Tamiya Lotus 49B 1:12th

[h.kruithof]

No, no. Black. Red steering wheels were found in the green Loti.

Harm

[Jimmy]

No, no. Black. Red steering wheels were found in the green Loti.

Harm

See:

[Joaquin]

Black steering wheel is right in 68' cars. Red ones where used previously because was a colour prefered by Jim Clark

[Joaquin]

Forget to say that chassis is probably painted medium grey. I have seen a 49b of the Classic Team Lotus and saw the chassis painted grey. I was surprised and asked to one of the mechanics (not a young man) if this was the original colour and answer was yes so take account of that in a future project. I have some pictures of the car.

[Chewbacca]

Forget to say that chassis is probably painted medium grey. I have seen a 49b of the Classic Team Lotus and saw the chassis painted grey. I was surprised and asked to one of the mechanics (not a young man) if this was the original colour and answer was yes so take account of that in a future project. I have some pictures of the car.

Yeh, I got some PDF's from "Modelersite.com" and the detail pics all show the chassis in grey rather than bare metal. I used a gloss medium grey and then a thinned down matt black wash, that was rubbed off immediatly, it then leaves dirt in the corners and a used/unclean look on the rest of the paint.

Chewy

[Guest]

Great job!

definitely think the steering wheel should be red too. I just build a Lotus 25 and I believe the steering wheel was red for that whole monocoque era.

[allnie]

Hi,

Quick update on progress so far. I've finished the front end less brakes and wheels. The dashboard is now installed, complete with weathering and cables etc.

Just starting the rear end, preping up exhausts, suspension and oil tank.

I am afraid this is wrong. The Lotus 49 B did as far as I know NOT have the oiltank behind the water cooler. This was the case for the Lotus 49, but one major update for the B version was to move it on top of the gearbox. The Tamiya kit is wrong .
Br
Allan

[h.kruithof]

The Tamiya kit is NOT a 49B even if the box says it is. It is the 49 in red and white colours. They included the saddle oil tank, the wings and two holes in the nose cone. If you build the kit straight from the box you can do a Tasman version or Graham's 68 Spanish Grand Prix winner. The 49B first appeared at Monaco.
Alan, you are right: on the B version the oil tank was moved to the gear box. The space at the front was needed for the (deep) nose ducts. Tamiya's ducts are completely wrong.Apart from that the front and rear suspension were changed (substantially) on the B-car. If you want to find out all the differences there is one source: Michael Oliver's book.

Harm