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Post by eajonesgue on Oct 31, 2019 6:23:01 GMT -5
I'm sure that the topic of this thread has confused some people. What if . . . Walter Wolf decided to get back into Formula 1 racing in 1989. He contacted Ford motor company and worked with them to build a new race car for the 1990 season. So instead of the Benetton Ford B190, we have the Walter Wolf Ford B190. Hasegawa produced a 1:24 scale model of the Benetton Ford B190, which raced in the 1990 and 1991 seasons. The kit was re-released in April 2018 and is quite easily available. In terms of engineering, the kit shows it’s age, but can still result in an acceptable model. There is a lack of details in both the cockpit (no seat belt) and engine (missing all lot of the plumbing and wiring) There were a number ejection pins, located in very prominent locations on the bodywork, that needed to be dealt with. The joint on the top of the roll bar also needed some putty. |
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Post by eajonesgue on Oct 31, 2019 6:24:56 GMT -5
In order to ensure that the front and rear wings are square, some miniature bar clamps were used while the glue set.
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Post by eajonesgue on Oct 31, 2019 6:26:55 GMT -5
The bodywork was airbrushed with decanted Tamiya TS-55 Dark Blue lacquer paint, then masked, airbrushed with Tamiya TS-21 Gold lacquer and then clear coated with Tamiya TS-13 clear.
Various aftermarket decal sheets provided the Walter Wolf and sponsorship decals. In addition, an Eduard seat belt was added to the cockpit.
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Post by eajonesgue on Oct 31, 2019 6:29:26 GMT -5
The suspension and chassis were airbrushed with acrylic semi-gloss black and Alcad aluminum. Various metallics (mostly Alclad) were used on the engine. The following was done to add detail to the engine area: - radiator and oil cooler faces were improved with photoetch pieces cut from an aftermarket supplied sheet - most of the coolant plumbing, from various diameters of solder - plumbing joints were done with shrink wrap tubing and bare metal foil strips for the hose clamps - spark plug wires, from 0.5 mm diameter red wire - heat shielding from cigarette package liner paper, with rear section brush painted with gold acrylic - engine mounting brackets were made with aluminum duct tape and Meng bolt head details - other wires and tubing, based on some internet photos of the car
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Post by eajonesgue on Oct 31, 2019 6:32:46 GMT -5
A stand was built from styrene strip to mount the rear bodywork for display.
The rear bodywork doesn't quite sit on the chassis, I think it got warped a bit with all the handling.
The bodywork was not polished (I got lazy), so you can see some orange peel.
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Post by indy on Oct 31, 2019 8:23:23 GMT -5
Nice concept and very well executed. Black and gold (or biscuit) are classics, it looks really good.
An impressive set of first posts. Glad to see you posting, I hope to see you involved more here going forward.
Jordan
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Post by robh on Nov 2, 2019 20:01:41 GMT -5
Nice detail work.
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