2002 Williams F-1 FW24 regular and clear version

[Rich Chernosky]

Hot off the bench.  Another double project.  I remember buying both these kits at the same time. Looked at them many times but always felt a little intimidated by the scope of  all the work. Finally took the plunge. Color on both these is Tamiya TS51 blue and TS26 white.  Doing two kits at once is not new to me. It does save some time but can be a little frustrating keeping them seperate. While both kits are basically the same there are some differences . Of course the obvious is the bodies but there are also differences in the wings and the clear version has a lot of extra detail parts. Still, it was a fun project and I am pleased with the results. More information in the picture captions. 

Regular version on its wheels. Really like this paint scheme. Silver decals were a real terror though.

Rear veiw. Lots of detail back here. Wing was a real pain to get right. Wheels and tires went on easily and all four touch.

Side veiw.  I like this body style. This is just at the beginning of adding all those little winglets and doodads. 

Rear view clear version.  Note the different rear wing. This is the German Gran Prix car of Ralf Schumacher. Regular version was done for the Italian Gran Prix as Jaun Montroya. Williams had some sucess this year winning a few races but came up short in the championship. 

Both models together. The clear version had a lot of extra detail with it. Extra interior parts, carbon fibre decals, photo etch and chromed parts.  1/64 diecast is a Hot wheels.

Some oif the detail  through the bodywork. Tamiya did an excellent job on the chassis .  All the bodywork fit very well although the clear parts take some sopecial handling and gluing. Plastic glue crazes the parts. Revell clear parts cement (in the bottle) was my glue of choice. 

 

 

 

[1959scudetto]

Well done, Rich - the first picture let me believe to see the 1:1 car.

Edited March 24 by 1959scudetto

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[Jim B]

Great looking F1 car.  Well done.

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[Belugawrx]

Really nice work on those Rich...2 at once , your a mad man...lol

[Pierre Rivard]

Beautiful builds Rich. At first I thought these were 1/12. Even more impressive knowing they are 1/20. Your ability to produce beautiful replicas is always a joy to follow. A lot of your subjects fall into my interest pool so thank you for providing the inspiration.

Williams had the faster car in 2002 but Ferrari was much kinder on it's tires and had by far the best driver of the field. Game over!

[bbowser]

Great job on both!  I have a clear version of a Ferrari somewhere in the pile, this inspires me to dig it out!

[Roger U]

Two good looking models with nice detailing. Nice realistic paint and decals. 

[Dave B]

Nice builds Rich, didn't even know manufacturers did clear kits any more!

Dave B

[Rich Chernosky]

On 3/22/2025 at 5:42 PM, 1959scudetto said:

Well done, Rich - the first picture let me believe to see the 1:1 car.

What a great compliment..thank you Helmut

 

On 3/22/2025 at 7:30 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice build!

Thank you

 

On 3/22/2025 at 7:39 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking F1 car.  Well done.

Thanks Jim

 

On 3/23/2025 at 6:41 AM, ChrisR said:

Very nice.

Thanks

 

On 3/23/2025 at 6:49 AM, Belugawrx said:

Really nice work on those Rich...2 at once , your a mad man...lol

Not all that difficult. Just have to keep track of the different parts.  Thanks for the compliment

 

On 3/23/2025 at 8:15 AM, Pierre Rivard said:

Beautiful builds Rich. At first I thought these were 1/12. Even more impressive knowing they are 1/20. Your ability to produce beautiful replicas is always a joy to follow. A lot of your subjects fall into my interest pool so thank you for providing the inspiration.

Williams had the faster car in 2002 but Ferrari was much kinder on it's tires and had by far the best driver of the field. Game over!

Much appreciated Pierre. I remember this season well. I was an avid follower then. Not so much now.  Thanks for the kind words.

 

On 3/23/2025 at 1:36 PM, bbowser said:

Great job on both!  I have a clear version of a Ferrari somewhere in the pile, this inspires me to dig it out!

Just be careful on your selection of glues for the clear parts.  Thanks.

 

On 3/23/2025 at 9:26 PM, Dave B said:

Nice builds Rich, didn't even know manufacturers did clear kits any more!

Dave B

Dave...Tamiya did a bunch of them and I have most of them.  The clear bodies are great for showing off details that are often hidden by bodywork. Especially F-1.  These kits were produced around 2002.  I haven't seen much lately either.