and that many things are better in the new red one.

[Katz]

Got the dash back together. The new gauges are much better. Decided not to light it. Why risk it?

I also got my photo-etched emblems from Alex in Russia (thanks @keramh for the tip). They are beautiful!  Used regular old super glue, and mounted the script on the dash. A huge improvement over the decal.

As soon as the next pack arrives, I’ll paint the trunk lid and install the other emblems. 
Requested new license plate lamps from Agora since the ones I got looked like this. 

The plastic is fortunately a translucent white plastic under that chrome, so illuminating them won’t be hard.
But for now, I wait. 

 

 

[Katz]

added orange LEDs and cleaned up the nose badge. 

[dcartwright]

Great work on the blue interior. Nice to see well done modifications to the kit.

[Katz]

I’ve been looking for license plates with raised lettering for a while. These will be here mid August. Hope they look as good irl. 🤞

got pack 11 today, so lots of work ahead. 

[Katz]

Watching paint dry. And assembled the trunk floor. Might dirty up that carpet. 

[Katz]

 

Got the body married to the chassis. A bit of a squeeze, but no mishaps.  Gonna be a shame to cover up that frame. 
 Added the license plates, and I’m happy with those.  
Also added the side script.  Not too shabby.  
Now it’s on to the final stage.

[keramh]

I like it, if only I were that far along with mine!

I just noticed that the original model didn't have any horns on the rear bumper, now I have to close the holes and re-chrome everything.

Another construction site.

[Katz]

Thanks! Your project is a bit more ambitious than mine. 
 

I thought about deleting the horns on mine but since I went with American plates, and it’s a lot of work (mostly because of the work) I didn’t. Interesting that they’re on the front and not the back of your car. 
I’m using Revell chrome spray on the number plate lamps but it is, so far, a very fragile finish.  Looks the business, though. And someday, I’ll be able to install them. 🤞

[Katz]

Finished. 
Mods:

Respray.
The panels were different shades, so I got Mercedes DB180 silver 2 stage automotive paint and repainted the whole car. Not too bad being the first time I’ve ever done that.  Couldn’t really do much about the poor panel fit, but I tried. 
 

Lighting. 
I rewired the car and added front indicators and license plate lamps.  The control board was basically junk, as were the dome light switches. 
 

Interior. 
Blue with plaid seats, grey tunnel cover and floor mats. Wire for the steering column stalks, repainted the ivory bits. Used pin heads for the rivets. 
 

Badges. 
Got these beautiful photo etched badges from Russia. Which, even if I didn’t respray the car, I would have needed. The kit applied ones were junk. The trunk script flaked right off as soon as I touched it. Very pleased with these.  I have an extra set if anyone is interested (free). 
 

Happy with the car, over all.