THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
OK, guys, here we go!
I know you have not seen me latelyvbuilding many 1/43rd here in the forum, have you?
Well, actually most of you have not seen me building anything at all!!!!
but I do, surely I do...
So let's start with some tiny Brabhams
They are for a fellow f1m member so lease try to be kind with your judgements, mates
I decided to start with the tantalising BT53 from Tameo, the BT54 from MERI and two resin Provence BT60s...
I made some improvements on the highly inaccurate BT53...
Later on I found out that all the front end, front cockpit onwards is strongly oversized. So we'll go on with this one later on.
Let's focus now on the small resin jewells.
I should have posted pics of all the parts, etc. But somehow I did not take them. So let's start with the action.
Before painting the suspensions, we need to check they'll match the bodyworks, I ended up letting them in the correct position so the car has a coect ride height. If I treat them nice they'll keep the geonetry when they ar ready.
Now the rear one. Here the axle helps positioning the thing, so less worrying than front.
PE rear wings are a nightmare to paint, glue, etc. Besides you get straight pieces and not very friendly when it comes to sanding or smoothening. Besides, the sizes were inaccurate, so I made them with plastic thata llowed me a finer work IMHO
Testing heights and positioning on the supports already fixed to undertry. Original parts also gave uncorrect height and overhang...
OK, now for something different.
When I saw the plan that Provence had foreseen, of making all the white stuff with decals said YIKES!!
How you manage to fit those curved shapes, not to mention those panel lines, that I have to say, are just wonderful!! Honestly these guys are (were) masters on this. I hate both those bland panel lines on cheap diecasts and also those huge ones on some white metal kits. In real scale you could fit two fingers there!!!! These are absolutely nice. Probably a bi overdone for the scale, but just enough to be seen.
OK, so I decided to paint white, mask and then paint the blue areas. You have to be really precise on that.
I also had to decide what would be decal and what white paint on the '92 car, as it has a more complicated scheme.
After painless priming, sanding, whiting, blueing (sorry no pic of middle steps), that was the result...
And as I know that posts should not be that long, that's the end of Chapter 1, folks!
"We'd be honoured if you would join us"
I know you have not seen me latelyvbuilding many 1/43rd here in the forum, have you?
Well, actually most of you have not seen me building anything at all!!!!
but I do, surely I do...
So let's start with some tiny Brabhams
They are for a fellow f1m member so lease try to be kind with your judgements, mates
I decided to start with the tantalising BT53 from Tameo, the BT54 from MERI and two resin Provence BT60s...
I made some improvements on the highly inaccurate BT53...
Later on I found out that all the front end, front cockpit onwards is strongly oversized. So we'll go on with this one later on.
Let's focus now on the small resin jewells.
I should have posted pics of all the parts, etc. But somehow I did not take them. So let's start with the action.
Before painting the suspensions, we need to check they'll match the bodyworks, I ended up letting them in the correct position so the car has a coect ride height. If I treat them nice they'll keep the geonetry when they ar ready.
Now the rear one. Here the axle helps positioning the thing, so less worrying than front.
PE rear wings are a nightmare to paint, glue, etc. Besides you get straight pieces and not very friendly when it comes to sanding or smoothening. Besides, the sizes were inaccurate, so I made them with plastic thata llowed me a finer work IMHO
Testing heights and positioning on the supports already fixed to undertry. Original parts also gave uncorrect height and overhang...
OK, now for something different.
When I saw the plan that Provence had foreseen, of making all the white stuff with decals said YIKES!!
How you manage to fit those curved shapes, not to mention those panel lines, that I have to say, are just wonderful!! Honestly these guys are (were) masters on this. I hate both those bland panel lines on cheap diecasts and also those huge ones on some white metal kits. In real scale you could fit two fingers there!!!! These are absolutely nice. Probably a bi overdone for the scale, but just enough to be seen.
OK, so I decided to paint white, mask and then paint the blue areas. You have to be really precise on that.
I also had to decide what would be decal and what white paint on the '92 car, as it has a more complicated scheme.
After painless priming, sanding, whiting, blueing (sorry no pic of middle steps), that was the result...
And as I know that posts should not be that long, that's the end of Chapter 1, folks!
"We'd be honoured if you would join us"
Last edited by JamesB on Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
Nice work JB, But I thought you always told me you were not that good at paint and finish. These look wonderful, good job!!!
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Thanks Derek!Icon_Modeler wrote:Nice work JB, But I thought you always told me you were not that good at paint and finish. These look wonderful, good job!!!
Yes, I've progressed a lot on that. A new compressor has helped a lot, honestly!
Oh, BTW and that's a coomentary of the WIP itself. I am really happy with the result of using acrylics from Taqmiya with lacquer thinner. Great!
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Looks superb. Funny to see how they sort of reversed the colours between years from '91 to '92. Tyrrell did similar in '90 and then in '92.
Keep building James, looking good.
Keep building James, looking good.
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Re: THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
Cooool! it is fun to reborn of build old stuff! i know what i say with the 182 last week
go go!
go go!
Re: THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
Thanks for the compliments, guys! Yes Cedric, the old stuff makes you work harder, as you had to with the 182! Though the two Provence are fantastic. Like downscaled Studio 27s, and that's a compliment in fact.
Yes, kinda reversing the livery. Maybe because the BT60 looked "too much Tyrrell"...
OK, let's go now with Chapter 2.
As I said, my plan was to paint in white the main amount on white areas and use the edge of decals with the pinstripe to make the border.
I also painted and tested the rear wings
But when I tried to use the decals of the BT60....
Absolute desintegration!!!
So enter custom decals...
Meanwhile, also MP4/2C decals for a friend...
That also means I'll have to repaint BT60's nose, as white section is assymmetrical and I cannot cover that with the decal. Because the idea is to make decals of a ble/white line, and putting it outside or inside the white areas depending on the case.
So decaling commences...
The nose tip was easier than it seems, Micro Set makes miracles!
Now decalling rear wings...
So, a bit later, BT60Y...
You need to match all those stripes with reference points such as panel lines, pushrod holes... well in fact that's a help, you cannot get wrong!
And the BT60. I love that minimallist livery.
And the two of them...
Well, more images later on!
"We'd be honoured if you would join us"
Yes, kinda reversing the livery. Maybe because the BT60 looked "too much Tyrrell"...
OK, let's go now with Chapter 2.
As I said, my plan was to paint in white the main amount on white areas and use the edge of decals with the pinstripe to make the border.
I also painted and tested the rear wings
But when I tried to use the decals of the BT60....
Absolute desintegration!!!
So enter custom decals...
Meanwhile, also MP4/2C decals for a friend...
That also means I'll have to repaint BT60's nose, as white section is assymmetrical and I cannot cover that with the decal. Because the idea is to make decals of a ble/white line, and putting it outside or inside the white areas depending on the case.
So decaling commences...
The nose tip was easier than it seems, Micro Set makes miracles!
Now decalling rear wings...
So, a bit later, BT60Y...
You need to match all those stripes with reference points such as panel lines, pushrod holes... well in fact that's a help, you cannot get wrong!
And the BT60. I love that minimallist livery.
And the two of them...
Well, more images later on!
"We'd be honoured if you would join us"
Last edited by JamesB on Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:49 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
Great job James!!
Cheers, H
Cheers, H
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Re: THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
I absolutly love those BT60 Brabham's!
They feature my favorite frontwing solution of those days.
I am looking forward to see your progress, James!
They feature my favorite frontwing solution of those days.
I am looking forward to see your progress, James!
Re: THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
Thanks for the compliments, guys!
Small update. Time to paint those suspension units...
BTW, I forgot to say that surely I had made the intake holes deeper.
Also I had some trouble making the body match the floorpan in one case. Both parts a bit warped so lots of patienece, hot water and some inside grinding to remove stuff so parts match well. Now they sit perfectly with zero gap
Small update. Time to paint those suspension units...
BTW, I forgot to say that surely I had made the intake holes deeper.
Also I had some trouble making the body match the floorpan in one case. Both parts a bit warped so lots of patienece, hot water and some inside grinding to remove stuff so parts match well. Now they sit perfectly with zero gap
Last edited by JamesB on Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: THE CHESSINGTON POST (memories of a Brabham builder)
Looking nice, James. You 1/43rd guys amaze me with you Lilliputian skills!
Cheers, Chris
Cheers, Chris