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Offline kpnuts

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Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« on: April 04, 2014, 07:17:41 PM »
Ok guys so I've started my TR4 but, there will be a surprise can you guess what it will be.


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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2014, 03:35:43 AM »
Watching carefully.
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2014, 07:14:18 AM »
Erm, the little known wood version?

Must have been subcontracted to Marcos!
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2014, 03:42:34 PM »
It's going to be an update on an older story, should have done this to my DB5 that would have been more fitting ( hint ).
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2014, 04:12:09 PM »
A woody !!
Ok.. this is interesting
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2014, 03:50:03 AM »
Ok made mk1 version of wings not sure now weather i should go for jet engines instead of props, but not sure if that would be going to far, if not how far is to far should i give it solid wings that fold back, you know like that jet which does that, i could still paint them yellow and red stripped like Chitty.
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2014, 04:34:57 AM »
So is this a close relative to "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" that we all remember from ages ago with Benny Hill as the toymaker?  :)
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2014, 04:54:54 AM »
The very one
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2014, 08:26:57 AM »
Chitty Chitty vroom vroom
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2014, 05:04:12 AM »
Great stuff!

Wow it's been at least 20 years since I last thought of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Thank you for bringing back memories and a great upgrade of a classic!

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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2014, 08:27:40 AM »
With all that wood, it would be great if you could start with a Morgan, but I don't believe there's a kit available of one of those; pity.  This does look like it's going to be a fun build and I love the concept.
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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2014, 04:11:39 AM »
Hilarious.  ;D

Evan, there is the Tamiya Morgan 4/4 in 1/24th and the old variously reboxed (Entex, Minicraft etc.) 1/16th Morgan 3-wheeler. Note that while the traditional Morgan bodies have ash frames the body
panels and the chassis members are not wood.
Nice build of the Tamiya kit:
http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=48031

The Zborowski cars that inspired the car of the children's books and movie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Bang_Bang


Chitty Bang Bang I

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Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2014, 12:38:13 PM »
a single prop out the back seems the accepted thing for these vehicles  :D

I have seen early Morgan 3-wheelers with molded plywood bodies so a polished wood one on the 1/16th Entex/Academy kit could be done but I think BRG is THE colour for these cars :)
I have the Academy kit & it's pretty good apart from a few sink marks & the attachment of the chrome grill-shell to the sprue - have to clean it up & re-chrome it :icon_crap:
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