The Jordan 192 was by any standards a very unsuccessful car, unreliable and plain slow. Compared to its predecessor, the 191 it had more refined aerodynamics, curved shapes like the front wing while the '91 car was more angular. We all know very well the 191, but if you need reference, just go to jaykay's superb build, from which I'll be borrowing lots of ideas!
I always liked the 192, not only it's shape but the livery as well:
So a few months ago I got the S27 decal sheet to convert Tamiya's Jordan 191 into the 191Y 1992 presentation version:
And decided to give it a shot at converting it to the actual 192 car. Let me say in advance that this WIP will be slow, as I don't have much free time unfortunately, but I am posting this here hoping it helps me go all the way through. I will be making all the changes necessary to replicate as close as my abilities allow the overall shape of the car, which will in the end be a curbside because I want to concentrate on the exterior and I don't have a yamaha V12 engine nor plan to make/convert one from perhaps an MP4/7 Honda.
Let's get on to it, shall we?
First off, many moons ago I got from the net a drawing of the 191 and 192 overlapping, this will be a huge benefit so I can clearly see and plan the changes needed but I needed it to be 1/1 to the 1/20 model so I retraced it in illustrator and printed a few copies:
First thing I'm working on is the cockpit and nose area. The nose is shorter and in a higher position, so first I shortened it and then cut the cockpit so it matched the drawings:
With that done, I joined the cockpit halves and made some styrene templates to get the central shapes right and to know when to stop sanding
. Around the steering wheel section, the 192 is lower and the opening shorter, so I had to cut that section as well and shaped it with styrene sheet again. This will be covered with epoxy clay later on to replicate the curved shape. I also drilled new openings for the push rods some mm. in front of the original ones they have a drop shape instead of the kit's square ones. Cut off the roll bar for two reasons, will be easier to paint and needs to be taller so it matches the cowl as jaykay pointed out in his WIPFinally, with epoxy and styrene sheet I modified the head rest area because in the 192 it's a fit forward with more aggressive curves.
So that's it for now. Next up, refining the cockpit and starting with the cowl.
, keep us posted..
