Tamiya 1/12 Lotus JPS MKIII

[John Darlington]

In progress shots of my Tamiya Lotus 78. A little extra detailing was done using braided metalling hose. Most of the internals are now done and the body panels primed and ready for paint. Just waiting for a local (Auckland, New Zealand) restock of Tamiya Gloss Black spray can lacquer paint which should be next week.

Hope you like the pics.

[Spookytooth]

That looks sweet mate.

Simon

[capri-schorsch]

I like it.The Lotus was my first 1/12 scale model,but i made lots of mistakes.

Yours looking real good!

[macgregor]

Great work on the braided pipe work, makes a huge difference. Like the coloured fuels lines too, nice touch. Look forward to seeing her progress.

Mac

[Will Vale]

Gosh that's a bit good! All the plumbing and wiring looks excellent.

[Flemming]

Hi

Sorry for nitpicking, but the seatbelts would not be Sabelt, but Willans. Sabelt belts are usually red. In the 70's I think most British team used blue Willans seat belts - Lotus included. I have included a photo that shows the belts. Yeah I know it is the 79, but they are the same. Trust me.

Detailing look good

Best regards

Flemming

[John Darlington]

Hi Flemming, yeah I knew about the Willans seat belts but in my search for some aftermarket belts I could only find ones with Sabelt logo's so for want of anything better I decided to use "artistic licence".

[Vicarage Vee]

That is a really lovely model.

Seatbelt manufacturers and the like are something I've learnt to become very wary of, especially when looking at Historic Racers for references, although it can be a devil of a job finding a suitable period picture and of course it only turns up after you've finished (or closed up in the case of the Joest New Man 956...)