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VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!!

LOOKS SMART & NEAT....

Not only very fast, but extremely nice build!

Dalin

WOOOSHH! - Nice once Chris - really smart build. Great use of carbon decals, heat shielding, steering wheel & turned parts. Any chance you can run through the additonal parts such as antennas & wheel nuts for me?

Makes me want to finish off the Williams ASAP now =)

excellent build

don

Hello All,
Thanks again for all the nice comments. To give a summary of the extras and mods I made for this build, here you go:
C.F. Decals:
- Floor & Brake Ducts: S27 (Medium) toned down with Tamiya Smoke
- Wings : SMS 1/24 Twill Weave sealed with M.M. Metallizer Sealer
- Seat Middle : Hobby Design Twill Weave toned down with Tamiya Smoke
- Seat Outer and Cocpit sides : SMS 1/24 Hi-Def sealed with M.M Metallizer Sealer

Cockpit:
- Seat-Belts : SMS 1/20 Modern F1 p.e. with my standard belt material
- Buttons/Switches : Sakatsu machined aluminum, painted randomly to add some color.
- Steering Wheel : Spare parts bin from a Tamiya McLaren MP4/13

Fasteners:
- Body Fasteners : Hobby Design 0.5mm Flat Rivets (C)
- Winglet Rivets : Hobby Design 0.5mm Tapered Rivets (B) - I thought they looked best for this area.
- Front Wing Plane : Scale Hardware 0.5mm Brass Rivets with a good soak in "Blacken-It" to darken them.
- Front Wing Endplates : SMS p.e. screw heads
- Rear Wing Endplates : SMS and Crazy Modeler p.e. screw heads
- Barge-Boards : Crazy Modeler hex nuts - I highly recommend the Crazy Modeler fastener set.
- Mirros : RB Motion internal hex nuts recessed into the mirrors

Wheels & Tires:
- Tire Valves : RB Motion 1/20 tire valves
- Wheel Nuts : Painted the original machined nuts (blue and red) - I couldn't modify those beautiful wheels
- Tires : Original kit tires, spun on a rotary tool to give a woron look and round them out (they're pretty square out of the box ) - I wanted to use a nice set of MFH printed tires, but was concerned about getting the marking off of them

Exhausts :
- Heat-shielding : M.M. Stainless Steel with Tamiya Flat Clear
- Heat staining : Tamiya weathering kit, Burnt Orange and Oil Stain
- Pipes : Aluminum tube

Antennas:
Pitot Tube : Original kit wire bent with round nose pliers
Antenna : Hobby Design machined aluminum

Others :
- Skid-Plank : KA Models wood sheet (A)
- Cameras : Poached from an extra Tamiya Ferrari F2001, painted M.M. Aluminum Plate Metallizer and SMS 1/24 Twill Weave

Paint:
- Tamiya Light Grey Primer : 2 coats (to check for blemishes)
- Tamiya White Primer : 3 coats
- Tamiya TS-26 White : 4 coats
- Tamiya TS-13 Clear : 4 coats - 2 mist, 2 heavy (I think I'm the only one here who likes TS-13 )


Well, that's about all I can think of at this moment. Any questions or more information, let me know, I'm happy to share.
Cheers,
Chris

Awesome Job !!!

Also enjoyed the pic of your terrific work displayed in "the cabinet" !!

Congrats !

Very nice!

Simple yet looks fantastic, nice clean build.

Super build, looks wonderful on the shelf!

Such a Great Build