Nico's Williams FW30 Part 6

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Nico's Williams FW30 Part 5

I have finally been able to get some more done on the Williams.

Driver figure was primed and painted with flat white acrylics.
This was followed by some dark grey to bring out the shadow areas.
White was again drybrushed over the entire figure and left to dry.

The front suspension was masked and painted blue and black and after a day glued to the body using epoxy. The angle was set to show the car going over a curb on the left side of the car.
I didnt apply the CF decals yet because I didnt want them to crack if I need to change the angle of the suspension again.

The rear wing was taped and CF templates made, primed, painted dark blue and CF decals applied.
There are a few areas that you can see in the picture that didnt get covered but they are fixed now and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

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Nico's Williams FW30 Part 4

Here is the kit with the decals on.
You can see the modified sidewinglets that I'm working on and the front suspension.
I think I'm going to use Modelers CF on the suspension parts.

The last picture is a 1/25 scale resin Brawner Hawk, Mario Andretti's '69 Indy 500 winner. Should be a fun build.

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Nico's Williams FW30 Part 3

1. Started out by using some Tamiya tape to trace the white decals.
2. These were placed on a piece of glass and cut out, the correct decal number is written on each masking piece.
3. Tamiya TS-55 was shot from a warmed can in light coats to build up and prevent as much getting under the tape
4. A final heavy coat was put on after an hour of letting the light coats dry.
5. Tape was removed and the blue to white transition was wet sanded with 2000 grit 3M paper.
6. Decals were applied and some had to be modified to represent the markings for the Singapore GP.
7. CF was applied to the undertray and gearbox
8. After 30 minutes in the dehydrator Tamiya Smoke was airbrushed over the CF to give it a darker look.

I also burn a hole in the front wing trying to solder the wing together.
It was very odd as soon as the iron touched the area the part just melted.
Not sure why it melted but I'll be fixing that tonight.

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Nico's Williams FW30 Part 2

Finishers Foundation White was put on after several coats of Mr White Surfacer.
The Foundation White was wet sanded and 5-7 light coats of Tamiya Pure White were sprayed on from the can.
I am making masks from Tamiya tape and will be painting the dark blue on today.

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Nico's Williams FW30 Part 1

Here's the new lathe.
I'm very impressed with how easy it is to use.

Manufacturer: Studio 27
Information: Resin/White Metal- Curbside
Paint: Tamiya acrylics / Krylon semi flat black / Tamiya Sprays
Aftermarket Parts: Various Carbon Fiber Decals

On to the next build.
I am going to modify the standard Studio 27 kit to recreate the car as driven by Nico Rosberg at Singapore.

I am also going to create the lights using LED's and have the car displayed in a shadowbox that can hang on the wall.

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