Ratch Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285023.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285024.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285025.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285026.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285027.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285028.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285029.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24335539/411285030.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJC Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Stunning build. How out of the box is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks. It is totally OOB. I bought it from someone who has since passed on, who had assembled many of the sub-assemblies. I merely followed the instructions, checking what had been done and fixing what was needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 hi ratch.i have recently aquired the old version of this and i was wondering if you know if some new pieces from the new kit will fit the old one as you i can spot have the old one as yours has an 8 not a 9.could you get back to me so i can send off an request for the pieces.regardsoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheapKid151 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Nice vehicle. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Hi Oliver, there's only one set of moulds for this kit. Regardless of old or new, they come from the same moulds, so everything should fit (subject to moulding conditions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 thanks ratch i will show you the completed model in the new year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Mock Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 That's a kit I'd like to make one day. My late uncle built one when it came out, superb model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I built an early one in, I reckon around 1978. It was superb - such things as aluminium finished as well as plated parts. It even had a motorisation option and such things as working steering. I later dropped it on the floor... Looking at recent prices made me wince! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJC Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 As a matter of interest, did anyone ever build the motorised option, and did it work? I never built it but one of my father's colleagues did who gave it to me. it was a massive thing and even then I wondered how such a small electric motor - presumably the same one as powered the 1/24 aircraft propellers - could move such a huge and heavy car kit with all that friction etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 i am going to in my version which is the same as ratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 also the motro is not the samehttp://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u17/ChairmanRed/Aftermarket%20parts/Airfix/Prop%20Motor/IMG_1621.jpgplanethe car has to more rectangles on the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Looks to be shaft-driven - does it have a differential on the back axle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 yes here are the instruction pics(16)http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/DavehHaigh/Airfix%20Bits/Airfix%20Bentley/IMG_0008_zps2ce20138.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Looks like a crown wheel and a pinion - around 1:4 reduction, perhaps? Seems it would still be an awful strain on the motor unless you give the various bearings some light lubrication, maybe a touch of silicone furniture spray?I would be terribly worried about letting it run, though - visions of it plunging off the dining room table or down the stairs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 hey ratchdo you know where i can get some missing cogs as i am missing part 6nregards oli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 What about trying Airfix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Grant Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sharp-looking build Ratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJC Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 OK, the motor might not be the same one as the one for 1/24 aircraft, but I still find it amazing that such a small motor (and power supply) could move that beast at all, especially with 70s technology. I really wouldn't have thought it had the power/torque to overcome all that resistance, especially as it was actually driving a shaft too as opposed to a pinion-to-pinion setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 hey ratchdo you know where i can get some missing cogs as i am missing part 6nregards oliOliver - a close-up of the missing part (in the instructions!) might be useful. I don't see it in the rear-axle area you've shown above.Also, as Ratch says, try the Airfix spare parts service (click on the 'Contact us' link at the bottom of the page).Failing that, there are suppliers on E-bay who specialise in parts for models and toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJC Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That's a lovely looking build too DaveCov. I'm not really a car modeller but I must admit I am tempted after having seen the images in here. However, I don't know my patience and/or skills are up to such a kit. Mind you, I wasn't wrong with the motor! Even if you had built it perfectly back then, I still would find it hard to imagine that such a beast could be powered by such a small and relatively week motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 hi I have asked airfix and they dont have it any moreand the cog is part 6n/media/tinymce_upload/e32d5b0d7911f99d1968026b9cff7720.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I see what you mean about the big rectangular chunks on either side of the motor - probably big magnets to give more torque. There's quite a complex gearbox as well, more like a Meccano model than a styrene kit!I've seen loose motor pinions for sale in hobby shops that cater to R/C and Tamiya-kit type car racers - you may be able to pick up one that fits. You'll need to take plates 1G and 8G and the two gear wheels that fit in between them with you, as well as the motor, to make sure they all mesh properly.Try Ebay as well, someone may have a broken model or loose bits they want to get rid of.Best of luck and happy new year! PS there's some scalextric motor pinions on Ebay that might fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Hyett Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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