Lotus Seven

[matic176]

I'm going to build Lotus Seven, more or less as shown on refererence pictures below, which are from Motor Klassik magazine.

















For basis I took Tamiya's Lotus Super 7. It's quite simple model, but on the other hand, there is all you need; complete engine, interior, option for open body, even PE part is included. Here end there are some inperfections on plastic, but nothing critical.







I cut off front fenders for a start. Lots of sanding followed.





Tamiya models are known for it's accurance and good fitting of parts.
Unfortunately parts of this Lotus didn't fit perfectly together, I had to make some adjustments.






According to reference pictures, front end of body was redesigned.







Rear fenders were comletely different. Accurate shape was achieved using Tamiya Epoxy putty. A lot of sanding followed.





















Using similar procedure I made front fenders.




After first coat of primer I fixed minor scratches using Mr. Surfacer 500. It's easy to apply. After a while, when it dried completely, sanding followed.






























I used Alclad II grey primer with microfiller. The product is great, it dries pretty quick.







To achieve really smooth surface, body was wet-sanded with #2000.

[RonCla]

Your off to a great start on a very interesting project

[karann1986]

REALLY IT''S GREAT....
just want to know when is Lotus entring the Indian market...

[eugene78]

Wow, that's an interesting subject! I've never seen a Seven with such fenders before, it's going to look amazing when finished.