Jakko’s Tyrrell P34, Tamiya 1/20

[Guest]

That’s what I’m expecting to happen here too, yep

[Guest]

Making slow progress … First the exhaust pipes, which are the most off-putting part of this kit.

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The engine, gearbox with rear suspension, and the struts at the back that also include the black rear exhaust pipes are separate here, but I needed the clamp to keep them together. The pipes are glued into the manifold (part A20) but not to the engine block, and the manifold is still loose from the black exhaust pipe behind it.

The instructions tell you to glue the exhaust pipes to the engine before even starting on the gearbox, but there is no way in hell you can get everything lined up that way. The manifold, in which the four pipes come together, will never end up in the correct place that way, so I built the rest first in order to have two fixed points. Even then, I had to leave off the fourth pipe (part A12) until the glue set on the other three, else it would push everything out of alignment and off the engine. After letting the glue dry, I also fitted the fourth pipe, which took three or four attempts even then to get it all lined up reasonably well. Once that is also dry, I can do the other side, remove them from the engine, and paint it all black.

The main parts for the body:

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There appears to also have been a motorised version of this kit: the floor plate has a compartment for an AA battery, with a lid that needs to be glued in place here, and a slot in the floor next to it that’s probably for a switch. Also some holes in the vertical rear plate that are probably for wires to pass through.

Assembled without glue:

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The cowling is two parts, left and right, and needed a good deal of filing and sanding to get rid of the seam.

The big rear wing has an odd feature:

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It has two slots in its underside that need to be filled with seven etched parts each. The slots are for when you’re building marking option B, where the wing doesn’t have the huge side panels for option A, and sits on some struts instead. The plastic parts of the wing also required a lot of filing and sanding to get rid of the seams between the two parts, BTW. The etched parts don’t fit flush, but I’m not sure if they’re meant to. If they are, it would have been much simpler to just putty the slots shut, but I guess Tamiya has an aversion to telling people to use putty or something.

And the front suspensions are also finally done:

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All this going back and forth between building and painting keeps putting me off, though

[Stefee]

Looking very good, the flitting between glueing and painting is a common pastime when building civilian vehicles. I personally enjoy doing different tasks on different days but can understand your annoyance.

[Lee Drennen]

Nice updates Jakko glad you got some mojo.

[scottie3158]

Jakko,
Looking good.

[Guest]

the flitting between glueing and painting is a common pastime when building civilian vehicles. I personally enjoy doing different tasks on different days but can understand your annoyance.

It feels so unnatural And like I mentioned before, as if you’re not getting anywhere. Sure, building AFVs you also end up painting bits before the build is complete every now and again, but it seems like that’s all I’m doing here. It also irks me because of the lack of economy I see in it — I always try to paint everything that needs to be the same colour at once as much as possible, as it’s less wasteful of paint and effort. That’s just not possible here, of course.

glad you got some mojo.

Mostly, that’s just due to not letting myself start on the BARV before this one (and the IDF M247) is done

[Guest]

Oh nice! Glad you're continuing with this, love the suspension that's very good!

[Guest]

It’s somewhat complex, but not as much as it looks from the photo. It’s basically the brakes from a previous photo, with an upper and a lower part that have the suspension arms on, and a few extra bits for the levers and rods and things. Still, I hope I managed to align the axles correctly, as their fit was a bit loose.

[Mr Bowcat]

Suspension parts look good Jakko.

[Ian M]

It's a very different ball game Jakko. None of this stick it together and throw some green paint over it. (or dark Yellow). :tears-of-joy:
I tend to clean, prepare and mount all that I can on sticks and clips so I can paint as much as I can in one hit. Assembling as much as I can as well before throwing the paint at it.
I am sure you will make a great job of it.

[Guest]

I’m aiming for a not-bad job, everything above that is a plus

[Guest]

Engine and gearbox are now attached to each other, plus some other bits too:

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This still needs more added, mainly the exhaust pipes and air intakes. The horizontal chrome bar is fouled by the brake air intakes, though. It looks like it should sit slightly further forward on its mounting pins, but can’t because it bumps into the backs of the intakes.

I also added most of the etched bits to the body:

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This still need a row of little stays for the front lip-thing, though.

And talking of etch:

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The uprights for the rear wing, plus the structure that holds them onto the car. Each of the sides is three main pieces: the main part, an outer panel and an inner panel. This because there’s a rectangular hole in the main part that the structure fits into; that structure itself is two parts, and I was seriously considering soldering them together for strength, but decided my skills aren’t up to it, so I glued them instead after all.

[Mark1]

Looking good jakko, the etch looks like it was fun.somethings telling me I need a new windscreen ice scraper for winter though :thinking: :smiling2:

[Allen Dewire]

That is some serious etch work there, Jakko. I can see the front spoiler, but almost the whole rear wing? That's wild and you've managed to make it look good. I do like your motor work too...

Prost
Allen

[Guest]

The main thing with the etched structure is to make sure you fold it into the right direction. Guess what I initially didn’t do with the lower part … The actual rear wings (large and small) will fit between them, because of course the metal parts can be bent outward a little and spring back. This, BTW, is not brass with a reflective coating on it, but some other metal that is this shiny on its own. It’s much harder than brass, which probably helps a lot with parts like these. But that’s also why I didn’t want to try and solder it.