Orange 7 WIP

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Here is the radiator and oil cooler assembly. Kit parts and decal with couple machined aluminum details on the top of the radiator to replace what I sanded off during clean up. Easier for me to do it that way, and adds just a little more metal…

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The interior panels are finished.

The dash is pretty much finished too. You can see how the decal pattern is similar to the molded dash pattern. Not an exact match, but once it is all put together I think it will work well considering how little of the side panels are visible. It is much darker looking in person so the contrast is really lower than the photos show.

And I finally made the decals for the coolant and oil caps…

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The front fenders have been painted Tamiya TS-12 Orange over white primer to hide the dark green plastic. Since they could be C/F, but the whole body is also C/F, I decided to paint the tops with color for some contrast and use C/F on the bottom. With some careful planning, I was able to decal the underside of each front fender (or wing for those of you across the pond…) with only two pieces of SMS HiDef. Mr. Mark Softer decal solvent was a big help too. They were sealed with the Dullcote/Glosscote mix, but were not color sanded as the side panels were so the sheen is a bit duller for some added contrast.

Note the coffee stain on the counter, a possible clue to my ability to seemingly build non-stop...?

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The insides of the rear fenders got a couple coats of Faux Fabrix to simulate the rubberized coating that helps absorb flying stones and keep them from punching through… The paint was decanted into my airbrush cup and sprayed to limit the amount of overspray and to avoid over saturation and possible runs.

C/F stone guards were cut from SMS Hi-Def C/F and applied to front of the rear fenders. A thin border for each guard was made from Scale-Master Decal Stripe Sheet SS-2w. (There are thinner stripes on the sheet not shown in the picture that I used.) Careful cutting and a dose of decal solvent made the radiuses. The texture of the SMS Hi Def C/F is visible in the stone guard on the right side of the picture.

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Seat belts are also SMS units, #8123. Assembled as per the instructions. I used a black Sharpie permanent marking pen to color them. It is imperative that sharp cutting tools be used on the belt material, other than that, it’s really no more effort than other materials I have used to make belts. I used a fresh #11 X-acto and some new, i.e. sharp, Tamiya Decal Scissors. For me, the knife was the better tool for this task.

And after the side panels went in, so did the finished seats… (except for the decals that I still have to make for the buckles...)

And the firewall, footbox and upper engine compartment frame assembly…

The shoulder harness's will be made and installed later...

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Here is the installed muffler with heat shield. The shield was hit with some fine steel wool. It is assembled as the kit offers it with some detail painting on the now hidden muffler and the end of the tailpipe.

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Once the ignition wires were routed to the spark plugs and coil, I could install the Weber carbs and K&N air filters. The carbs and filters are box stock kit items just detailed with paint. They even come with that cool screen mesh for the filter elements.

I made the lettering for the wires, hose and belts.

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And now the front “wings†are attached…

… And the completed rear fender assemblies…

Now the wheels can be mounted to the car for the final time and thus the hub caps can be installed for the first time…

[Deano]

Awesome work, Mark. You have me torn between wanting to drag one of those kits out and building it or just throwing in the towel! :wink:

If I may, here are a couple shot of mine that I built way back when the kit first came out.

I never could get the seat belts to lie down properly.

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Nice clean build! Now about the next one,

Build It, Build It, Build It!

Either out of the box or some extra detail. Just do it! Why? Better question is Why not?

I've never seen one built (for more than a few days or constantly being fiddled with) with the kit's seatbelts not defying gravity. That's why I usually don't use them (anymore). And they also fray down the edges all by themselves. Frustrating...

But still, Build It, Build It, Build It!

[hookedonplastics]

Mark,

How did you apply the lettering on the wires and hoses? :shock:

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I made decals for them.

Into the final stretch...

The cowl was painted orange, because the color was handy, any light color would do, and the decals like to be applied over paint better than raw material. I used SMS #1320 Kevlar.

Here is the decal I cut from the sheet and the solvent and brush I used.

The decal reacted very quickly to the decal solvent. Made the application easy. Just don't over do it with the solvent. I made the front edge conform to the part and let it dry for a bit.

Then tackled the rear and sides. A couple little patches were needed and easy to do.

Then it was clear coated with the mix of Dullcoate and Glosscote with a drop or two of Tamiya Clear yellow thrown in.

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The license plate is a custom made decal. Phillips head P/E items from SMS #8117 accentuate it.

It's about ready to leave the workbench and motor on over to the pau section...

[ismaelg]

Wow Mark, this should hold the record of the fastest masterpiece created! I've never seen such a combination of quality and speed!

All bow to the master!

Thanks,