"W.I.P" Tamiya Benetton B192 1/20th

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by ace91

hi steve,

i would want to build f1 for a change after i've built a lot of motogp models & i think i'll be building this as the first model.

i would like to know, does the kit provide guidance on the 2 colour parts or not?

which the green spray colour should i use for this car?

thanks.
adrian

Hi Adrian.

The colour scheme is not so hard because of the way in which the parts break down.The nose is seperate from the monocoque which makes painting it a lot easier.The side pods,rear cowl and front and rear wings are all seperate parts,so this simplifies the painting a great deal I think.There are some good colour pictures on the box art and also some diagrams on the instruction sheet to follow for the painting.But best of all Tamiya actually have moulded a very fine line on the body parts to show you exactly where to mask for the yellow and green colours.You also get decals for the green areas should you want to use them,but I personally feel that painting the green will give a much better result.I am using Finishers paints for my painting.A mix of dark yellow and pure yellow 50:50 for the yellow areas and brilliant green for the green.You can also use Tamiya Chrome yellow and Park green should you wish.Hope this helps.

[ace91]

thanks for the advice steve. now i'm trying to get my hands on the park green can.

adrian

[stevenoble]

Just another quick update on the model.I've been working on the nosecone and front wing area.The first job was to correct the nose to wing join.On the real car the front wing supports fit into the wing with no visible join.On the model Tamiya have moulded it in such a way that it leaves a join line between the wing supports.Shown in the picture below with a red circle.



When this is fitted together it sits where the green circle is and leaves a join.So I trimmed it out with the razor saw and fitted it into the bottom part of the wing.It just needs cleaning up and filling now and the join will be gone.



The wing supports have been glued to the nose and I am in the process of smoothing them with filler to remove the join lines.





The whole thing looks better when assembled as there will be no join lines,just like on the real one.



The headrest is getting there.This is after 2 fillings and primer.It still needs some more refinement to get it into a paintable state.

[SkylineFan]

Nice Steve!!! I like the fact you are eliminating seams on the monocoque and other areas.... it will make such a difference on the completed car..

DaveT

[davesans]

Steve
The head rest came out nice super job on the nose I wish I would have done that it dose look so much better.

[billypee]

Hi Steve,

Nice progress on this great looking car. Nice to see you are making Martin's ride to balance things out

Cheers,
Bill

[CeeElle]

looks great so far.

[stevenoble]

A very small update.I sprayed the nosecone section with the yellow.I originally was going to mix Finishers pure yellow and Finishers dark yellow 50:50,but this looked too bright/yellow so I tried the dark yellow (Camel yellow) on it's own and this looked a lot better.It matched to the yellow of the Tamiya kit plastic and more or less to the box artwork so I think I'll stick with this colour.

Nosecone with 2 coats of colour



When I applied the 2nd coat I layed it on a little too heavy,so to prevent it running I warmed it gently with a hairdryer set to a low heat.It stopped the paint running but also created some very small bubbles where I had filled the wing supports onto the nosecone (just visible in the picture above) Once the paint has dried properly I'm going to sand out the imperfections and apply another couple of coats.One thing I have learnt is yellow is not a very good colour for covering.Any slight change in the primer coats where you have rubbed through slightly or hit the bare plastic when you sanded it back really show up and take a lot of covering over.I'm kind of wishing I'd maybe gone with a basecoat colour from Hiroboy's Zero range of paints as they do cover really well.All in all though it is a really nice yellow.It should look good when it's beside the green.

[billypee]

Originally Posted by stevenoble

One thing I have learnt is yellow is not a very good colour for covering.

I began using Tamiya TS paints exclusively, assuming that they would be the best both in terms of colour match and coverage. I just got used to the paint with its shortcomings. I much prefer the coverage I get with automotive paints from Halford's and would recommend it over the Tamiya paints in terms of ease of application, quality of paint job and value for money. Colour matching can be an issue but I just take references into Halfords with me and ignore the funny looks I get

[Shunter]

Great colour and the work on the nose has added a lot.

[davesans]

Steve the nose came out great very smooth were you joined the two parts together well done.

One thing I have learnt is yellow is not a very good colour for covering.Any slight change in the primer coats where you have rubbed through slightly or hit the bare plastic when you sanded it back really show up and take a lot of covering over.

Well this is good to know as I have to repaint the yellow on the monocoque of the FW13B do to cracking. I am going to put primer coat down first then shoot the yellow and cross my fingers and hope for the best.

[stevenoble]

Just a quick update.Progress is a little slow as I've been suffering the flu all week and not felt like doing much at all.The wing modification has turned out ok.It just need a little more filling and smoothing before a coat of primer will be sprayed.The slotted holes where the wing supports fit need a little refining with sandpapers and a file and it will be fine.



The backside of this part is littered with ejector pin marks so these need filling.



The front nose section where it had bubbled did not sand out too well.The Finishers yellow didn't want to cover either,so I've stripped the part in question and re-primed it which has fixed the flaws it had.I've decided to change paint and asked Steve at 'Hiroboy' to mix me some Zero yellow basecoat instead of using the Finishers stuff.The Zero basecoat should cover a lot better.



I've added the bottom of the monocoque to the tub.I should have left the seat out till last though as it's going to complicate the masking a little,but I should manage.The headrest area came out nice in the end after a few sessions filling and smoothing.



The bottom part was fixed and is now in the process of filling to eliminate the join.





I also marked the masking line with a row of small pin pricks to use as a guide as they will inevitably get lost whilst the sanding operations are carried out.They should disappear under the final coats of paint.They are just visible in the photo outlined by the black squares.

[stevenoble]

Small update on the monocoque area.The filling operation took longer than I expected,but turned out really well.Here are a few pictures of the primered monocoque.I masked out the cockpit opening with tissue paper and Tamiya masking tape.There may be a small amount of touching in with a brush and some black at the end,where a little overspray may creep in.







Next I'm prepping the front and rear wings,the sidepods and the main cowling.Having problems with the colour as well as I still can't access the Hiroboy site to order the correct yellow paint.Still getting the 'cannot connect to server message' I highlighted in my recent post.It's getting frustrating now as it's the only site I can't access.See you on the next update.

[OrangeR]

All the preparation work is really paying off!
This will be a really good representation. I'm sure.
Congrats on your hard work.

[davesans]

The monocoque looks excellent with the seam filled very smooth
good job Steve.