pg265 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) Good evening, British Racing Green is in the spotlight! I love this magnificent little F1: Thin, racy, equipped with a BRM engine with an unusual architecture (it's an H16) ... and it's a Lotus! The kit is really superb and the assembly is one of the smartest I have ever seen. So I started this build on November 21 ... with an end goal for early 2021. There will be some rivets to install... The bodywork elements are all drilled to accommodate the riveting in 0.5 and 0.4. Part of the assembly is secured by screws; the holes are drilled and tapped at 1.4. The underside of the chassis is stripped of the embossed Classic Team Lotus logo and a die-cut aluminum foil for the new flat bottom. After the blank assembly of the hull, I immediately proceeded to cut the thermoformed windshields: I will be quieter during the final assembly. The start of the construction of the engine validates the correct installation of its support on the frame, among other things. I take this opportunity to make all the holes intended to receive all the accessories and equipment of the 16 cylinders. I took 2 piston / connecting rod assemblies from the engine for a (maybe) later use. Several painting sessions have been carried out today. We also had to keep the engine running a bit and move the gearbox and clutch forward. A few changes are being made to this set and more are coming. Otherwise, a lot of tests, adjustments, preparation for the assemblies to come ... I did a test on one of the proposed cam cover versions and a test on the engine ... I will use the other, equipped with an engraved and riveted plate, the red version may be useful for a small presentation. I started connecting the ignition circuit on the lower benches and validated the assembly of the box components. I like the color, obtained by mixing, but will certainly be worked on a bit. h Small comparison with his little sister: the Type 43 is wider, but thinner on its front part than the Lotus 49. I focused on the hull and the interior. A little riveting, the hull will be finished later. I decided to use slightly more rounded heads for the cockpit in order to highlight them more due to their location; a kind of scale effect what. Those of the hull are of the same diameter, 0.5mm, but flatter. The engine support reinforcements will be 0.4. The cockpit was then primed, painted and worked with oils and the dashboard detailed on both sides. A vintage photo allowed me to perfect its decoration and put the news in the “Dymo” strip. The gear lever is detailed with a machined bolt and its washer, its pommel painted in acrylic and oil then dressed with its Lotus logo. It will receive a light touch of varnish tomorrow. Some pictures to illustrate my point: Solder for the front tank Parts primed. Red, Grey and Green. Enamel, acrylic & polyurethane. I have finished riveting the hull, except for the central part which will be after painting. I have done a little work on the part of the engine that will remain visible. the other side will be equipped with the scoop. The engine is almost finished. As expected, the right side is a little less detailed than the left as it will be fitted with the large intake scoop. I still installed the injection tubes without connecting them to the pump: we can't see anything anyway... Two options are available for the scoops: White Metal (without installing the cones) or thermoformed, very thin to install on a "bracket" located between the cones. The Lucas identification plates (Superb!) Are transferred onto an extremely thin sheet of aluminum. The upper cam covers have been changed, as planned there too, and fitted with the BRM plates engraved as in reality. Red paint is diffused by capillary with a fine brush. Other parts are prepared and then primed. Voilà. More soon. Pascal Edited December 10, 2020 by pg265 Cause I,m stupid!... Trak-Tor, D.B. Andrus, GreyGhost and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi Pascal, if you remove the image tags from your links, the pictures will show here. BTW, nice work! Cheers, Rockie [img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f12/12/38/43/52/b233b010.jpg[/img] (remove the bold text) Scotsman, pg265 and Troy Molitor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi, I’ve done it but it doesn’t seem to work. Pascal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I think you're almost there. Now try placing your cursor at the end of each image link and press the enter key. Cheers, Rockie ------------------------------------------------------ Good evening, British Racing Green is in the spotlight! I love this magnificent little F1: Thin, racy, equipped with a BRM engine with an unusual architecture (it's an H16) ... and it's a Lotus! The kit is really superb and the assembly is one of the smartest I have ever seen. So I started this build on November 21 ... with an end goal for early 2021. There will be some rivets to install... The bodywork elements are all drilled to accommodate the riveting in 0.5 and 0.4. Part of the assembly is secured by screws; the holes are drilled and tapped at 1.4. The underside of the chassis is stripped of the embossed Classic Team Lotus logo and a die-cut aluminum foil for the new flat bottom. After the blank assembly of the hull, I immediately proceeded to cut the thermoformed windshields: I will be quieter during the final assembly. The start of the construction of the engine validates the correct installation of its support on the frame, among other things. I take this opportunity to make all the holes intended to receive all the accessories and equipment of the 16 cylinders. I took 2 piston / connecting rod assemblies from the engine for a (maybe) later use. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Hi, Thank you Rockie Didn't work, but I managed to do it by copy/paste the link in "Insert image from URL". I hope you will enjoy the WIP. Pascal Edited December 10, 2020 by pg265 Rockie Yarwood and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre F-86 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Impressive work. You might just have tickled me enough to pull out one of the few car models I have collected. pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Looking great already, looking forward to more! pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Beautiful work on a nice looking kit. Jim Clark was a great all around race car driver and raced during the most dangerous time period in Formula One; and tragically lost his life at Hockenheimring in 1968. Your build looks like it will do the man credit! Ernest pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Beautiful work as always, Pascal! pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Hi, It’s been a long time since my last post. I would like to apologize cause I will just post the last pics of the completed model... too many pics and I’m not able to copy/paste the WIP from another forum: it doesn’t work. My next victim: Once again sorry for not displaying the full WIP. I hope you will enjoy this build. Pascal Edited February 24, 2021 by pg265 Alain Gadbois, Troy Molitor, dodgem37 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 How are you getting this wrong? I just pasted in the image address and it works - no 'insert image' required Richard Rockie Yarwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Another terriffic race car from your hand Pascal... pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Well done Pascal. Wow. That looks wonderful. pg265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Just amazing...... pg265, GreyGhost and airea 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Absolutely stunning. Extremely well done! The H16 was definitely a Lesson in how not to design, build, and maintain an Engine for Formula One being theoretically very powerful but awfully heavy and unreliable. For 1966 and the change of Formula the Repco V8 showed what could be accomplished by taking a simpler approach at least in the short term (that is until the Ford DFV showed up!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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