Fujimi Sauber C30 Monaco GP (w/ engine)

[Shunter]

Looking great...I should really do mine..

[CTurbert]

Looking great...I should really do mine..

Thanks! You should. It's actually a pretty good kit.

As for the carbon fiber decals, Studio 27 made a carbon fiber decal set for the Sauber C31, but for some reason they didn't make one for the Sauber C30. As a result I started creating and cutting my own templates for the carbon fiber decals. With my luck Studio 27 will probably release a carbon fiber set for the Sauber C30 while I'm still working on mine!

I'll be doing the suspension, radiator ducts, airbox, wings/winglets, and cockpit/monocoque. It's very tedious, but I think it will be worth the effort. I don't think I'll be doing the hubs/brake ducts as they won't be 100% visible plus they have complicated shapes. Once I make some progress with the carbon fiber decals I'll take some pics and post them here.


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[Eagle50]

Great start. I really should do mine too... Thanks for sharing. Don't drive yourself crazy with the CF decals!

Cheers, Chris

[CTurbert]

Great start. I really should do mine too... Thanks for sharing. Don't drive yourself crazy with the CF decals!

Cheers, Chris

Thanks Chris! I'm afraid it's too late! I've gone through about 1 sheet of SMS twill weave carbon fiber. I'm doing every surface: Floor, airbox, radiator ducts, gearbox, suspension arms, monocoque, wing endplates, cameras, turning vanes. I don't think I'll tackle the wheel hubs/brake ducts but I may not be able to resist...


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[CTurbert]

Time for an update on the C30. I went nuts with carbon fiber decals over the past few days and probably cut about 50+ templates. Like I said in my previous posts I am covering a lot of surfaces. Here's some of what I've done so far:

Front wing endplates and radiator ducts. Need to touch up some of the white areas which are decals.



Applying carbon fiber decal to the floor. Lots and lots of Micro-Sol!



Mock-up. I also decaled the gearbox. I might leave the rear crash structure as-is just to give some contrast.




You probably saw my post for a spare "Action for Road Safety" decal in the Wanted forum. Well, I haven't gotten any replies so I improvised by cutting it out, pulling off the rest of the white decal with masking tape, and airbrushing the entire thing with white primer. I may just clear over the primer then re-apply the decal I had cut out. I'm honestly not sure why I bothered putting the white decal on in the first place as it doesn't match the TS-26 that the rest of the car was painted with.




More to come!


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[Tyrone]

That carbon work is looking excellent! If you wanted to differentiate the rear impact structure maybe you could use a different weave of carbon, or a different decal manufacturer? Or even shoot that area with some clear smoke colour after using the same carbon. Hell if a job so far. I love how 'clean' it looks, almost crisp! Something I strive for in my own builds but never quite manage.

[CTurbert]

That carbon work is looking excellent! If you wanted to differentiate the rear impact structure maybe you could use a different weave of carbon, or a different decal manufacturer? Or even shoot that area with some clear smoke colour after using the same carbon. Hell if a job so far. I love how 'clean' it looks, almost crisp! Something I strive for in my own builds but never quite manage.

Thanks for the advice! The shape is very complicated with lots of curves, but I may end up doing just that, using another type of weave.


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[CTurbert]

Time for an update. I got a new cutting mat as my previous one warped pretty badly. I also broke the rear suspension pushrod assembly, but R.Wells was generous enough to send me a replacement free of charge!

I have finished applying CF decal on some of the other components. I decided not to apply CF decal to the brake hubs because I just find complex pieces like that to be too time consuming. After the decals dried I sprayed the parts with Testors One Coat Clear lacquer, however the CF decals on the front wishbones bubbled up in places. I also wasn't entirely happy with how glossy the parts looked. I then sprayed them with Testors Metalizer sealer which has more of a semi gloss finish to tone down the gloss. Unfortunately I will need to re-do the front wishbones.

Front wishbones before the clearcoat issue:



Engine and gearbox mounted to the floor. Missing the aforementioned rear pushrod. Just a test dry-fit.







Next up is applying more CF decal to the rear wing end plates, monocoque, cockpit, turning vanes and other small components before finally putting this thing together.


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[whatisdeletrazdoing]

Very impressive carbon decal work, especially that one-piece floor you did. The car is coming along nicely!

[CTurbert]

Very impressive carbon decal work, especially that one-piece floor you did. The car is coming along nicely!

Thanks! It's time consuming yet rewarding. I originally planned on only applying CF decals to the suspension pieces but I got a bit carried away...


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