Living in Christchurch, New Zealand I volunteer some weekends Flag Marshalling at Ruapuna Motorsport Park. Kenny Smith, a well known 76 year old Formula 5000 purchased one of…
Ugh… Been putting stuff into the wrong part of the forum! Here I go… No Gundam, but 1/20 F1.
1X Model box (Tamiya)
1X Photo etch parts (Studio 27)
1X Carbon Fibre decals…
Previously building this kit I always found the external part of the monocoque a pain as it requires the seam to be filled and sanded. Previous use of filled never seemed to…
The base is Trumpeter used for 1/24 kits, but just fits snuggly enough for 1/20 F1s. The base was undercoated with PPG automotive primer and sanded. Next came Tamiya Park Green for a few coats. Once dried i added my special decals I been doing myself lately. All my decals prior to building are scanned and if any errors occur i can print off a new…[Read more]
Living in Christchurch, New Zealand I volunteer some weekends Flag Marshalling at Ruapuna Motorsport Park. Kenny Smith, a well known 76 year old Formula 5000 purchased one of the CG901Bs from a private dealer and brought it to New Zealand. My fascination has been huge with this car and seeing it in person was pretty darn cool. Last weekend we had…[Read more]
Did a month just go by and I forgot all about this? I have been building the Tamiya 1/20 Leyton House CG901 and thought I’d have a go at this competition. Pictures will be uploaded of the past month up to where I am now with engine wiring and photo etch parts.