Bennyg Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I’ll have to get another. Yours is going together well. I also like the way you’ve done the buttons. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) Hi Will, I agree, this is looking good. Tamiya brakes look better stock-box than some fancy PE upgrade parts... Good idea about using the drill for the buttons, but why not go all the way? For the colored buttons (yellow, white, blue, red) you could drill the hole through. Then push an Evergreen round rod painted (before) in the right colors from the bottom into the hole just enough to make it look like colored buttons... What do you think? Edited November 27, 2018 by Tommy124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, Tommy124 said: Hi Will, I agree, this is looking good. Tamiya brakes look better stock-box than some fancy PE update parts... Good idea about using the drill for the buttons, but why not go all the way? For the colored buttons (yellow, white, blue, red) you could drill the hole through. Then push an Evergreen round rod painted (before) in the right colors from the bottom into the hole just enough to make it look like colored buttons... What do you think? That's a great idea. I'll have a look and see what I can come up with for rod. What if a guy put a tiny button on the end of the drill-sized rod, painted the button and then pushed the whole thing in? Since it appears each button is very small with a guard around it. Looks like it's time for a trip to the LHS for some Evergreen rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Off to a great start. Good choice of decals.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 7 hours ago, Gt fan said: Off to a great start. Good choice of decals.. Agreed!!…..100%!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 @Tommy124, something like this? It’s hard to photograph but I took a #62 drill, heated the blunt end and pushed down the buttons leaving a ridge around them. Then I drilled out the center with a #67, painted rod and glued it in. I have a couple left to do and 2 or 3 I couldn’t do because of them being too close to others. If I did this all over again I’d do it before painting and with even smaller tools/rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Ich_Will said: @Tommy124, something like this? It’s hard to photograph but I took a #62 drill, heated the blunt end and pushed down the buttons leaving a ridge around them. Then I drilled out the center with a #67, painted rod and glued it in. I have a couple left to do and 2 or 3 I couldn’t do because of them being too close to others. If I did this all over again I’d do it before painting and with even smaller tools/rod. Still, its totally BRILLIANT, bud!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Wow, that picture of my finger really turned out well. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 13 hours ago, Ich_Will said: @Tommy124, something like this? It’s hard to photograph but I took a #62 drill, heated the blunt end and pushed down the buttons leaving a ridge around them. Then I drilled out the center with a #67, painted rod and glued it in. I have a couple left to do and 2 or 3 I couldn’t do because of them being too close to others. If I did this all over again I’d do it before painting and with even smaller tools/rod. Great result Will! Yes, the rods could be a tad smaller but looking good anyway... Pushing parts in from the other side is a great technique, I think. It works well with all kinds of buttons on dashboards etc. (Needless to say, it wasn't me who figured that technique out...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Good idea with those buttons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Hi, Wow this is looking real nice. I had this kit sitting pretty to eventually build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 13 hours ago, Ich_Will said: Wow, that picture of my finger really turned out well. LOL LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Got some bench time today so I was able to finish the cockpit. Now on to decals and final assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ich_Will said: Got some bench time today so I was able to finish the cockpit. Now on to decals and final assembly. That looks OUTSTANDING, bud!!!!!....i'm getting excited to see the end!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Dann Tier said: That looks OUTSTANDING, bud!!!!!....i'm getting excited to see the end!!! I almost didn’t do this one at all. For some reason I was very intimidated by it. I’ve done a bunch of Tamiya before so I shouldn’t have been, but this just felt different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 31 minutes ago, Ich_Will said: I almost didn’t do this one at all. For some reason I was very intimidated by it. I’ve done a bunch of Tamiya before so I shouldn’t have been, but this just felt different. I knew you had it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) Starting to lay down some sick beats...I mean decals. No DJ’ing here. Edited December 2, 2018 by Ich_Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Ich_Will said: Starting to lay down some sick beats...I mean decals. No DJ’ing here. WOW!!!!, its soooooo klose to being Done!!!! -lovin it!!...the tyres, and that CF wing!!….how'd you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, Dann Tier said: WOW!!!!, its soooooo klose to being Done!!!! -lovin it!!...the tyres, and that CF wing!!….how'd you do it? The CF is just Tamiya Metalic black...got the idea from you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ich_Will said: The CF is just Tamiya Metalic black...got the idea from you ? LOL.....it looks like FANTASTIC CF!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 The last of the main body decals went on today. Now for a little paint polish where the sol/set left spots, a clear coat and then a thousand more bits to finish. I’m looking forward to a road car again but I have 3 more race cars on the bench, and I swore I’d finish those before I start anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Ich_Will said: The last of the main body decals went on today. Now for a little paint polish where the sol/set left spots, a clear coat and then a thousand more bits to finish. I’m looking forward to a road car again but I have 3 more race cars on the bench, and I swore I’d finish those before I start anything else. Absolutely STUNNING, bud!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 So very close. Stripes on the canards and a final buff to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Ich_Will said: So very close. Stripes on the canards and a final buff to go. Again....WOW!!!....even up this klose it looks outstanding!!!! what a mean looking racer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Looking good Will! I can see two things on these photos: 1. it's a great kit and 2. you did a great job on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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