http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970904&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:13:16 GMT This will be my next extreme detailed project. Building the final battle F1 car of Michael Schumacher in detail has always been my dream for sometime. and finally after an excellent shopping trip in Hong Kong, I got myself two Fujimi 248 F1 kits! But i am gonna keep one for spare or future build. Initially i was deciding whether should i have a dual build along side with the new F2007 by Fujimi as well, but finally made up my mind just to concentrate on just 248 F1. This will really take some time, so guys please bear with my extreme slow progress as well. Right now im still collecting all inaccuracies or absent detail area information but nevertheless i did open up the kits started very very slightly.... Image: http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2520/dsc02484n.jpg Image: http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5815/dsc02487q.jpg Firstly, realizing the cowling is molded together as one piece with the rest of body, i cut it out using knife and saw. Image: http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/996/dsc02495f.jpg From this point onwards, to my much alarm, everything is wrong, there should be 5 opening vents instead of 6 on the left sidepod. The angle, size, distance between vents are wrong as well! Oh man, i guess this gonna take me a lot of effort. I must have the determination to correct this. Image: http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4075/dsc02498n.jpg Image: http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6787/dsc02497.jpg Image: http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1065/dsc02501o.jpg Image: http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8450/dsc02504xu.jpg Vents are opened here as well with some digging and sanding Image: http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3851/dsc02500g.jpg Thanks for looking Ro This will be my next extreme detailed project. Building the final battle F1 car of Michael Schumacher in detail has always been my dream for sometime. and finally after an excellent shopping trip in Hong Kong, I got myself two Fujimi 248 F1 kits! But i am gonna keep one for spare or future build. Initially i was deciding whether should i have a dual build along side with the new F2007 by Fujimi as well, but finally made up my mind just to concentrate on just 248 F1. This will really take some time, so guys please bear with my extreme slow progress as well. Right now im still collecting all inaccuracies or absent detail area information but nevertheless i did open up the kits started very very slightly....




Firstly, realizing the cowling is molded together as one piece with the rest of body, i cut it out using knife and saw.


From this point onwards, to my much alarm, everything is wrong, there should be 5 opening vents instead of 6 on the left sidepod. The angle, size, distance between vents are wrong as well! Oh man, i guess this gonna take me a lot of effort. I must have the determination to correct this.





Vents are opened here as well with some digging and sanding


Thanks for looking

Ro ]]> WIP - Motorsports vrossi85 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970904 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970843&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:41:22 GMT Hi, here my actual project: everything should look dusty and dirty, not phantasy, I have some pics of the 1:1 car during the race Interior (nearly finished) Image: http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/28/1077928/6631663836626434.jpg Image: http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/28/1077928/3237343666346466.jpg Body (lot of things to do) Image: http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/28/1077928/3030613865396134.jpg Image: http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/28/1077928/3761313566653861.jpg Hi,

here my actual project:

everything should look dusty and dirty, not phantasy, I have some pics of the 1:1 car during the race

Interior (nearly finished)






Body (lot of things to do)



]]> WIP - Motorsports sportracer02 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970843 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970766&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:09:03 GMT This is a Polar Lights Mustang funny car kit that I hope to make into the Blue Max car (as long as the decals lay down over that front hood bulge? If anyone has built this with the white decal stripe for the hood I would love to hear how it went, please respond) I have this in the white glue/mock-up stage now after working out thing like wheelbase adjustment for the Mustang body to get the front wheels somewhat centered in the wheel wells, added sheet plastic to the tin work above the injector hat so it will mate up to back of windshield. etc. etc. Now it’s time to soak this in the warm bucket of water to break it all down and start building the real thing. Thanks for looking! Charlie Pro Tech Image: http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/protechmodelparts/Blue%20Max%20funny%20car/DSCN2027.jpg Image: http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/protechmodelparts/Blue%20Max%20funny%20car/DSCN2026.jpg Image: http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/protechmodelparts/Blue%20Max%20funny%20car/DSCN2025.jpg This is a Polar Lights Mustang funny car kit that I hope to make into the Blue Max car (as long as the decals lay down over that front hood bulge? If anyone has built this with the white decal stripe for the hood I would love to hear how it went, please respond) I have this in the white glue/mock-up stage now after working out thing like wheelbase adjustment for the Mustang body to get the front wheels somewhat centered in the wheel wells, added sheet plastic to the tin work above the injector hat so it will mate up to back of windshield. etc. etc. Now it’s time to soak this in the warm bucket of water to break it all down and start building the real thing. Thanks for looking!
Charlie
Pro Tech


]]> WIP - Motorsports Pro Tech http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970766 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970424&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:50:53 GMT Italeri 1/24 "Range Rover Paris Dakar" Decal handmade.

Data:
http://www.rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1991.pdf
















]]> WIP - Motorsports karga http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970424 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970256&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:46:25 GMT Hi all, this will be a WIP thread for my Tamiya Ferrari FXX. I will be using the SMS superkit to make the carbon-fiber version, and will eventually be making door decals with numbers for this thing too.

I have a Tamiya Enzo that a friend messed up, which I am using for fitting all my custom parts and etc, so everything works out nicely.

To start, I got to work with the LED lights which I plan on installing:

1. Glued up the hood/fenders/front clip.
2. Cut open the hood.


3. Prototyped my LED circuit on the breadboard (day and night pics)





4. Soldered up the circuit on some perfboard. You will see I'm using 3mm white LEDs in front and 1.8mm red LEDs in the back for the FXX's tiny rear lights. I have blacked out all but the tips of the rear LEDs to reduce the amount of diffusion the light has. Resistors were placed inline on the red LED wiring to reduce the space taken up on the perfboard, and it is all powered by a 3V coincell battery. Hot glue is a nice dielectric so I used a the glue gun a bit to hold everything in place, and make it all nice and neat, as well as liberal heat shrinking. I will be routing the wires to the rear lights through the tunnel in the floor, then under the engine and up to the rear lights. This is my first attempt at lighting so take it easy on me :runaround:



Up next: I will be fitting this inside the hood section of the messed up Enzo and building a plastic cover that replicates the underhood of an FXX. I have nice reference pictures, so it should be no problem. Will also be grinding down the switch tab so it doesn't stick up so far. ]]> WIP - Motorsports jtrout13 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970256 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970232&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:07:31 GMT Hi guys, this is Paolo,I am an italian modeller. First of all sorry for my english, it is not too good, but I hope u can understand me. Quite impressed by the level of your works, I try start my own 3d about the bmw m3 gtr racing in the italian endurance champ. The scale will be 1/24 and the car I am going to make will be this one (if the upload of images will work..I hope). Hope u like it.:p Image: http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9692/69969404.jpg Image: http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5415/57983593.jpg Image: http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9894/75858986.jpg Image: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7765/23329309.jpg Hi guys,
this is Paolo,I am an italian modeller.
First of all sorry for my english, it is not too good, but I hope u can understand me.

Quite impressed by the level of your works, I try start my own 3d about the bmw m3 gtr racing in the italian endurance champ.
The scale will be 1/24 and the car I am going to make will be this one (if the upload of images will work..I hope).

Hope u like it.:p








]]> WIP - Motorsports lovegt40 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970232 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970211&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:45:55 GMT I try to build this kit... livery would be Rallye Monte Carlo 1995, Jean Ragnotti which won 2WD category and absolutely was 7-th. Hood would be opened... my molds were poor :-( so much bubbles Image: http://www.kpmkaznejov.com/Sumak_rally_cars/xxx/clio01.jpg Image: http://www.kpmkaznejov.com/Sumak_rally_cars/xxx/clio02.jpg Image: http://www.kpmkaznejov.com/Sumak_rally_cars/xxx/clio03.jpg Image: http://www.kpmkaznejov.com/Sumak_rally_cars/xxx/clio04.jpg Image: http://www.kpmkaznejov.com/Sumak_rally_cars/xxx/clio05.jpg Image: http://www.kpmkaznejov.com/Sumak_rally_cars/xxx/clio06.jpg Image: http://www.kpmkaznejov.com/Sumak_rally_cars/xxx/clio07.jpg I try to build this kit... livery would be Rallye Monte Carlo 1995, Jean Ragnotti which won 2WD category and absolutely was 7-th. Hood would be opened...

my molds were poor :-( so much bubbles







]]> WIP - Motorsports Sumak http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=970211 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969887&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:37:33 GMT Hi everybody!

I wonder if anyone out there, know's where I could find some good reference pictures of the McLaren MP4/5b? There's another thread on this forum about the MP4/5b, with a link to a site http://www.huudo.com/ref.shtml, but that's a dead end. So any weblink or book link, is much appreciated.

Regards,

/Paul ]]> WIP - Motorsports Palle http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969887 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969869&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:51:16 GMT My latest work, Tamiya's Peugeot 307 WRC. Paint on the body is Duplicolor DSC351 Flash Red, the white stripes are Krylon airbrushed over the red. The kit has decals for the stripes but paint is more solid looking. I will be using aftermarket tobacco markings by Tabu design, they specialize in nothing but tobacco markings. Various manufacturers composite decals were used.







]]> WIP - Motorsports 935k3 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969869 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969812&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:41:00 GMT This is the second part of a project I had planned for this year – The cars that Jim Clark would have driven to the track and on the track in 1962. The Elan has been completed (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=962455) already. The ‘62 car was somewhat different from the famous championship winning ’63 car that is the base for the Tamiya kit but I will restricting modifications to the most visually obvious: no yellow stripe, different windshield etc. (lazy, I know… ;) ) I have borrowed heavily on SeanyG’s shared experience in his build (thanks, Sean!) but hopefully I will also add some thoughts of my own to the subject. I started with the engine block which was drilled out, painted and washed. Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_12.jpg And then metal bolts from RB Motion and Scale Hardware were attached. Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_21.jpg The body was painted with Tamiya TS paint through my airbrush. Unfortunately, I got quite bad orange peel which was wet sanded out with 1200 grit and micromesh. Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_08.jpg Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_09.jpg Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_13.jpg British GP decals from F1 Specialties were then applied. Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_40.jpg Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_41.jpg Wheels have been painted and detailed with air valves from Aber (excellent BTW). Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_10.jpg However I am planning for this car to be displayed open on stands. Something like this…. Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/dio_03.jpg Kit rotors are being replaced with white metal alternatives from the Thunder Valley transkit which were drilled out to accept some bolts. Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_16.jpg Image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/LOTUS%2025/L25_22.jpg Thanks for looking :thumbsup: This is the second part of a project I had planned for this year – The cars that Jim Clark would have driven to the track and on the track in 1962. The Elan has been completed already.

The ‘62 car was somewhat different from the famous championship winning ’63 car that is the base for the Tamiya kit but I will restricting modifications to the most visually obvious: no yellow stripe, different windshield etc. (lazy, I know… ;) )

I have borrowed heavily on SeanyG’s shared experience in his build (thanks, Sean!) but hopefully I will also add some thoughts of my own to the subject.

I started with the engine block which was drilled out, painted and washed.





And then metal bolts from RB Motion and Scale Hardware were attached.





The body was painted with Tamiya TS paint through my airbrush. Unfortunately, I got quite bad orange peel which was wet sanded out with 1200 grit and micromesh.










British GP decals from F1 Specialties were then applied.








Wheels have been painted and detailed with air valves from Aber (excellent BTW).





However I am planning for this car to be displayed open on stands. Something like this….






Kit rotors are being replaced with white metal alternatives from the Thunder Valley transkit which were drilled out to accept some bolts.







Thanks for looking :thumbsup: ]]> WIP - Motorsports klutz_100 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969812 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969658&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:01:20 GMT I might as well start the next build diary. I'll be building the Provence Miniatures Super Kit of a GT1 beauty. Yes its another Aston Build, but this one is a little different :iceslolan





PM missed some decals for the car, so I picked up a sheet from colorado decals, also the orange decal will be a bit easier to do




much more to come,

cheers,
Steve ]]> WIP - Motorsports Spike2933 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969658 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969421&goto=newpost Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:24 GMT Where N.E.S. stand for..... Never Ending Story..... :D LOL!

Ok, back to us: my goal

911SC Esso: (Monte or TdC '80)





911Carrera Gitanes, Monte '78





911SC Martini, Safari '78





911SC/RS Rothmans, 1000 pistes '84 (o Tour Auto 85)




]]> WIP - Motorsports gionc http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969421 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969228&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:11:25 GMT Working on a Modelers 1/20 Jordan J199... More pic at http://www.wilchan.com/sblog Enjoys, -- william Image: http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt233/wilchan/Jordan%20J199/j199_wip18.jpg Working on a Modelers 1/20 Jordan J199... More pic at http://www.wilchan.com/sblog

Enjoys,

-- william

]]> WIP - Motorsports wilchan http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969228 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969049&goto=newpost Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:38:19 GMT Hey guys, my first wip on this forum. This thread is already on spc, so don't worry if you think I'm plagiarizing someone else.


Alec Tiranti post things quickly, as in: 21hrs.


First thing, build up where the mould halves will sit, this takes a LOT longer then you'd imagine.


building it up so you only get one half of the mould


In the mould former, putting a seam around the base of the model to prevent leakage



Mixing up the rubber with the hardener. The hardener smells really nice, like a fine south American lager, such as Brahma... which is what I'm drinking right now :lol:


pouring the rubber on from a height removes most of the air bubbles, as a posed to a vacuum chamber and vacuum pump for £90 hire or £500 to buy.


And here it is curing.


taken the newplast out from the bottom, it's awaiting silicone to make the second part. ]]> WIP - Motorsports Jered89 http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=969049