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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: kpnuts on April 04, 2014, 07:17:41 PM

Title: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: kpnuts 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.
(http://i60.tinypic.com/jsc6f4.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/2yv324j.jpg)
(http://i59.tinypic.com/120i04l.jpg)
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 05, 2014, 03:35:43 AM
Watching carefully.
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: PR19_Kit on April 05, 2014, 07:14:18 AM
Erm, the little known wood version?

Must have been subcontracted to Marcos!
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: kpnuts 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 ).
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 06, 2014, 04:12:09 PM
A woody !!
Ok.. this is interesting
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: kpnuts 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.
(http://i57.tinypic.com/14mvul4.jpg)
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on April 09, 2014, 04:34:57 AM
So is this a close relative to "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062803/)" that we all remember from ages ago with Benny Hill as the toymaker?  :)
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: kpnuts on April 09, 2014, 04:54:54 AM
The very one
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 09, 2014, 08:26:57 AM
Chitty Chitty vroom vroom
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: Brian da Basher 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!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: elmayerle 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.
Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: jcf 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 (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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Bang_Bang)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Count_Zborowski_With_Chitty_Bang_Bang_1_At_Brooklands.jpg)
Chitty Bang Bang I

Title: Re: Airfix 1\32 Triumph TR4
Post by: raafif 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: