Pg265

Bonjour, Thank you very much for your kind comments Mates. A bit of cleaning in the working area... Front end progress with radiator mounts and air scoops. Rear completed with anti roll bar and exhausts. It begins to take shape. I finished the rear brakes this evening. Everything is modified and scratched to match my doc. The cockpit is finished and the upper part of the hull will be glued. I also added the welds at the junction of the exhaust pipes and the 3 in 1. Then we have to deal with the front ... Last details added ... I can call this one done today. Sorry for the poor quality pictures... Pascal

Hi, Stunning! Great builds, great choice! I love the wheels. Pascal

Hi, Great job! I love that ace car and the kit looks awesome, Pascal

Good evening, The exhausts are painted, assembled and mounted on the chassis/motor on each bench. I started to apply some pastels. The steering wheel is assembled, varnished and decorated. The nose support is installed after receiving its Grayish Blue layer. Same for the lower tubes of the chassis. The front anti-roll bar is done and installed too. Although they are not very visible afterwards, the new supports of the model are decorated. The two White Metal parts are those provided in the kit. The turned supports are drilled and tapped to be attached to their locations. Pascal

Good evening, Thanks Chris! Here is the progress of the day: I prepared, assembled and added a small weld on the exhausts. Then a primer layer And a quick coat of matte black before pastels and oils. Same for the steering wheel: A light and very light first layer of acrylic. Quickly followed by a second of a slightly darker mixture of 3 shades. And the beginning of work with oils. More soon with the exhausts, steering wheel, chassis and tanks… Pascal

Good morning, Well, let me introduce the superb AAR Eagle Weslake! It changes from red, but orange and green were not that far away .. the red (s) either either! The kit is not more complicated than that, but the installation of the rivets promises to be... sporty and time-consuming. I started by cleaning the parts of the bathtub / chassis, the interior of which is almost invisible once the tub is in place. Only a small part on each side is polished. The assembly is, as often, carried out by welding. The main parts of the V12 are also assembled And we start to put a little color The body parts are prepared, adjusted and the locations of the threaded fasteners for solid fastening. And then, we had to get there, the hull is pierced (0.35) in anticipation of riveting ... Resin rivets with semi-round head of 0.5 for a tail of 0.3. There are many!! Riveting is ... DONE !! I decided to use rivets of different sizes for different reasons. For the lateral parts, rivets of 0.5 for the most part, of 0.4 for the outline of the hatches and of 0.8 in aluminum for closing them. for the upper part of the hull, 0.4 convex / flat head. These are used for: - appearance / aesthetics, a kind of scale effect as with painting, - ease of applying decals. FYI, there are 1620 ... rivets. The body parts have been primed and, for some, painted or partially painted The engine has progressed well I took the opportunity to work a little on the exhausts and their pronounced traces of heating. Temporary assembly. The gearbox is fitted with pretty accessories which I decided to modify: The filter holder, one of the fuel pumps and its filter. The oil filter covers are redone in aluminum, as is the crankcase of the fuel pump motor. Machined aluminum and brass hardware is added to provide a little detail to these subsets. As with the exhaust manifolds, the filters are chemically burnished, then polished and slightly "worn". Here is the set with the gearbox, painted with a mixture of Gun Metal and semi Gloss Black, 53 and 85 Humbrol. Make way for the dashboard. It is primed and painted in my beloved Humbrol 85, a little more diluted than usual and applied in thin coats a little more diffuse to make it slightly less satin. The counters have their strapping polished. The decals installed will be covered with "glass" cut to the punch for more realism. Small machined switches from Top Studio and a few instructions complete the package. The steering wheel is prepared in the same way as the dashboard. The original mold is removed and the Allen hardware and its washers installed instead. A passage of oil allows to shade the colors. Finally, the tank connection pipe is polished and painted with Candy Electric Blue ZP. Still progressing. The steering rack will be installed later .. just like the radiator. It is modified, as well as the pipes connecting to it, in order to weld the fluid inlets / outlets on the body of the radiator. I brought a little detail with the lateral perforated reinforcements and the manufacturer's plate. The interior is quickly fitted with a lead wire to simulate the cooling circuit behind the grid and fill the void. The wheel disc is primed and painted, then finalized, a machined valve installed. Everything is assembled to the machined rim. Masking of the bodywork parts before the passage of the sublime blue whose glitter base is extremely fine. The parts exposed and presented in a white assembly The hubs are detailed, primed and painted he original discs are decked out with important grooves that I don't like ... at all! As for my other models on which I reproduce the scratches of the discs, I made a tool allowing me to maintain them. The shoulders must be thin, both in diameter and in thickness, in order to be able to machine most of the disc. The small "jaws" on the second image are those used on a 312F1 for example. They then went on the lathe to give them a better appearance. Installed on a wheel for control: could be worse. The body of the rear shock absorbers is hidden and then painted. The springs receive a layer of gloss black. The radiator is painted and the tin solders reproduced according to the images I have. The dashboard is finished, wired and the windows installed on the meters. I did not really manage to take a photo that shows it correctly ... Sorry. Last masking step before varnish A shot of white Disassembly of the parts and installation on their support for the varnish step and presentation in the box so as not to be bothered during this step. Gravity (EU) sprayed, fresh (Flat Pattern 0.3 Meng) It dries quietly It's dry!! I couldn’t really resist a little "Test Fit" For fun: I made a small sheet of carbon this morning to dress small aluminum plates. They help me to present the pieces for photos, supports for models ... And, in the afternoon, I decided to make one to present the Eagle with the extra decals and old dry transfers. It's funny, it relaxes and above all I like it! I may shoot a layer of clear coat on it tomorrow to standardize everything and protect transfers, more fragile than decals ... Quite a few tests for the parts to be assembled on the bodywork elements today. The inside of the nose is painted mat black and the decals installed. The reinforcement plates of the anchorages of the tie rods are painted in Polished Alu Metal Cote with a paintbrush and slightly polished. The tank caps are modified and fitted with machined banjo connectors. It remains to tweak them a little with oils. Finally, as mentioned yesterday, I varnished the small presentation plate. It will be used to brighten up the table during exhibitions! It remains to polish the edge of the 2024 Alu plate. Connecting session. The gear box is now installed on the engine. Done for rear with engine/oil filters, fuel connections, underside tubing from engine to radiator... Next step will be the front radiator hoses and ducts installation and the rear drive train. Well, of course, I lost a part ... Not that small and yet nowhere to be found after a good part of the evening and the morning... The part, the lower left anchor of the rear axle push bar (or tie rod ...), has been redone. I quickly turned a piece of 2x2.25, glued to a plastic card base. A 0.8 stainless steel tenon and a resin bolt to finish and install. Quite a few mods and parts for the upper arms to do what I wanted, but it's done. Sorry for the quality of the photos, but the episode "Carpet Monster" (and I don't even have a carpet!) Made me a little ... irritated. I hope it will fit anyway. Pipes, ducts and radiator connected and installed. Lower suspension arms and steering rack in place. More soon. Pascal

Hi, Stunning build! Bravo! Pascal

Hi, Awesome race car, awesome kit and a really great build! Pascal

Hi, Great start on this beastly beauty! Pascal

Hi, Great start! Pascal

Hi? Thank you very much Codi! I really appreciate! I have other of my builds available on the forum. I had forgotten to post a picture of the chassis of the car equipped with its body for test fit. I also prepared, welded, shaped and primed the tubular reinforcement that supports the nose and runs on each side of the lower part of the frame. There’s still the gray to shoot on the parts. The side tank straps are pretty stiff! They are heated with a mini torch, then put in shape on the tank and using cylinders of different diameters. The half wheel rims are also primed in anticipation of woody hues. Pascal

Good evening, Here are 2 pics of the wheels painted and installed for test. On the seat and headrest, a layer of Semi Gloss Black Humbrol was sprayed over the Tamiya mat black layer. I also started working on these two with oils. Pascal

Good evening, Well, I had some time to: - Apply primer, - spray a layer of Giallo Modena, - pass the layer of Rosso Corsa, - paint the rims with Alclad and head rest/seat in black. Here are some pictures of progress. That’s all. More soon. Pascal

Hi, Most of the parts to be painted are now waiting for the primer layer. They were first test fitted, then drilled to receive rivets and fasteners. A sanding session followed before a clean-up with Teepol to avoid any greasy residue. These are the “victims”. Pascal

Good evening, Thank you very much mates! The hubs are finished, the threading of the wing nut is added after the splines. The wing nuts are prepared and equipped with the female threaded part. It is a turned aluminum part at the end of which is machined a hexagon which corresponds to the female imprint at the back of the wing nut. I must admit that I find the assembly rather judicious and very simple. More soon. Pascal

Good evening, Thanks guys! And thank you to all the brave people who follow the assembly of the Beast of Monza! Not a lot, but the 4 rims are mounted. I took the opportunity to try the tires and the installation on the chassis. Here are some pictures. Next soon. Pascal

Good evening, Thanks! That's it, the building finally resumes!... Sorry for this summer absence, a very favorable period for my other activities which, although practiced all year round, see their rhythm take precedence over the others. So I have a lot of catching up to do on the forum... Good, well we start again quietly with the rims. I had mounted one… there are 3 left! We start with the other front wheel. Time to modify the mounting bracket, then move on to a rear rim. The drilling and the preparation of the hub takes a little time: the drilling of the holes (0.45) receiving the spokes is done according to an angulation on the vertical and horizontal plane. Here they are together to compare the front and rear. Already not bad for a restart… and then I have 3 more flights tomorrow and the GP! Pascal

Good evening, The Dino progresses. It begins to be heavy with the front nearly completed. The radiators and part of the pipes are installed, same for the front axle. The rest of the hoses as well as the water temperature sensor will be fitted shortly. The rear axle is also permanently fixed and connected to the brake lines. Sorry for the photos, I will take others in a more favorable light… Not much left to add to the front... The dashboard is in place and its instruments connected. The thin tubes that support the bodywork elements are also fixed. More soon. Pascal

Stunning! Beautiful build and details. Pascal

Hi, Great start and modifications! This is a beautiful kit but it really needs modification and enhancement. Pascal

Great job. This kit is really awesome despite its age. Pascal

Hi, Beautiful! Great job on the seat with the GC set, I really like the colors, shades and grades of brown. Pascal

Hi, The radiator is now attached to the frame and connected to the engine, as are the exhausts. The front part of the body is also installed and the two parts of the hood are assembled. The steering wheel is painted and provisionally mounted. The windshield is finished. I did not use the leather provided in the kit and preferred a thin lead sheet, all fixed to the body with brass rivets. The hull is attached to the frame. The rivets are installed, then "stitching" is done. I braided some cable to replace the provided photo-cut for ... brake cables. But we have to review the assembly. The levers, gear and brakes, are also put in place, as well as the steering column and the steering wheel. I cut the steering bar and replaced it with a steel one of the same diameter. Next step: decals. …The decals are applied but still require a little work. I took over and repositioned the steering bar, the steering wheel, the windshield and the mirror are also now in their place. The wheel tightening nuts are masked and burnished. I drilled a 1.2 hole in the back and installed a 1mm neodymium magnet that attracts the nut to the wheel bolt; the wheels can thus be removed for transport. Pascal #We Are Aviation

Thank you very much. Pascal

Good evening, Unsatisfied with the lack of detail in certain areas, I worked to remedy it. Nothing being planned, this approach required a lot of work, both in realization and in “study” and tests!! So here are some pictures of the brake system with the ends ready to connect to the calipers. The dashboard is installed blank in order to validate certain points. The discs are equipped with their calipers. Pascal