M.shummy's F2005

[CAL]

[ismaelg]

That looks great! What type of paint did you use? I'll start on that same kit soon.......

Thanks,

[CAL]

  ismaelg said:

That looks great! What type of paint did you use? I'll start on that same kit soon.......

Thanks,

It has some issues with the finish so it's going back in the booth for a little touch-up, and is a pain to paint because of all the aerodynamics and wings. It's hard to lay down a even coat of paint - and not overspray on some other part of the body.

I used Model Master Acrylic Italian Red. I polished on it and polished on it and polished some more and cannot get a real high gloss finish. I can make it look good but not great, not like enamel.

The kit itself has some issues and would do it differently if I ever did another one.

In any event here is the list.

I did add the "LATE" aero package: the side pod spliters and the little wings on the nose. The way it's partially presented on the box art.

The intake runners fit like crapp and need a lot of filling and sanding. A jet model trick is to pour elmers down the intake, but I just loaded it up with Tamiya medium primer after getting it close with filler and sanding.

The trick is the far rear side covers, which are attached to the bottom, which is natural CF. So, in otherwords, the whole bottom will be black and decaled except for these side covers, which are red. So you'll need to mask them off, but I think I would cut them off and glue them to the rest of the body because there is a seam there by the suspension at the top. It's a compound problem really with no good solution. I ended up filling the gap with some Evergreen plastic and still not sure how to take care of the seam - because at that point the model is basically built and painted. So like I said I would probably cut them off and glue them to body. That way one could take care of that seam and then paint the body red without worrying about a seam later or masking them off. It's a little late for me to do it now though.

The other problem is the way it build the suspension is a problem, at least it has a easy solution. I cut the front upper in half and cut off the rear from the upper trans mount so I could install them last.

The wheels are the only other major problems. They stick out too far for starters, easily corrected by grinding down the center post inside the wheel. The other problem is the wheels are intended to snap on and roll freely, which makes it look like a toy. I cut those down, drilled out the ends and made some wheel nuts for them. A drastic improvement.

The tires are junk. Some kind of greasy shinny rubber that I had a hard time dulling up. The other major problem is they are STUPID. Yeah, stupid, besides not fitting the rims worth a ######, the front narrow tires are a bigger diamiter than the rear wider ones, so the model looks funny - at least to me.

Obviously, if you have looked at the kit the belts are molded into the seat, which wouldn't be the end of the world if there were some decals for them, but there is not. So I am planning on used Eduard pre-colored belts after grinding the kit ones away.

Otherwise, the kit itself is a little heavy handed for a good looking F1 model, but by thinning everything down to a near razor edge helps the kit significantly. Especially the scoops for the brakes, which I opened and thinned.

I also redid the headers, which are way too small and dorky looking at the tips. I cut just past the collector and glued a new Evergreen tube on the end and thinned.

Also don't make the mistake I made on the dorsal fins. I filled in the seam, which there is actaully a body line there so I had to go back and rescribe around them - out smarted myself.

All in all, I have enjoyed building this kit overall; however, it's not a quickie build. But it's been fun to build even with all it's problems.

Edited January 30, 2008 by CAL

[Raul_Perez]

Every time I see the picture of that body it reminds me of an SF3D piece that I have in my collection, except it's not painted bright, shiny red.

Since I haven't kept up on F1 cars in a long time, I'll be really interested to see how this one looks when it's done.

Thanks for sharing,