Tsukurite77's

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Tamiya 1/12 Tyrrell 003 Monaco

1971 Monaco GP - Jackie Stewart Win
Manufacturer: Tamiya
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

Cleaning up the engine parts - ready for the RB Motion magic

Trying oil paints to add depth and color

Burning through drill bits on this one

Model Factory Hiro rivets added

Resin bold heads for the suspension

Ready to be painted with Alcad Chrome

Front end parts ready to be cleaned de-chromed and re-chromed

Broke out the lathe to make a new cap for the overflow tank

Worth the extra effort to look this good!

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.

Chrome removed and ready to paint. Lots of extra parts on this tree.

I decided to build a cover for the gear shift to add some depth.

Drilled holes for bolt heads

Resin bolt heads added to transmission cover

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.