1/20 MFH Eagle Weslake T1G
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:55 pm
This WIP is of one of the most beautiful F1 cars of all time, Dan Gurney's 1967 Eagle Weslake T1G!
I started this kit a while ago and then put it on hold when life got busy. Recently I got back into it, so here's my progress so far. I have mainly been working on smaller parts and trying to get as much ready for assembly while avoiding painting the body at all costs as I still haven't picked a blue yet...
cockpit
The engine is basically done and just waiting to be mated to the cockpit
I painted the wheels flat black and then sanded the paint off the rim and spokes.
This has been quite a project, the headers. I was not happy with MFH's solution (pictured below in two pieces). I wanted to recreate the wonderful heat-stains on the T1G and the best way to do that was with real heat-stains. I measured the diameter of the MFH piece and then ordered some thin metal tubing online.
Next I decreased the diameter of the MFH piece with sanding so the metal tube would slide over.
Using a flame I heat-stained the exhausts. The metal tubes themselves look fantastic and exactly as I'd hoped. The metal pipe + MFH manifold I'm not as sure about.
The instrument cluster
I started this kit a while ago and then put it on hold when life got busy. Recently I got back into it, so here's my progress so far. I have mainly been working on smaller parts and trying to get as much ready for assembly while avoiding painting the body at all costs as I still haven't picked a blue yet...
cockpit
The engine is basically done and just waiting to be mated to the cockpit
I painted the wheels flat black and then sanded the paint off the rim and spokes.
This has been quite a project, the headers. I was not happy with MFH's solution (pictured below in two pieces). I wanted to recreate the wonderful heat-stains on the T1G and the best way to do that was with real heat-stains. I measured the diameter of the MFH piece and then ordered some thin metal tubing online.
Next I decreased the diameter of the MFH piece with sanding so the metal tube would slide over.
Using a flame I heat-stained the exhausts. The metal tubes themselves look fantastic and exactly as I'd hoped. The metal pipe + MFH manifold I'm not as sure about.
The instrument cluster