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Italari 1/12 Renault RE20 Turbo

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OK so we all know yellow is a pita but as a lot of this is yellow I thought I would spray some of it (I have to say I'm really pleased with the outcome)

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those brake disks were a bit of a disappointment fit wise the twin discs would not go together, ther is a shoulder the outer disk is supposed to slide over (it didnt) but a little work with a dermel (by hand not in the dremel)grinding disk persuaded it to fit.

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Ken apologies for missing so much of this fine build. One thing that stands out is those fuel lines , great weathering , they look so real.
Great build all round.
 
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OK first off (as with everything in this kit) either the locating holes are too small or the locating pins are too big either way on the rear suspension it is really important to drill parts 342L and 343L holes out with a 1.8 mill drill like this.

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Or you will end up with the problem I had with getting it off without snapping the pin that it goes into off as it will not go fully home if you don't drill it out.



The pluming on this is a nightmare (I should have labeled all the pipes at the start of this build) I am constantly having to go backwards and forwards through the instructions to find which pipe goes where, lesson learned.

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Hi all the instructions tell you to leave 2.5 mm of the stud sticking out of the hub and thread the wheel nut onto that unfortunately the narrow part of the hole into which you are supposed the thread the studvont is recessed 3 mill into the nut, my initial thought was to sand 3 mm off the nut thus bringing the thread able area forward, however the nut is tapered (as is the centre of the wheel) in the end I decided to drill the nut out so the hole was the same all the way through then drill that out 1.4 mm and thread that onto the stub, worked a treat.

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The skirts are just placed there for a look see as there is loads more to do before they are finally fitted.

I'm really pleased with how this is going, I wonder if protar did any more of these F1 kits and if they can still be had on ebay and such.
 
Oh my word..... I'm not a car man per se but that really is a stunning looking kit even half finished. Very, very well done indeed.

Andrew
 
Excellent stuff. That is really starting to look the part. Really nice work Ken.
 
Amazing how advanced packaging gets so much in so little space generating so much power. Some great modeling here.
 
Hi Ken
I missed this but just had a most enjoyable catch up. Superb detail and you're making an excellent job of this. That gloss yellow is stunning and the decals make it really eyecatching. Engine is great.
Jim
 
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