mario lucchini Posted May 8, 2010 Posted May 8, 2010 Busy as I am with my client, assembling the Fiat 806 and some Protar motorcycles in 1/9 scale, I couldn't resist buying from a friend the most sought kit of the Lola T 70 Mk lll coupe... The kit was already begun but with little work done ...Thanks for that!!!....The kit is most complete, every part flawless and even the box is in pristine condition, I was very lucky with this one..... I managed to dissasemble everything without much destruction and bagged every bit & piece...Now comes the sanding and deflashing part, which I enjoy a lot, besides being a boring stage, it makes me feel like an archeologist discovering something important! I've googled this kit and there are very few offerings in Ebay, with some prices that knocked me out! Anyway, here are some images of the kit itself................ The original box with a beautiful artwork... The box with all the bagged goodies inside... I couldn't resist assembling something too, so..............part of the engine bulkhead, after carefully studying the scale hardware locations... The spare tire carrier and its tube structure being held by scale bolts and scratchbuilt flanges... Continued inmediately.... Mario
mario lucchini Posted May 8, 2010 Author Posted May 8, 2010 The front bulkhead, with every lighting hole opened and chamfered...scale bolt & nut assembly... Part of the engine being assembled... To be continued after my homework for the client!... Mario
mario lucchini Posted May 12, 2010 Author Posted May 12, 2010 The front bulkheads and the special reinforcements made, so scale hardware may be used safely in order to dissassemble things any time you want.... All holes are allready drilled & tapped accordingly.... http:// http:// http:// http:// http:// The front bulkhead and some of the many scale bolts and nuts used to keep things together............. http:// http:// Also at this stage, all parts are sanded, puttied, etc, preparing them for the primer coats and final paint..... Cheers Mario
MrObsessive Posted May 12, 2010 Posted May 12, 2010 Ooooh! I just LOVE this car! Nice start to such a BEAUTIFUL car! I have this same kit (never touched), and it's nice to see how someone else builds it! Keep us posted!
mario lucchini Posted May 14, 2010 Author Posted May 14, 2010 New additons to the Lola, specially made hardware located in the rear bulkhead to receive some oil pipes...they screw & unscrew, so we can paint afterwards... http:// http:// Note the special attaching flange on the upper/right of the picture... http:// Attaching miniature Allen bolts holding the fuel tanks to the monocoque structure... http:// http:// http:// Continued inmediately.................. Special reinforcements all over the monocoque structure to receive varied parts scale bolted.... http:// http:// http:// http://
mario lucchini Posted May 14, 2010 Author Posted May 14, 2010 More reinforcements for parts attaching.... http:// Monocoque painted stippled aluminium and the dashboard scale bolted.... http:// http:// http:// http:// http:// http:// Thanks for looking............ Mario
Tommy Kortman Posted May 24, 2010 Posted May 24, 2010 Mario, Your work looks amazing. I was lucky enough to pick up one of these kits a few weeks ago. In this scale, (1/12) it definitely needs some added details. Are you making your own scale hardware? Where did you get your refrences? Keep up the great work. I cant wait to see more.
ScrappyJ Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 Great job on this, Mario! If you don't mind me asking, where did you get the allen bolts?
mario lucchini Posted May 27, 2010 Author Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) Great job on this, Mario! If you don't mind me asking, where did you get the allen bolts? From Dan Megard, very good friend and owner of the Scale Motorcars Forum.... Cheers Mario Edited May 27, 2010 by mario lucchini
Harry P. Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Amazing, as usual! All that scale hardware really brings things to life.
T70MkIII Posted August 18, 2010 Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) Inspirational work, Mario. I built my first Tamiya 1/12 T70Mk III at about 12, when my father bought the kit for my birthday - must have been the first issue. I fell in love with the car as soon as I saw the box artwork, and it's been my dream car ever since. I don't know what happened to that first model. I bought another on the re-release, and it is in serious need of restoration now. And I have another NIB. You're setting the standard very high, and I hope that when I come to build it, I can do a worthy job. What are you using for reference photos? I am assuming Starkey's books and general internet searching, but it sure is hard to find good detail photos of the MkIII on the net... I can't wait to see more pictures as you progress. Keep up the great work. Regards Richard Edited August 18, 2010 by T70MkIII
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