wardsmodelbuilder Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Here are a few photos of my latest client build, its a Ebbro Lotus 49b in 1/20 scale from 1969 driven by Graham Hill. It is a pretty standard out of the box build, other than the tail pipes and rear suspension supports which are made from tubing. I used zero paints for all the body colours rather than the decals that were supplied with the kit, and replaced the original decals on the side to a set of aftermarket Gold Leaf decals. Nice kit but I found several issues with fitment which made things a little tricky at times. Chris www.wardsmodelbuilder.com [email protected] 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper645 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Very nice indeed. Fabulous looking motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 One of the best looking F1 cars ever built in my opinion. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsjmse Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Absolutely stunning work there. Very nicely done. Those Ebbro kits do have some fitting issues, but I just can't resist the subject matter. I've built the Tyrrell 003, now lining up a Rob Walker Lotus after I've finished off a couple of things currently on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian T Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 What a terrific build, great work indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Awesome build of a true classic race car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 8:35 AM, stringbag said: One of the best looking F1 cars ever built in my opinion. The other being the Gurney Eagle of course. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 19 hours ago, stevehnz said: The other being the Gurney Eagle of course. Steve. I take it you mean the FA74? Pity about the colours but otherwise I agree. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 3 hours ago, stringbag said: I take it you mean the FA74? Hi Chris, no not the FA74 but the TG-1, very much a contempory of the Lotus 49 & with the 49 my all time top two, though the trailing pack are jostling for position close behind. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sennapod Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Mmmm, now *that's* a rear wing ! Lovely paint finish on it (and rest of the car) too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 The TG-1 is on a par with the shark nose in terms of looks. Another great looking car. 👍 Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astonman Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Most impressed with your build here. Have just made the same kit and I can vouch for fitment issues - particularly around the front radiator, the gearbox and the rear suspension. I also could not get the front suspension to "hold" the front uprights so that the wheels could be steerable. and so I had to glue them straight in the end. Too many very fiddly parts for my taste and an over-complicated suspension/hub build up in particular like many Hasegawa 1/24 Auto kits. However I did appreciate the plug wiring, injection piping and reasonably convincing trumpet covers as well. The latter is often left out of DFVs in this scale. I also used Gold Leaf after market decals from Autosport Models in Hereford as well as Zero paints. I got the impression that it was all a bit over-engineered and a scaled down 1/12 Tamiya kit rather than a properly crafted/measured 1/20 kit. However my abiding thought on completing the kit was how on earth did Colin Chapman et al convince themselves that the supports for those high rear wings would EVER be strong enough to last an entire race? As Mr Clarkson might have told them - "What could possibly go wrong".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswear1 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Super model of a Colin Chapman classic, looks great in the Gold Leaf Team Lotus Colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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