Airfix 1:12th scale Blower Bentley

[IanB]

Got the other side of the ignition done, after an afternoon of wrapping tiny wires with strips of masking tape....not too sure about it, but I think it'll do...



Ian

[IanB]

I started work on the throttle and advance/retard linkages today. The cross shafts are 0.020" and 0.030" rod, to allow for smaller diameters for the rest of the links.



I also made the cooling fan, but can't fit that until I have attached the ends of the oil lines running along the side of the cylinder block - which requires knowing where they go!



I'm still not too sure that the fan blades are correct - they just look too long....still thinking about that one...

Ian

[IanB]

Nearly done with the carb linkages now. The choke mechanism is just resting in place and will be removed for painting before it's installed. I used aluminium tube for the main control rods, with .030 plastic rod drilled out and slipped over it for the brass bushes on the butterflies, these will also be painted tomorrow. The small circular pieces are from a sheet of 1:72 photo etch WWI prop hubs - the perfect size, and the holes are already there!







 Once the choke is fitted, I'll add the wiring for the mags and fan, the throttle linkage from the pedal, and then the steering column, with the rest of the linkages...

Thanks for looking in!

Ian

[Des]

Looking better and better each time I come for a visit, well done Ian.

Des.

[Jamo]

Hi Ian
Today there was a Bentley Blower at The Vintage Aviator Ltd flying day at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton (NZ). Here are some photos that may be of interest. If the car is there again tomorrow I can get some more of specific areas if you are interested.











































Cheers
James

[uncletony]

The poppy is a nice touch. beautiful.

[IanB]

Fantastic pics, Jamo, thanks!

 If the car is there again tomorrow, could you do a little delving for me? I need to know where the two copper lines running alongside the cylinder block attach at the front ends, and where and how the fuel line to the carbs passes through the bulkhead (or floor?). This car also has the small oil tank behind the bulkhead, (although it appears to be a converted blower, it was a tourer in 2007) - I'm tending to think that was for a primer pump mounted on the dash and that the lines seen passing through the bulkhead are low pressure oil lines fed by this pump......

Thanks a million,

Ian

[RAGIII]

Been a little while since I checked in, My apologies! You are continuing to do an absolutely bang up job on this one! Just beautiful and superb detailing!
RAGIII

[Des]

Thanks James for posting the magnificent photos, I'm sure that they are going to help Ian out tremendously.

Des.

[Jamo]

Fantastic pics, Jamo, thanks!

 If the car is there again tomorrow, could you do a little delving for me? I need to know where the two copper lines running alongside the cylinder block attach at the front ends, and where and how the fuel line to the carbs passes through the bulkhead (or floor?). This car also has the small oil tank behind the bulkhead, (although it appears to be a converted blower, it was a tourer in 2007) - I'm tending to think that was for a primer pump mounted on the dash and that the lines seen passing through the bulkhead are low pressure oil lines fed by this pump......

Thanks a million,

Ian

Hello Ian
Sadly the Rolls Royce & Bentley club people carried on with their travels on Sunday without returning to Hood Aerodrome, so no more photos. One of our fellow forum members, Tony Haycock, may be able to help you further. Tony is extremely knowledgeable about vintage cars (he is the editor of Classic Driver magazine) and he was also there at Hood Aerodrome and may have some more info/photos.

Here is a link to useful reference info regarding this particular motor car:

http://www.themotorhood.com/themotorhood/2008/6/27/articles-peterson-45-litre-blower-bentley-a-legend-reborn-211

The car has changed ownership since article was written.

I have processed a few more photos to the Photobucket album here:
http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/Jamo_kiwi/library/Bentley%20Blower%20car?sort=9&page=1

[IanB]

Thanks Jamo, much appreciated!

Ian

[Tony Haycock]

Fantastic pics, Jamo, thanks!

 If the car is there again tomorrow, could you do a little delving for me? I need to know where the two copper lines running alongside the cylinder block attach at the front ends, and where and how the fuel line to the carbs passes through the bulkhead (or floor?). This car also has the small oil tank behind the bulkhead, (although it appears to be a converted blower, it was a tourer in 2007) - I'm tending to think that was for a primer pump mounted on the dash and that the lines seen passing through the bulkhead are low pressure oil lines fed by this pump......

Thanks a million,

Ian

Hello Ian
Sadly the Rolls Royce & Bentley club people carried on with their travels on Sunday without returning to Hood Aerodrome, so no more photos. One of our fellow forum members, Tony Haycock, may be able to help you further. Tony is extremely knowledgeable about vintage cars (he is the editor of Classic Driver magazine) and he was also there at Hood Aerodrome and may have some more info/photos.

Here is a link to useful reference info regarding this particular motor car:

http://www.themotorhood.com/themotorhood/2008/6/27/articles-peterson-45-litre-blower-bentley-a-legend-reborn-211

The car has changed ownership since article was written.

I have processed a few more photos to the Photobucket album here:
http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/Jamo_kiwi/library/Bentley%20Blower%20car?sort=9&page=1

Hi Ian (and Jamo)

The car we saw at the weekend isn't the one in the article. The car in the story is a look-alike, built on a Rolls-Royce chassis. The car Jamo photgraphed is all Bentley 4 1/2 litre. It was converted to "Blower" spec in the UK by a firm which has restored more than one of the orignal 50 "Blowers" built, with final assembly and finishing done in New Zealand.

This is an exact copy in evvery respect of the 1930 no. 9 car from the Le Mans 24 hours, right down to some of the modifications made to the car at the track for the race (like the cut-outs in the l/h bonnet side and top of the scuttle.

I will see what my photos show and if they don't answer your questions, I will e-mail the owner for you

Cheers

Tony

[IanB]

Hi Tony,
 That would be wonderful, thanks! I've emailed BDC in the UK and New England and received no replies, I've even written to Ralph Lauren who owns the no 8 car and as yet have not received a reply. Any info on the oil and fuel plumbing, and details behind the bulkhead, would be very helpful indeed!

Ian

[Tony Haycock]

Hi Tony,
 That would be wonderful, thanks! I've emailed BDC in the UK and New England and received no replies, I've even written to Ralph Lauren who owns the no 8 car and as yet have not received a reply. Any info on the oil and fuel plumbing, and details behind the bulkhead, would be very helpful indeed!

Ian

The oil tank on the bulkhead is an auxilliary supply to the sump. If the oil pressure was dropping during the race, the driver could use this to pump more oil into the sump without needing to come into the pits to top up 

Cheers

Tony

[IanB]

Thanks, Tony, that confirms my thoughts that the lines coming through the bulkhead are low pressure oil lines. Now all I need to do is figure out how the lines are routed both to and from the tank and where they are plumbed into the engine.

Ian