AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
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AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
Good evening,
Well, well here it is, I finally chosen the superb AAR Eagle Weslake!
It changes from red, but orange and green were not that far away .. the red (s) either either!
The kit is not more complicated than that, but the installation of the rivets promises to be... sporty and time-consuming.
I started by cleaning the parts of the bathtub / chassis, the interior of which is almost invisible once the tub is in place.
Only a small part on each side is polished.
The assembly is, as often, carried out by welding.
The main parts of the V12 are also assembled
And we start to put a little color
The body parts are prepared, adjusted and the locations of the threaded fasteners for solid fastening.
And then, we had to get there, the hull is pierced (0.35) in anticipation of riveting ...
Resin rivets with semi-round head of 0.5 for a tail of 0.3.
There are many!!
Riveting is ... DONE !!
I decided to use rivets of different sizes for different reasons.
For the lateral parts, rivets of 0.5 for the most part, of 0.4 for the outline of the hatches and of 0.8 in aluminum for closing them.
for the upper part of the hull, 0.4 convex / flat head.
These are used for:
- appearance / aesthetics, a kind of scale effect as with painting,
- ease of applying decals.
FYI, there are 1620 ... rivets.
The body parts have been primed and, for some, painted or partially painted
The engine has progressed well
I took the opportunity to work a little on the exhausts and their pronounced traces of heating.
Temporary assembly.
The gearbox is fitted with pretty accessories which I decided to modify: The filter holder, one of the fuel pumps and its filter.
The oil filter covers are redone in aluminum, as is the crankcase of the fuel pump motor.
Machined aluminum and brass hardware is added to provide a little detail to these subsets.
As with the exhaust manifolds, the filters are chemically burnished, then polished and slightly "worn".
Here is the set with the gearbox, painted with a mixture of Gun Metal and semi Gloss Black, 53 and 85 Humbrol.
Make way for the dashboard.
It is primed and painted in my beloved Humbrol 85, a little more diluted than usual and applied in thin coats a little more diffuse to make it slightly less satin.
The counters have their strapping polished.
The decals installed will be covered with "glass" cut to the punch for more realism.
Small machined switches from Top Studio and a few instructions complete the package.
The steering wheel is prepared in the same way as the dashboard.
The original mold is removed and the Allen hardware and its washers installed instead.
A passage of oil allows to shade the colors.
Finally, the tank connection pipe is polished and painted with Candy Electric Blue ZP.
More soon,
Pascal
Well, well here it is, I finally chosen the superb AAR Eagle Weslake!
It changes from red, but orange and green were not that far away .. the red (s) either either!
The kit is not more complicated than that, but the installation of the rivets promises to be... sporty and time-consuming.
I started by cleaning the parts of the bathtub / chassis, the interior of which is almost invisible once the tub is in place.
Only a small part on each side is polished.
The assembly is, as often, carried out by welding.
The main parts of the V12 are also assembled
And we start to put a little color
The body parts are prepared, adjusted and the locations of the threaded fasteners for solid fastening.
And then, we had to get there, the hull is pierced (0.35) in anticipation of riveting ...
Resin rivets with semi-round head of 0.5 for a tail of 0.3.
There are many!!
Riveting is ... DONE !!
I decided to use rivets of different sizes for different reasons.
For the lateral parts, rivets of 0.5 for the most part, of 0.4 for the outline of the hatches and of 0.8 in aluminum for closing them.
for the upper part of the hull, 0.4 convex / flat head.
These are used for:
- appearance / aesthetics, a kind of scale effect as with painting,
- ease of applying decals.
FYI, there are 1620 ... rivets.
The body parts have been primed and, for some, painted or partially painted
The engine has progressed well
I took the opportunity to work a little on the exhausts and their pronounced traces of heating.
Temporary assembly.
The gearbox is fitted with pretty accessories which I decided to modify: The filter holder, one of the fuel pumps and its filter.
The oil filter covers are redone in aluminum, as is the crankcase of the fuel pump motor.
Machined aluminum and brass hardware is added to provide a little detail to these subsets.
As with the exhaust manifolds, the filters are chemically burnished, then polished and slightly "worn".
Here is the set with the gearbox, painted with a mixture of Gun Metal and semi Gloss Black, 53 and 85 Humbrol.
Make way for the dashboard.
It is primed and painted in my beloved Humbrol 85, a little more diluted than usual and applied in thin coats a little more diffuse to make it slightly less satin.
The counters have their strapping polished.
The decals installed will be covered with "glass" cut to the punch for more realism.
Small machined switches from Top Studio and a few instructions complete the package.
The steering wheel is prepared in the same way as the dashboard.
The original mold is removed and the Allen hardware and its washers installed instead.
A passage of oil allows to shade the colors.
Finally, the tank connection pipe is polished and painted with Candy Electric Blue ZP.
More soon,
Pascal
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
This is AWESOME! Wow!, Thanx for sharing...this is going to be a Masterpiece...Take care, Querque
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
Great start, this will be fun to watch. What are you using to burnish the metal? It looks great.
Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
Very nice indeed.
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
One of the most beautiful F1 cars ever, and another star of 1967, what a good year for F1 that was! I'll be watching this one closely.
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
Absolutely magnificent, the riveting is fantastic, your patience is admirable. Where did you get the rivets, they look to be made of resin?
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
lol you literally are a rivetcounter Pascal! Beautiful work my friend
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
Hi,
Thank you very much for your interest and kind comments Mates!
This u is a a beautiful kit.
Of course the car is utterly awesome!
More soon
Pascal
Thank you very much for your interest and kind comments Mates!
This u is a a beautiful kit.
Of course the car is utterly awesome!
More soon
Pascal
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
Very nice start Pascal, great work on the rivets, still love such jobs, keep it comin!
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Re: AAR Eagle Weslake T1G, Dan Gurney, 1967. MFH, 1/20.
Good evening,
Thank you.
Good, the assembly continues quietly.
You have to believe that I didn't have enough to rivet ...
The front partition receives its own in diameter 0.5.
Then also received a good part of its attributes.
The steering rack will be installed later
.. just like the radiator.
It is modified, as well as the pipes connecting to it, in order to weld the fluid inlets / outlets on the body of the radiator.
I brought a little detail with the lateral perforated reinforcements and the manufacturer's plate.
The interior is quickly fitted with a lead wire to simulate the cooling circuit behind the grid and fill the void.
The wheel disc is primed and painted, then finalized, a machined valve installed.
Everything is assembled to the machined rim.
Masking of the bodywork parts before the passage of the sublime blue whose glitter base is extremely fine.
The parts exposed and presented in a white assembly
The hubs are detailed, primed and painted
he original discs are decked out with important grooves that I don't like ... at all!
As for my other models on which I reproduce the scratches of the discs, I made a tool allowing me to maintain them.
The shoulders must be thin, both in diameter and in thickness, in order to be able to machine most of the disc.
The small "jaws" on the second image are those used on a 312F1 for example.
They then went on the lathe to give them a better appearance.
Installed on a wheel for control: could be worse.
The body of the rear shock absorbers is hidden and then painted.
The springs receive a layer of gloss black.
The radiator is painted and the tin solders reproduced according to the images I have.
More soon.
Pascal
Thank you.
Good, the assembly continues quietly.
You have to believe that I didn't have enough to rivet ...
The front partition receives its own in diameter 0.5.
Then also received a good part of its attributes.
The steering rack will be installed later
.. just like the radiator.
It is modified, as well as the pipes connecting to it, in order to weld the fluid inlets / outlets on the body of the radiator.
I brought a little detail with the lateral perforated reinforcements and the manufacturer's plate.
The interior is quickly fitted with a lead wire to simulate the cooling circuit behind the grid and fill the void.
The wheel disc is primed and painted, then finalized, a machined valve installed.
Everything is assembled to the machined rim.
Masking of the bodywork parts before the passage of the sublime blue whose glitter base is extremely fine.
The parts exposed and presented in a white assembly
The hubs are detailed, primed and painted
he original discs are decked out with important grooves that I don't like ... at all!
As for my other models on which I reproduce the scratches of the discs, I made a tool allowing me to maintain them.
The shoulders must be thin, both in diameter and in thickness, in order to be able to machine most of the disc.
The small "jaws" on the second image are those used on a 312F1 for example.
They then went on the lathe to give them a better appearance.
Installed on a wheel for control: could be worse.
The body of the rear shock absorbers is hidden and then painted.
The springs receive a layer of gloss black.
The radiator is painted and the tin solders reproduced according to the images I have.
More soon.
Pascal
I'd rather be flying!
If only Closed Minds came with Closed Mouth
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