9th-Oct-20, 06:34 PM
I don't think I've ever been brave enough to post this before. That's partly because it was a complete pain to build, and at the time I felt like I just didn't make a very good job of it, so it stayed under wraps.
But I've been looking through my old photos, and I thought maybe I'd been a bit harsh in my judgement, so here goes...
It's Peter Harper's Sunbeam Tiger, which finished 4th in the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally. I've always thought the Sunbeam Alpine was a handsome car, and the exterior of the resin model from Pendle's seemed fairly accurate to me.
But, the thickness of the resin made all of the window openings look heavier than I would have liked. I tried to lighten them but only succeeded in breaking one of the quarter light frames. After repairing that, I decided not to take the lightening any further.
There were other problems too, which for a fledgling scratch builder proved awkward. How to attach all those extra spotlights, five at the front and one at the back (no idea what that was for), and no mechanical attachments at all. Then there was the spare wheel mounted on the boot. This was not supplied, but is quite clear on contemporary photos, so it had to be done. I should probably have been more patient and ordered something appropriate from Pendles, but instead I grabbed something out of the spares box. In this case I think it was a wheel from a Batmobile that somebody gave me as a birthday present. I tried my best to look happy, honest.
And finally, there is the chrome, which I haven't got the hang of at all. But it's a learning process, I guess.
I guess my point here, is that if like me you can't match some of the wonderful scratch builds that you see around, don't worry. If you try, you'll end up with something unique, and you'll learn a lot.
Finally, here's a video of the real car in action.
But I've been looking through my old photos, and I thought maybe I'd been a bit harsh in my judgement, so here goes...
It's Peter Harper's Sunbeam Tiger, which finished 4th in the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally. I've always thought the Sunbeam Alpine was a handsome car, and the exterior of the resin model from Pendle's seemed fairly accurate to me.
But, the thickness of the resin made all of the window openings look heavier than I would have liked. I tried to lighten them but only succeeded in breaking one of the quarter light frames. After repairing that, I decided not to take the lightening any further.
There were other problems too, which for a fledgling scratch builder proved awkward. How to attach all those extra spotlights, five at the front and one at the back (no idea what that was for), and no mechanical attachments at all. Then there was the spare wheel mounted on the boot. This was not supplied, but is quite clear on contemporary photos, so it had to be done. I should probably have been more patient and ordered something appropriate from Pendles, but instead I grabbed something out of the spares box. In this case I think it was a wheel from a Batmobile that somebody gave me as a birthday present. I tried my best to look happy, honest.
And finally, there is the chrome, which I haven't got the hang of at all. But it's a learning process, I guess.
I guess my point here, is that if like me you can't match some of the wonderful scratch builds that you see around, don't worry. If you try, you'll end up with something unique, and you'll learn a lot.
Finally, here's a video of the real car in action.
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.........and as for the chrome, if you have not tried the Molotow Chrome marker pens, you may want to look into them,.........just "paint" on the chrome straight from the marker,......it will dry without "brush" marks, and leaves a finish that is much more realistic looking than model kit chrome. 
