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Hi, Sorry for poor updates... Thank you very much Joel. Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon are my all time favorite drivers with Jim Clark and Patrick Depailler. Maybe I will do something like that for the weld lines: This is the other solution regarding the exhaust weld lines. I made a real flat weld line with low temp solder. It was then masked with liquid mask and treated with burnishing product. A mask a bit larger was then done before shooting primer and mat black I think I will add few accessories: N

Hi, Thanks a lot guys for your kind comments! I also recently finished a McLaren, the Boss car: 1968 Bruce McLaren M7A. I will try to add pics asap. Pascal

Hi, First of all, sorry for the (very!) poor quality pics... I will try to make some better. Brake calipers and the stub axle (?) were chemically burnished. Brake calipers were "stolen" to the M19 in order to replace those supplied in the kit. rear axle parts are prepared and drilled... too much drilled! I had to play with the low temp solder in order to fill the hole in the lower part, then sand, but now it's ok. Brass knobs for the dampers. Same method than those done for the Ferrari 312F1. They will

Hi, thank you Mates! Pascal

Hi, Thank you very much for kind comments guys. More pics of the finished Red Roaring Beauty in the "Display Case" section. Ferrari 312 F1 1967 Pascal

Time to work on the Hewland Gearbox. Parts were already sand blasted then primed with GC light grey primer... sorry for the picture! Parts drilled where I'd add some details. The A/N line is ready. Black quickly sprayed. Test fitting: Washes , dry brushes, oils accessories and more soon. Small progress on the gearbox. Dry bushes with Polished Steel , Polished Alu from chez Humbrol Metal Cote. Oil job with Rembrandt (Extra fine) Sépia and W&N Artists Ivory Black, Gris de Payne et Outremer. Of course RB Motion bolts

Front bulkhead riveted and modified. New mount using once again Rob's parts instead of the molded white metal. test: Damper modified for the machined head: Nose ready for primer: Holes opened : Primer from Gravity: Steering wheel prepared and masked: Family picture: Test on the other version of the windshield. Front bulkhead unmasked and ready for completion: A small "T" fitting is quickly done. New modification for the up

Hi, The Ferrari 3121 F1 1967 is finished... Time for the Gorgeous 1968 McLaren M7A! This is of course the beautiful kit from Model Factory Hiro, 1/20. The first step of the post will not be a building phase, but a quick Kit Review :wink: The Box: The plastic box: White Metal: Other parts: Decals: Instruction shhets: This is one of my favourite Formula one! Test fit, holes and... rivets! Some parts of the engine were sanded: Cockpit part

Do and undo... I was not so happy with the fuel lines: redone: The wire mesh that protects the velocity stacks against ingestion of foreign objects (FOD) is shaped using the included tool. The mesh is a bit too "flashy" for me. I put the grid under the flame to give it a more suitable color. The shaping is thereby slightly more facilitated. A small test seems to validate this solution. As mentioned above, the heat shield is made, its implementation validated. it only remains some paint and weathering: Exhaust assembled:

I started to work on the gearbox: ...but was not very satisfied. So, I tried to add some more details: J'ai aussi bien travaillé sur le reste des éléments du train arrière et des photos ne devraient pas trop tarder... Plumbing time for the front bulkhead: Progress on the rear: Prep and primer of the exhausts: First try of the white color: ZP "pure white". And weld lines: Plumbing of the dashboard started: Black painted caps, then mask and paint process including Klir for the fin

Well, here's one which is all disheveled, long hair and loose: We'll have to take care of him ... I did not like the original links more than that. I decided to make new ones: A nice hair cut and new links installed: The "jars" are polished and fitted to the roll bar . I took the opportunity to install RB Motion Banjo fittigs: It remains to connect all this little world ... New paint for the wheels: the Gold done before didn't please me... So Primer, Alclad Black, then Alclad Gold tomorrow: Wheels are dri

The tub is drilled and equiped with 0.5 stainless steel rivets. Then the tub parts are assembled (welded) with low temp solder (70°C). Same thing for the front tub part with Calibre 35 0.7resin rivets this time. The frontwhite metal bulkhead and his PE part are drilled, but I didn't used the PE part... I just used it as a template for, I think, a more realistic result. Once again, Calbre 35 0.7 resin rivets were used. The steering column is cut and the external part of the steering rack is replaced by stainless steel 1.2mm syringe needle cut at the right size. 0.7

Me again I set about installing mirrors on the body ... not so easy! I noted the dimensions depending pictures of the car and decorating instructions for positioning. Drilled two holes to be able to insert copper wire in each mirror, and drilled the upper body including one hole slightly larger on the front for adjustment. I let a bit length for inserting two bolts on the inside face of the bodywork part. Few things were done on the engine and you can see the comparison with his little brother from 1969... Wheels painted gold: Onc again 67

Hi, Let me introduce the Ferrari 312F1 1967 from Model Factory Hiro, 1/20. This is one of the greatest kits I've worked on. Here are few pics: First, test fit. No glue on the parts... nice fit :wink: 14 first engine parts: few parts of the gearbox: some of the cockpit parts: assembly of oil tank by welding: preparing front cooler for welding: Small progress on engine, some of the parts glued together... Few holes and...few rivets: Resin rivets:

Me again Small addon to the Red Beauty.: MFH Pilot Gear. Pascal

Hi, Finished! The Roooaaaring Red Beauty is now ready to rejoin the paddock! Not very clean but enough for the pics: Thanks a lot to all of you Mates for being so patient for this build and thanks so much for all your comments!! Pascal 8)

Beautiful!! Pascal

Hi, Small update on the Grey part. Mask off and first Weathering steps Just oils Gris de Payne + Ultramarine deep and Burnt Sienna. Without Patafix: Need to repair a "f#@~%" mistake. Quickly done... maybe to quickly, so... But still naked... More soon. Pascal

Hi, Thank you Joel. Yep, agree with you concerning the decals. That's why I said that they will soon be weathered too ;) They need to conform the chips in paint, but it will be easier when everyone is dry. Quick masking step with Patafix and Grey loaded in the gun!. Just the start, but still progressing Pascal

Hi, Thanks Joel. The roundels are weathered, but this is not yet the end of my weathering process... and the Micro Flat is not yet applied ;)/> Paint work is still progressing ... And decal job is starting: The biggest are cut to avoid too much carrier film: Decals will also be "weathered". More soon. Pascal :salute:/>

Good evening, Thanks for the kind comments and for following the WIP! @Phantom: Roundels are already slightly weathered, but there might be too much light for the pics... Weathering is still progressing. It previous work patiently is refined until satisfaction... Not yet. Start of the underwing: More soon. Pascal

Me again White tape will soon be put over the gun muzzles I've also tried to represent the discoloration due to Avgas leaks on the fuselage sides And few leaks and fluid traces Paint of the canopy is done Overviews of the progress Voilà. Pascal

Hi, Thank you very much Mates. Started to work on the Blue Grey. First step with lightened Blue sprayed with 0.2 nozzle. Light color is a mix of Blue Grey and Light Gull Grey from Aeromaster. Surface is rubbed with a soft cloth for a smooth paint surface and to remove the Maskol Then oils Raw Umber W&N on the panel lines. Then Sépia (Rembrandt), Titanium White, blue... between fuselage frames , worked with lighter fluid. Same on stars Pascal

And Maskol again Aeromaster Blue Grey is finally applied on the plane That's all. Pascal

:tumble:/> Quick 8000 sanding and the center of the Frisket mask is installed over the disk Tamiya tape out again Grey ZP primer Then Semi Mat Alu from Alclad First chipping step with Maskol Zinc Chromate (Model Master Acryl) Pascal