da_ashman Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Hey Guys I started this as part of a 24hr Lemans build here with a couple of others. Trying to build a model from start to finish in 24hrs. Not an easy task, I did get everything painted & half assembled before the deadline & sleep/work.... Its the Fujimi kit Gulf racing version, but was built as the F1LM, (fujimi do sell a F1LM but its the exact same kit even comes with slicks for the road...) Overall its a pretty good kit, decent detail, could build with doors opened or closed, the main issue is the wheels & tires, when I got her on all 4s the standard out of the box ride height was 245mm (9.6") for a Race car!!!! I shelved it until i found some better tires, they're from a Tamiya SLR Merc & have pretty decent sidewall but no where near the size of the slicks provided. I still wasnt happy with the ride height so ended up gluing the wheels to the inner fenders (this is a first for me) still not super happy but its the best I can do, current ride height is 140mm. Pretty sure the rims are oversized 19" & should be 18s. But overall Im happy, I finally have a F1 LM in the cabinet & I can put a big tick next to that one on the bucketlist. Painted with Zero Paints McLaren Orange (is there any other colour it could be...) & Tamiya spray paints. Did a few mods, Opened the rear windows into engine bay from interior & added earmuffs for communicating to other passengers & orange + black "pads" for seating comfort... Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Very nice Ashley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Looks good in yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Looks great Ashley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 The color is spot on and a very nice build. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Nice job, I've built 4 of those rotten Fujimi short tail F1's including the LM...seriously flawed kits, but looks like I made the right choice building them since it seems Aoshima gave up after the odd longtail they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper57 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRed Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Very sharp! You did a nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhedir6 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Nice Ash.....guess I have to finish mine from the 24hr build now.....thanks man, just what I needed....peer pressure. All kidding aside, really nice job an a pretty mediocre kit. Nice work on the seat too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Looks like you did a real nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Very nice great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I think it looks Outstanding!!!, You built it the same way, and colors that I will be doing mine early next year. Keep up the great builds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Great looking model! I love your photography as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Now this is a hot build, really like it, one of my favourite subjects too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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