Igard
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I'm gonna make this Kimi Raikonnen's championship winning car.
The plan is to add a figure to the cockpit and place it in a diorama. I've never done a dio before, so I'll be learning as I go and taking my time.
Probably put the car on the track around a corner. That way, I can put one of those big racing kerbs in and some grass at the side, maybe even the edge of the gravel trap if there's room.
Might be quite a long term project this.
I started painting the engine, but decided it wasn't looking so great so I stopped here. I'll be sealing it up anyway. I'm liking the carbon fibre decals, thought the fit isn't great.
And here, one of the decals has broken, you can just see it on the left there. Luckily, it's on the underside.
Got the lower parts all in place. I'm using Tamiya x-7, nothing else. I think I could go lighter or darker, but it all depends on what reference picture I look at. There will be some slight weathering anyway.
There are footpedals!! Might have to remove these if the driver doesn't fit. They won't be seen anyway.
Thanks for reading. I'm looking forward to this one. I've 'built' F1 car models before, but never to a reasonable standard, I think the last I 'built' was when I was 13. Never even painted one before!
The plan is to add a figure to the cockpit and place it in a diorama. I've never done a dio before, so I'll be learning as I go and taking my time.
Probably put the car on the track around a corner. That way, I can put one of those big racing kerbs in and some grass at the side, maybe even the edge of the gravel trap if there's room.
Might be quite a long term project this.
I started painting the engine, but decided it wasn't looking so great so I stopped here. I'll be sealing it up anyway. I'm liking the carbon fibre decals, thought the fit isn't great.
And here, one of the decals has broken, you can just see it on the left there. Luckily, it's on the underside.
Got the lower parts all in place. I'm using Tamiya x-7, nothing else. I think I could go lighter or darker, but it all depends on what reference picture I look at. There will be some slight weathering anyway.
There are footpedals!! Might have to remove these if the driver doesn't fit. They won't be seen anyway.
Thanks for reading. I'm looking forward to this one. I've 'built' F1 car models before, but never to a reasonable standard, I think the last I 'built' was when I was 13. Never even painted one before!