Nacho Z

Always appreciate your comments. Thanks, Chris! I’m glad you like it, Mark. I am trying my best to do a good job on this one. Wow! Thank you, Pierre! I had a conversation with a fellow modeler and friend over on Facebook. He asked “where’s the oil leak?”…lol. I told him I just can’t bring myself to dirty up this engine or this model for that matter.

? She is absolutely gorgeous!

It is Monday night which means it is time for another update. A quick thank you to those of you who have stopped by and commented on the build so far. It is appreciated! Fuel lines. I was kind of dreading this. In my experience tubing like what is supplied likes to kink when curved too sharply. Also, I couldn't stand them being clear, (not sure why). My scratch built injectors were made based on the kit tubing so I had to use it. I tried several things to tint the clear tubing but nothing would stain it. I settled, and I do mean settled, on using a Yellow Sharpie to literally color the tubing. Even the Sharpie would wipe off if handled too much. The entire length of tubing has been colored and cut into 12 equal lengths. They were then glued to the fuel pump. I let the CA glue cure overnight. When I came back I noticed that the glue reacted to the paint on the fuel pump fittings and turned them an orange-ish color. In progress shot. Fuel lines in place. Notice the fuel pump. That is a lot of tubing in a very small area! As always, comments and questions are welcome. Thanks for looking!

No matter the scale, that is one fantastic model!

Great job, Doug! I really like these DTM cars. I believe I have them all but have yet to build one. Someday, perhaps. I can only hope that mine will turn out half as nice as yours.

Great looking Duster, Ken!

Beautiful job on a beautiful car, Thomas!

Whoa! That is gorgeous! Beautiful color, very fitting on this.

I've always had a soft spot for Dusters, my stepsister had one when we were in high school. She would let me have it once in awhile. I really like what you've done with this one. Everything looks great! Very nice, Shawn.

See now, that is something I never even thought about. I don’t really have any weathering supplies but that is an excellent idea. I may have to look into that. Thanks!

Thanks, Mark! I try to do something new to me on most of my models. This is by far the most scratch building I have ever done. I honestly don’t think I’m all that good at it and I tend to be lazy about it sometimes. I thank you for the kind words, I really do appreciate it! Hahahaha, I think that is a good thing. I’m not on your level by any means, (that Miller is sooooo cool!), but I appreciate you dropping in on my project!

Thanks, Chris! I sure do hope that the final result will look “right”. And as for your model, you give me something to strive for. I appreciate it, Michael! I know what you are saying about the ignition wires. Because of how they are routed and how they go around the funnels, it really puts them in place, so to speak. My issue is that they are too bright and just a fraction of a fraction too big. The fuel lines really kind of “messy up” that whole area. Thanks for the comments! I like seeing things through someone else’s eyes.

This is surgically clean. What a stunningly beautiful model!

In a project like this you really have to think about the order that you are adding details. I will be adding the small electronic module before adding the fuel lines. DISCLAIMER: I took some educated guesses with the details. I may or may not have gotten them all right but overall they look the part. There wasn't much going on with electronics in 1968 F1. This photo along with a few others from slightly different angles was all I had to go on. (sorry if the picture is huge) Kit supplied parts. Notice the uninspired module with 3 blobs of molded plastic, (middle, right). I tried to make a power transistor. Not perfect but an improvement over the kit depiction. If I had to guess from the picture of the actual unit, capacitor on the left and resistor on the right. Power transistor in the middle. I painted them accordingly. I added 3 mounting tabs with photo-etch philips screw heads. The platform was covered in BMF and the components were added. I also added what I believe to be a power resistor. I took artistic license with the wiring of it all. At some point I had to say enough is enough. It looks good mounted to the engine. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. I know these old, big scale, foreign F1 cars don't get a lot of love but would be happy to know that people are at least checking out the build thread. Up next is the fuel pump, fuel lines and throttle items.

Hahahaha, thanks, Rich! That made me chuckle. I don't think too many people even know what a Matra is...lol.

This is just spectacularly impressive!

Very nice, Anders!

Yeah, Buddy!! What a looker! Great color choice. Tamiya did a great job creating this kit and it looks like you did a great job building it!

She is a beauty! Great color combo for this car, really looks the part. Nice job!

Thanks, Jim! I appreciate it. Thank you, Pierre, I’ll be posting another little update soon. These 1:12 kits lend themselves to some extra detail.

Now that I had the basic drivetrain assembled it was time to start adding some detail. The kit provides red wire for ignition wire but this does not appear to be period correct. Most evidence points to yellow ignition wires. I found a museum display engine with red ignition wires but that was all that I found. I had to source yellow wire as I didn't have any on hand that I liked. I added boots to the ignition wires on the cam cover end of the wire. To make the ignition wire boots I bought a cheap heat shrink kit and used the smallest size in the kit. Each boot is 3mm in length and 1mm ID. I inserted each wire into its respective hole so that the wire was taut. I marked the wire at the hole, removed it and then slid a piece of heat shrink up to the mark. I used a wood burner to heat the heat shrink. This was a very precise way to apply heat. I then reinserted the wire. And the final results. I'm currently working on the fuel lines and the electronics package. The electronics were minimal and basic, a box or two on top of the engine. I have added a few details to the kit provided items. I hope to share that with you next week. As allways, let me know what you think. All comments, questions, suggestions, and critiques are welcome.

I always enjoy seeing your models, Rich, and this one is no exception! It is a shame that there isn’t more of these cars kitted.

This is amazingly cool!!

I just took the time to go through this build thread for the first time. I really enjoyed all of the updates. You are doing some great work on this model. You are in the home stretch. I’m looking forward to seeing your next update.

Thanks, Mark! I made the screens and did a lot of modifications to the funnels. There are some good photos and descriptions towards the end of page 1 and the beginning of page 2. The screens aren’t perfect but I think they do add a little something to the engine. I left them brass for the simple reason that I like them like that more than silver.