Bengalensis

"I just bought this new car so I must buy this kit to build a model of it"

I got the newly printed parts last weekend but haven't found any peace and time to work with them until today. Here they are after cleaning up, and after creating "weighted" flats already at this early stage. I realized after the first trial setup with the parts that there just was no way to make any judgement of the low position stance without the flats in place. The new wheels provide the wider and meatier look of the relatively wide 15" wheels of the real car I was missing before. This now feels much closer to what I think I want. Maybe it's even time to spray some primer soon.

Ha, that sort of shows my age as I remember that show as one of the more recent 70's TV-shows in this genre (I do quite like the genre in general).

You're really making quick progress on this one! Nice to see it in different colours than that red with the white stripe, it's looking good and very 70's in green with green interior. (No, I don't think that particular TV-show stands up well, but that's just my view)

There passed another week filled with work and what not else but no work bench activity. This morning I started the detail painting of the bodyshell, things like window edges and similar. But it was difficult to find a good a workflow for some reason, and it felt like I was just fighting the paint, but I got most of it done. I'm leaving this one for today to hopefully paint the underside tomorrow. The floor pan also got a little work done.

It took some time to finish this build, but it is for sure very well invested time! You have done excellent work and the model is very well finished. On top of the we have very nice photographic work. Lovely!

Great to see one of Hermann Lang's cars modelled, and very well modelled too! The W154 is a real beast and always impressive to look at. Superb work!

If the Barris front end is that weird thing on that box art it's a good choice to not use it, it's just, well, weird Will be interesting to see what you come up with.

Old school white metal and interesting subjects, a lovely combination!

Interior looking good indeed, well done!

Very nice work there!

It's looking very nice and tidy, a well executed build!

Enjoy the beer, and the second one too, they're well deserved. I really like the twists in details. Great work!

After surviving one of those weeks from hell I managed to get a little more done today. I masked and sprayed black on the chassis section, and then did a little detail painting. I have also done the basic chrome foil work on the bodyshell. It will look better after I have also done the detail black painting associated with it.

The decals are very well printed, but they are a bit fragile and need to be handled with care. They are responding to Microsol, but slowly and some heat is needed. Apparently the decal work will be a little challenge. The dashboard decals didn't fit that well, but it will be OK as is. The tyre decals was nervous work with the thin rings, but it worked fine in the end. Here with a flat coat sprayed.

I see only one car...

I afreid I don't know the width of those wheels either, but they don't quite capture the needed look IMHO. Of course it depends on what compromize is acceptable. Johan Brusefält have made a good cad model of the 15" Lotus 40 wheels a few years ago, although I don't think he has them shown on his Shapeways shop currently. That design is very similar to the 13" wheels I see on period Lotus 30 photos. I suppose it won't be impossible to get him to alter the 15" design to make the 13" wheels for the 30.

More painting of parts in the afternoon. I'm not sure about the steering wheel, the instruction call for black, but a photo of the -67 car shows something brighter, so I painted wood. Reviewing everything again I think it's just light shining, so I will repaint it black. Although the dashboard is full of imitated wood... The tyres are clear coated to receive decals.

The primer was sanded in the morning, correcting the last small imperfections. In case you have noticed the bulging body over the rear wheels it's not a mould problem. The rear wings were massaged this way on the race cars. Now the white has been sprayed as well. It's 2K automotive paint, Porsche Alpineweiß. It must be a good match for the Hino white as I had it in my stock after some 1/1 scale work years ago.

Ah, this will be excellent! The Uhlenhaut Coupé! It will be interesting to follow your build. Lovely car. I have the same kit in my stash to be built some day. I so much hope the story is true that Rudolf Uhlenhaut was late for that meeting in Stuttgart, but with his portfolio in the passenger seat made the two hour autobahn drive from Munich in just one hour, and the meeting went ahead on time. It must be true.

You're most welcome Trevor, always nice to have you around!

2K primer and base colours on all the parts have been sprayed in the afternoon.

You are most kind Dan, thanks! It's a pretty good kit, it was released in -96 or -98. Not much to dwell on, it's fast, it's a race car!

The chrome strips on the sills were a bit short and also different from side to side, so I added bits of Evergreen strips to correct this. It's time for a first coat of primer. And so the stage has been reached when the build looks like almost any other build, with everything pinned up for painting.

Good to have you around Steve! Ah yes, New Zealand did see some Hino imports