Well this is my 3rd serious build now and after getting very frustrated with the F2001 I've opted for a nice simple kit as a breather. Perhaps I was biting off more than I could chew with the detail on the last kit so I'll steadily add detail on each succesive build from now on. However this one is going to be a nice clean quick one. I'm very busy for the next month so I didn't want something I'd have to put a lot of work into
Also I see someone has started a WIP for the same car but the Tamiya version. Sorry for building the same car but it was next in my queue...
So first impressions of the kit; looks quite good, Hasagawa give you a couple of extra parts to modify the car for various years (the rear wing is the most noticable of these changes) but pictures of the car were very hard to find so I thought I'd just stick to the box instructions. Decals were a little bit yellowed when I bought the kit so they'll be taped to the window for a day or two before I need them which should hopefully cure that problem. Initial test fit looks ok, though the windscreen is going to need some bending back into shape..
So I've taken the body out, sanded off all the mould lines and primed it. Because it's closed body and the only visible part of the inside will be the cockpit I haven't had to putty over the injection mould marks (though I did sand off the Hasagawa stamp from the inside of the roof). Floor was also primed and has been sprayed black. I then masked off all but the dash and the headlights and sprayed those black. Had a little bit of paint run onto the body (though not the place I thought I'd find it - none around the headlights or dash, a little on the front) which I sanded off
Meanwhile I started the cockpit. This was all one piece with the gearstick and seat separate. It was primed and sprayed black. Then masked off for the silver. The seat was then primed and sprayed with a wet coat of black. I then lightly sprinkled some flour over it while it was wet and shook off the excess. When that was dry it received another coat of black giving the material effect. I'm also waiting on some material seat belts.
That's all for now, hope you enjoy
