Motoholic Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Hi all, Finally completed my first ever build. It was supposed to be completely out of the box but the kit was lacking in some important areas resulting in a few extra mods. Its got a few mistakes and there are some bits I'm not happy with. It really stretched my abilities and patience at times but I'm super happy with the result and cant wait to get stuck into the next one! 1/20 Tamiya Ferrari F189 - #28 Gerhard Berger Paint - Tamiya Acrylic Clear Coat - Mr Color Super Clear III Tamiya Seatbelt Kit Bare Metal Foil Scale Motorsport carbon decals Evergreen 2mm rod for radiator hoses Top Studio hose and wire clamps Generic heat shrink 0.6mm fishing braid Ciggy decals Sprayed through an Iwata HP-CS .35mm Cheers, Andy 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 First ever build?? Wow, well done, that's a great result! Be sure to post WIP pictures of your next build, I'd like to follow your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian T Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Great work!! I agree with Jerome, a WIP for the next build will be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Andy, I respectfully doubt that this is your first build. You obviously know your way around an airbrush and applying finishes, neat glue, wiring (the ECU under the intake) and decal techniques, and how race cars are supposed to present. Other than positive camber on the left front, there are no other nits to pick. My first project was a paddle wheel steam boat on which I assembled the wheels on the wrong sides around - at age eight. There was more glue on it than paint. Carry on with this excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 It seems good F189 buildss are like buses - you don't see one for ages then two turn up at once. Between you and Redstaff you have a team made up. If that's your first model rather than just first car (and indeed if it is your first car this applies too), you are starting from a very high standard which can only bode well for the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Nice work, well done I decided that I wasn't going to detail underneath mine as I was going to put Nigel in the cockpit, and the top was going to be fixed to sort out the fit issues of the body, (will go for it on the next F1 build though) Seat belt kit looks nice Then I realised how awful I was at figure painting, so I quickly painted the empty seat and dropped it in at the end of the build and learned to live with it I've noticed as well that yours has a clear screen where mine has the yellow tinted screen and also has the camera fitted on the side of the intake behind the drivers head. Mine was the late version Portuguese version of the kit, is yours the early version? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoholic Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Thanks gents for your kind comments, very ecouraging! For those interested I managed to find an old partial WIP for this. WIP @Codger - Technically you are right , but I feel I can't include poorly built models with thick brushed paint and crooked decals from 30 years ago when I was 14 years old. I managed to find an early WIP post and as you can see by the date on that post, this has taken me a very long time to build. There were countless hours spent watching YouTube, scouring forums and practicing on many, many spoons. There were heaps of mistakes (I actually had to buy another kit) and huge frustrations. I also emptied my wallet several times to buy good quality products. But I'm a stubborn little bugger, and I wasn't going to give up until I was happy with it. @Redstaff Ian - likewise on your build, very nice! Mine was also the late Portugese version. I don't know why my screen is different (it's ever so lightly tinted) and I decided to omit the camera as I personally felt it spoilt the asthetics a bit. I was worrying about the body fitting properly the whole time I was building it. I just got lucky in that regard. I've started on my next build - a 1/12 Tamiya McLaren M23 - (I like a challenge!) and should have some WIP pics up soon. Andy Edited January 23, 2019 by Motoholic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Looking forward to that one 😁 Is that the James Hunt championship car from 1976? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Simply stunning, have one in the proverbial stash and just hope mine will turn out as good as yours. Look forward to seeing the M23 thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoholic Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 This one will be Emerson's car from early 1974. I think there is a transkit of sorts available to convert it to '76 spec but it's a bit pricey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE_HUSKY Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 First ever built? Are you sure? I like it. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Wow first ever build amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswear1 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Very mice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 23/01/2019 at 13:36, Hugh Jampton said: Simply stunning, have one in the proverbial stash and just hope mine will turn out as good as yours. Look forward to seeing the M23 thread. Ditto from me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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