Smiffy Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Mmmm.....really looking good now. The work on the exhausts was worth it, they look fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Very,very,VERYnice!! That engine really looks the business! Great work!! Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Fester Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Really sweet John, from those shots my eye is drawn to the amazing finish on the exhausts. One of the best 1/20 builds I've seen for some time. Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Thankyou chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Very,very,VERYnice!! That engine really looks the business! Great work!! Keef What Keef said, goes for me aswell. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Looking really good John ... Keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Thankyou chaps Added some photo-etch rivets tonight, just a dot of vallejo clear varnish with a fine brush, and position the rivet in place, when it dries - job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Ohh mate, that looks the nuts. Fan-fooking-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Nah, it's crap... I'd toss it in the bin if I were you John... or let Sean at it with a hammer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 John, you've made one glaring error on your engine mate. You haven't put the dip-stick on. Bloody brilliant build by the way, almost smell the exhaust fumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Great job John ..take no notice of Mike ..a cars way out of his league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 John, you've made one glaring error on your engine mate.You haven't put the dip-stick on. it is there ....if you look very closely still got some cables to add yet and some chrome brackets/struts on top of the gearbox, air scoop, wings, brake air vents, brake discs, steering wheel and dashboard, lots still to do J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv-tecman Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 That’s exceptional model building, everything is looking very nice and cleanly built. Your CF decaling is very good, and amazed you got Halfords Lacquer to not eat all your decals… There was a bloke on f1m.com who built this, Steve Noble, your build is looking very much like his, but he had the really clever idea to mix a bit of gold into semi gloss and flat blacks for the tub. Not that yours isn’t look spectacular. Nice work, and very good progress thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 That’s exceptional model building, everything is looking very nice and cleanly built. Your CF decaling is very good, and amazed you got Halfords Lacquer to not eat all your decals…There was a bloke on f1m.com who built this, Steve Noble, your build is looking very much like his, but he had the really clever idea to mix a bit of gold into semi gloss and flat blacks for the tub. Not that yours isn’t look spectacular. Nice work, and very good progress thread. Cheers mate Steve Noble's build has been a big inspiration to me on this, one amazing looking model - and he helped me out sourcing the rivets for the monocoque - top bloke re: Halfords lacquer, I lay a mist coat at arms length to seal the decals. and then wet coat over the top for the even sheen - then lots of micromesh rubbing ! thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv-tecman Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Cool, yeah Steve Noble is a nice guy, he's quite a decent modeller, does a lot of motorsport, seems to have a good eye for detail. Looks like your build has benefited from it, what rivets are you using? I've got some MFH and SMS ones, but anything below .5mm and they are really hard to work with.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Cool, yeah Steve Noble is a nice guy, he's quite a decent modeller, does a lot of motorsport, seems to have a good eye for detail. Looks like your build has benefited from it, what rivets are you using? I've got some MFH and SMS ones, but anything below .5mm and they are really hard to work with.. Hi Michael I ordered the rivets from here http://www.modelcargarage.com/store/pc/mainIndex.asp - they arrived about the same timescale as a Hannants order, not bad a for a trip across the atlantic. They are pressed into a small rubber sheet approx 1inch square, I estimate about 100 rivets of various types, although they can be very resiient when trying to remove them from their backing sheet and LOVE to ping off into oblivion if you are not very careful indeed John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv-tecman Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 John, Well then, I can help you with a 'iv-tecman' top tip.. For P/E that is attached to rubber backing, carefully cut the parts from the rubber - include the rubber as well, and then drop into a small amount of lacquer thinners. The rubber backing dissolves away, and then all you need to do is then get some kitchen paper, and blot up the parts, and peel them away from the kitchen paper and - voila... No more flying rivets and small P/E details... Amazing timesaver as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 John,Well then, I can help you with a 'iv-tecman' top tip.. For P/E that is attached to rubber backing, carefully cut the parts from the rubber - include the rubber as well, and then drop into a small amount of lacquer thinners. The rubber backing dissolves away, and then all you need to do is then get some kitchen paper, and blot up the parts, and peel them away from the kitchen paper and - voila... No more flying rivets and small P/E details... Amazing timesaver as well... good tip that michael - cheers Righty then - the wheels were masked with the excellent Crazy Modeler photo-etch templates and the tyre logo's sprayed on, they look a lot more authentic to my eye than decals (which are not supplied in the Tamiya kit - tsk tsk) Still a bit more to go but nice to see it finally on 4 wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Looking really good John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 That looks stunning John, just stunning!! I don't think you really need to do any more work on it - it looks brilliant just as it is! Excellent work! Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Stunning work John, almost seems a shame to put the bodywork on and hide all that brilliant detailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Thankyou chaps Pete -the bodyshell is completely removeable so it acts as a nice dust cover , I can just take it off whenever the time requires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iv-tecman Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 That looks awesome. Good to see you sanded the tires as well, looking very nice. Be a shame to put the body on and cover up all that detail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Stunning craftmanship John. This build just gets better & better. DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thanks chaps, much appreciated So - a few more bits to do, front wing done, rear wing mostly done but just clicked into place for now, photoetch screws added to the bodyshell, now onto the steering wheel and dashboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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