Tamiya Brabham BT44b 1/12

Hi,
just started the next wip with this car.

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Its the Brabham BT44b from Tamiya.I found some after market parts in my stash and will see if i can use it or not.
The missing Goodyear decals are also here.
So the only thing i would need are some pics from the car.Original shots would be perfect,but restored ones are also welcome.

I will start in a few days.
regards Christian

:runaround: for me this is one of the finest F1's ever made
enjoy the build

pics from zandvoort 2014

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I'm in for following this one Chris

John

Watching from a first row! more GP builds 8-)

Thanks for watching!
Today here are the first shots of the engine.I started with the engine instead of the Tamiya plans who says to start with the chassis first.

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I glued the parts together and tried to simulate the casting of the engine block.
I used Tamiya Structur color for this effect.

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After the color was dry i sprayed the first coat of color on it.
Now it needs some detail coloring and than i will apply the pe parts.
regards Christian

The first pe parts are installed.

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but i dont know where to put these ones here?

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Thundervalley says these are "Bracket for holding Exhaust Collector to header Pipes"

I am not so good in english language,but i think i got something to do with the exhaust and the engine block mounting,or?

regards Christian

Chris - these go on the exhaust pipes where they meet the collector for the straight part of the exhaust pipe starts - the individual exhaust pipes coming from the engine meet together at the collector - then the straight part of the exhaust pipe is connected there should be one of these attached to each of the four areas of the collector and then to the straight part of the exhaust pipe -then a bolt goes through the holes to keep the exhaust and the pipes from coming apart

Hope this helps - also can you post a picture of the bottle of the Tamiya structur paint??

Thanks Chris
John

Chris - I am not sure if those parts were on the Brabham BT44 exhaust

TVF1 DFV photo-etch is for many of the DFV cosworth engines not just the BT44

Chris - look for reference pictures of the exhaust where the engine meets the transaxle - that is usually where the collector is located
You should look for reference pics of the exhaust where the exhaust pipe "snakes" meet the exhaust pipes "straight" parts

Some times the exhausts are held with springs and sometimes bolts

Hope this helps you
John

Chris - you did a really good job with the "cast aluminum" texture look on the engine and trans-axle

did you airbrush that texture or did you brush paint it?

John

Hi John,many thanks for your help!

I used this Tamiya color http://www.modellbau-seidel.de/index.php?firma=Tamiya&best=87115
You cant use it with the airgun,but a pencil works fine.With some thinner you will get a smoother surface.

My TVF1 set is marked for the Brabham 44b,but you are right.There are some marks in the instruction sheet who tell me that some parts are not for the brabham.
So i have to check my few reference pics from the car.

Thanks!

Hi,today i changed the E-Jan springs with the ones from Top Studio.

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Here are the E-Jan springs who are much too long.I already cut 3mm off and they are even too long.I glued them under the holding bracket.
Not a good solution.

So i decided to use springs from Top Studio for mufflers.
These are perfect and now its better.

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These springs was used.

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Now i will go on with some smaller engine parts and than i will glue the gearbox in place.
Thanks!

Gearbox and engine are now together.

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I felt that the gearbox are still too shiny.I used a flat clear coat after i colored it.But its still shiny.
But on the other side when all the parts around are on the right place it would be ok.
regards Christian

Ready for firing up that cossie engine.

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A very helpful book for all that cable work is this here:

http://members.shaw.ca/millersbrm/publications2.html
#5 "Plumbing and Wiring Strategies for the DFV", (Colour ), Published 2011 ---- $36.00 U.S.

When you are planing to build some of the cosworth engine's,this is your standard book.Everything is written and every small piece of the engine is explained.
Perfect for modeling!

regards Christian

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made some changes to the ignition wiring.
From diameter 1mm to 0,6mm.
Much better now.

thanks!
Christian

good looking engine you build here ,very realistic surface and collors :licka:

Martini design rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i decided to kick Carlos out of the car and put Carlos into it. :headshake:headshake:headshake
Carlos Reutemann is out and Carlos Pace is in. :icon16::icon16::icon16:
The decals are great to work with.The hole build is pure fun,no comparison to my resin builds before.

regards Christian

First parts are clearcoated with Zero Paint 2k clearcoat.Works fine.
But i am thinking about to use a semi-gloss clearcoat the next time.The gloss coat is so shiny,maybe too much shine?
What do you guys mean?
Too shiny for a race car?

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I made a mistake when i colored the alu part behind the driver.The tape pulled of a bigger part from the martini stripes and from the start number.I tryed to repair it,but now i got a small bubble under the white start number. :evil: :evil:
I will show a pic from that mistake the next time. :? :?

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First parts are put in place.The front dampers are in place now.
regards
Christian

real nice chris. Motor painting is impressive.

Chris - did you see the posting in the "completed projects" back around June 2012 that was done by Daniel?? he did a BT44 that came out really nice.

You should see if you can find it and get a look at the pictures

Cheers
John

Hi John,thanks for that hint.
But there are no pics anymore in his thread?
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1071308&highlight=brabham

He was last time seen here about 6 months ago.I will try to m him for some pics.

regards christian

Chris - when I get a chance tomorrow I will look on some storage hard drives I have - I might have a copy of the pictures on one of them.

Cheers
John

Race cars should not be shiny. Just my opinion... ;)

ianc

Race cars should not be shiny. Just my opinion... ;)

ianc
What kind of clear coat do you use on your builds?

And how do you polish it,or not?

regards Christian

Hello,
proof of life from my Brabham.

Here you can see the mistake with the decals.But now its ok.

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In the meantime i made the front brake stuff and some suspension parts.

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Some work to do before i can put the chassis together.

regards Christian

With the next model i will give the Zero Paint semi-gloss clearcoat a try.
Thanks to ianc for that hint!

Thanks for your comments!
The main chassis was glued in place and the fire extinguisher and the pedals are on the right place.

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More progress soon.

Christian

Really nice Chris - it's too bad the details you put into the pedals will not be easily visible as you continue on with this build.

But I know that you still do it because you will know that the details are there.
I have discovered that about certain build masters on this forum.

Oh by the way Chris - if you have the "zero" 2K gloss and the "zero" 2K matt - you can mix them to get the desired semi-gloss you want. if you only have the 2K gloss, then I suggest you buy the "zero" 2K matt. That way you will able to have gloss / semi-gloss and matt and only have to stock two products because the "zero" hardener (catalyst) and the thinner (reducer) is the same for all of them.

I am really enjoying following this build of yours Chris - and learning much.
Bravo so far

John

Thanks for the replay John!

At the moment i only got the gloss clear coat from zero.But this is going to the end,so i will choose the semi gloss one for my next project.
I will use them on a spare body and will see how this looks at the end.

With the pedals its just like you said.Its there and i know it.That counts for me.

Thanks!

I continued with the exhaust system.I find it always hard to put all these pipes together.This time it was not so hard.I got it now without any big gaps and it fits very well.

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Have to prime it and color it and put some pe parts on his place.

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Smaller parts are primed and colored so far.I will try to finish the color work this week.So i can concentrate on the small detail work and got the next project in mind already.
regards Christian

Very nice work!

Today was wedding day for the engine and chassis.

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After a short break where i started ,in my mind, the next project i found some time for the brabham.
Now i will finish it in the next weeks before i start with the big snake.
regards Christian

small step.

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Front suspension and brake lines are made..

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The exhaust "snakes" are also done.I added some small pe-parts to the exhaust.

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Rear suspension is done on the right,left will follow soon.

regards Christian

Chris - this is really coming together nicely.

the PE parts added to the exhaust collectors came out really well.
did you find a reference picture of that area on the real car?
also which company did you use for the detail bolts on the valve covers?

Cheers
John

Hi John,
Thanks for your comment.
The valve cover is the E-Jan afterpart set. I only committed it black. That's all.
I don't got good shots from the real car. I only got some from a restored car, but with a different suspension. I think it's a 42b converted to a 44b.
But on the pe-sheet from thundervalley are these small parts included. And the result looks really nice.
Regards Christian

Gives you Wings....just like an Austrian refreshment drink told us.

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Next bigger step will be the dashboard with cable work.

regards Christian

the build looks very realistic

love the martini theme

it still looks beautiful after all those years

Thanks mate!

Another small step forward.

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Test fit of the body parts.Looks good so far.
Now it needs more detail stuff and the dashboard had to be made.
Thanks for watching!

regards Christian

Thanks for your comments,that keep me motivated!
The dashboard was next.

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My throttle linkage creation.

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and the cockpit surrounding.

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Thats all at the moment.
Comments are welcome!
Christian

This BT44 is really coming together well Chris

Excellent work on the "dash" gauge cluster

Cheers
John

Hi,now the old Brabham is done.
I only have to clean it up and some decals.Thats it.
Finished.

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The building was real fun.Everything was easy with no problems at all.
I wanted to make it nearly obb,but at the end i have to take the brake before i fall too deep into detailing.
In my head is the next project already in my mind,so this had to be finished first.
The gallery pics will follow soon.
Thanks for watching and all the nice comments.
That keeps me motivated.
regards Christian

Great Job and beautifull car, your work is excellent

Christian, nice work on a truly iconic racecar! Cheers as always!

Later,
Lee

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Very nice work on the whole car so far, I always enjoy your work. How did you get the clean Ford on the valve covers?

Jordan

Great detailing job, i follow with interest.

:thumbsup:

@Jordan: The Ford logo was easy.

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I simply used the E-Jan metal valve cover set and sprayed it black and sanded the logo a bit.
Thats all.

By the way,the car is finished a while ago.
Here are the gallery pics:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1143553&highlight=brabham

Thanks for digging out this old thread.:licka::licka:

regards Christian