Rickpadwick1801 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Hi Everyone,This is going to be one of my priority projects and to be honest I am dreading it. I am even calling it Oh god, here we go again.This is Revell's 1/24 Redbull RB8 kit which I have previously attempted but had problems with the rear wing assembly.Anyway here are the photos of the kit.Anyway, when I start on this kit I will post photos, I hope this goes better than the first attempt I am going to work out the rear wing assembly (I'm not sure how to make it fit without wrecking the decals for the wing and also get the wing fitted together right on the body of the car).If anyone has any suggestions for this kit, please post them here.Cheers,Rick Edited September 14, 2014 by Rickpadwick1801 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david v Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I hope you get the rear wing sorted out,iam looking foreward to this build,must say i hate the colour plastic they have used, why not stick to plain grey as in my opinion its a much better medium. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 I hope you get the rear wing sorted out,iam looking foreward to this build,must say i hate the colour plastic they have used, why not stick to plain grey as in my opinion its a much better medium.Dave Thanks Dave, This is the 2nd kit have had. Revell sent me a replacement kit due to the fault with the original rear wing section wrecking decals. I will post as soon as I have done any work on it. The kit is currently air drying after a warm water wash. I agree the plastic colour is awful. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lascar Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 F1 Revell kit are not the best kits !!!!!!!!!!! I have build one Ferrari F1 2000 and it was very hard ,but with some work and a lot of patience .Kit not for beginner Model build OOTB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eslu2011 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 It might be worth constructing the rear wing first. It obviously makes painting and decaling harder but may provide you with a better finish. If the decals go in and around parts if the wind you could always cut them into smaller pieces and try to join the edges on the wing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eslu2011 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 *wing not wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 F1 Revell kit are not the best kits !!!!!!!!!!! I have build one Ferrari F1 2000 and it was very hard ,but with some work and a lot of patience .Kit not for beginner Model build OOTB Thanks lascar, I know what you mean as I have built 2 other Revell F1 cars. It might be worth constructing the rear wing first. It obviously makes painting and decaling harder but may provide you with a better finish. If the decals go in and around parts if the wind you could always cut them into smaller pieces and try to join the edges on the wing? Thanks eslu, That is a very good suggestion, I will try that with this kit and see how it goes. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I'd love to have a go at an F1 in the future once my skills improve, especially the RB's but have been scared away from Revell since I attempted their BMW Mini for my wife and it was a nightmare. While I enjoy seeing how other people deal with problem kits I don't have either the skills or patience to sort out problems that shouldn't be there. Minor issues I can happily ignore or attempt a bodge but major stuff like that Mini make me throw the whole thing out and go buy something from Tamiya Good luck with the build, I hope the issues aren't present in this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan1302 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I'd love to have a go at an F1 in the future once my skills improve, especially the RB's but have been scared away from Revell since I attempted their BMW Mini for my wife and it was a nightmare. While I enjoy seeing how other people deal with problem kits I don't have either the skills or patience to sort out problems that shouldn't be there. Minor issues I can happily ignore or attempt a bodge but major stuff like that Mini make me throw the whole thing out and go buy something from Tamiya Good luck with the build, I hope the issues aren't present in this one There is a Tamiya Red Bull F1 car to try as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Well I've decided on my approach for this build, the body and rear wing of this kit will be built up, painted and decaled before applying them to the body of the car. I will be building the chassis separately to the main body. Hopefully everything will go perfectly this time. Photos later. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hi Everyone, I have completed stages 1 - 14 of the assembly and painting of this kit (photos below) . I have also completed the assembly of the rear wing unit (minus paint and decals). I have tested it in the position on the car's chassis plate and it appears to be a correct fit. Anyway onto the photos of the first 14 stages. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Stage 12 Stage 13 Stage 14 As most of the components that I have painted are on the inside of the car, I have not taken as much care as normal to paint them fully, some of the paint may look a bit thin, this is because these components are hidden from view. Comments welcome. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 No more progress tonight, I will possibly be doing some more work tomorrow evening. Starting on the carbon fibre decals for the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hi everyone, Loads of progress has been made on this kit. I have put most of the carbon fibre decals onto the next 6 or so stages for the assembly of this kit. I will get photos later on. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobs of Espresso Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Looking forward to those photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hi Everyone, Here is the latest update for this project. Rear Wing Test Fit: Stage 13 (with carbon decals) Stages 15 & 16 Stage 17 Stage 18 Stage 19 Stage 20 Stage 24 Stage 25 Stage 32 Stage 33 Anyway thats all for now. I've gotta go out and get some primer for the body of this car as for some reason the paint doesn't want to stick to the body. More progress later today (hopefully). Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Car main body has been primed and given a coat of Revell night blue acrylic which is drying before I continue with the rest of the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 The rear wing of the car is ready for decals. I have painted it with the same night blue paint as the body and will be applying the decals in a couple of hours. Photos when the decals are done. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Rear wing complete. All decals installed. Photos taken which I will post tonight as I'm going to do some work on this kit tonight, of has become priority 1 to get this finished now. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Hi Everyone, Here is the photo update for tonight. Unfortunately, it is not as large as I would have hoped for as I realised that the painting of the main body of the car wasn't good enough so I have had to stop any progress whilst the recoated body dries. Anyyway here are a few photos showing what little work I have got done. Stage 26 Stages 48-51 - Rear wing assembly & Decal application Anyway thats all for tonight, disappointing I know. But I might have something in the morning, as I am going to jump ahead and get to work on some of the later stages of the build by preparing other components. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Hi everyone, I have made lots of progress on this build tonight. I have now got stages up to 40 complete. It actually looks like a car. I will post some photos at some point tomorrow as I have got to start applying decals etc to the body now. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Hi Everyone, Here is the latest update for this kit. This is all the work I got done last night. Anyway onto the photos. Stage 26 complete Stage 27 Stage 28 Stage 29 Stage 30 Stage 31 Stage 34 Stages 35 + 36 Stage 37 Aside from some touch up painting on the yellow intake sections the body assembly is mostly complete. More photos as I progress further. Thanks for looking, Rick Stage 38 Full Progress Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 PAINTING UPDATE: By all accounts it appears that I have just completed the painting of this kits components. I have got to start setting up for final assembly and decal application, which is tomorrow's job, so at some point tomorrow I will be posting the last update with an RFI thread before the end of the weekend. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eslu2011 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Looking good so far rick. Got a couple of questions, did you decal and then fix the rear wing together or did you bond it together, paint it then decal it? If you decaled it last did you have to alter the inner decal? What paint did you use for the yellow on the top air box? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Looking good so far rick. Got a couple of questions, did you decal and then fix the rear wing together or did you bond it together, paint it then decal it? If you decaled it last did you have to alter the inner decal? What paint did you use for the yellow on the top air box? Hi eslu, Thanks for the comments. I did build the rear wing first, then paint and decal it. To do the inner decals I had to cut the decals into 2 portions (1 for above the wing and 1 below), I did this by cutting them along the slots that are in the decals for the wings to be fitted into. I also had to give the bottom of the decals a small cut to fit them around the bottom wing plate. The yellow paint on the airbox is a Revell acrylic - Lufthansa Yellow (I will post the code number later today). More progress later as I am aiming to complete this build over the weekend. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 PROGRESS UPDATE I am working on the final assembly of this kit by building the front wing and decalling all of the main body panels. I have constructed all four of the wheels. I will be posting photos of the progress at some point, probably tomorrow morning. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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