More work done on the model and it's getting ever closer to be finished. Unfortunately I misjudged visible vs
invisible sides of radiator pipes and when I put PE hose clamps on, dirtier side ended up visible. So, no close up
pictures would be posted deliberately. While engine bay of this model is screwed, I will use knowledge gained
from my mistakes for finishing F2007 build better.
I've used paint to simulate couplings for hoses and pipes, and then put on PE hose clamps. The way kit is designed
assumes radiator piping would be attached at later steps. However that leaves big seams at points where pipes join
radiators. I think it would be better to cut pipes at locations similar to where real pipes join on 1:1 car, drill holes and
insert small pins to connect parts later, and have pars, which connect to radiators glued and puttied in before painting.
My impatience probably main reason for errors and issues. And I keep wondering how others make their models so
clean. More patience and determination, I guess.
While doing this work I've again reconfirmed my feeling that I'm not enjoying detailing work at present and not ready
yet for detailed builds. That steers me off of detailed Lotus 79 build and I've decided to do OOB Lotus 79 1979 Martini
model instead.