Italeri Bugatti Type 41 Royale Berlin de Voyage
Jan 6, 2023 20:57:43 GMT -8
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jan 6, 2023 20:57:43 GMT -8
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First kit of 2023 is complete and it isn't a race car. Although I am working on a couple of those as well. My first build from Italeri as well. I've always been a fan of these beautiful, rolling works of art that people built into automobiles. The Type 41 is no exception. Bugatti built all of 6 of them and luckily for us they all survive. Also means that every kit of a Type 41 is modeled off of a specific car. The Berlin de Voyage in my case.
I Wasn't a fan of the yellow on the real car so artistic license was employed to change it to something I found more attractive. I have seen the Type 41 Cabriolet that is housed in the Henry Ford Museum. A beautiful machine. It has been painted "Oyster white". I used that car as an inspiration and just sort of incorporated that color into my build. So the car I built doesn't actually exist in my color scheme but I like mine better. LOL.
The kit wasn't awful. It had it's share of fiddly parts but nothing insurmountable. The body shell being 4 or 5 pieces was sort of annoying. Also the hood was 3 pieces, none of which fit each other or the chassis, so some surgery was required there. But anyways, I'm happy with the build and I think it will look very pretty up on the shelf. Next completed kit will either be race cars, as usual, or possibly the 1926 Mack AC i've been working on. Depends which crosses the finish line first. As always, thanks for looking.
Kyle
First kit of 2023 is complete and it isn't a race car. Although I am working on a couple of those as well. My first build from Italeri as well. I've always been a fan of these beautiful, rolling works of art that people built into automobiles. The Type 41 is no exception. Bugatti built all of 6 of them and luckily for us they all survive. Also means that every kit of a Type 41 is modeled off of a specific car. The Berlin de Voyage in my case.
I Wasn't a fan of the yellow on the real car so artistic license was employed to change it to something I found more attractive. I have seen the Type 41 Cabriolet that is housed in the Henry Ford Museum. A beautiful machine. It has been painted "Oyster white". I used that car as an inspiration and just sort of incorporated that color into my build. So the car I built doesn't actually exist in my color scheme but I like mine better. LOL.
The kit wasn't awful. It had it's share of fiddly parts but nothing insurmountable. The body shell being 4 or 5 pieces was sort of annoying. Also the hood was 3 pieces, none of which fit each other or the chassis, so some surgery was required there. But anyways, I'm happy with the build and I think it will look very pretty up on the shelf. Next completed kit will either be race cars, as usual, or possibly the 1926 Mack AC i've been working on. Depends which crosses the finish line first. As always, thanks for looking.
Kyle
