Villeneuve's Williams Renault FW19: '97 French GP
Apr 20, 2021 21:05:08 GMT -5
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Post by tatocorvette on Apr 20, 2021 21:05:08 GMT -5
Hello,
This was built around 2008. My first and only F1 so far. This and the Gurney Eagle are my only open wheel finished models to date. I stumbled across the original progress thread. I'll combine here both the progress and the final pics.
Some of the Progress posts:
The way this kit is designed you have to put the interior tub before getting the body halves together. This leaves unacceptable gaps.
So after some thought, I opened the back of the tub and the seat can slide forward now. The body can be glued and painted.
Body prep and lines rescribed
The color may not 100% accurate. Back then I used a factory Corvette color (what a surprise!) on hand. The main difference is that the car is a solid color and the one I used is metallic. But the shade is not that far off.
"Re-engineered" some parts to be able to paint before assembly. The kit tries to take you the other way around.
Added aluminum exhaust tips. Few things bother me more than a solid exhaust tip.
Basic interior. Added Kevlar decals on the sides of the tub.
The finished model:
Jacques Villeneuve (son of Gilles Villeneuve, the Ferrari Grand Prix driver that was tragically killed in a 1982 accident) was a very successful Canadian race car driver. He won the Indy 500 in 1995, the Indy Car Championship the same year and then moved to Formula 1 where he won the 1997 World's Driver's Championship driving a Williams Renault FW19.
This model represents his 1997 championship car. In France, as well as in some other countries, tobacco sponsors are not allowed to advertise on race cars. So for the French Grand Prix in June 26,1997 the car appeared with this scheme, replacing the Rothmans logos with question marks.
Revell Germany kit
1/24 scale
Limited Edition Championship Series
Cobra Colors paint
Built box stock except for the exhaust tips and added some carbon fiber and Kevlar decals.
Re-engineered order of assembly
Issues: Decals were immune to decal solvents and setting solutions. Did not conform nor cooperated. Had to get an extra set to finish the build.
My made up story/Disclaimer on the color:
"After the championship season was over, Williams toured the car on shows for a few years. While on tour in the US, I acquired the car from them for an undisclosed amount, but it was a bit deteriorated, so I re-painted it in Corvette blue because I like it better than the original blue."
Yeah, That's my story and I'll stick to it...
Thanks,
Ismael
This was built around 2008. My first and only F1 so far. This and the Gurney Eagle are my only open wheel finished models to date. I stumbled across the original progress thread. I'll combine here both the progress and the final pics.
Some of the Progress posts:
The way this kit is designed you have to put the interior tub before getting the body halves together. This leaves unacceptable gaps.
So after some thought, I opened the back of the tub and the seat can slide forward now. The body can be glued and painted.
Body prep and lines rescribed
The color may not 100% accurate. Back then I used a factory Corvette color (what a surprise!) on hand. The main difference is that the car is a solid color and the one I used is metallic. But the shade is not that far off.
"Re-engineered" some parts to be able to paint before assembly. The kit tries to take you the other way around.
Added aluminum exhaust tips. Few things bother me more than a solid exhaust tip.
Basic interior. Added Kevlar decals on the sides of the tub.
The finished model:
Jacques Villeneuve (son of Gilles Villeneuve, the Ferrari Grand Prix driver that was tragically killed in a 1982 accident) was a very successful Canadian race car driver. He won the Indy 500 in 1995, the Indy Car Championship the same year and then moved to Formula 1 where he won the 1997 World's Driver's Championship driving a Williams Renault FW19.
This model represents his 1997 championship car. In France, as well as in some other countries, tobacco sponsors are not allowed to advertise on race cars. So for the French Grand Prix in June 26,1997 the car appeared with this scheme, replacing the Rothmans logos with question marks.
Revell Germany kit
1/24 scale
Limited Edition Championship Series
Cobra Colors paint
Built box stock except for the exhaust tips and added some carbon fiber and Kevlar decals.
Re-engineered order of assembly
Issues: Decals were immune to decal solvents and setting solutions. Did not conform nor cooperated. Had to get an extra set to finish the build.
My made up story/Disclaimer on the color:
"After the championship season was over, Williams toured the car on shows for a few years. While on tour in the US, I acquired the car from them for an undisclosed amount, but it was a bit deteriorated, so I re-painted it in Corvette blue because I like it better than the original blue."
Yeah, That's my story and I'll stick to it...
Thanks,
Ismael
