Jordan 191

Models in progress... including non-F1 models.
User avatar

vekkuli
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 4433
Joined: Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:20 pm
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Stake Sauber
Location: Oulu-Uleåborg Finland
Status: Offline
Finland

Re: Jordan 191

Post by vekkuli »

Marvellous build, I'd say :)

Topic author
jaykay
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2567
Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:35 am
Status: Offline

Re: Jordan 191

Post by jaykay »

marlborored wrote:OMG you're putting on a clinic :!: Stupid question, but what's a renshape?
Well, that's no stupid question :-) Renshape is a polyurethane material that is used in professional model building. In Europe it's sold under names like Ureol and Necupur ( depending on the manufacturer ). It comes in various densities. The type i'm using is sort of like a hard wood, but it doesn't have any grains or structures like wood. Unlike styrene it's good for machining and it can be glued with epoxy or CA-glue. Hope that helps. For more you can also google it :-)

43rdMichael
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2609
Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 9:43 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Status: Offline

Re: Jordan 191

Post by 43rdMichael »

always a pleasure to see your work Jaykay. Absolutely awesome!
User avatar

Shunter
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2885
Joined: Sat Sep 20, 2003 12:38 am
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Alfa Romeo, McLaren, Williams
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Status: Offline
Australia

Re: Jordan 191

Post by Shunter »

I think the bar is going to have a new level....inspirational stuff.
User avatar

De21
Major Constructor
Major Constructor
Posts: 1096
Joined: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:53 am
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Williams
Location: Germany
Status: Offline
Germany

Re: Jordan 191

Post by De21 »

43rdMichael wrote:always a pleasure to see your work Jaykay. Absolutely awesome!
couldn't agree more and thanks for the answer about thinning parts, Joachim!
Last edited by De21 on Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Topic author
jaykay
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2567
Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:35 am
Status: Offline

Re: Jordan 191

Post by jaykay »

Dennis...one more thing i forgot to mention about thinning parts. One very helpful tool i got some time ago on ebay is this:

Image

It's called "Schnelltaster" or "Außentaster". It's like a mechanical caliper but with one big advantage: it measures the thickness in only one point and that point can be on a curved surface or be a thin area surrounded by thick ones. It's a really helpful addition to a normal caliper. Mine cost around 15€ when i bought it and it does a good job even though it looks like it was made around WWII :-) There are digital ones too but they are seriously expensive.
User avatar

marlborored
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2518
Joined: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:45 pm
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: McLaren, Senna; Lotus, Clark
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Status: Offline
United States of America

Re: Jordan 191

Post by marlborored »

jaykay wrote:
marlborored wrote:OMG you're putting on a clinic :!: Stupid question, but what's a renshape?
Well, that's no stupid question :-) Renshape is a polyurethane material that is used in professional model building. In Europe it's sold under names like Ureol and Necupur ( depending on the manufacturer ). It comes in various densities. The type i'm using is sort of like a hard wood, but it doesn't have any grains or structures like wood. Unlike styrene it's good for machining and it can be glued with epoxy or CA-glue. Hope that helps. For more you can also google it :-)
Thanks! You've turned me on to something new!
User avatar

PanAmNut
Team Owner
Team Owner
Posts: 861
Joined: Fri Sep 28, 2001 7:00 pm
Status: Offline

Re: Jordan 191

Post by PanAmNut »

Nice!

Keep in mind that if you're already utilizing a micrometer you can get ball/round caps that fit right on it to accomplish the same thing ........... and they're cheap and readily available. Unfortunately I've not seen them for dial calipers although they might be out there somewhere.

Cheers,

-elh-

Topic author
jaykay
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2567
Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:35 am
Status: Offline

Re: Jordan 191

Post by jaykay »

Hi, here’s some more progress :-)

This may not look as impressive as the turned and milled parts i showed you last time but in fact it was more time consuming and trickier because most of it had to be done by hand with test fitting and checking over and over again.
Anyway….here we go. Before I can go about and build the suspension I had to put the front of the monocoque together.
The part I made to house the front damper needed a further addition with these channels.
The pushrods will run through them.


Image


The next part is the front bulkhead of the monocoque. I want to make the nosecone removable so I try to build it like the real one. I photo etched a frame with the holes for the mounting pins of the nose and a corresponding frame piece that goes on the nosecone to get everything aligned properly.
I doubled up the etched frame with styrene because I can’t etch it in the correct thickness.


Image


Next you can see the two pieces mounted on the monocoque. Of course I shortened the monocoque by the thickness of the new bulkhead before adding it to keep the original length :-)


Image


At the same time I made another piece that won’t be visible at a first glance but I find it important. That’s the inside of the monocoque with the dashboard bulkhead.


Image


The black dashboard piece is from the kit. I sanded off some details and then added a thin styrene strip on the outside because there was a gap with the monocoque when it was in place. Tamiya just left a big hole where the driver’s legs would go that would leave the suspension arms visible, so I added a tub that will cover them and also take up the pedals and steering column. The part can easily be slid in from the cockpit during final assembly.
Here you can see it dry fit with the rest of the cockpit.


Image


So on to the nosecone with front wing. Here you have the original kit pieces:


Image


I cut the flaps off the wing ( they will be replaced ), glued it to the nosecone and after filling up some holes and gaps sanded all the surfaces.

Then I added the photo etched frame bit and some styrene that corresponds to the monocoque front bulkhead I made.


Image


And finally here is the nosecone held to the monocoque with two 0,5mm pins and I keep my fingers crossed that this will still fit after paint and decals :-)


Image


So much for now and thanks for checking!

ejsmith
F2
F2
Posts: 51
Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:03 am
Location: Tunbridge Wells, UK
Contact:
Status: Offline

Re: Jordan 191

Post by ejsmith »

That looks absolutely fantastic! Keep up the good work, it's looking great :)
Post Reply