Monday, June 24, 2013

Lotus 49 Part 1

1967 Lotus 49 - USGP Jim Clark Win
Manufacturer: Ebbro
Information: Plastic
Paint: Tamiya Lacquer / Tamiya Acrylics / Krylon / Finishers / Alclad
Aftermarket Parts: Resin Bolt Heads / Insect Pin / RB Motion Bolt Heads / MFH Brown Tube /  MFH Black Wire

I decided to build the Lotus 49 while watching the 24Hrs of Lemans.
My goal was to complete the model by end of day Sunday.
It was going to be build out of box but that quickly changed after deciding to add resin bolt heads to the transmission and engine.
All Chrome was stripped with Easy Off oven cleaner and Alclad Polished Aluminum applied over Tamiya Black Lacquer.


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Chrome removed and ready to paint.  Lots of extra parts on this tree.
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I decided to build a cover for the gear shift to add some depth.
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Drilled holes for bolt heads
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Resin bolt heads added to transmission cover
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I purchased this blue mat at a craft store and its sticky.
This works great to hold parts while you work on them and catches the small bolt heads if you drop them while working with them.
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Insect Pins use to recreate the bolt heads in the cockpit
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Alclad Chrome over Tamiya Black
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After 10 hours the sticky pad has caught a lot parts!
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Washing the body parts prior to painting.
I decided to paint the Yellow instead of using the decals.
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Here is a test fit of the front suspension.
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2 comments:

Paul said...

Wow - very fast progress for the amount of detail. Can you post some pictures of the process you used for the Aclad? Also - what brand of bolt heads did you use? You say you painted the yellow? How did you make the yellow curve around the nose? Please post more pictures! We havent seen many of these built yet.

Anonymous said...

Nice work. Love the sticky mat idea. What is it called ?