pg265 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Hi, Happy new year to all of you Britmodeller mates. New year, new build. The Red Beauty: First steps with the engine main parts The wheels need a bit of work The tool to hold the wheel and center the hub. 1st row. 2nd row. 3rd row. 4th. 5th. 6th, the last row. I turned a small support for the wheel Progress on the engine and gear box prior to primer. Front disc Nice and thin 3D parts. I hope you will enjoy the WIP… More soon. Pascal 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Very very nice! Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Real nice start for this year. I will follow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 48 minutes ago, Vesa Jussila said: Real nice start for this year. I will follow. Me too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 That will be a very nice model of a beauty of a car. I will be following, if you don’t mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Lovely wheels. Definitely more than "a bit" of work though! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 Hi, Thank you mates. Few progress! It is requested by the manual to reduce the intake manifold by one millimeter. It is modified and reinforced using 0.8 brass so it will not move for milling. The shafts are prepared as well as the calipers. You can see the difference with original OOB parts. The gearbox is painted With aluminium (Dull Alu Alclad), instead of the black recommended. Same thing for the engine block after being quickly masked with tape and liquid mask. Time for oils, 1st step. Even 1/12 engine looks small next to the 1/4… oil filter! 2nd step … and starting with carbs: Weber, it’s written! Hope you like it. More soon! Pascal 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Looks real good so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Good evening, Thank you. The base of the vermiculated paint of the camshaft covers is done. The other stages of painting will not be long in coming. In the meantime, the hardware is in preparation. More soon! Pascal 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) Good evening, The shaft covers are lightly retouched with Sennelier and Humbrol reds before being matt varnished with Aeromaster. They are installed and fitted with ACT bearing covers. I turned new caps for the oil filler, but I'm not sure yet to use them... This is also an opportunity to start installing the bolts. That's all. Pascal Edited March 22, 2022 by pg265 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 The Engine looks fantastic, the discolouration of the cooling pipes is absolutely perfect - Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Good evening, Thank you! Some progress today, but a lot of preparation, painting… and compressors to repair and maintain! A little work on the exhaust manifolds to start. They are passed under different grits and then lightly polished. A small bath in Blacken'it to burnish the exhaust tubes and a bath in water to stop the reaction. Then suick wipe with a soft cloth to shine a little The purpose of the operation is to give a slightly used appearance due to the heat by flaking the paint while having tubes marked by the heat. We dab a bit of liquid mask using a foam pad, then comes a coat of well-diluted matte black paint; here some Tamiya matt black. After passing a brush with medium bristles, I get the result I was looking for. The magneto is painted and installed, the distributor head drilled. The rear of the engine is fitted with covers. Working on the carbs, linkage and fuel supply, stacks... In the end, I did not use the corks that I had turned yesterday. More soon. Pascal 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 That is indeed an exquisite thing you are working on! I've never witnessed a MFH car build "from the ground up" so this is an interesting build thread for me. Brilliant little extras too👍 Love the wheel build sequence by the way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Good morning all, Thank you! Alright, it got hot today! I tackled the cabin and the chassis. As usual, my preference goes for welding the parts supporting a certain constraint. Let's take the iron, the LTS, the flux, the files, the with parallel jaws pliers… all the stuff. There is a lot of work to be done on the chassis tubes. I still don't know if I'll leave it natural metal or if I paint it grey... Surely grey. All elements of the cabin are also welded. The pedals are installed and improved a bit. Well, still a lot of work preparing the chassis tubes and the ancillary parts that are grafted on. All the holes are made, as well as the threads for screw assemblies. Finally, the front part of the chassis and the passenger compartment are permanently assembled by welding. I took the opportunity to validate the installation of the engine on the supports and the cradle. I decided to redo the front part of the cockpit in aluminium. A little Kabuki pattern, cut out wide Speed tape, and presto! I couldn't resist assembling one of the tanks whose 5 parts require a little preparation. Heat the iron again and solder. Next very soon. Pascal 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Stunning work as ever Dan...rather you than me tho mate 😱 Respect Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Good evening, Thank you! A lot of preparation today… and welding! The tanks are assembled by welding once again. The side tanks still have to be masked to be painted in Rosso Corsa on the outside. For fun, the caps are movable. Next very soon. Pascal 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Amazing work on an amazing kit. Both are beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Good evening, Grazie mille! Here we are! The rear part of the tubular frame is finished! A lot of work: shaping to ensure a good geometry, the symmetry of all the elements before they are fixed... The advantage is that the assembly is very economical… in glue! Not even a drop for the entire chassis so far. The blank assembly of the tanks seems to validate the operation. The box will be integrated later, after painting the chassis in gray. Grayish Blue (FS35237) in this case I think, as I did for the Tipo 500. Recent documents have made me modify the cabin and remove the aluminum previously installed. Pascal 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 I can only imagine how much preparation has gone into this, but you results speak for themselves, absolutely stunning - Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 A work of art...pure and simple. Respect Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Good evening, Thanks so much Mates! Still preparing and fine-tuning some future assemblies… Masking session as a prelude to the painting stages. I took advantage of fixing the tie rods of the engine mount to weld all the elements of the radiators (water & oil). I also, as usual, turned spacers to support the weight of the model. They are tapped at 1.4 to receive the fixing screws. Pascal 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Lovely to see some of the front engined F1 cars being kitted in a large scale. The way this model is going together being shared by Dan demonstrates the construction of the real car in detail. I will be following this thread with interest as this looks like being a superb build. I saw an Alfetta 159 that appeared at Telford on the competition table where the modeller had cut away body parts from his MFH model to show parts that would normally be hidden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Good evening, Thank you very much! Let’s go! The primer is applied. The tanks receive a coat of Giallo Modena …Then, Rosso Corsa And Grayish Blue FS35237 for the chassis. What goes to the F-14 can only be good!! Because I was inverted… Pascal 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Hello, The chassis is unmasked. The gray reinforces the contrasts and brings a little more realism in my opinion… Next very soon. Pascal 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Good evening, 2nd update of the day The chassis plate, represented in white resin in the kit, is covered with aluminum, front / back. The Duct Tape is smoothed with a card (my license) to avoid air bubbles and to make it conform without creases on the beveled faces. The gearbox is now in place. I take this opportunity to make a blank assembly of the transmission and the triangles. …and we check the installation of the tanks. The driveshaft is prepared and installed. The tunnel, in a slightly duller tone, is also installed and begins to « dress » the cockpit. Next soon! Pascal 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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