Popular Post munzieb Posted July 18, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The 1936 Delahaye 135 is a true Art Deco classic with sweeping aerodynamic lines. The Delahaye company of France produced cars from 1894 until the company was purchased in 1954 by Hoskiss. The type 135 was produced with 95 and 120 HP engines and had a r/h drivers’ wheel and was well known on the European racing circuit winning many trophies. What intrigued me most about cutting this car was that the picture of this car was mostly black so the pattern was held together more by thin lines rather than wide section on the front of the pattern. This required a fair amount of planning to get the sequencing right to retain the strength of the pattern. I pretty much had to work from the inside out doing the weakest cuts first and always reinstalling and taping the cut outs back into the plaque. I had a few peninsular cuts like the windshield wipers, door handle and turn signal that made me a little nervous but they came out alright. I really like the Umbria Font that Heppnerguy used for the B-25 pattern. It really fit the era of when this car was made. Pattern is 16 x 9.5” on 1/8” BBPW with ¼” black painted backer. The frame was a little more complicated than my usual frame. This one, I had to cut and prefit and then paint the pieces black. I then glued and pin nailed in place and touched up any gaps with black. dgman, Woodrush, amazingkevin and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Super nice job on a very unique vehicle! munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgerboy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Always astounding Bernd! Most excellent work and talent! munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Amazing cuts !!! What a car!!! munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Great job on a true classic! munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Excellent! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 What a beauty. The breath holding part would have when you removed the pattern and all of the cut pieces from it, to reveal the car. Truly excellent work Bernd. Marg munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 A beautiful car scrolled beautifully. munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 fantastic job, it's beautiful munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Thank you all SS Villagers for your kind comments. This project was a challenge because it was a little bit of a reverse technique. I was initially concerned that the whole thing would fall apart when I was done, but it stuck together. I definitely want to do the Umbria font again. This was size 48 and I wouldn't want to one much smaller than that. Edited July 19, 2020 by munzieb text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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