1/20 Ebbro Lotus 91

[Rich Chernosky]

Just off the bench is this Lotus 91 form Ebbro in 1/20 scale. Mostly  box stock with added details like correct sponser decals by Indycals, seatbelts and many scratchbuilt lines hoses and linkages. Can't say this was the easiest kit to build. Several obstacles had to be overcome. Body fit was very tight. Getting the front clip on required much grinding and cutting. And that was to just get it into place without much force.  U shaped pins made from .020 wire had to be used to secure the upper panels in place. Not proto-typical but necessary to get a decent looking finished model.  Pictures tell the rest of the story. Thanks for looking. 

     Note: this was the last Colin Chapman designed Lotus. Elio DeAngelis recorded his only F-1 win in this car at Austria in 1982.

  Fittings made from 1mm brass tube. Only 1mm long these requred a special technique to cut and drill to fit. 

Engine wired and fuel lines installed. Lines are made from .o10   clear. hanger tread

front suspension installed. Note -the tie rod had to be cut and a steel rod added to adjust the track.

Engine all snuggled into the chassis and extra details added.

Other side of engine installation

Fuel tank lines, very delicate work , those lines and fittings are very small,

Seat belts from Tamiya

On its wheels at last

Business end of the racer

Side view, note the tiny clips holding the body down and carefully painted  black to hide them. 

[Phildaupho]

Very impressive

[Gramps46]

It is almost a crime to fit the body and hide all the detail Rich.  Great build.

[Brudda]

Very Very Nice!!!!! I love F1! These are not the easiest kits. Yours looks great. Good job!

[Jim N]

Great looking model!  I like it a lot.

[Rich Chernosky]

1 hour ago, Gramps46 said:

It is almost a crime to fit the body and hide all the detail Rich.  Great build.

Thank  you  for the compliment,  Gary.  You are not the only one to tell me that.  That is why I take all those detail photos. 

[PappyD340]

5 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

It is almost a crime to fit the body and hide all the detail Rich.  Great build.

I agree 100%

[bbowser]

That's gorgeous!  Nice to see more F1 cars on here.

[Dave Van]

Very nice work!!! Hope mine looks near that

[Rich Chernosky]

4 hours ago, Dave Van said:

Very nice work!!! Hope mine looks near that

Dave...let me know if you ever decide to tackle it. I keep extensive build notes and am happy to share. This kit was not without its problems. 

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Deathgoblin]

Looks amazing!    

[Turbo95187]

Beautiful Rich, as always.  It's always a pleasure and treat to receive an email from you with your latest progress pictures or to visit and see the mouth watering display of builds you have.

[Rich Chernosky]

6 hours ago, Turbo95187 said:

Beautiful Rich, as always.  It's always a pleasure and treat to receive an email from you with your latest progress pictures or to visit and see the mouth watering display of builds you have.

Thank you Brett and welcome to the group. You are always welcome here.

[Peter Lombardo]

Looks great....... not an easy build, but worth the effort......... very well done........ I have the kit, yet to begin it, but the other Ebbro kits I have done confirm the difficulty in fitment.  Love these black and gold Lotus's.

[Dave B]

That looks great Rich.

Dave B

[Lizard Racing]

A wonderful build of a little-known subject.