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Hi Rich,

Great build and very nice work on the carbon fiber, getting the decals and yellow stripes alligned is not that easy.

Rainer

Thanks for the pictures, especially the second pitphoto from holland is very interesting. Orso, i am pretty sure this are this are the correct rear rims for the italian gp, thank you very much. Everything went fine until i pulled off the masking tape. But then: Disaster, the clearcoat on both left s...

Very nice model, i love this fluo colors.

Rainer

Thanks for the nice comments I modified the rearwing endplates by glueing small styrenesheet to top and back and sanding them to shape. http://imageshack.us/a/img31/2869/wiplotus79029.jpg Then yesterday was painting time. http://imageshack.us/a/img138/6674/wiplotus79034.jpg The chassis have been don...

Absolutely stunning project, can´t wait for the next update.

Time for an update. Engine and Gearbox glued together, the exhaust fittet really good, especially compared to the usual tamiya parts. I also fitted the brakedisks and calipers to the 79 gearbox. http://imageshack.us/a/img100/5554/wiplotus79022.jpg Both chassis together, i modified the parts so all s...

John-w Thank you for the great video, it shows some details of the 78 car very good. Orso, yes you are correct Marios car used the parralell endplates, i will have to scratchbuild them. Your pictures are a great help, as i can see the air outlets are just enlaged to the front. The Sidepod modificati...

Beautifull build,
What about printing the Badyears yourself, all you need is a laserprinter and clear decal film. I have done this several times for my McLarens.
I can send you my vector drawings, you just need to upscale them for 1/12

Rainer

Time to start another WIP. Two Lotus 79 from Hasegawa, the first one will be build as Marios Dutch GP Winner 1978, the second should represent Carlos Reutemanns 7th place in the italian gp of 1979. Whereas Marios car can be build mainly out of box with just a few additions, Carlos car will need some...

This car had been my last build and reference pitures are very hard to get. if you pm me you e-mail adress i can send you a zip file with my pictures, but this includes only two or three pictures with cowling off. I have compiled an Excel list, covering the major sponsorchanges over the year, which ...