Scratchbuilding Williams FW11 scale 1:43

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Scratchbuilding Williams FW11 scale 1:43

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Hi. I have started building a Williams FW11 in 1:43 scale and wanted to share the process with you. I hope you like it. Greetings
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Re: Scratchbuilding Williams FW11 scale 1:43

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Very nice!!

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a little update. I tried to take better pictures, the first ones were terrible
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Re: Scratchbuilding Williams FW11 scale 1:43

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These 1/43 models look so crazy small.
The tires are exactly the same size as my current kart model in 1/20.
I admire you guys so - that's just incredible magic what you're building!!
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Re: Scratchbuilding Williams FW11 scale 1:43

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looking good! there’s no kit of this car available?

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Re: Scratchbuilding Williams FW11 scale 1:43

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Mr.Grumpy wrote:looking good! there’s no kit of this car available?
Yes, if there is, Tameo has a kit with every detail, but it is much more fun to build it from scratch. I am really enjoying building from scratch and also this scale
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Amazing job, and I know it's partly for the pleasure of it, but... wouldn't be an option (and so I answer Mr. Grumpy) starting from Heller's really interesting FW11B?

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JamesB wrote:Amazing job, and I know it's partly for the pleasure of it, but... wouldn't be an option (and so I answer Mr. Grumpy) starting from Heller's really interesting FW11B?
Just once try to build a Heller kit and (at least that one) they are horrible. if I remember correctly it was a Renault R24 scale 1.18 and the body was so twisted and deformed that I gave up
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Their 1/43 F1 cars are a bit crude because of low part count but overall are a nice kit for around $10 + shipping online.

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I have the 1/43 Heller FW11B. The body is OK. However the colors on the decals are not even registered correctly. Some colors are not correct. All suspensions pieces need to be rebuilt to look correct.
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