Lotus 78 Monaco 1978 Andretti
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Done and done.
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Gunnar Nilssons Belgium 1977 winner and Andrettis 1978 Monaco challenger.
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Tyres on...
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Inching closer to the finish line. Sides are on. Good ol Tabu included 3 different Johns for the sides and on their diagram, totally called for the wrong one!
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Been able to move out of the shitter and back into the proper modelling room, maybe i'll actually finish this one.
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Got the markings going. Come to find out you can't use hot water with Tabu decals....damn things curl right off the paper.....not good.
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Look what finally came out the other side of the wormhole!!! Just sitting there. That counter was completely uncluttered when that piece entered the wormhole......and a week later, there it was! Incredible.
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Engine is finished. I tried getting some tubing to connect the brake ducts to the brakes but it looked awful. Maybe a 3D project for someone; that little hose.
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Anyone who is going to build this kit, know this: the center pieces for the exhausts DO NOT reach both ends of the rest of the exhaust assembly. Better off correcting that with some brass tubing.
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Bad tools get spiked. Trying to place a PE piece I heard the magical, "ping!" as the f'n things pinched and launched the piece into oblivion ( seriously! I never heard it land!) And that was the end of those tweezers.
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I built this many years ago.....the entire thing sways to the right.....plus the exhaust gaps
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.....forgot the cam cover markings
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This is the work bench in August in the desert. The normal room is just too hot, where as the shitter is nice and cool.
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Those horrible center exhaust pieces. Even the "good" ones came out poorly. Either way, none of them fit properly.
Komentáře
21 17 August 2022, 00:15
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Good to know I expected this to be a great kit so abit desapointed to hear that it has fitment issues
21 August 2022, 07:10
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I think that first attempt may have been due to excessive flash on the parts. I made sure to sand all the ends smooth on the latest attempt. But, having said that, those middle pipe pieces are too short! Nothing some brass tube can't correct.
21 August 2022, 07:14
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Good to know
Surprise to see that on a tamiya kit
Will follow your build whed interest
I got this kit a few weeks ago and had great expectations for it
21 August 2022, 07:19
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Thanks yes I plan on a shop for extras for many of my kits sometime when money alow
This kit I probably won't build for a longtime
For now I like to only build kits I got more the one of
Or kits I don't vale much
Also need more and better tools at this point
21 August 2022, 07:26
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Well, if you find a pair of tweezers that don't pinch and launch PE pieces into oblivion, let me know! 😉
21 August 2022, 07:51
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Lol yes its a bit irritating when you have to vacuum the floor and see if you can find your part agen
I have got a pair to pluck hairs out whed
I find them good for some things
21 August 2022, 07:56
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Sounds like you haven't got a woman in the house if you can use all of the house lol
25 August 2022, 12:11
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My house!!
I actually was able to fit the PE piece into place. You can barely see it, but it's there. 🙂
25 August 2022, 20:46
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really nice work - and Tamiya 1/20 F1 kits; the straight exhaust tubes rarely line up to my liking - of course , it could just be me...
4 September 2022, 17:59
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No, pretty sure it's that early Tamiya engineering. But they got better.
4 September 2022, 18:39
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About the engine and the exhaust tubes, the moulds are 50 years old. It still is the best Ford engine available (and afordable). I now the building of the exhaust its tricky and needs some cleaning and putty but there is nothing better.
21 September 2022, 08:27
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The Ebbro DFV is pretty good. But Tamiyas is definatley better than Aoshimas BMW exhaust/ turbo for their BT52s......those are ........"tricky".
21 September 2022, 23:20
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It all almost came to an end when I realized I had put the butt end/ tail light piece on upside down ( apparently the concept of different sized guide holes hadn't gotten as far as Tamiya by 1978). Thankfully, I was able to pry off the piece and correct the mistake.
1 October 2022, 17:24
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Ugh, so that thing is done. That kit REALLY shows its age. Besides the exhaust troubles, that whole rear wing assembly is a headache and the front suspension is really quite bad. Not to mention having to continually go back and wipe finger prints off everything.....but that might be my fault 😉
5 October 2022, 01:10
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Butiful build inspite the challenge I am happy to find its not the same kit I got
The kit I got is the type 79 so a different kit kit
But still as your kit has no decals for tyres
5 October 2022, 07:12
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Yeah, Tamiya got better over the years 😉 . Sadly, they didn't feel like paying Goodyear there for a while. I tried some Goodyear stencils I have, but they didn't fit the 78s little front tyres. I poached a set with the raised letters from an older 78 kit to finish this one, but I haven't given up hope on this kits tyres as they are WAAY better. I have another set of stencils on order and hopefully they'll fit the small front tyres. Fingers crossed.
5 October 2022, 07:23
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Well your result is very butiful anyways
Also a butiful car
I like the exposed engine
The 79 kit the engine is not seen
5 October 2022, 07:36
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To start whed I thought it was the same kit as I have
The type 79
Engine is covered
I like that yours has the engine exposed
No need to take things apart to show it of
5 October 2022, 07:40