Max Papis Miller/Harley Davidson Reynard

[shunter]

I thought it was time to actually do some modeling. I have always liked the look of the Reynard, and the blue of this special scheme was just too good not to do. The car represents the one that Max Papis drove during the 1999 season for team owner Bobby Rahal.
I started with the Revell #8 Shell Reynard and proceeded to remove the rear tail vane, plus while I was cutting and removing I also removed the front suspension arms, I like to make it easier to fill that joint line. I also cut through the bottom part of the tub, this will allow me to get the seat into the painted tub later on, I did it on the Bud car and it made life very easy, I think Dave T did this so i have borrowed the great tip.







So nothing too drastic as yet, I'm hoping for a quick easy build, I do love how these kits fit together so well.

[Patrick]

Thanks for doing this WIP Shane. I still want to do one of these kits and never seen a WIP. I heard the tires are not good. Any one know why?

Patrick

[indy]

Can't wait to see it being built. I thought this scheme is one of the nicest of the era - especially the chrome pieces.

Jordan

[shunter]

Thanks Patrick and Jordan, I forgot to add an image of the car to remind those who cannot recall it. Unfortunately the wings for the Miller decals are not chrome on the Speedline decal sheet which is a shame but they will do.

[indy]

I had two hopes about this. That a.) the clear would magically make the silver look chrome b.) that I could con Michael into making a supplemental sheet of just the chrome pieces. BTW, I would be 2 or 3 of those.

Jordan

[indy]

Apr 28, 2013 1:16:29 GMT -5 shunter said:

Look at the sharkfin on this one! Seems kind of rare for Rahal's team to run, right? You aren't doing Milwaukee, right, but a wet road course setup?

Jordan

[shunter]

Do you like to make my heart jump? If i had of seen this image prior i would have used it, no i am doing this one...And i went speedway rather then a wet road course car. Jordan do not do this to me at 6am.... ;D

[indy]

Ahhh, building the heart breaker. Never had seen a guy able to run away during a Handford Device race. Really sad way to end a dominating performance despite adversity.

Jordan

[shunter]

Well seeing I have everything carved up and stuck together, I took the opportunity to get a flat black base coat on.

[indy]

Can't wait to see the blue you've chosen - such a pretty car!

Jordan

[shunter]

Well Jordan wait no more.....Still some decent weather here so I managed to get the flat black rubbed back, and then the lovely TS51 Racing Blue on the parts. I am hoping to get that nice deep blue with a great shine, I think/hope that once the decals are on and the 2K it will pop.....

[indy]

This paintjob's begging to be photographed outside! Maybe when she's all finished.

Jordan

[Art Laski]

Nice, Shayne!

[gavkiwi]

nice work mate, always enjoy watching your builds !!!

[chromehorn08]

Always liked this car! Great job so far! Can't wait to see it done.

[shunter]

After allowing the paint to dry for a week, I started on the decal process. I have to say for a small model this car has quite a few decals to apply. The flames on the nose cone are what intimidated me the most, so I left them till near the end. This I found out later was not a mistake but it did make it somewhat harder to get them into place. My previous experience with Speedline decals was with the Bud car and they went down well, this sheet was no different except for the silver but meant to be chrome flames which were a little fragile, this you can see on the top of the left hand side pod.
I will let these dry for approx a week and then look at getting the clear on and hope it helps the colour pop.

[Calvin]

Wow! Wow! Looks great!





BTW dont mean to high jack the thread but if anyone wants buy this decal sheet, PM me - $15 free shipping anywhere. SOLD

[Deleted]

Great job, Shunter! Looks great.

C2K - I'll take that Speedline sheet, please!

[indy]

Nice job with the decals. I can't wait to see it with some clear on it!!

Jordan

[chromehorn08]

Damn nice job on the decals!

[shunter]

Sorry Jordan but the clear did not make the wings become chrome looking......lol
With what seems like the last decent weekend weather wise for us here in Melbourne, I managed to get the 2K on. It went down well and I feel I won’t rub it back but just get this assembled now and hope to enter it in an upcoming comp in June.
So now it is onto the wheel, seat and suspension and all should be good and done.

[gavkiwi]

Looks good mate, nice clean WIP so far, looking forward to seeing it finished, are you gonna use those paint pens on the tires like you did with that '93 Gordon Foyt car you did ?

[Calvin]

It looks nice! I love nice clear coat jobs! If done right that Zero Clear sure looks..........nice and clear!

[indy]

Too bad 2K clear cannot magically turn silver decals into chrome ones


Jordan

[shunter]

May 13, 2013 8:34:28 GMT -5 gavkiwi said:

Looks good mate, nice clean WIP so far, looking forward to seeing it finished, are you gonna use those paint pens on the tires like you did with that '93 Gordon Foyt car you did ?

Thanks for the comments guys, gavkiwi i think i will do something on the sidewalls to just give it a little lift...

[indydog]

It's a beautiful build (I truely mean that), and I hate to the wet blanket here, but aren't those sidepod top decals too far back? According to the top photo, shouldn't they be ahead of the side logos? Would they not fit father forward? Is it something I should look out for on my build?

[shunter]

Different races and things move around....I took this as close enough.

[indy]

Nice catch guys - interesting variation in decal placement.

Jordan

[indydog]

May 15, 2013 5:34:29 GMT -5 shunter said:

Different races and things move around....I took this as close enough.

See? I didn't know that, I always learn something when I come to the forum.

[shunter]

Time to bring one from the dead back up.
There is a contest here in about two weeks so i thought i would try to wrap it up. For what should be an easy build this one has been a fighter all the way. Anyhow i now have the body glued together and the suspension arms in place, interior is wrapped up except for the dash and wheel. All i need now are a couple of extra decals for the tyres which should be here any day now and it is done.