Jake Moon Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) Hi everyone, Here are some pictures of my second F1 model. I tackled the Ebbro Lotus 49 in 1/20, Ebbro's first kit. I used Indycals to finish this as the Rob Walker Racing Team privately-entered car. Swiss ace Jo Siffert drove this car in the first half of 1968 season. He drove the car in this guise in the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix, where he failed to finish. After a string of DNF's, the 49 was replaced by a winged 49B that Siffert would use to win the British Grand Prix that year. I used Tamiya TS-55 through an airbrush for the Rob Walker blue. I stripped the chrome and sprayed Alclad chrome over the shiny bits. The rest of the car was finished up with Vallejo acrylics and Testors metallizer. Scratchbuilt bits include brake lines, spark plug wires, fuel lines, and a brass radiator pipe. It was a very fiddly and often frustrating build, but an impressive kit nonetheless. I will definitely be trying some of Ebbro's newer kits in the future. I particularly liked that I didn't have to mess with doing belts - Siffert never had them in the car! Comments and critiques always welcome. Thanks for looking, Jake Edited November 14, 2016 by Jake Moon 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 That looks tasty Jake. Almost as good looking as a shark-nose. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximum warp Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Looks great Jake, nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Jake You've done a fantastic job on this car, the body work looks great. In my opinion it is the most attractive f1 car ever. I have been mulling over buying one of these for a while but want to do it justice so want to finish a lotus 25 I've had in the back of my cupboard for a few years now. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Echo all of the above. BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Terrific build with just the right level of shine on that lovely blue! ATB Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 A very good effort indeed. Good scratch built details and good work on the various metal finishes. Thanks for posting. ... and good luck ... considering that you are exiled to a dorm ... quite possibly in an institution of higher learning. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 So pretty! I want one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonaDawg Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Very very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euan87 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 This is amazing, is there a corresponding work in progress thread for your build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I saw this on reddit, I presume it's the same build. Lovely job though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Happy Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Great job Jake👍 Chris (wheels) really is psyched to get a Ebbro kit too. Cheers, Mr. Happy (in name only)🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonaDawg Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Thats really nice! Need to crack on with my similar build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggers Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 You've done a lovely job there. I have one of these which i plan to do in the Gold Leaf livery with indycal decals, although my first experience of indycals wasn't great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Moon Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Thanks for the comments, everyone! I'm always humbled by your kindness. On 11/29/2016 at 8:40 AM, Euan87 said: This is amazing, is there a corresponding work in progress thread for your build? Sadly not, I was planning on it but the build was progressing so quickly that I never had the chance to! I just started Ebbro's Tyrrell 002, I'll definitely be making a thread for it! 11 hours ago, Briggers said: You've done a lovely job there. I have one of these which i plan to do in the Gold Leaf livery with indycal decals, although my first experience of indycals wasn't great. That would be a very fun project - the wingless 49 looked great in the gold, red and white too. I used IndyCals for most of this build and I was pretty pleased with them. My only gripe was the white was a little thin and in some angles the blue shows through the white band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsidedave Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Great subject, it looks like these Ebbro kits might be worth a bash!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieBoy73 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 This is the exact kit that I'm aspiring to build (reasonably well). If it looks anything like yours I will be chuffed to bits. I see Tamiya offer the Lotus as a kit, too. Is the Ebbro kit a better standard or are they basically the same kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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