I have now completed much of the work on the nose-cone and front-wing.
As mentioned in previous posts, I decided to separate the wing elements for added realism. One particular area in need of some scratch work is the area where the secondary element of the front wing attaches to the side-fence. See the images below, both from the excellent
Formula Perfect Manual Series, Vol. 6 Tyrrell Yamaha 023 Close Up & History book.
(Image from
Formula Perfect Manual Series, Volume 6)
(Image from
Formula Perfect Manual Series, Volume 6)
A vertical piece needed to be constructed through which the wing could be pinned. For this task, I chose to use aluminium from an empty tin of pop.
I considered replacing the moulded Gurney flap. I made one out of plastic and two from aluminium tin can as prototypes but none of the looked as good as the moulding, so it is staying. I used hardware from RB Motion to detail the Gurney flap and also to pin the secondary front wing. I think the Gurney flap bolts are a little too big, so I am going to replace them with smaller ones.
The reference photos clearly show 6x7 placement holes for the wing, whereas Tamiya have moulded 4x6. The holes would be too small if I corrected the problem, so I left them alone, just drilling them out at 0.3mm. The nose cone has been glued together and awaits putty. I have drilled all the holes for the wings, monocoque attachment and camera mount point.
All the wings have been drilled and pinned with copper wire. The primary element has 0.8mm wire, the secondary 0.6mm. The secondary wing will be adjustable even once the model is complete
There is still some work to be done on the monocoque mount points, however I am waiting for some styrene to arrive.
Kind regards,
Bill