bigbadbadge Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 2 hours ago, silver911 said: Many thanks for kind words Chris What does the 'IP' refer to? Ron Sorry, Instrument Panel, I should of said dash really, it's because I am mainly an Aircraft modeller, that's my excuse 😉 Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Sorry, Instrument Panel, I should of said dash really, it's because I am mainly an Aircraft modeller, that's my excuse 😉 Chris 👍🤣 No worries...a mate of mine always refers to it as a 'Binacle'...not sure why...as it has nothing to do with any form of dash that I know of 🤔 Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors54 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Binnacle - stand alone pedestal with instruments on a ship/yacht/power boat. Sorry, my inner sailor came out there! I am very impressed with how clean your tiny assemblies are Ron, no matter how hard I try there is always some evidence of adhesive or overpaint on my models. Great Optivisor or NinjaVision? Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, Coors54 said: Binnacle - stand alone pedestal with instruments on a ship/yacht/power boat. Sorry, my inner sailor came out there! I am very impressed with how clean your tiny assemblies are Ron, no matter how hard I try there is always some evidence of adhesive or overpaint on my models. Great Optivisor or NinjaVision? Dave It would seem the key is in the spelling then Dave. One 'N' and it's a sea creature...two and it's as you describe. Ahoy an all that 🤣 An optivisor over close up glasses mate...and I still can't see clearly 🤬 Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Continuing on with my anal moments. Next up for modifying...the medical air tank...with the supplied kit part first... Having removed the simplistic valve (which is on the wrong side according to my refs)...a case of fabricating a more accurate version...and adding the missing one to the other end... You can see that the moulded bands and mounting pins have been removed...with new mounts scratched and ready for metal straps to be added after painting etc. Another kit part that I didn't like...too small...and poorly defined...a connector plate that sits next to the above MA tank... A lot more kit parts still remain to be modified/replaced...but...this all needs to be done before any painting begins. to be continued............ 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 " Continuing on with my anal moments. Next up for modifying...the medical air tank...with the supplied kit part first..." Beautiful craftsmanship, as usual Ron 👍. Said differently: how transform crap lead in gold ? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 10 hours ago, CrazyCrank said: " Continuing on with my anal moments. Next up for modifying...the medical air tank...with the supplied kit part first..." Beautiful craftsmanship, as usual Ron 👍. Said differently: how transform crap lead in gold ? 😉 Thanks mate...although nearer to brass than gold 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Lovely work as usual Ron mate 👏 Keep up the good work Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Redstaff said: Lovely work as usual Ron mate 👏 Keep up the good work Ian Many thanks Ian As said...this build is a painfully slow process due to not having a separate chassis like the 312T...so every little detail/modification has to be test fitted to the main body...which means constant assembly and disassembly of everything 🤬 Another issue has been the moulding...this kit...classed as a re-release...is not a new tooling...so suffers a lot from the aging of the moulds...with the decals also giving me concern for the future...as the few small ones used so far...being incredibly difficult to get off the backing! Obviously...had I not chosen to push the detail level so far...things would be moving much faster...but then that wouldn't be me 😉 Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) With a lot of loose bits accumulating on the bench...I was looking to get some of them into sub assemblies...with the front bulkhead/servos and radiators being a prime example. Whilst the kit provides the basic parts...as always...there is considerable room for improvement. These are the main components in the kit..... One area that had me worried was the tiny locating pins for the plate that goes between the rads...each about the size of a pin!..... Some strengthening was definitely needed...so my solution was a couple of 1.5 mm fillets to increase the contact areas...plus a 0.6 mm nickel silver brace along the top and bottom to improve the rigidity of the weak centre area..... A further aid to creating a stronger assembly...was to replace the branch pipe with metal..... Then it was a case of adding some of the missing details. First up...on the 1:1...the top of the rads has a plate with holes...through which you can see the fins. I scored the top of the kit part with a scalpel to represent the fins...then added some ali plate to imitate the holed plate..... Next a shot of some of the other bits I am using to add some more detail..... I also wanted to refine the servos with fittings and lines which...strangely enough...Tamiya hint at with stubs for hoses/lines...but no instructions to do so...weird ! In the pic you can see some spare PE cap tops I added...which I later removed after having found a better ref pic...with the fittings and silver wire to be added below them..... Now I just have to implement all the modifications and details. to be continued............ Edited April 16, 2022 by silver911 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Rather than bore you with in progress pics of every stage of the above...here are the pics of what I came up with...needless to say...there were some moments of stress along the way but...I am pleased with the end result..... Next in line is to finalise the front suspension. to be continued............ 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Very nicely executed, Ron. Lovely details and well thought through solutions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 17 hours ago, Pouln said: Very nicely executed, Ron. Lovely details and well thought through solutions. Thanks Poul...much appreciated Having to adopt a very different approach to the 312T is somewhat confusing...and a lot more time consuming...with little progress to show for the effort...although...once I can get the main body painted the assembly will be much quicker. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROPELLER Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 12/04/2022 at 10:21, silver911 said: .and a lot more time consuming. There is no secret Ron! Your result attest this... Dan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 The airpark and derails look fantastic . The dub assembly with the rads looks phenomenal, great work. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 22 hours ago, PROPELLER said: There is no secret Ron! Your result attest this... Dan. Many thanks Dan 19 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: The airpark and derails look fantastic . The dub assembly with the rads looks phenomenal, great work. Chris Much appreciated Chris 👍 Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Another area that needs dealing with before any start can be made on the main body...the roll bar. Again...the kit parts are very basic when compared to the 1:1..... The real deal..... In keeping with both wanting to replace as much as I can with metal...and also in line with what I did with the 312T...it was a natural progression to make it from metal again. What was obvious was the complexity when compared with the Ferrari...and as you can see from my ref pic...a whole lot more details to be made and added. First step was to create a bending jig for the main hoop using the kit part as a basic template.....then I inserted some posts to guide me in the bending..... I used a heat gun to aid in the bending...and did it very slowly a couple of millimeters at a time...each time just heating a small area...and managed to get this...(the tape across the struts is to hold it in place for cutting to length)..... The rear support required no bending...just some angles to shape to meet the centre post...then it was a case of fabricating the finer details...one of which are nuts and bolts to hold it together as per the 1:1..... Very much in it's 'raw' state at the moment...with a lot of refining (such as the welds which look awful in the close up!) and clean up still to be done...but you get the general idea. to be continued............ 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Amazing attention to detail as usual Ron mate, this is starting to take shape nicely Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Redstaff said: Amazing attention to detail as usual Ron mate, this is starting to take shape nicely Ian Thanks Ian...as said...still a lot to do...but hopefully will be worth it 🤔 Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Continuing on with the 'roll bar'...first...a word of warning for any that may want to go this route (replacing it with metal)...the kit parts are all but useless as an accurate template! 🤬 Not so much the front hoop...but the rear section is fraught with problems when following the kit parts as a guide...suffice it to say...I scrapped my first attempt...and started again from scratch 😱 With the front bar/hoop...the main areas you need to consider are...height/width and clearances to the upper body...cockpit shroud and air box...with the height of the crossbar and headrest being yet another trap that is easy to fall into and get wrong. When it comes to the rear hoop...the most important dimensions to get right are...the width...angle to meet the front arch...clearance of the oil tank...and finally...that it does not interfere with the airbox to body fitment. What you see in the pics are the result of four days of work...with each small adjustment seeming to create yet another problem ☹️ It's especially frustrating when you see the tiny bit of the rear section that will be visible on the finished car! I will let the pictures tell their own story..... In theory...all that remains to do are...the cross bar mounts...and mounts to the front and rear top mounting points...then bolt it all together for a final check before moving on to polishing etc. ...and adding the headrest padding. to be continued............ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Great job with the roll bars Ron ! You are inspiring me to get out the 312t4 which is languishing in body paint and decalling..... Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Belugawrx said: Great job with the roll bars Ron ! You are inspiring me to get out the 312t4 which is languishing in body paint and decalling..... Cheers Gradually coming to fruition mate...and appreciate comment Would love to see the 312T4..... Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Well Ron, it may have taken days but this roll bar does look really good. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Pouln said: Well Ron, it may have taken days but this roll bar does look really good. 👍 Many thanks Poul Another 2 - 3 days should see it done When I decided to use metals for it...what appeared to be quite a straight forward task...quickly became a serious challenge of will power. What I didn't take into account...was the number of parts involved...the kit consisting of just two parts...whereas...the metal version contains nineteen pieces...all scratched 😱🤬 But that is the nature of this hobby I guess. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Great work, as always Roy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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