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Tamiya 1/12 Williams FW14B with Top Studio Upgrades


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So this to me is a bigger project than I have ever attempted, I picked up this kit over 4 years ago, and over time collected the various Top Studio upgrade sets. 

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It's the first time I'll be working with photo etch (and there's a ton of it!) and carbon fibre decals. 

Although there's not much to show at this stage, I've recorded 10.5 hours just cleaning up the engine, drilling holes, cutting off bolts which are to be replaced by photo etch, etc. 

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I painfully at first started adding the little PE nuts to the PE exhaust manifolds, got into a nice rhythm and have that done now. 

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Trying my best to not leave any glue residue exposed on such small parts, difficult at first, but getting the hang of it! 

In all updates, I'm going to end of with my current time spent on the build so that I can have a reference of how much time I have spent up to what point. I'm using Clockify to record my time, it's a cool and easy way to keep track, and I think may provide some shocking numbers! 

10.5 hours

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