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Post by afx on Apr 19, 2019 15:17:19 GMT -8
Paint & decals look great Joel.
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Post by tatocorvette on Apr 19, 2019 17:41:21 GMT -8
Looking really good! Love how the white is really opaque and no bleed thru is visible. This will be another stunner when done!
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 20, 2019 5:29:27 GMT -8
Paint & decals look great Joel. JC, Thanks for the thumbs up, it's always greatly appreciated. Joel
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 20, 2019 5:31:36 GMT -8
Looking really good! Love how the white is really opaque and no bleed thru is visible. This will be another stunner when done! Ismael, I'm thrilled that you like my most modest of efforts to date. I was also somewhat concerned that the BRG would show through the White number circles, but not a drop of bleed through. I'm sure that it's a combination of those somewhat thicker decals, and the amount of ink used. I just may have to re-think my insistence on only using AM decals whenever possible. Joel
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 28, 2019 9:50:25 GMT -8
As the Brabham BT18 finally crosses the finish line, my build has come to an end. Hard to believe, but another build in the books. That's 6 for 6 since I got back into cars last year. Never did I think I'd have a perfect build/complete record, as I never came close in any aircraft run. This was my 2nd Ebbro kit, and certainly not my last, as it's quite a Bang for the Buck. I found the detail to be Tamiya quality, which one would expect since Ebbro is part of the Tamiya family empire. The kit decals were really excellent quality, and I wouldn't think twice about using them again. For the most part the part fit was dead on perfect, well thought out, and went together in a logical progression. But there were part assemblies that weren't necessary as more isn't always better then less. The exhaust headers were a big plus compared to the Tamiya individual pipes that always are a nightmare, so Ebbro usually had each bank as a two piece header. But on this kit, the pipes are all separate once again. This did cause me quite a lot of difficulty in aligning them correctly to the two collection pipes. The half tubular molding of the chassis pipes still concerns me. The reasoning that you can't mold them doesn't work as there are full pipes molded on the bottom of the chassis. Go figure. Bottom line is that not only would I build more Ebbro kits, I've got 3 more in my small but ever growing stash, no matter how hard I try to keep it in check. The theory that I'll build most of them when I retire doesn't work for me, as I've been retired for more then a year now. As far as I'm concerned, retirement is really a vacation that just never ends I really have one more major step to finally call the build done, and that's drilling and pinning each side of the upper shell to the lower shell, as they don't stay perfectly closed. Not a hard job, but one slip and I've screwed up what I consider to be my best paint and finish job by far. I've also left off the engine cover in both pictures as in the display case. Reason being that it's nearly impossible to remove. Here's a dozen pictures of the BT 18s last photo shoot. And thanks to all that have stayed the course, checked my progress throughout the build, and posted the good or the bad. I thank you all for your support, as it always has meant quite a lot to me. Joel
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Post by sam on Apr 28, 2019 9:58:05 GMT -8
Stunning build of an excellent kit Joel!
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 28, 2019 10:16:16 GMT -8
Stunning build of an excellent kit Joel! Sam, Thanks so much for your most kind words. I'm really thrilled you like my efforts. Joel
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Post by 2lapsdown on Apr 28, 2019 10:19:35 GMT -8
Well done, thanks for sharing the process
John
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Post by afx on Apr 28, 2019 12:08:56 GMT -8
Turned our great Joel.
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 28, 2019 15:29:57 GMT -8
Well done, thanks for sharing the process John John, And thank you for sharing the build blog with me. It's always greatly appreciated. Joel
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 28, 2019 15:30:56 GMT -8
JC, Glad you like the final results. To be honest about it, I'm somewhat surprised myself. Joel
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Post by 2whl on Apr 28, 2019 17:46:44 GMT -8
Excellent build, Joel.
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Post by illeagle10 on Apr 29, 2019 3:00:20 GMT -8
Looks great Joel!
Jim
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Post by tatocorvette on Apr 29, 2019 4:59:58 GMT -8
Love it Joel! Excellent job! I would display with the engine covers off like the last pic. Too nice to be covered. Like I said before, love the different metal shades.
Thanks, Ismael
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 29, 2019 9:13:08 GMT -8
Thanks so much for your most positive comments. It's greatly appreciated. Joel
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