Tim's Frogeye Sprite **Finished **
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Tim's Frogeye Sprite **Finished **
For my second Bank Holiday Blitz I'll be building an Airfix Austin Healey Sprite Mk1.
Here's one I built a few years ago.
This one will have the front bumper fitted and the hood up for a bit of variety. I just need to decide on a colour.
Here's one I built a few years ago.
This one will have the front bumper fitted and the hood up for a bit of variety. I just need to decide on a colour.
2020 A:35 B:18. 2021 A: 51 B:25 C:21 2022 A:63 B:23 C:11 2024 A:9 B:4 C:15
Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Looking forward to seeing this one.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
An Airfix "modern Cars" series build, brilliant- will watch with avid interest.
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Here's one I saw last weekend at the Cranleigh Classic car show
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Re colour. BRG. What else!
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Nice choice of kit, it brings back memories of my youth when the Sprit's were a common sight.
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
They do suit the lighter colours like the sky blue and light yellow.DH-Drover wrote:Re colour. BRG. What else!
Dai
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Not much progress so far, the tyres have been painted, front valance fitted along with the inner wings and firewall.
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Dai, there was no colour called British Racing Green for the Mark One AH Sprite.DH-Drover wrote:Re colour. BRG. What else!
Dai
The BMC colours used for this car were-
Cherry Red RD.04
Dark Green GN.12
Iris Blue BU.12
Leaf Green GN15
Old english White WT.03
Primrose Yellow YL.03
Speedwell Blue BU.01
Whitehall Beige BG.04
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Off to a good start Tim.
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Either green will give you less painting problems. If it was mine I'd be doing it orangey/red like a friend's one.
I'll be watching how you get on as I have one of these to build sometime.
I'll be watching how you get on as I have one of these to build sometime.
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Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
The bodyshell has had a coat of primer, the rear suspension fitted and the wheels painted. The tyres will need some touching up.
Colour wise I've decided to go with dark green with a light green interior.
Colour wise I've decided to go with dark green with a light green interior.
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
This link might help you if you go for the green option http://bringatrailer.com/2008/01/29/ori ... ye-sprite/
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Re: Tim's Frogeye Sprite **24th August 10am **
Thanks for the link Splash. I may have to change my interior shades a little.
I've made a start painting the interior.
The body and the inner rear end of the chassis have had a coat of green.
I've made a start painting the interior.
The body and the inner rear end of the chassis have had a coat of green.
2020 A:35 B:18. 2021 A: 51 B:25 C:21 2022 A:63 B:23 C:11 2024 A:9 B:4 C:15