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Love that you are working in scale too... Resting the motor on some tyres... Lol ??

Hi Rich, Thanks, yeah I'm really chuffed with it, put in a lot of work into such a small kit! I am thinking of perhaps adding the helmet alone to rest on the seat, with my changes to the steering column I don't think the hands will align with the steering wheel, so am probably not going to add the full driver. I was seriously considering making the steering work, but the connections of the tierods are so small I could not figure out a way without taking away from the look I had planned, so the steering is fixed and not movable.

If anyone is interested, all 3d printed parts used in this build are available on cults as an Upgrade Kit. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/fujimi-senna-kart-upgrade-kit

Looks fantastic, this is a wonderful kit which I also have and hope to start soon.

Finally completed this build. Really enjoyed it, a lot of new skills acquired during the process, particularly with my 3d printer and scratch building. In this last step, installed the tie rods (3d printed tie rod ends and added them to the ends of 0.5mm brass rod. Also re-designed the steering wheel to delete the digital lap counter as that did not exist then. Here are some final photos of this build. Thanks for following and the interest shown. Appreciate it.

Looks spot on, brings back good memories of the btcc.

Looking great!

This will be an interesting build to follow as I have the same kit, the details you've added so far look great and should be an impressive model once complete.

Spent some time over the weekend getting the rear end together. Painting the wheels rubber black and then masking off the flat surface and sprayed the side walls lightly semi-gloss black, thought this gives a nice smooth used look. Applied the decals to the decals to the tires which went down nicely, however it's quite difficult to see them! Put the decals on the number boards, and started making springs to hold the exhaust using the 3d printed exhaust bracket, decided to also put some smaller springs on the exhaust as well. Have also put in the brake lines and brake disc. So rear end is now basically complete, except for the chain guard which I still need to modify to fit correctly.

A little bit more progress to share, seats in, motor is on with sparkplug cable added, sprocket and chain fitted, as well as the 3d printed carburetor resembling the correct period carburetor. Reference photo of the original type of carburetor below : Quite some fiddly bits still, tomorrow hope to finish connecting the fuel line, and measuring up the throttle cable. Thanks for looking, hoping to wrap this one up soon.

Small update, doesn't look like much, but this has been quite a fiddly task and taken a fair amount effort and time to plan and finally execute. Used Tamiya tape cut to the width I needed, and coloured black to resemble tape securing the fuel line and breather line, as well as a thicker one securing the fuel bottle. Had to use some super glue as well to keep the tape from peeling up. This should start coming together quicker now as this was a main item which needed to be completed before other parts can be assembled around it.

With the start of the new year time on this kit has been a lot less than I had hoped, but nevertheless it's time to get cracking again. New fuel filler cap being printed. Painting a few items, and trying give the illusion of fuel within the tank/bottle - wip.

You're doing a great job on the body, love the chrome work.

Love it!

Looks great!

That mock up looks fantastic!

This is something quite different, like it a lot.

Very interesting, nice work.

Can't wait, learn so much from your builds

This is very cool, looking forward to seeing the next updates.

Those wheels rock! So, what modifications did you do to the finger, or is it getting fixed "out the box"?

Very cool livery, should look really good

Brilliant job you're doing with that, looks the part!

I am not familiar with the paint strippers mentioned above, a local hobby shop here in South Africa sells an unbranded bottle containing oxytol. I kid you not, I have stripped a body which I had primered with Tamiya grey primer, red Tamiya LP paint as well as automotive 2k gloss coat in less than 10 minutes. There is no need to sand afterwards, the paint is gone completely, I just agitate it a lit with a brush, and that's all. I too have painfully made the decision to strip knowing how much effort went into what I am throwing away, but from this you get experience, confidence, etc. After the hard times easier times will come, as each step in this process becomes a new skill.

+1 to this, rather strip it down.