Meng 1/24 scale 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II LeMans Winning car I
Jun 7, 2023 11:27:13 GMT -8
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Post by Joel_W on Jun 7, 2023 11:27:13 GMT -8
I've had this kit as well as a few of the Fujimi GT40s in my stash for quite some time, and decided it was time to build it as this years race is just a few days away. Every review was just super positive. Paul, our resident 1/12 scale plastic guru loved it as the engineering and fit was just 1st rate.
I've seen this kit built several times online, and almost everyone does the Ken Miles/Denny Hulme #1 car that really won the race, but due to a rules technicality the Black #2 driven by a pair of Kiwis: Bruce McLaren & Chris Amon were awarded the win when Ford drummed up the idea of having their cars cross the finish line at the same time, but the rules back then was the most distance driven over 24 hours, and they started 20 meters further back in the starting grid then the Ken Miles car, (that rule was finally changed in 1971 where the total distance is measured from and to the start/finish line).
These days most of my builds are what I call some what a etailed Out Of the Box. And from the looks of the detail in this kit, it will be mostly OOB for sure. From what I've seen so far a large percentage of that detail is molded in not separate pieces, creating many painting challenges along the way.
As per my usual build sequence work starts with getting the body ready for priming, painting, and decaling, and that's where I started.
The 3 body sections: pan, front clip, and rear clip were given a light sanding of 3,000, 4,000, 6,000, 8,000, and 12,000 wet Emery Cloth.
Then they were primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 Black.
The following day I wet sanded the primer coat with 6,000, 8,000, & 12,000 we Emery Cloth. Washed down the body parts, and then it was paint time.
Paint was my usual choice of Gravity lacquer Anthracite Black.
I gave the body shells a few days to cure, then once again I very lightly rubbed out the paint with 8,000 the 12,000 wet Emery paper.
My Indy Cal decals arrived just in the nick of time as it's DECAL TIME, my 2nd favorite part of any build.
And here's how the decaling turned out.
After a few days for the decals to cure, it's gloss clearing coating up next.
joel
I've seen this kit built several times online, and almost everyone does the Ken Miles/Denny Hulme #1 car that really won the race, but due to a rules technicality the Black #2 driven by a pair of Kiwis: Bruce McLaren & Chris Amon were awarded the win when Ford drummed up the idea of having their cars cross the finish line at the same time, but the rules back then was the most distance driven over 24 hours, and they started 20 meters further back in the starting grid then the Ken Miles car, (that rule was finally changed in 1971 where the total distance is measured from and to the start/finish line).
These days most of my builds are what I call some what a etailed Out Of the Box. And from the looks of the detail in this kit, it will be mostly OOB for sure. From what I've seen so far a large percentage of that detail is molded in not separate pieces, creating many painting challenges along the way.
As per my usual build sequence work starts with getting the body ready for priming, painting, and decaling, and that's where I started.
The 3 body sections: pan, front clip, and rear clip were given a light sanding of 3,000, 4,000, 6,000, 8,000, and 12,000 wet Emery Cloth.
Then they were primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 Black.
The following day I wet sanded the primer coat with 6,000, 8,000, & 12,000 we Emery Cloth. Washed down the body parts, and then it was paint time.
Paint was my usual choice of Gravity lacquer Anthracite Black.
I gave the body shells a few days to cure, then once again I very lightly rubbed out the paint with 8,000 the 12,000 wet Emery paper.
My Indy Cal decals arrived just in the nick of time as it's DECAL TIME, my 2nd favorite part of any build.
And here's how the decaling turned out.
After a few days for the decals to cure, it's gloss clearing coating up next.
joel