Novinky

Ian Doody
Ebay gluebomb restoration project. Stripped the built parts down and cleaned them up.The beginnings of paint up. So much more do. But fun bit next, painting metallics by hand, and weathering it.

Ian Doody
Just started to block in the aluminium tub colours, only added a watered down acrylic brown/black wash. Now I wait for it to dry, then ink wash, aluminium layer, then varnish, then another light brown wash.

Kyle DeHart
Off to a quick start. You'll have it looking great in no time.

Ian Doody
First ink wash, just to put some life into the aluminium. I'll dry brush another metallic layer over this, then varnish, the do some more washes. Not a quick process, mainly due to drying times, but it looks really good.

Ian Doody
That's it for today. Still very early stage, second ink wash. It will become more subdued as I continue with layering the aluminium. This is an acceptable beginning though.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice weathering.

Jv
Taking a seat I am interested in how you strip it down I bought a few glue booms myself and not sure how to get the glue of

Ian Doody
That's it for today, and for now on this project. I've lost inspiration and desire to work on it, so back in the box, until I feel inspired to do it again. Just not feeling it, and I don't want to muck it up. Added a varnish layer, fitted the foot pedals and fixed the hole in the tub wheel bay cover.

Ian Doody
Back to the big Ferrari. The cool thing about 70s Tamiya kits, is they gave you buildable tools. It's a screwdriver and wheel nut wrench. Nice.

Ian Doody
Not a lot happening at the moment, I'm doing a lot of sanding, glueing small parts, changing bolt heads on the rear of the gearbox and brakes, as these will be seen. I'll add and swap out bolts on the black crossmember, suspension brace, as its also quite noticable. Also drilled holes in the e haust brackets, for the retention springs, Just a quick dry fit too. Even unpainted the engine is an impressive piece of hand-built model engineering from Tamiya.

Mark D
Following this one! (Have the same one waiting (with a little less glue)

Ian Doody
Scratch built the rear brake air intake cooling scoop bracket. Mad? Me? Probably 😂 there is no line down the middle, it's the crappy silver plastic. It makes dark marks appear at joins and sprue attachment points. I'll putty over the intake, then paint it to look like the clear fibreglass, suitably weathered, with a piece of tape to lesson the amount of air reaching the brakes, just like on the real thing. Exciting things ahead 😉

Ian Doody
And, yes I'm going to put in brake lines.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

Ian Doody
That's it for today, just blocked in some colour, weathering and extra details tomorrow.

Kyle DeHart
Looking good Ian!

Ian Doody
Weeeell, that's all for today. I'm knackered. Pretty good progress, I've almost finished the 312T's Transverse gearbox, added the plumbing, detail and weathering paint, painted the brake airscoops, added nuts, and painted the suspension crossbeam. Only the anti-roll bar and a bracket still to fit. Bloody good fun that was.

Ian Doody
I think this might turn out rather good.

Ian Doody
As always, doesn't look like I've done anything at all today. Finished off the anti-roll bar and brackets, made a start on the left hand side suspension lower arm, swapped nuts out for better ones, wheel mount, drive shaft and shock absorber, also made a start on the rear wing mounting bracket and battery holder.

bmod
Definitely pulling up a chair to watch this one come along. 🙂 Looks great!

Ian Doody
Not a huge update, as I've had a few days away from modelling. Finished the coil springs on both sides and the right upright and drive shaft. Haven't got to finishing the anti-roll bar yet, as I'm changing the support rods for thinner wire, so it looks more in scale. More soon.

Dominik Weitzer
looks great!

Ian Doody
Back to working on the Tamiya 1/12 1975 Ferrari 312T. Today was just to get reacquainted with the kit, remember where I was, what I had planned, and where I'm going. Tested the fit of the rear wheels and tyres, everything is just friction fitted so far, a long way to go yet. That's how good Tamiya kits are, even forty eight year old kits fit together so well. Work will continue tomorrow with the rear anti-roll bar system, as im making the connecting rods more in scale. This is going to look awesome finished.

Villiers de Vos
Welcome back at the bench Ian.

Ian Doody
As usual not a lot new to see. With one thing or another I've been busy with other things recently. But back to the rear of the 312T. Finished the gearbox, and rear suspension, anti-roll bar adjusters. Replaced the kit parts with pins, for a finer appearance.

Ian Doody
Sloooow work continues on the 312T. The Ferrari Tipo 015, 2,992 cc (182.6 cu in), flat 12, naturally aspirated, engine is a mini kit in itself. Its going to be a complicated, Spaghetti wiring job, there's twelve wires for the fuel injection and twelve wires for the electrical ignition system. Then all the water and assorted pump plumbing. but it's going to look very cool. I am going to add a few things here and there, and I've sourced some air funnel mesh guards. Also I'll be assembling the Octopuss exhaust system of twelve pipes too. Proper Italian plumbing nightmare, but it is a Ferrari lol 😆 all this is just dry fitted for now.

Kyle DeHart
Going to be a stunning powerplant.

Ian Doody
Mixed bag of modelling today, shook sticks at a few different kits. As winter is approaching, looks like I've got Ships and F1 cars in my future. I've been putting the Ferrari off for months as I worked through my Sci-Fi backlog, soo work will commence on the 1975 world championship winning F1 car, my birth year. Doing the bodywork air-intake mod, and scratch building the fibreglass valve covers, plus adding a lot of missing details, wiring and plumbing, swapping nuts n bolts, scratching the accelerator assembly, and spray painting the final bodywork for the first time... a lot to do, but it'll look very cool.

Kyle DeHart
Excellent. It's definitely going to look very cool.

Ian Doody
It has been a whole year since I touched the 1975 Ferrari 312T, omg 😲 finally put paint down on the main case of the Flat 12 engine. More soon.

Ian Doody
Ferrari 312T Tipo 15 Flat 12 engine. Only made a tiny bit of progress today, first pump and hose. More weathering to come. Then fitting all the pipes, electrics, rear transverse gearbox and suspension, and the exhaust system, that all pretty much needs to be done at the same time.

Kyle DeHart
Lovely work Ian!!

Ian Doody
Making a start on the big 70s F1 GoodYears.

Kyle DeHart
Love it.

Ian Doody
Making a start on painting up the first three exhaust pipes. I'm going for a 1980s Tamiya Catalogue, Francois Verlinden look. Painted to my personal taste, there's more than enough pristine, sparkly builds out there.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice effects on the engine.

Ian Doody
First six pipes of the exhaust manifold system finished and attached permanently.  

Martin Oostrom
Superb work!

Peter Muldoon
Thank you Martin! A little out of practice, but enjoying the process. Just happy to be modelling again really.

Peter Hardy
Very crisp looking detail Peter. Well done!

Peter Muldoon
Thank you Peter! 😊

Martin Oostrom
Doing a quick one to get back into it?

Peter Muldoon
Not intentionally quick, but there isn't too much to this kit so it is going quicker than expected. Good to be back at it.

Dominik Weitzer
very nice work. like the interieur and the "small" details on the engine. well done so far!

Peter Muldoon
Thanks Dominik!

Christian W
Super nice details! I like the brown you've chosen for it. At the end it will look great with the black rims.

Peter Muldoon
Thanks Christian, it's my attempt at a tan, made from a concoction of Tamiya acrylics.

Martin Oostrom
That yellow really pops! Great colour choice

Peter Muldoon
It's great hey. I wanted something a little bolder than normal yellow. This is the SMS Blue Angels Yellow.

gorby
WOW! Stunning work.

bughunter
Exactly 👍 And some more pictures, also of details, would be nice.

Michael .
I was getting ready to start this kit when I noticed something wrong with the decal sheets. LOL. They're for the wrong kit. I contacted ICM and they're sending me the correct sheets.

Michael Kohl
Oh, them decals look wrong indeed 🙂
you should have fun with this kit. I used it for my second attempt at a Bronco and never regretted it a bit. It really is a gem and the Eduard PE parts add to it too.

John
The rare Luftwaffe captured OV-10A? 😄

Spanjaard
LOL 🙂

David Culp
This would be a perfect opportunity to build it as a German OV-10B(Z). 🙂

Michael Kohl
Oh, to convert it to a B is quite a mission.

Michael .
Nope. Just trying to build what my dad flew in Vietnam.

Michael .
I started working on this while my other project dries. So many parts!!! I'm trying to put together the cockpit and get all the parts together that need to be sprayed the base color. I had to stop, as I'm going to lose what part goes where. The Testors kit that I did only had two sprues total and four pages of the actual build. The ICM kit has four pages just on the first part of the cockpit. I'm not complaining. I want the challenge of a good kit, but dayum... Oh, and I also have the PE sets to add. My head is swimming. LOL... So far I'm impressed with this kit. We'll see how it goes deeper into the build. *what did I get myself into*...

Shar Dipree
Looks great so far. Following.

Guy Rump
the time spent on the cockpit was worth it, it looks great! 👍

Rui
I'm not really familiar with the Bronco... Watching 👀

CaptGPF
I agree with guy - the cockpit definitely shows time well spent. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build - keep up the good work! On a side note - maybe ICM thought you might want to do a 'What If' build using Nazi decals? 😬

Michael .
The decals cleared customs on the 27th and supposedly in the states on the 6th. And now the tracking states this, but I've received nothing... As of 2/9 "Addressee advised to pick up the item: in poststation" ????

CaptGPF
That's a sign…. Time to "What if" the Bronco! 😜

Michael Kohl
You can install the front part of the canopy and mask the rest. It's a bit of a pain, but allows you to continue.

Michael .
Yeah. I was looking at doing that, but then said no. I was also sick as a dog and didn't feel like staying awake either. Laugh... I'm hoping to get the decal sheet today. Have to visit the post office.

Michael .
I got the decals from the post office today. We have our grandson this weekend so it'll be next week before I can get back to work on this. A 23 month old is a handful.

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Michael .
Looking for advice on how to handle the springiness in the canopy plastic and keeping them glued in place

CaptGPF
I share your frustration. I'll be trying out Ultra Glue by Ammo on my next build to see if it is better…

Michael Kohl
My two cents: stay away from Ammos Ultra Glue. It does anything but glue. I purchased it with the same hopes and I don't recall any other chemical product that had me as disappointed as Ammis Ultra Glue. Regular Elmers Glue (or Pinal in Germany), maybe thinned down with water works good, as does carefully applied extra thin cement.
I don't recall any problems with my canopy, but 1:48 might be a different matter.
You'll manage. Fingers crossed.

Michael .
Well, so far I've tried the Micro Krystal Clear, then I tried regular model glue, next I'm going to try CA. The little tabs at the bottom of the front part of the canopy keep popping out. I glued it and left it clamped for 24 hours and it still popped out. I tried MORE glue and the same. I just walked away from it so I don't get to frustrated and completely mess it up. I'll try again sometime this week.

Spanjaard
CA may cause fogging in transparent parts, unless you use very very small drops, and even then there is a chance of fogging.... I suggest to test with some test muel/old model first

CaptGPF
@Michael - dang it! Thanks for the heads up!

Also agree with Spaniard - CA may cause fogging. There were a few times I used Tamika's Quick setting extra thin cement with good results, but you really need to be careful when laying that thin drop…

Shar Dipree
If you can glue the clear parts into an area that will be painted later (i.e. doesn't need to remain clear), try using an adhesive that will weld the parts together, such as: B. Revell Contacta in a tube.

John
Some 5-minute epoxy might work if you can clamp it well. The trick with the epoxy is applying it neatly, I'd suggest a toothpick to mix and a new one to apply. The benefit of epoxy is the relatively quick drying time and it's not as brittle as CA so it can take a little rougher handling.

Michael .
Last night. I glues the lower right of the front canopy with regular modelling glue. This is the part that's been the big hassle the flex from the plastic has broken the bond. I clamped it and then glued the left side canopy with Micro Krystal Clear and clamped it. I'm leaving it for 24 hours before I attempt the right side canopy.

Michael .
I thought I had success. But it was only partial success. I have the front canopy secure. But trying to get the side canopies secure, I messed up the top and the HUD. So I took them off, cleaned them up and put them aside. I found out one of the reasons I'm having issues with the left side canopy is that I put on the PE detail for the canopy latches and I got them a little to close so they interfere with the vertical strut. I have to fix that.

Michael .
Added some more pictures. I'm done with decals. Minus one. I had a blow out on two decals. One I was able to fix, the tiger mouth. However, one decal was a complete failure
and I have a question on picture 51 to everyone to see what I should do.

Michael Kohl
I think that decal no. 6 is a good substitute, if ultimate perfection isn't the goal.

CaptGPF
I agree with Michael. An alternative is to buy decal paper which allows you to print anything you like on it - I love the flexibility it gives me. There is one downside, you can't do this for whites - you have to paint the white on the background first to compensate.

Michael .
I didn't think about printing my own... hmmm...

Michael Kohl
Printing your own decals isn't fire and forget. Check to get the right decal paper for the type of printer you have. If a white background is needed, there is white decal paper. The print has to be sealed (i. e. Microscale Liquid Decal Film). Be sure that the print is really dry before you do that. Those should be the main shortcomings and pitfalls.

Michael .
Looks like I can buy this set aoadecals.com/48020/home.htm and bypass the issues of trying to print my own for now... ??? This has several of the decal I need.

CaptGPF
Wait - there's white decal paper?!?! Genius! Michael is correct, you will want to try them out - and inkjet paper is different from laser jet.

Michael .
I wanted to give a big shout out to Yoda80. I just couldn't move on with this build without the damaged decal. I really didn't want to buy a whole decal sheet for the one decal. I browsed everyone that has built the same model and saw that David used a different paint scheme which did not include the decal I needed. I reached out and he sent me his unused decals. Thank you. This is an awesome community. I will pay it forward whenever the time arises.

Michael .
Well, it's been awhile since I've worked on this. Between spending time with my 2 yo grandson and other stuff. I also think part of my issue is I miss my dad even though he passed away two years ago. This model was a good link to keep him in my memory. I think I was trying to prolong that. ????

I finally took off the masking. I had to polish some spots on the canopy and add Quick Shine. There will be spots on the canopy where I messed up. Due to a fitment error on my part, the canopy wouldn't stick and kept popping off. So I used CA. (Blasphemy!!!) I know. I still have a lot to learn. There are a couple areas where the canopy crazed.

Once I finish with polishing the canopy I items left to do are to install the antennas, add the windshield wiper and the props. I plan on putting this on a simulated tarmac mount with a picture of my dad. That will come later.

Michael .
I wanted to apologize to all following. I've been substantially complete for some time. I just need to install the two aerials on the pods, the windshield wiper and the props. I've been working on a ramp diorama for this. These two drawings show what I'm trying to do. My wife has been redoing the living room, so I have been doing the painting. Have had zero time to work on the model/diorama.