Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2010 9:28:36 GMT -5
This is not only my 1st WIP post, but my 1st model in more then 30 years. My main modeling interest is race cars of the 60's-80's, both open and closed wheel cars. I also have a passion for all things Porsche.
I've been doing a lot of reading here, as well as doing a multitude of Google searchers trying to get enough information to tackle my 1st open wheel kit, a AMT 1989 Lola T8900 that a local hobby shop had for $12. Just couldn't pass it up.
1st thing I learned is that this isn't an actual model of the 89 car, but a conglomeration of the '88, '89, & '89 cars. Great! Just what I didn't want to tackle at this stage of my model comeback career. I just wanted to do a clean, box stock model to get me going in the right direction. I also noticed that many of the pictures of models I've seen of the 1989 car are actually the 1988 car, as it is actually closer to the real thing.
Through my internet research, the radiator intakes on the top of the pods are correct, not closed as they are on the 1988 Lola kit. But the rear winglets(?) are completely wrong. Rather they should be as depicted on the 1988 Lola. There are dozens more corrections, but again I didn't want to get carried away with this model.
I also read about the horrid seam between the upper and lower body shells. I only found out about cutting off the front upper and lower A-Arms after I was well into construction. So I worked around the problem the only way I knew, making small, home made sanding sticks that got the emery paper into the areas I needed to work. It took a lot of time and effort, but I got it pretty close.
The engine bulkhead was a terrible fit that needed a ton of work that included putty, sheet plastic, and goop (melted sheet plastic in liquid glue used as filler). The rear winglets were cut off, and new ones made out of .020 sheet plastic.
I've just finished priming the body, engine/transmission assembly, and various parts with both Model Master gray primer and Tamiya Gray primer. Both worked great, and are smooth as primer can be, but the Tamiya primer thinned with lacquer thinner had a really bad odor. I used 91% Isoprobyl Alcohol to thin out the Model Master Primer, so that's how I'll eventually go after I use up the Tamiya primers to keep peace in the house. Unless my home made paint booth saves the day. I didn't use it for the primer stage.
I'm having some problem trying to figure out the correct colors for the engine compartment floor. I'm planning on painting the bulkhead with Metalizer colors and masking them off with drafting tape. Decals will be from Indycal. I thought about their tire decals, but I've got some concerns about the long haul with them pealing. I've read about stencils as another option.
Here's a few pictures of my '89 Lola.
I've been doing a lot of reading here, as well as doing a multitude of Google searchers trying to get enough information to tackle my 1st open wheel kit, a AMT 1989 Lola T8900 that a local hobby shop had for $12. Just couldn't pass it up.
1st thing I learned is that this isn't an actual model of the 89 car, but a conglomeration of the '88, '89, & '89 cars. Great! Just what I didn't want to tackle at this stage of my model comeback career. I just wanted to do a clean, box stock model to get me going in the right direction. I also noticed that many of the pictures of models I've seen of the 1989 car are actually the 1988 car, as it is actually closer to the real thing.
Through my internet research, the radiator intakes on the top of the pods are correct, not closed as they are on the 1988 Lola kit. But the rear winglets(?) are completely wrong. Rather they should be as depicted on the 1988 Lola. There are dozens more corrections, but again I didn't want to get carried away with this model.
I also read about the horrid seam between the upper and lower body shells. I only found out about cutting off the front upper and lower A-Arms after I was well into construction. So I worked around the problem the only way I knew, making small, home made sanding sticks that got the emery paper into the areas I needed to work. It took a lot of time and effort, but I got it pretty close.
The engine bulkhead was a terrible fit that needed a ton of work that included putty, sheet plastic, and goop (melted sheet plastic in liquid glue used as filler). The rear winglets were cut off, and new ones made out of .020 sheet plastic.
I've just finished priming the body, engine/transmission assembly, and various parts with both Model Master gray primer and Tamiya Gray primer. Both worked great, and are smooth as primer can be, but the Tamiya primer thinned with lacquer thinner had a really bad odor. I used 91% Isoprobyl Alcohol to thin out the Model Master Primer, so that's how I'll eventually go after I use up the Tamiya primers to keep peace in the house. Unless my home made paint booth saves the day. I didn't use it for the primer stage.
I'm having some problem trying to figure out the correct colors for the engine compartment floor. I'm planning on painting the bulkhead with Metalizer colors and masking them off with drafting tape. Decals will be from Indycal. I thought about their tire decals, but I've got some concerns about the long haul with them pealing. I've read about stencils as another option.
Here's a few pictures of my '89 Lola.
Cool!
