Tyrrell 006 Ford - GP Italy 1973 - WIP

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March 22, 2014
Starting to clean up the white metal parts prior to painting... Pics were made with my smartphone, please forgive me for the bad quality...
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March 22, 2014
Cleaned up parts are polished for a cleaner result...
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March 22, 2014
Air scoop has been drilled out to enhance realism... Now it is time to fix the photo-etched parts.
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March 22, 2014
The color instructions are wrong! Tameo suggests an all-blue body, but in reality the body sides have to be black, as do the front spoiler sides (see reference pics)...
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March 22, 2014
So the body was first completed with PE-parts and everything was primed. Next the body parts were sprayed inTamiya TS-15 blue.
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March 22, 2014
Next the blue parts were masked and the sides were sprayed with Tamiya TS-14 black (as it should be). Now I can start applying the decals.
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March 23, 2014
All the sponsor decals have been applied.
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March 23, 2014
Once they have dried, I will add a gloss clear coat after which the parts will be polished.
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April 14, 2014
The bodyparts have been sprayed with a clear coat. Also note the opening that I made in the front bulkhead to allow the driver to reach the pedals...
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April 14, 2014
Airbox and rear wing have been clearcoated as well...
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April 14, 2014
Once the clearcoat is dry, I started to paint the rear of the chassis.
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April 14, 2014
I also fixed the seat belts to the seat, and I installed a bolt in the cockpit hub to allow the car to be screwed to a base plate.
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April 14, 2014
Next I fixed the seat, dashboard, steering wheel and gear lever to the cockpit.
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April 14, 2014
Another shot of the finished cockpit.
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April 14, 2014
Next the cockpit was fixed into the cockpit hub.
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April 14, 2014
Then the front suspension was built together and dry fitted.
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April 14, 2014
Once the front suspension was complete I also built the engine and the rear suspension.
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April 14, 2014
Close up of front suspension.
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April 14, 2014
The model screwed to a base plate to allow me to work at the car without touching it.
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April 14, 2014
The Ford Cosworth engine looks quite good even in 1:43 scale. Great work by Tameo.
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April 14, 2014
Close up of the engine and gear box.
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April 14, 2014
Another shot of the almost completed engine and rear suspension.
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April 14, 2014
Still missing: the engine supports, some tubing and wiring, radiator and air intakes, and the rear wing supports.
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April 14, 2014
Top view of the finished cockpit.
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April 14, 2014
Top view of the finished front suspension.
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April 14, 2014
From this angle the model looks almost like a real car.
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April 14, 2014
Starting to look quite busy at the rear...
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April 17, 2014
The Tyrrell model is ready; all what is left to do is fix the remaining bodyparts (front spoiler and air scoop).
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April 17, 2014
The Tyrrell model is ready; all what is left to do is fix the remaining bodyparts (front spoiler and air scoop).
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April 17, 2014
The Tyrrell model is ready; all what is left to do is fix the remaining bodyparts (front spoiler and air scoop).
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April 17, 2014
The Tyrrell model is ready; all what is left to do is fix the remaining bodyparts (front spoiler and air scoop).
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April 17, 2014
The Tyrrell model is ready; all what is left to do is fix the remaining bodyparts (front spoiler and air scoop).