…..with all the mian components finished and in place. Yet to do are: Tyre markings and attach wheels, attach front wing, attach windscreen and pitot tube, CF decals on all cameras and finally some bady decals, so more later and in the meantime, some more photos . Continue reading Nearly there with the F10…………!
Some more pics of the Revell F10 – rear suspension is in place – the cockpit detail is done and located. Â So I’ll attach the front suspension before sticking the main body to the chassis floor and then onto wheels, rear and front wings – I’ll get there eventually!! Continue reading F10 – Alonso’s office!
Another little piece of the jigsaw – I popped some color and various shades of grey to bring this rather important pice of the jigsaw together – so far it’s looking ok – I may use a little bit of CF to make it a bit more convincing and I also have to place the prancing horse logo in the centre… and on we go…boring, boring I hear you say – yep!! & as I couldn’t decide which pic was the most clear, I posted them all! Continue reading F10 Steering wheel…important bit @300KPH!
…….at the third attempt! I’ve lost so many of the fiddly bits from the belt buckle set as they flew off in all sorts of directions around the room that I’ve ended up cobbling together a very unorthodox looking harness – but for now it’s done – well nearly – I have to trim some of the hairyier looking bits and add the Santander logos to the shoulder straps.  The other problem I had was getting the straps to sit down correctly rather than standing proud of the seat. Seat harnesses are quite a weighty item (given that they have … Continue reading F10 Seat harness…………..
This is another of my 1/43rd scale driver figures. Cast in metal by Denizen it has a remarkable likeness to Alain Prost! aka: “Le petit Professeur”. Other than using one “Marlboro” decal for the back of the figure, I finished the rest in Valejo acrylics (using a little bit of artistic licence here and there!) followed by two protective coats of matte varnish. The gloves (which are cast flat) are also a Denizen item. I was undecided about how to place them with the figure so I used two pairs (one flat and the other I bent with a pair … Continue reading “Le Petit Professeur”!
Using a beautiful little Folding tool (the Flip-R5) from RB Productions, I’ve started folding the parts from the SCALE Motorsport photoetch 1/24 Harness kit # 8124. I have to admit my approach to folding photoetch in the past has been very unscientific – a razor-blade and the edge of a steel ruler was always guaranteed to produce a slightly wonky result!  The photoetch kits from SCALE Motorsport are top class and using the Flip-R5 for the first time was an absolute revelation – never knew it could be so easy – a wonderful little tool which made short work … Continue reading Ferrari F10 seat harness
I eventually re-united myself with the F10 project I’ve had on the go now for several months. Spent a couple of hours applying the “CF” decals in all the relevant places and I have to say they went on an absolute dream - sublime to work with and no trimming required – printing is spot-on – just slide them off the paper and apply a little softening solution, then stand back and admire!  Now that I have a bit of momentum going again on this project I’ll try and finish the “All Black” version in the next few days – … Continue reading Ferrari F10 Revell – at last more progress……………..!
I got most of the details added to this Denizen figure over the week-end. I decided to paint it up to represent Jackie Stewart – so hopefully with the addition of the tartan on the helmet (which I painted on) and perched beside the 1969 Matra (a Quartzo model which I removed the driver from) it goes some way to looking like JYS ! I’m not able to pin it down exactly, but midway through 1969 I believe Jackie moved from th Buco open face to the full face Bell helmet, so this figure represents the attire he would have … Continue reading Jackie Stewart 43rd scale
I’m continuing to add some more detail to my 1/20 scale Tamiya pit set. Each time I finish a painting session I use the left-over paint on the palette to apply washes and and glazes – and slowly build up the effects and finishes.  I’ve found this approach works best for me with projects like this.   This kind of painting is a nice break from the more deliberate stuff – less stressful as it kind of “paints itself” over a couple of sessions! I usually have a number of projects on the go at the same time and “hop” … Continue reading “Pits and bits”!
I finished the detail painting of my 43rd scale figure of “Bernie” (Mr F1). I gave him a couple of coats of protective varnish and perched him atop an F1 timepiece for a miniature photo- shoot!  I’m having some problems at the moment with the macro setting on my Fuji Finepix camera – it comes and goes, as it gets itself confused about what it’s trying to do! However, today it behaved itself and dealt admirably with the restricted depth of field on all settings! On the subject of “Bernie’s” tenure at the helm of the F1 empire grinding to … Continue reading Is time running out for Bernie?
