Harry_Palmer

I guess I officially have the bug now! I'm about halfway through the Jordan 191, saw this on sale today and couldn't resist...

Thanks Bill, I'll admit I let out a little expletive when I mucked that decal up, but it's tiny and I'm thinking about cutting up a small bit of one I no longer need so the centre of the wheel doesn't look too empty. I painted two small parts rather than applying the solid blue decals so I could trim that to the right shape - it won't be perfect but it will at least break the wheel up from being just plain black. Yeah, the Mclarens (Jenson in particular) look to be pretty quick straight out the box... should be a good battle between them and Red Bull this year (with Mercedes, Lotus and Ferrari - well, Alonso at least - nipping at their heels!)

Progress so far... sorry if the photos are a bit blurry, my camera is ancient! I made a mistake trying to apply a tiny decal to the centre of the steering wheel tonight. It was in place, I tried to make a tiny adjustment and made a mess of it, though I guess that's inevitable at first... still annoying though! Just attempted another one and it went on fine, practice makes perfect!

Yeah, they look so dull and lifeless on the sprues then a few brushstrokes and bam you can almost smell the petrol (or that may be just the paint!) At first I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy the time consuming, fiddly parts but they're worth the effort! I'll get on that when I get home this evening - took a couple last night but didn't get round to posting them, started on the cockpit and got distracted!

Having a lot of fun with this now... I've put together the engine and rear suspension etc and I'm enjoying the process of seeing it come together slowly from a jumble of tiny plastic parts to look like the pictures I have of the car. I had to trim one of the parts to make it fit properly and painted the tops of the valves with the end of a pin last night! It's remarkable just how precise and downright fiddly some of the construction/painting can be but it's great when you see the end result...

Well, that sorts out dinner for tomorrow! All the parts removed tonight and tidied up the edges ready to check the fit and see which of the holes should be filled prior to priming/painting etc... Oh and FP1 for the Australian GP in less than 24 hours... so looking forward to this season, Go Schumi!

Thanks Bill, I searched online for this model and it came up on the Oxfam website for £10 so I had to get it before someone else! I had looked on a few other sites in the UK but none stocked it, so was really pleased someone had donated it to charity, most importantly of all - unopened! The decals are made by Tamiya - I think there are alternative sets available but I was just going to use the ones provided this time. I'll have a look in my local model shop to get hold of some Micro Set/Sol when I get to that stage and I'll check on here to find out how to use it properly!

The two engine parts won't be affected in their fit with any other parts by the application of paint and I only primed one small piece of bodywork to test it out... This is my first build for years so I wasn't sure about removing all the parts before I start in case I got them mixed up, though I suppose that shouldn't be too much of an issue once I get started. I'll have a go at removing the parts and tidying up the edges tonight and see how they fit before painting any others. I did manage to get rid of the small bumps with an emery board...

I tried painting a couple of the smaller engine parts tonight which went fine... I then applied some primer to part of the bodywork. Most of it looked fine but there are a couple of little lumpy bits and I'm not sure how to get them out, panicked a bit and tried to brush them out but that just made it worse, would a little light sanding work once it's dry?

Yeah, Jeff I'll be up at 5AM (GMT) to watch the race... been following testing and it looks like being a much closer year., fingers crossed Hopefully Mclaren or Mercedes can catch the Bulls (Ferrari look in a bit of trouble so far, but you never know!)

Well. I guess there's more than one way to do everything... I think maybe I'll try priming the body/external parts on the sprues and then removing them and the interior parts to paint. Thanks for the advice on the decals Brad.... I'll try to post some updates as I go!

Thanks Daryl... I'll give that a whirl

I recently bought my first model since I was a kid... an F1 car from one of the 1st seasons I, just about, remember watching - a Jordan 191 (one of the best looking F1 cars of the era ) Always been a huge F1 fan and this was the 1st car of my favourite driver, Schumacher, so it seemed an appropriate place to start... I've picked up some tools, paints, primer etc and looking forward to it but seems there's alot to learn! Before I start I've washed the sprues and let them dry, so before I remove any parts from them should I apply a coat of primer to the whole lot? I see folks talking about priming when they're painting the bodywork and exterior parts but is it advisable to coat the rest too before gluing/painting anything? Any other tips about how to approach the build would be appreciated as I'm basically starting from scratch here

I bought some basic tools and paint etc today to make a start to the Jordan 191 I got during the week.... (picture on page 232) As it's my first for years, about 20 or so, would you guys recommend using a spray can for the bodywork (I'm going to hold off on an airbrush until I see how the first few go I think!) I'm guessing doing larger sections with a brush would be likely to leave brushmarks? I'm a complete noob so any advice appreciated...

I haven't built a model for about twenty years and just received this in the mail today... was really quite excited when I got home and the box had arrived! Now, I just need to get all the tools, paint and other bits and pieces which I'm now discovering (from browsing this site) I'll probably need to put the thing together properly!