1930 Bugatti Type 35B, Louis Chiron. MFH 1/20.

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1930 Bugatti Type 35B, Louis Chiron. MFH 1/20.

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Good evening,

With the Lotus 43 finished and tidy, it's the Bugatti's turn to reveal its finery ... and its undersides!

So we start with the engine and some added details.
A little solder to connect the 0.4 copper "tubes" with the 0.7 brass tube.
The copper pipes are bent and matched to their connections on both sides of the motor. There are still a few to install.
The exhaust manifolds are polished and burnished with Blacken’it.

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Looks really good. Blacken-it did a great job on the exhaust manifolds.
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Good evening,

Thank you.

New oil fittings are installed on the back of the block, so we had to make the piping and do some welding.
Same as for the compressor: 0.4 copper and 0.7 brass tube then an iron and tin solder.
Well... a weld.

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A large part of the chassis parts are prepared, primed and then painted with the famous Blue.

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Some pictures of the gearbox.

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More soon.

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Good evening,

The build continues quietly.

The chassis parts are varnished, then assembled.
Engine assembly for test fit.

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Suspension and rear drivetrain are done and in place.
The shaft is chemically burnished after being polished.
The blades must be assembled one by one and care must be taken in their alignment.
The two halves of the tank are welded, sanded and then polished.
The sides are added and the whole is treated with oils.

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Okay, that's cool, but everything will disappear behind the seat and under the body parts; nothing will be visible anymore ... but it's there!


The gearbox control is installed as well as the crankset.

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The radiator supports are prepared, passed to the burnisher and installed in order to validate its positioning.

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That's it for tonight.

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Wonderful work, love the burnished metal. What are you using for reference?
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Good evening,

Thank you.
I use Blacken’it or any other blackening/burnishing agent: Master, Uschi VDR...

Well, otherwise it is progressing.
Slowly due to the parts to be prepared, painted, and masking to protect the parts treated by oxidation.

The ignition is done and set up; I didn’t forget to paint the spark plugs porcelain in white.

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The clutch assembled, painted and coupled to the engine

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The front axle is partially assembled, but without the leaf springs for the moment.

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The radiator is almost finished:
It's a BUGATTI!

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I placed a foam insert inside, painted black with gouache.
The grilles are primed and spray painted in "Dashboard" black, decanted from a rattle can.
The stone guard is first painted white and masked to receive its layer of black, then held onto the radiator by the beautiful cap.

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Finally (Phew! ...) the two chassis parts are twinned.

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Voilà.

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Sweet!
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Excellent, love the small touches of weathering here and there.
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Good evening,

Thank you!

In a playful mood, (and completely under the spell of these little gems !!) I decided to use castle nuts like on the Tipo 500.
The front suspension is complete and, like the rear, composed of blades to be assembled one by one and to be crimped.
The assembly of the components of the front axle is extremely precise: a treat!

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Woilà woilà.

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Wow! Great attention to detail. Looks very good 8) !
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