Post by kyledehart5 on Jan 30, 2023 17:34:09 GMT -8
Completed another one. Skip the words and see the important stuff below
Typical Tamiya kit. Exactly what you expect, right out of the box. Just a nice kit that's well engineered. This is the latest release with supplied photo etch and belts and some lovely decals from Cartograf.
I decided to do the second place 61 car. I liked the driver lineup and the fluorescent red accents the best. Mauro Baldi! Winner of endurance racings triple crown. Also this car achieved some 248 mph down the Mulsanne in qualifying, in this, the final year before they added the chicanes.
Not a whole lot to add other than that. I used all the supplied photo etch. Being from Tamiya it all pretty much went where it was supposed to. Vent covers were a nice touch as are the exhaust covers in the engine bay. Belts added nice detail but it all disappears when the top goes on anyways. I also tried my hand at some carbon fiber decals, just to practice for some future builds that I want to add a lot of detail to. Results were questionable. Much more practice and learning needed before I have those figured out. But, I'm still happy with the results on this one and glad to have one of my favorite endurance racers up on the shelf!
Thanks for looking
Kyle
Typical Tamiya kit. Exactly what you expect, right out of the box. Just a nice kit that's well engineered. This is the latest release with supplied photo etch and belts and some lovely decals from Cartograf.
I decided to do the second place 61 car. I liked the driver lineup and the fluorescent red accents the best. Mauro Baldi! Winner of endurance racings triple crown. Also this car achieved some 248 mph down the Mulsanne in qualifying, in this, the final year before they added the chicanes.
Not a whole lot to add other than that. I used all the supplied photo etch. Being from Tamiya it all pretty much went where it was supposed to. Vent covers were a nice touch as are the exhaust covers in the engine bay. Belts added nice detail but it all disappears when the top goes on anyways. I also tried my hand at some carbon fiber decals, just to practice for some future builds that I want to add a lot of detail to. Results were questionable. Much more practice and learning needed before I have those figured out. But, I'm still happy with the results on this one and glad to have one of my favorite endurance racers up on the shelf!
Thanks for looking
Kyle
