FINISHED Lotus 29 1:25

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FINISHED Lotus 29 1:25

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An old AMT model, tried to add detail and correct the flaws in shape. The kit is mostly done, but I am waiting for more decals and making a windshield.

Photoetched harness bits, the seatbelt material is the surface of an old BodyShop nail polisher ripped off.
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The nose has been enlargened with plastic stripes and Milliput. Surprisingly this process was quite fast and trouble free. The markings are from Indycals. The decal sheet didn't include enough yellow stripe: it should cover the bit underneath the windscreen, the headrest and the rear cone. Luckily I had a spare sheet. Good and opaque decals, but two layers is better, so now I am waiting for another set to come from the mail. I am going to try and sand the creases and touch up with paint.
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The tyres were way too big. I ended up widening the front ones and putting them in the rear, in the front is a pair of MG models tyres. I did the widening with polystyrene discs and filled the seam with black milliput, then tried to camouflage everything with matt gray paint. Mr Model intake trumpets; Detailmaster orange wire with looms self made from bits of photoetched net; self made decals on the cylinder heads. Most tubular parts have been made from metal rod.
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Lotsa work there! Nice.

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Thanks for posting. I have the same kit waiting to be built so I will save your notes.
One question: Isn't the seat belt set up to modern for this car? I have problems finding information about the 1960'th seat belts but this picture of a Lotus 34 got me wondering:

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Re: WIP Lotus 29 1:25

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Orso wrote:Thanks for posting. I have the same kit waiting to be built so I will save your notes.
One question: Isn't the seat belt set up to modern for this car?
You may well be right! I used a photo of a museum Lotus 29 in Gurney colours, with a six point belt. But that may well be a later addition. At least my seat belts are far too light grey, I made the mistake of using the Gurney sister car seat belts as model. Clark used black.

If you want to, I can send you all my reference photos. The Ferguson "Team Lotus-Indianapolis years" book was very valuable.
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My gosh, what a transformation :!: :!: I would have never guessed this started off from that ancient kit :!:
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makes me want to built the gurney car.

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Great work, I like it a lot. Especially as I have the same kit (unbuilt), and I can see some of the hard work that has gone into this.
pertti_jarla wrote:The Ferguson "Team Lotus-Indianapolis years" book was very valuable.
It certainly is - one of the best books I've ever bought on motor racing. Also very valuable for the MPC Lotus 56 turbine car.
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Thank you for the offer of your reference photos. I just bought the same book so it isn't necessary but I am looking forward for more pictures of your model.
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Found these pictures if they might be of some help.
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Those are good pics, especially the bottom ones. By the way, If you wonder about the plate holding the intake trumpets not looking quite straight, it has apparently come loose before the photo session. And one trumpet has some blu tack in it! As I said, Work In Progress..
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