Zoom Zoom Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Here is what I built during our annual "LeMans Palooza" that a group of ACME members participate in every year. Basically we build a LeMans racer during the race. We're pretty liberal with rules; the main objective is to have fun and finish the model by the end of the race. This year 5 of us were building together (there were others in attendance but didn't participate for the entire race). We have a blast doing this, it's great fun. I chose the Hasegawa Mazda 767B "Finish Line" racer. It placed 7th in 1990, and I like the livery better than the 1991 787B that won (the orange/green "Renown" version). This is a really simple curbside kit. Before the race I prepped the body and painted it Tamiya Pure white, and the night before the race I masked/painted the blue canopy area w/Tamiya TS44 Brilliant Blue. This area is a decal in the kit, but I didn't trust the decals, so I scanned them just in case. I trimmed the canopy decals down to just the white/blue pinstripe that borders the white and blue, and it worked pretty well. I used Microscale decal film over all the other decals "just in case", therefore I spent about 6-8 hours just doing the decals slowly/carefully. It was fun doing the model "backwards"...I did the body final assembly and decals first, once they were done I did the interior, chassis, and rear wing. It also made the harder part (decals/final details) happen early in the day vs. in the middle of the night. I was done around midnight, with about an hour of work Sun. AM before the race ended to put decals on the rear wing and dry transfers on the tires. Next year, Revell's upcoming Compuware C5R
Len Woodruff Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Excellant job Bob!.. I am also waiting the the C5R Compuware Lemans car. I already have the body painted LeMans Blue and cleared ready for the decals.
MonoPed Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Nicely done! And yes, much cleaner look than the Renown version.
Jon Cole Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Nice build, Bob! The time restriction makes it even better. In one weekend, I could maybe... get the tires decaled.
bajaboy5b Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 wow very nice build one of my fav cars worlds best rotary. Jeremy
funhouse1 Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Wow, I couldn't glue two engine halves in that time period. Super clean and very appropriate.
Trae Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Basically we build a LeMans racer during the race. . . . Before the race I prepped the body and painted it Tamiya Pure white, and the night before the race I masked/painted the blue canopy area w/Tamiya TS44 Brilliant Blue. Cheater! Nice work, Bob! Edited June 15, 2011 by Trae
Eric C Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Cheater! Nice work, Bob! LOL.... We prefer to call it strategic planning, right Bob? Trae, I see you're from Bristol, TN. I'm from the Bristol/Abingon, VA area also.
Zoom Zoom Posted June 15, 2011 Author Posted June 15, 2011 Thanks for the replies Yes, I cheated my you-know-what off Hey, race teams prepare well ahead of the race, they don't just unload the car from the transporter 5 mins. before the race... Let's just say I'm always going to start the palooza w/a fully painted body...after doing the final body assembly and decals first (as in when I'm fresh and in a good mood ), I'm going to continue w/that strategy in the years to come!
MikeMc Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Glad you had fun and built a great model.....Must explain your reply to my PM Thanks! Edited June 15, 2011 by MIKE THE MANIAC
Zoom Zoom Posted June 15, 2011 Author Posted June 15, 2011 Glad you had fun and built a great model.....Must explain your reply to my PM Thanks! Sorry, I missed that one, and can't reply to it. It wasn't me, I've never been associated w/the Miata club. Sorry.
MikeMc Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Sorry, I missed that one, and can't reply to it. It wasn't me, I've never been associated w/the Miata club. Sorry. No problem...thanks for the reply....thought it was a stretch
Jackson Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Next year, Revell's upcoming Compuware C5R Excellant job Bob!.. I am also waiting the the C5R Compuware Lemans car. I already have the body painted LeMans Blue and cleared ready for the decals. Looks as if I'm not the only one eagerly awaiting the release of this kit. Great work on the Mazda, Bob. Edited June 15, 2011 by Jackson
Mooneyzs Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Awesome build! its very clean and tured out nice. I have a few of these race cars in my collection that I want to build one day.
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