1/12 MP4/6, updated 8/6/18

[Sennafan]

Again thank you Fatfrog for this one

Tamiya kit of course



With Top Studio kits:

Engine
ECU
Front suspension
Cockpit
Antennas
Brakes

Added:

Thunder Valley:

Brakes
Front suspension
Metal parts

Will use brakes from Top Studio for another project

So all resin parts from TS sets soaked in Bleche White per usual

Bare plastic cowling assembled, sanded and painted with TS-26 out of the can
Left to dry for 10 days, and then painted with TS-36

All other parts painted with TS-29, 26, 36 and mixtures of metallics

I will post pics tonight of where I stand

[Sennafan]

So as promised

Overall spread, next to my WIP MP4/8



Body is still drying, for only the second time in using TS-36, I got a can that was too red, I have overcoated in TS-96 (used for 787B), and will see how it looks

I have used inserts here shown in silver that will be plated, thin plastic sheet



Front wing



Engine and cowling, here just paint for now



Kit exhaust, awaiting detail painting , TS intakes



Pre paint on fittings using same paint as I found on 917/30 build, TS axle kit prior to detail painting



TS supplied suspension arms with PE built up and turned brass detail



Tamiya intake parts with added TS details in process



More to follow

[daveyman]

Alex, fantastic work as always. When you use the TS paints, do you use them straight from the can or do you decant and then airbrush? I ask because my recent rattle can experience gives me nothing like as good a finish as you regularly achieve.
Keep on with the updates.

[Sennafan]

I heat the cans with hot tap water

And yes I use them exclusively from the cans unless I have to mix then I use the airbrush

[Sennafan]

And some more pics of components

Valve convers, paint will be lightened in middle



Top studio brakes, kit calipers



More engine components, a lot of the TS kits here



Monocoque and side pods, painted per references



More parts



Old F1 Specialties set will be used to , other resin parts to be painted, with PE added



Alex Hague

[turboF1]

Beautiful work. Always impressed with your speed and quality.

[daveyman]

Thanks Alex. I'll give that a try.

[Acinonyx]

I wish you all the best for this project and do not hesitate to ask me in case because I kept a lot of spare parts (Topstudio, Tamiya and decals) from my own model

[gp-models]

Good job and a qick start!
Looking forward to see the TVD front suspension parts in place, what do you think, are those TVD dumpers etc better looking then the Top Studio parts or are you only using the the other TVD parts for front suspension? Never seen them in comparsion, if you have those TVD dupmers too, please can you take a pciture of them in comparsion with the Top Studio ones? Would be great to see the differences.

[Sennafan]

Here is a major update

Got the TV parts, love the brakes, and machined from suspension rockers and hardware

Using mostly the TS set for other parts

I’ll let the pictures tell the story

Here is the engine, in process







Here are the radiators and front brakes, used kit parts for radiators with PE from TS sets



These rotors are beautiful and come as is color wise



Front suspension build up in process





And then the cockpit, used undercolor and left over 97T decals in interior tub