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It looks great, but how did you feel about someone else adding another layer of elements to your work? You must have been nervous!

Thank you for posting all your great work François! It is seen and greatly appreciated more than you know!

Great engine! … and I really love the sound of your turntable!

NICE! … but cobras always are! I’ll be watching … but Bruce, I’m surprised this is your favorite scale. I took you as a 1/8 scale guru … I’m not a fan of the smaller scale after seeing so many 1 inch scale spark cable wires and 4 inch thick scale body panels and quarter inch metal flakes in the paint and on and on… why do you like it?

great switch! the puddle works showing the undercarriage … maybe feather the edges with the same media as you did the oil stain? I thought you’d like the canadas anyway …

Thank you thank you! This is amazing … what a great presentation … 20 pages of free entertainment! I think you’re right about the mirror … so much to see it doesn’t need another angle … maybe a brick or concrete floor with stains — not from your Bentley of course ? hey, you’re so creative, how ‘bout a puddle reflecting just a bit of the undercarriage? im not worthy to speak more …

I always like to see weathering to make a scale model appear like an actual miniature of the real thing, but this is the first I’ve seen where I think it’d be best to leave as is … even the shiny tires . The model is too sharp an image to have fake dirt on it … although I see you couldn’t help yourself on the trolley wheels ? Excellent work!

This is great! I can’t wait to see more!

Amazing François … this is a bunch of levels above anything else I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing with us!

still here too … speechless … thanks for all this!

Thank you Matt for the link. It was a bigger process and I should have just said ‘coated fabric.’ I also didn’t realize imitation leather was used then. But I still think a ‘coated fabric’ would be worth a shot.

The original Bentley body was painted canvas which is what rexine is except it can be with imitation leather on cloth. That process wasn’t created until way after the Bentley was built. To be more accurate, you should experiment with an ultra-fine weave cloth like Italian silk and simply paint over it with latex or acrylic.

Amazing build. Excellent photos. Although I’ve been researching for years (I’m pretty slow), this could very well be my one and only reference for my shot at this kit! Thank you, thank you …

Wow Francois, I just saw your Alpha post. What a fantastic build! The Bentley was one of my favorite builds ever ( although several levels below what you’re going to do). And now since I got the Alpha kit 2 months ago, I’m that much more excited seeing what you did with it. It looks like it’ll be right next to the Bentley on my shelf some day. Your work is VERY much appreciated — thank you!

I apologize — I see they discontinued this product. Here’s what I see others are using as a replacement- Quick Shine - this guy explains it well but is very long-winded( like all YouTube ‘influencers’). Remember, all this stuff is diluted acrylic medium that can be found in art supplies in various finishes (matte to gloss) … all dry clear