17 Mar 2019, 11:02am
Cool
Mick O'Malley's Moss Monaco
17 Mar 2019, 11:03am
Burst of enthusiasm....
Having posted the above, I wandered down to the sunlit cave to have a look at the chassis. I decided to paint the parts of the frame which are visible when the body's in place. I dusted them off, de-greased them with acetone, and gave them a good coat of black stone chip, masking the adjacent areas with an old bed sheet.
I think I may need to black the insides of the main rails, but I can do this later even with the body back on.
The left hand front outrigger will eventually form the front part of the spare wheel mount. Gathering clouds brought progress to a halt.
Regards, Mick
Having posted the above, I wandered down to the sunlit cave to have a look at the chassis. I decided to paint the parts of the frame which are visible when the body's in place. I dusted them off, de-greased them with acetone, and gave them a good coat of black stone chip, masking the adjacent areas with an old bed sheet.
I think I may need to black the insides of the main rails, but I can do this later even with the body back on.
The left hand front outrigger will eventually form the front part of the spare wheel mount. Gathering clouds brought progress to a halt.
Regards, Mick
24 Apr 2019, 6:59am
2 May 2019, 6:43am
Waiting, waiting.....
Having read with interest Paul's Water Feature posts, I thought I'd post my tuppence worth from the idle days awaiting the return of the Monaco body from the spray barn
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I've had a couple of commercially made swift nesting boxes on my back wall for a few years now - the swifts ignore them, probably because sparrows commandeer them early in the year. I searched the web and found plans for making my own from 13mm exterior ply. I've built and mounted the first twin box and have blocked the entrances until the desired occupants arrive. I also acquired a swift call CD to play from an adjacent window to entice them in.
Diverse skills go with our territory, but clearly (in my case) don't extend to re-painting 90 year old soffits......!
Regards, Mick
Having read with interest Paul's Water Feature posts, I thought I'd post my tuppence worth from the idle days awaiting the return of the Monaco body from the spray barn
.I've had a couple of commercially made swift nesting boxes on my back wall for a few years now - the swifts ignore them, probably because sparrows commandeer them early in the year. I searched the web and found plans for making my own from 13mm exterior ply. I've built and mounted the first twin box and have blocked the entrances until the desired occupants arrive. I also acquired a swift call CD to play from an adjacent window to entice them in.
Diverse skills go with our territory, but clearly (in my case) don't extend to re-painting 90 year old soffits......!
Regards, Mick
2 May 2019, 8:29am
Nice work Mick.
Once the Swifts move in they will swiftly (sorry) repaint the render under the box with streaks of white 'lime'. That will at least distract everyone's attention away from the flaky soffits...
Once the Swifts move in they will swiftly (sorry) repaint the render under the box with streaks of white 'lime'. That will at least distract everyone's attention away from the flaky soffits...
2 May 2019, 10:02am
It's Patina, much sought after in the Landrover Ser1 world.
2 May 2019, 2:01pm
It's Patina, much sought after in the Landrover Ser1 world.
And also the classic Lambretta world.
27 May 2019, 8:08am
I spent Saturday at Prescott. Amongst the glittering display of exotica was this little gem, which would have fired me to get on with my build, if only the bodywork were back from spray dude.....
Regards, Mick
Regards, Mick
27 May 2019, 8:39am
Gorgeous! It is good to see older specials and kit cars being resurrected. That was, I think a Hamblin Cadet? I am leaning toward the '50s and '60s simplicity. It's a pig waiting to get on with a project.
28 May 2019, 5:35am
That was, I think a Hamblin Cadet?
Correctamundo. This is the body that Les Montgomery used for his Super Two kit, which was priced at £99 (although the floor was an extra!). Back on pages two and three of this blog there are some pictures.
Chapter and verse here.
Regards, Mick
28 May 2019, 11:13am
Cheers for sending me to a site where I could waste half an hour. Almost as bad as the 'A-Z of Kit Cars' for looking up the 'oldies'
Dave
Dave
28 May 2019, 4:36pm
Cheers for sending me to a site where I could waste half an hour. Almost as bad as the 'A-Z of Kit Cars' for looking up the 'oldies'
Dave
Dave
Don't feel bad, I spent at least an hour looking up the Ooldies"!
7 Jun 2019, 8:54am
Historic specials day at Cotswold wildlife park in August is the place for you Dpaz!
11 Jun 2019, 6:36am
Light at the end of the tunnel......
. Spray dude said she'd be done by Saturday week, which was good to hear.
I'll now launch a pre-emptive strike before you-know-who asks why I haven't mercilessly harassed my sub-contractor to get the job done in short order. The reason is two fold: Firstly, spraying kit car bodies isn't his and his co-worker's meat and drink, it's more in the way of a gardening job to fill in between their real jobs. Secondly, his charges are extremely reasonable, and putting his back up with repeat progress enquiries would be counter-productive for my pensioner's wallet.
I'll post some pictures once she's back home: if it's half as good as the A352 I'll be more than delighted.
"Yes, I know I've built a kink into the fin"
Regards, Mick
if only the bodywork were back from spray dude.....
Yesterday, after a seemingly interminable 12 weeks (during which, co-incidently, I've been on the wagon), I went to check on progress, having 'phoned a week ago and received a slightly indeterminate reply. My baby was sitting on trestles, prepped and primed for top coat back to the cockpit, as were the wings and bonnet . Spray dude said she'd be done by Saturday week, which was good to hear.I'll now launch a pre-emptive strike before you-know-who asks why I haven't mercilessly harassed my sub-contractor to get the job done in short order. The reason is two fold: Firstly, spraying kit car bodies isn't his and his co-worker's meat and drink, it's more in the way of a gardening job to fill in between their real jobs. Secondly, his charges are extremely reasonable, and putting his back up with repeat progress enquiries would be counter-productive for my pensioner's wallet.
I'll post some pictures once she's back home: if it's half as good as the A352 I'll be more than delighted.
"Yes, I know I've built a kink into the fin
"Regards, Mick
28 Jun 2019, 7:32am
Getting Nearer.......
Yesterday I pootled over to spray dude's place to both stump up and collect the loose parts, which he'd already finished. I have to say that the colour I'd chosen, now applied, has exceeded my expectations! In the flesh it's quite a bit darker than the photo' shows. He'd also, on his own initiative, sprayed the undersides matt black with no extra charge. Top bloke!
The body is very near completion: yesterday was to be high-build primer; today, top coat. The only down side is that my chum's LDV is off the road, so alternative transport for collection has to be sourced. I have a good friend with a Morris Ital estate, so I'm thinking roof bars.......
Spray dude told me that, on two recent occasions, customers asked "Is that an aircraft?" Hilarious. The charge is once again well south of four figures, a fantastic deal.
Watch this space.
Regards, Mick
Yesterday I pootled over to spray dude's place to both stump up and collect the loose parts, which he'd already finished. I have to say that the colour I'd chosen, now applied, has exceeded my expectations! In the flesh it's quite a bit darker than the photo' shows. He'd also, on his own initiative, sprayed the undersides matt black with no extra charge. Top bloke!
The body is very near completion: yesterday was to be high-build primer; today, top coat
. The only down side is that my chum's LDV is off the road, so alternative transport for collection has to be sourced. I have a good friend with a Morris Ital estate, so I'm thinking roof bars.......Spray dude told me that, on two recent occasions, customers asked "Is that an aircraft?" Hilarious. The charge is once again well south of four figures, a fantastic deal.
Watch this space.
Regards, Mick
28 Jun 2019, 12:05pm
Really good color choice. I'm liking it!
29 Jun 2019, 5:54am
Mick - Another +1 to the colour choice. 
Good luck getting the body home and putting the car back together.
Cheers, Paul.
Good luck getting the body home and putting the car back together.
Cheers, Paul.
29 Jun 2019, 6:53am
Yep, lovely colour and the price of the spray job does sound very reasonable.
Now that you mention it, the body does look like it might've fallen off one of these -
Oh dear, sorry about the image, photobucket are holding all my pictures to ransom
Now that you mention it, the body does look like it might've fallen off one of these -
Oh dear, sorry about the image, photobucket are holding all my pictures to ransom
29 Jun 2019, 8:25am
I always thought the body mould came from one of these....
1 Jul 2019, 6:47am
Now that you mention it, the body does look like it might've fallen off one of these
Stop it! You've started me thinking of adding a Reichsverteidigung band, JG53s plain black would complement my wheels nicely.........Regards, Mick
1 Jul 2019, 7:00pm
Sounds good, you could finish the look with mottled paint and white crosses.
1 Jul 2019, 9:52pm
Sounds good, you could finish the look with mottled paint and white crosses.
Greys and blues mottled, a flying helmet wouldn't go amiss either.
9 Jul 2019, 12:01pm
The Monaco Has Landed
Today, at long last, it seems, I collected the main body from spray dude. The friend in whose long wheelbase LDV it was transported is undergoing chemo: he can drive OK but lifting is a problem. Loading was a doddle, but unloading at mine was problematic with just me and my son doing the honours. We used a halfway house method, balancing it on my workmate and a discarded furniture item I found in the hedge at LDV height.
The actual colour is somewhere between the above and below shots.
Once the LDV was gone, we could carry it down to the man cave and plonk it on the bespoke table I crafted in '16 for painting the S4 Seven frame. This has it at a handy height for the few engine bay jobs left to do.
Once these are done it can go back on the chassis and reassembly can commence, first job being to make it 'look like a car' for the V627 submission photo's.
I'm more than happy with the finish, there being a mild dose of authentic cellulose orange peel, a nice period touch. My wildly optimistic completion target is August Bank Holiday weekend for the Gloucester Retro Festival, failing that, Castle Combe Classic in October.
Regards, Mick
Today, at long last, it seems, I collected the main body from spray dude. The friend in whose long wheelbase LDV it was transported is undergoing chemo: he can drive OK but lifting is a problem. Loading was a doddle, but unloading at mine was problematic with just me and my son doing the honours. We used a halfway house method, balancing it on my workmate and a discarded furniture item I found in the hedge at LDV height.
The actual colour is somewhere between the above and below shots.
Once the LDV was gone, we could carry it down to the man cave and plonk it on the bespoke table I crafted in '16 for painting the S4 Seven frame. This has it at a handy height for the few engine bay jobs left to do.
Once these are done it can go back on the chassis and reassembly can commence, first job being to make it 'look like a car' for the V627 submission photo's.
I'm more than happy with the finish, there being a mild dose of authentic cellulose orange peel, a nice period touch. My wildly optimistic completion target is August Bank Holiday weekend for the Gloucester Retro Festival, failing that, Castle Combe Classic in October.
Regards, Mick
9 Jul 2019, 8:06pm
Looks like awesome paint job Mick now you can really enjoy yourself putting it all back together for the shows.
11 Jul 2019, 8:11am
Hi Mick. looking good, seems a tight deadline if you do get it done for the Gloucester Restro Festival I wouldnt mind popping up but if not I will definately be at the Castle Combe Classic so hopefully see you soon