Williams FW16

Here's my first wip on AF. I've decided to do a wip on the Williams Fw 16 from Model factory hiro. This is my first multi media kit I'll be attempting,and it is a full detail kit so progress will be a little slow. I will be attempting to add some more details as i progress through this, with CF decals and a heap of detail nuts that I have aquired from ,Scale motorsports, scale hardware,and rb motion.As well as some extra wiring not in the kit.I shall start with the customry pics of the bits and pieces in the box. As you will also see i have made a start on some painting and CF work. At present Iam drilling out for the bolts in the heads and the exhaust manifold.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP001.jpg

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Thanks for looking

Regards Wayne

Hi Wayne,
nice subject and a great kit to start out with. MFH have great detail and supply almost everything you need. I must admit I have only ever looked in other peoples boxes as the cost prohibits me from buying. I am still kicking myself for missing a MFH Aston DB4GT on ebay, BIN for £140, the closest I'll ever get I think.
Looks like you are off to a good start and the extras you are adding should make this model a stunner.
Regards,
Steve.

Good luck with the build Wayne!

awesome kit bro

Thanks Rob. A small update .I have re carboned the plates on the heads,re painted the block ,drilled holes and added detail bolts on the heads and exhaust flanges. Started to add engine wiring. And made the exhausts a bit more detailed.I flattened some small solder wire to simulate joins and used smaller wire for weld seams.They were painted aluminium metalizer,then some burnt metal,buffed and some blue heat staining.Also added very small brackets a couple of bolts and the wire sensor cable.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP004.jpg

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From here I made a scratch throttle cable
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP018.jpg


and added a few more wires.
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP023.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP024.jpg


Thanks.Regards Wayne

I have made more progress. I dressed up the fuel rail a bit from this
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP016.jpg

to this

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP027.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP026.jpg

I have put the rear end together along with some carbon work, extra details and a bit of wiring.I wanted to dress up the rear suspension /pivot arms a little. It was a big decision to cut the piece up but it turned out alright.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP028.jpg


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From here I moved onto detailing the brakes. I drilled out and inserted some nut & stud bolts the one on the left has been detailed. Bit hard to see the difference in pic but worth it in real life
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP029.jpg

The calipers received some bleed nipples and a balance pipe with some detail nuts.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP030.jpg

I also wanted to give the front suspension some extra details.Once again it was a hard decision to cut these white metal pieces and play around with them. Its taken a while to get right and I have only made one side. So here is a couple of pics and a mock up shot.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP034.jpg

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I also have the engine and trans mounted :

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP044.jpg

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http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP049.jpg

Thanks for looking

Looks great, nice details!!

This detail is amazing Vassa. Good to see you back on here, could this be a QMHE best in show contender when done?

Off to a great start. Keep up the good work

Looks great - looking forward to more updates!

super expensive kit..

i like your attention to detail..
will follow this built

Great job on the detailing! Looking forward to see more progress!

You sure put alot of detail into your builds, great for us to follow along. Keep up the good work.

Go Webber!

Nice work on the engine. I will certainly follow this WIP.

Lesley

Thanks for the comments guys. Some small progress. I've been detailing away with the steering wheel,dash,seat,sidepods and associated parts.I removed the moulded buttons on the steering wheel and replaced,the same was done for the dash with some CF work

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP054.jpg

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http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP062.jpg

Not sure whether to change the buckles on the seat belt for other style??

The parts that go on the sidepods were a liitle bit bare

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP056.jpg
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so I decided to dress them up a little with what reference I have and with more CF.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP059-1.jpg

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These all will have wires attached later.
Thanks for looking.
Regards Wayne

I am still amazed at the detail!

Today I have finished putting on CF and bare metal foil. The join line in the rear of the CF wont be visible when finished as it sits under the rear wishbone.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP065.jpg

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Regards Wayne

I have made some small progress of late. I have made the radiators and added a little detail
Before

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP068.jpg

afterhttp://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP067.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP069.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP070.jpg

Thats all for now. I am in the process of painting the body parts. Should post some pics of this soon

Nice radiator detail! Things are coming out nicely, keep up the good work!

nice!

Great kit, superb build & fantastic detailing,
Following with interest - many thanks,
Cheers,
Paul

Thanks guys. Some small progress.I have added some extra detail to the front active suspension they are fairly tiny, many a piece shot across my desk.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP072.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP075.jpg

I am also adding some more detail to the front nose cone area

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP076.jpg

From here I have spent alot of time laying CF on various pieces

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP081.jpg

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Today I spent adding some detail electrics to the front steering

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP079.jpg

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http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP082.jpg

Thats all for now

I am simply amazed!

Its been a while and had some painting issues (type of paint, and bloody airbrush), but its good to get this back up and running. After a couple of dissappointed attempts at painting I have come up with this. Not totally perfect in some angles and light but I'll go with it. Its paintedZero Rothmans blue and tamiya flatt white, with 2 coats of ts13 applied, then decaled not sure whether or not to give some coats of zero clear lacquer.Still a few more decals to go on but you get the picture,

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP102.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP098.jpg

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And then a couple of mock up shots,

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP103.jpg

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http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP107.jpg

From here I can start to put this thing together.

Hy
Very nice work!
Although I think that the CF its a little bit out of scale!
Ram

You should be proud of that paint Vassa, I can't see any issues with it

Hy
Very nice work!
Although I think that the CF its a little bit out of scale!
Ram

Which way out do you think, too big or too small. I used 1/24th scale SMS CF

You should be proud of that paint Vassa, I can't see any issues with it

Thanks Jarryd

i think the cf looks awesome as well as the paint!

Very nice work, everything is coming together well. I do like the caliper details.

Which way out do you think, too big or too small. I used 1/24th scale SMS CF

I think RamStein meant too big. Well, to me it looks big. But don't feel discouraged, the model is coming out beautiful and remember, you'll always get better with experience. Eventually I will build this car too but it'll be from fujimi. Anyways, keep up the great work!

Its been awhile since last post and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I wasnt happy with previous results and broken decals so I resprayed it again and bought more decals. I think Im up to 4 decal sheets now. Any way this is it. The painting is done the decaling is done. The stripe decals were so difficult to lay down.To me they were fairly thick,in the end they finally went down but left a small crease in decal.may not be able see in pics.After multiple coats of paint then some tamiya gloss some polishing then a few coats of zero lacquer here it is.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP113.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP108.jpg

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I have also completed the front wing
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP111.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP112.jpg

The tires have been done will post those next time. With where Im at now I belive I can proceed to finally building this thing. One question though, should I paint under the cowling or use CF.

Painting under the cowling is quicker, cheaper, and less challenging.... Nobody really sees it depending on how you'll display the model. I say challenge yourself and cf it, you'll feel the pride I'm knowing even places where people don't see were taken care of by you. When you show your model to your friends and us you'll have another "and check this out"....

The tires
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Time for another update.I have made some good progress with assembling this. Firstly Ihave finished off the seat and steering wheel
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP120.jpg
Mounted the rear computer
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP117.jpg
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP118.jpg

Then brought them together adding some wiring along the way

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP121.jpg
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Next is to start on the front suspension
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Very nice!!!! Cant wait to see the next update.

Very impressive build.

Never been a fan op the Williams liveries of this period, but there's no denying that this is one heck of a build.
A lot of very beautiful and convincing details you're putting into this.

Here we go again with another update. Almost done, all thats left is the rear wing. Its been painted again...just waiting to dry then decals then fit to place

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP127.jpg

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http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/Theplumber2010/Williams%20%20FW16/FW16WIP134.jpgWith any luck next post should be in the completed section