Post by 2whl on Jan 20, 2022 18:55:31 GMT -8
I got this kit during last summer at the same time as the Ducati TT1. While going through the kit checking for missing or broken parts, I couldn't help starting it. But I had another motive for starting it.
While stationed in Germany for the US Army, I had the opportunity to attend the German GP at the Nurburgring. Needless to say, that experience left quite an impression on me. The Tyrrells of Stewart and Cevert were the class of the field and took first and second easily. Fast forward 40 years and while checking out posts on the F1 Model forum, I came across someone who was selling a kit of the 1/20 Tyrrell 006 from that race. I knew immediately that I wanted that kit and was able to acquire it. This was my first MFH kit and the beginning of my journey to the dark side. After getting the kit and going through it, I realized I was in over my head. I had never worked with white metal or photo etch. I talked to a couple of modeling buddies and it was suggested that I get an easier kit from MFH. So I got a BRM P83 as a practice kit. I learned a lot from building that kit and was hooked on MFH. Then in the summer of 2020, MFH released a 1/12 version of the Tyrrell. The only problem was that they only released the Belgian/Monaco car which was an earlier version. After studying the instructions of the 1/20 version, I realized I would be able to modify the 1/12 kit to the German GP version. With that being said, this build is started.
While stationed in Germany for the US Army, I had the opportunity to attend the German GP at the Nurburgring. Needless to say, that experience left quite an impression on me. The Tyrrells of Stewart and Cevert were the class of the field and took first and second easily. Fast forward 40 years and while checking out posts on the F1 Model forum, I came across someone who was selling a kit of the 1/20 Tyrrell 006 from that race. I knew immediately that I wanted that kit and was able to acquire it. This was my first MFH kit and the beginning of my journey to the dark side. After getting the kit and going through it, I realized I was in over my head. I had never worked with white metal or photo etch. I talked to a couple of modeling buddies and it was suggested that I get an easier kit from MFH. So I got a BRM P83 as a practice kit. I learned a lot from building that kit and was hooked on MFH. Then in the summer of 2020, MFH released a 1/12 version of the Tyrrell. The only problem was that they only released the Belgian/Monaco car which was an earlier version. After studying the instructions of the 1/20 version, I realized I would be able to modify the 1/12 kit to the German GP version. With that being said, this build is started.
