Rich Chernosky Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Another one off the bench. Built this box stock. What an awesome kit. Not really much else to do. The fit on the parts was unbelievable. But also a very complicated kit,not for the faint of heart. Much masking and painting to be done here. Black is both semi gloss and gloss and had to be masked and painted seperately. Decals were many and only the red ones in front p[osed any real problems. After building this kit I can appreciate the engineering that went into one of these cars. They are basically built like and F-1 car but with fenders. The kit goes together the same way. Tamiya went to a lot of trouble to includes all this detail. You can barely see it through the tiny windows. I like to take pictures of the work that is going to be hidden. This looks more like an f-1 cockpit. Most of the semi and gloss black has been sprayed in these photos. getting ready for final assembly. All done, note how slick the body panels fit. 3
935k3 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Looks good. That is a very complex because the LMP1 cars are very complex.
Dave B Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 That's an awesome build Rich. I just can't take to the latest Le Mans cars, in my opinion they are ugly. Dave B
martinfan5 Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 Yeah, nice work, I want to build mine, but the amount masking, it scares me
Phildaupho Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 Fantastic build of a state of the art model car kit of a state of the art racing car.
Rich Chernosky Posted August 1, 2019 Author Posted August 1, 2019 10 hours ago, martinfan5 said: Yeah, nice work, I want to build mine, but the amount masking, it scares me Do it step by step right along with the directions. Tamiya tape and Parafilm are my go to's. There are also guides etched into the plastic to help. Don't try and do it all at once...that was scary. Everything lines up like magic if you follow the lines.
TonyK Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 Great job! Typical Tamiya kits. You're impressed with all the detail and great fit of the parts but it takes a lot of building skills and patience to do it justice.
martinfan5 Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 8 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Do it step by step right along with the directions. Tamiya tape and Parafilm are my go to's. There are also guides etched into the plastic to help. Don't try and do it all at once...that was scary. Everything lines up like magic if you follow the lines. Yeah for sure, its not one you can rush thru.
bbowser Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 21 hours ago, Phildaupho said: Fantastic build of a state of the art model car kit of a state of the art racing car. I agree, very well done. I think I'm going to have to have one of these.
tmathew1us Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 Great work. I looked at the instructions and it does look very complex. I am glad Tamiya is at least releasing kits of modern cars and Le Mans winners, instead of the endless reissues we are seeing from the American companies. As stated above, its not a beautiful car, but you did an excellent job!
Peter Lombardo Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 Looks great....... got that kit weeks ago. One of these days and hopefully it will look as good as yours........... Nice job.
Lobo2me Posted June 26, 2023 Posted June 26, 2023 Gotta luv the Tamiya kits! Here's mine...finished it yesterday.
Lobo2me Posted June 26, 2023 Posted June 26, 2023 tribute to Ken Miles...in correct finishing order. 1
Rich Chernosky Posted June 26, 2023 Author Posted June 26, 2023 Steve...you have been busy...some really awesome models. Thanks for posting. 1
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