1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23 - FINISHED
Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
Great start, keep up the good work
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
Hi all! Thanks for the kind "pressure" hehehe
Little work these days but must be done.
Homemade rivets
Epoxy resin in the interior
Plugged rivets
All holes are filled. Added a plastic sprue to simulate steering rack, not the best pic & solution to do that but the baby will be dressed on
Working on interior details like fire extinguisher (LEGO piece and metal foil from hardware store) and gear mechanismn
Not centered and out of scale but, what the hell better next time
Finally, I started with PE
Actually Im planning the painting proccess/steps in the chassis, any advise or recommendation? Im thinking of using metal foil to avoid the silver paint and masking step but is a risk to do it over white & dayglo work...
Little work these days but must be done.
Homemade rivets
Epoxy resin in the interior
Plugged rivets
All holes are filled. Added a plastic sprue to simulate steering rack, not the best pic & solution to do that but the baby will be dressed on
Working on interior details like fire extinguisher (LEGO piece and metal foil from hardware store) and gear mechanismn
Not centered and out of scale but, what the hell better next time
Finally, I started with PE
Actually Im planning the painting proccess/steps in the chassis, any advise or recommendation? Im thinking of using metal foil to avoid the silver paint and masking step but is a risk to do it over white & dayglo work...
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
Great work Alfye! I plan on doing this kit for the GB as well (if I ever finish the lotus 25 ) so will be watching with great interest
Could you explain how you make your rivets, they look good
Cheers, H
Could you explain how you make your rivets, they look good
Cheers, H
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
This is looking great! The exhausts look much better than those in the kit.
I can't wait to see more.
Jake
I can't wait to see more.
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
I like your ingenuity! And attention to detail! This is going to be a great build.
Chris
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
Hi all!
Next Round: Behind the driver´s head
First things first, remove chrome from parts with MrMuscle Forza and any sprue bag
Half hour after
Lots of water
And...
Roll cage drying
Time to plan ahead!
Im currently doing fittings for cables and pipping. Lots of dill bits, cables and one "thing" that i found time ago in a Fancy Jewelry. Its like Hex fittings to make bracelets and necklaces and stuff like that. They are far from perfect and none is like another, but searching the perfect match in a jar full of them is pure entertainment
Working on oil pump? . 3 holes and plastic rod to imitate his big brother
Oxygen tank: 0.5 brass rod, clear shrink tube, and fancy jewelry "thing"
Fuel pump?: I will change all coloured wires to 0.7 solder line. Metal wire is a string guitar
Mock up:
Ive made 8 rudimentary connections for fuel lines using 1.5 plastic square rod (I have only this...) Glued with cement and seccured with epoxy so it can be sanded and drilled when dry
Finally, more progress with PE. Still drying, need to clean the epoxy
Bye!
I made all the rivets with 0.5 brass rod, rolling the blade. Finally I sand them when epoxy dries.harveyb258 wrote:... Could you explain how you make your rivets, they look good
Cheers, H
Next Round: Behind the driver´s head
First things first, remove chrome from parts with MrMuscle Forza and any sprue bag
Half hour after
Lots of water
And...
Roll cage drying
Time to plan ahead!
Im currently doing fittings for cables and pipping. Lots of dill bits, cables and one "thing" that i found time ago in a Fancy Jewelry. Its like Hex fittings to make bracelets and necklaces and stuff like that. They are far from perfect and none is like another, but searching the perfect match in a jar full of them is pure entertainment
Working on oil pump? . 3 holes and plastic rod to imitate his big brother
Oxygen tank: 0.5 brass rod, clear shrink tube, and fancy jewelry "thing"
Fuel pump?: I will change all coloured wires to 0.7 solder line. Metal wire is a string guitar
Mock up:
Ive made 8 rudimentary connections for fuel lines using 1.5 plastic square rod (I have only this...) Glued with cement and seccured with epoxy so it can be sanded and drilled when dry
Finally, more progress with PE. Still drying, need to clean the epoxy
Bye!
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
Lovely jewelry design! Makes me want to go out and buy another M23. This is looking great.
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
The exhausts should be black, as far as I know. I used Tamiya SGB, weathered with Tamiya weathering sets, then sealed somewhere between semi-gloss and flat.alfye wrote: Now I have a question, what colour for the exhaust? Unpainted metal tubes are ok?, or they need a base color?
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
Hi,
Lovely detailing work on the M23.
Try Alcohol applied with cotton swabs to clean your parts when using epoxy bi-component glue.
If you want a nice and far more realistic windshield, try to find one from Modelcraft & Hobbies:
http://www.modelcraftsandhobbies.co.nz/ ... 41e5ea103&
I used them for years (built 4 M23 ) and love that stuff!
Also exists for the 1/12 and the 1/24 M9 from Accurate...
Pascal
Lovely detailing work on the M23.
Try Alcohol applied with cotton swabs to clean your parts when using epoxy bi-component glue.
If you want a nice and far more realistic windshield, try to find one from Modelcraft & Hobbies:
http://www.modelcraftsandhobbies.co.nz/ ... 41e5ea103&
I used them for years (built 4 M23 ) and love that stuff!
Also exists for the 1/12 and the 1/24 M9 from Accurate...
Pascal
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Re: 1976 WC - 1/20 Tamiya McLaren M23
This is simply stunning work to watch and such great ideas.
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