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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Building an accurate replica of the famous movie car from an original Aurora kit, circa 1968

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An original Aurora kit, circa 1968.
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An original Aurora kit, circa 1968.
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Work begins with cleaning up some of the major parts and gluing them together.
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Work begins with cleaning up some of…
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Gluing major parts together prior to painting is an approach that provides added strength to the assemblies, and allows all glue seams to be filled and sanded smooth.
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Gluing major parts together prior to…
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Here we've mocked up the major assemblies. The frame and fenders will be painted in gloss black. Of course, the body will be painted to simulate real wood.
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Here we've mocked up the major assem…
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The frame and fenders recieve their first coat of primer.
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The frame and fenders recieve their …
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The primer gives a better view of the mock up.
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The primer gives a better view of th…
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The primer is sanded to expose imperfections in the old kit parts. The sanding process shows a few low spots.
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The primer is sanded to expose imper…
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Preliminary mockup.......
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Preliminary mockup.......
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Work continues.......
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Work continues.......
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We've ground the molded grille mesh out of the radiator shroud. This will be replaced with a more realistic see-thru mesh.
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We've ground the molded grille mesh …
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Lots of mockups are done prior to painting and plating.
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Lots of mockups are done prior to pa…
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It's starting to look like a car.
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It's starting to look like a car.
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The frame and fenders have been painted in gloss black, and mocked up on the freshly painted red wheels.
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The frame and fenders have been pain…
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We mocked up the body on top of the finished frame.
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We mocked up the body on top of the …
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Now we start prepping parts for brass and chrome plating.
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Now we start prepping parts for bras…
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It's a time consuming process because all of the smaller parts have to be mounted on some sort of carrier before plating.
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It's a time consuming process becaus…
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The fenders and wood body are nearly complete in this mockup.
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The fenders and wood body are nearly…
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Note the realistic paint finish on the wood section and the leather interior.
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Note the realistic paint finish on t…
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Parts are finally (!) back from the plater. Quality work takes time.........
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Parts are finally (!) back from the …
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Fenders are expertly pinstriped with a high gloss finish applied.
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Fenders are expertly pinstriped with…
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