Sauber-Mercedes-C9 (start to finish)

[jmesawitz]

Here is my most recent project. I have seen several of these stared in WIP forums but only a couple completed.

Started with an older Tamiya kit I picked up at a contest a couple years ago.

Used Studio27 photo etched set

And Scale Motor Sports templated carbon fiber decals



Chassis prep. Gotta fill those sink marks


Two mods here. Puttied in the front section that was supplied as a separate piece and extended the front air dam as seen in references on the gurneyflap web site.


The underside of the engine cover got sink marks filled, smoothed in NACA ducts with putty and added extra secure points where the cover meets the body.


After seeing others inspirational work on a web site, I thought I would open up the front to expose the foot box and some extra detail.











On to the engine (the cockpit was done somewhere in between but seems I did not take many pics) On my hobby room wall you can see some reference pics.






Finally, a leap to completion










Sorry for the huge pics and Thanks for looking,
Jay

[AustinMartin]

Great Build!

[NissanSkylineGTR98]

Excellent detailing of this great Group C racer

[Shunter]

I have always loved this car, nice work on it...