vince14 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 So I'm finally getting around to starting my first build for the Festival of Speed - the Modeler's Minardi M198, which was raced in the 1998 Formula One World Championship by Shinji Nakano and Esteban Tuero. The original car: The Kit Box: The Contents: Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 OOOOH Resin kit build up!! Sweeeeeeet! I've got a Fisher Ferrari 312P that I haven't built yet because I'm afraid of that much resin. I will definately be following this one closely. -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Vince Woo hoo,look forward to this build very much... Please post soon, Thank you HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Slow start so far, sadly real life gets in the way of modelling! But I'm hoping to have a free weekend coming up in which to make some progress. Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Definitely will be fun and interesting to watch. There's many a multimedia kit that I want but the price and the complexity of them keep me away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 OK, I've finally had a bit of time to make some progress! The body has had the front wing uprights and rear body winglets/flip-ups added, the holes for the suspension and other parts drilled out, and has been coated in white primer and sanded as smooth as possible (the smoother the undercoat, the better the final finish will be). The seat and parts of the diffuser have been added to the undertray. There were problems with the resin here, it not wanting to allows the primer to settle down and several areas have flaked off. you can get this occasionally with resin or metal parts, so in the end I resorted to brush-painting over the affected areas until a satisfactory coating was achieved. The suspension and parts of the wings have been painted tonight, so hopefully more pics to come soon! Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 More progress, despite the kit fighting me all the way! No seatbelts are provided, so I added some from a Model Factory Hiro set; After the white primer had been sanded down, I added the silver from the Zero Paints Telefonica Movistar Paints; Masked and awaiting the blue paint; The blue is on, and the front wint uprights have been painted black; Next steps are touching up the paintwork, clearcoating and then onto the decals! Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Oh man that looks nice. Once I get a nice credit limit on my new CC I think I'm going to have to get one of these multimedia kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mriccio Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 This will be one nice model Vince... What sponsor markings does this car have? What is the gold trim in the tires, is that molded on the rubber? Nice job on the seat belts, look forward to the progress. Marco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Hi Marco, I used the Zero Paints Telefonica Movistar paints for the Honda RC211V motorbike, as they appeared to be an almost exact match. The sponsors are as shown in the first picture - I don't think Minardi had a main sponsor that year. The 'gold trim' on the tyres is actually the brass tubes the tyres sit on! The kit comes with the internal wheel details seperately, and you glue them to the tubes to create the wheels. Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy70 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Nice paint work. It will really pop with clear on top. Great job!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) So I managed to get some spare time over the last few days to get some decalling done... The decals were pretty terrible - really thick and didn't want to settle at all. Pretty much ready for the final assembly stage now... Vince Edited April 14, 2012 by vince14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 nice work Vince, finish line is in sight! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Oooooh my that is sweet looking. Possibly my fave of the gb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mriccio Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Beautiful job Vince, that is some decal work! Looking forward to seeing the finished model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 It's finally done! Fought me all the way, and there's a few errors on it which I'm not proud of, but on the whole I'm happy with the end result; Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That's just wow. Have you made many of the multimedia kits before? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 You've inspired me. I've got a bid on eBay for a modeler's kit now of a McLaren. If I get it it will be next after the Xanabi and chaparral. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 In all honesty, it's only the fourth resin car kit I've built (the others were the Ferrari 575 and Super Aguri cars that went onto ARC Auto, plus a Lotus from many years ago). In some ways they're easier than injection plastic kits, as the have less parts and white metal is easier to bend and flex into shape than plastic. From what I've found so far, my tips for tackling one of these kits are; - Wash everything thoroughly before starting. - Use a primer on all the parts. - Dry-fit all the time - measure twice, cut once is the rule here. - After applying the primer, I try to build up the entire car without glue before painting. It allows me to work out where everything should go, what a good paint sequence should be etc. The instructions on these kits can be very imprecise (this one consisted of photos of the completed parts rather than exploded-style drawings, and all the instructions were in Japanese). - Take your time - these are in no way Tamiya-style 'Shake'n'Bake' kits. - Most of all, have fun building it. Forget about how much the kit cost, just go ahead and have fun experimenting and building. I find them to be a lot more satisfying than building Tamiya F1 cars. Be warned, however, that they can become addictive! Soon you'll be on the internet and you'll go 'What's that, a 1/20 kit of the 1990 Coloni C3B? A car which never even qualified for a race? MUST HAVE!!!' Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirkpitt289 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Looks good from where I'm sitting. Bravo on a build well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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