BAR003 - GB2009

[PanAmNut]

Coming along nicely .......... hanginnere!

Cheers,

-me-

[CBartholomew4677]

Looks very cool!! You are very correct that the kit exhausts are NG, and should be replaced with aluminum tube. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
Cheers,
Chris

[rollover]

It looks great so far, you have recovered from the spraying accident very nicely. I can go to school on your mistake and be sure of the colors I'm spraying!

[CaptainMark]

Very nice work so far, and good save!

[BigDuke6]

90% of all CF work is now done.. I'm using Studio27 "S" carbon decals and I have to say, they are the best CF I've ever used. I'd even go the "SS" size on some parts if I could start again...

Here's a comparison of the different types used so far -
A: SMS Twill
B: Museum Collection
C: Crazy Modeler
D: S27 "s".

C was used on the undertray,
D on the suspension & wings
A was used on the gearbox & lower rear wing element + seat.



Front pushrods & steering arm have been polished first then CF'd leaving the shiny metal part where the arm joins the nose.


Front wing prior to assembly with the bottom vanes & end plates. Undecided if I'll add the clear plastic pieces to the edge of the wing, sorta looks OK as it is.

[BigDuke6]

Sanded down the body and applied another layer of clear - mmmm, shiny =)

[alexpayne]

Hi ,This is looking very good and the final clear coat looks great.Out of interest what clear do you use
Regards,Alex.

[CBartholomew4677]

Beautful finish on that body!! I second the above, what clear did you use?
Have you had any problems with decal adhesion to the polished metal suspension pieces? I've had problems in the past when I didn't paint the part first, but it was a plastic part.

One more thing: What are you planning to use for the body fasteners? I used "Flat Rivets" (0.5mm, 0.75mm) from Hobby Design for the first time on my Ferrari F2004. They have a post, so they line up well, and are textured, so you can wash them. I was really happy with the outcome.
Cheers,
Chris

[BigDuke6]

Thanks for the comments all - I wish I had a photo to show after the white \ clear mixup! Coming along nicely.

The clear is Duplicolour clear with light sanding between layers which is new for me as I usually just lay down the layers and sand like crazy at the end. Sanding between layers is definatly the way to go =)

As for the body fasteners, I've pre-drilled all the holes and intend on using Scale Hardware rivets.. I looked at the SMS p\e stuff but the set from the SMS website only has a small number of 1/20 scale fasteres & I thought I'd give the rivets a try.



Will let you know how they end up working out - fingers crossed.

[ziggy]

Hi Duke!

Wow! that bar is looking fantastic! (I really love the shine you have achieved with the clear coat!)
can't wait to see it finished!