mobiusone wrote:GP, just whatever you do DON'T pull a me
If you need any spare parts for something that goes flying or what have you, I have a WHOLE CAR for you to cherry pick off of. Can't wait to see how a R8C pro does it
That was not my intention!
But after years i wished to see a build of it, and with your start, you get me highly motivated to do something in this scale too after many years not buidling realy! I love this car a lot, that`s why i have 3 kits in my stash hanging around to be done.
I would not call me a pro, only love this car and have a few things around it like a book about the developement and the Le Mans Press map, usefull things to do the Prototype from the Roll out at Snetterton.
Thanks about the offer, but no need and i mainly wish to see you finishing it!
I have some Windows left i think, and maybe i can do you a copy of the headlight covers if you like, so you can move on and finish it finaly, would be great to see the LM car too
blakebirk wrote:Beautiful work!
I'd like a large sale kit of the Ferrari Arno Monoposte, what a cool boat!
That first diorama is fantastic! you get a real sense of motion from the car in the gravel trap.
Thanks for the compliment, nice to see you like those things
About the boat, i got another Provence Moulage kit of the Arno Monoposte, another version with different cowlings, and......in 1:18!
This is it:
But even in 1:18 it is a realy hugh model! I think in 1:12 it will be more than 50cm long, but a real stunner!
Seen it as RC model in 1:8 or 1:5 i think to remember, but this is a size, you can use it as table!
Well back to the bench, and the first progress on the AUDI.
Here you can see the car i`m trying to build, not a hugh conversion, only some points that has to be reworked.
The thing in 1:43 is that everything is pretty tiny and scratch building is time consuming, no matter if the parts are small. Sometimes a difference of 0,1mm in thickness or position of the part more or less makes a hugh difference in this scale!
I started to solder the rear wing support and the diffusor to get strength in these parts, using superglue is an option, but very fragile finaly to handle the part, so up to the solder! The parts need a cleaning from the flux and a finaly sanding to smoothen it out.
Now i added some styrene bits i scratch build to the rear end, as comparsion another BBR kit beside it to see the changes. The small edge needs some putty, and the air connector will be removed and replaced with a turned part, so i drilled o hole for it.
I opened up the duct on the side fender a bit and removed the small duct beside it, the Testcar has none ducts in this place.
I removed the engraved panel lines in the back, the 4 openings in the roof and the round engraved circle on the back. Then i re engraved the mean panel line.
Here you can see the changes in comparsion to the original kit. Some imperfections in the surface will be removed when i sand the primer finaly. I blew after each changing a light coat of primer to check the surface and fill up scratches. When all changings are done and the model is sanded, it will get one last shot with primer for the black.
Next step was opening the front wheel house, BBR provides a closed one, but this is depening on the production and to give this part strength, it is very fragile when opened, so i have to be carefull from now on.
Next is removing the engraved line for the front flap, i used superglue and activator for this. After this, i engraved the original line underneeth new.
Now on to the difficult thing, changing the intake on the front. The references called for a splitted front with seperated inducts for the brakes which are a bit lower then the middle part. Did it with some styrene pieces and a bit of putty.
Sounds so easy, but it was a real nightmare about 4 hours to get it done!
As i said, a tenth of a millimeter is realy much on a 1:43 model, but i am happy with the result, only have to smoothen it a bit before painting.
After some final sanding and a last coat of primer, ready to be painted
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