Doughnuts and burning rubber

[Pantherman]

Got a little bit more done yesterday and during the week. The little bits take longer than you think. Pantherman

 

[Dan the Modeler]

@Pantherman Those details look amazing! Love the wheels as well. Beautiful colors, that car is going to look stellar.

 

[Pantherman]

@Pantherman Those details look amazing! Love the wheels as well. Beautiful colors, that car is going to look stellar.

Thanks Dan, it's a great kit so I can't take too much of the credit. Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

@Pantherman Those details look amazing! Love the wheels as well. Beautiful colors,

Yup! It was the alloy wheels that got my attention!

 

[Edbert]

I was a big F1 fan in the 1980s, the Marlboro McLaren was absolutely iconic. Reminding me of Jakko's recent comments about 21st century prudishness and censorship, that era the sponsors were often alcohol and tobacco companies.


I was surprised my how many varieties of colored bits there were.


Of course plenty were black and silver too.


I put some silver into the "dark iron" to make it more metallic. I was careful not to overdo it, but might have underdone it.


So I applied another metallic dusting to get more what I was after.

 

[Pantherman]

I was a big F1 fan in the 1980s, the Marlboro McLaren was absolutely iconic. Reminding me of Jakko's recent comments about 21st century prudishness and censorship, that era the sponsors were often alcohol and tobacco companies.

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I was surprised my how many varieties of colored bits there were.

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Of course plenty were black and silver too.

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I put some silver into the "dark iron" to make it more metallic. I was careful not to overdo it, but might have underdone it.

Looking good to me. Pantherman

 

[Edbert]

Seatbelts didn't scare me. Even though a 1/24 racecar is a lot smaller than I thought it would be, the belts are huge for a 1/48 or 1/32 aircraft guy.


The effect is subtle, but I have high gloss chrome on the rotors with bright silver on the hubs and calipers. The reflective nature makes the calipers look gray here.



Very complicated stuff in there (and lots of bits still missing), not necessarily more than I expected, but in the small scale it was tedious.

 

[Dan the Modeler]

@Edbert I too was a big fan of the Marlboro McLaren during the 80s. I also loved NASCAR when it was the Winston Cup Series. A lot of great car livery and sponsors back then. Your build is looking fabulous and all the details your putting into it make me envious. I'm really loving what this GB is turning out!

 

[GaryG64]

I think I'm going to call.
I'm not too happy with it, the decals gave me some trouble laying and curving to the body. Several pucker areas.
The kit is typical Tamiya – no real flash, except the driver legs and arms, but nothing too concerning. The kit went together in typical Tamiya fashion.
The decals have ample glue, so they went down well, other than the pucker here are there.
I decided not to use all of the decals, just the main ones as they had become a little frustrating.

 

[BarleyBop]

pucker areas

...at some point, ya just gotta ignore those annoying little puckers!
It's an interesting vehicle, and I thought you did a great job of it!

 

[Tommergun]

I think I'm going to call.
I'm not too happy with it, the decals gave me some trouble laying and curving to the body. Several pucker areas.
The kit is typical Tamiya – no real flash, except the driver legs and arms, but nothing too concerning. The kit went together in typical Tamiya fashion.
The decals have ample glue, so they went down well, other than the pucker here are there.
I decided not to use all of the decals, just the main ones as they had become a little frustrating.

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Gary that looks great! I think you mastered a very difficult decal job. Well done.

 

[Pantherman]

I think I'm going to call.
I'm not too happy with it, the decals gave me some trouble laying and curving to the body. Several pucker areas.
The kit is typical Tamiya – no real flash, except the driver legs and arms, but nothing too concerning. The kit went together in typical Tamiya fashion.
The decals have ample glue, so they went down well, other than the pucker here are there.
I decided not to use all of the decals, just the main ones as they had become a little frustrating.

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Looking good, the decals would have certainly challenged me. You have done a great job. PM

 

[Tommergun]

Got the red sprayed today like I had hoped. We'll let that set a week and move on to the engine.

 

[BarleyBop]

red

Red. Talk about your understatements!
Always building in muted military hues, that blows my socks off!
Brilliant.

 

[Tommergun]

Red. Talk about your understatements!
Always building in muted military hues, that blows my socks off!
Brilliant.

Thanks. I think the gloss clear will darken it up a bit, which is what I'm hoping for.

 

[GaryG64]

Gary that looks great! I think you mastered a very difficult decal job. Well done.

Thanks, Tom

 

[GaryG64]

...at some point, ya just gotta ignore those annoying little puckers!
It's an interesting vehicle, and I thought you did a great job of it!

Thank you.

 

[GaryG64]

Looking good, the decals would have certainly challenged me. You have done a great job. PM

Thanks, brother

 

[GaryG64]

Got the red sprayed today like I had hoped. We'll let that set a week and move on to the engine.

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That's a really nice red.

 

[Pantherman]

Started on the decals. They are nice and even, easy to apply. Also got the clear parts masked up ready for spraying. Like the fact that the masks come with the kit, they fit perfectly. Pantherman