discussion Tamiya 1/20 Tyrrell P34 #20053

[Nicko]

I found a good way of bringing the rear brake light to life. I've used a small piece of foil insulation tape and I pressed it against the sheet of mesh that I had to emboss it with a texture. I've then gone over it with red lacquer. It's worked quite well.

Thanks for sharing that tip - very effective and definitely one I'll be storing away for my own use...

Nick

 

[Hecky]

I got a few bits stuck together today. It's getting there

 

[Hecky]

Wheels on.

I'll need to look up how to paint the driver now. That will be a new experience

 

[Hecky]

I think that's the car more or less there. I'm trying to paint the driver now.

 

[Hecky]

Assembly has been the trickiest bit so far

 

[Stefee]

Looks fantastic, I would never know you had paint/ decals issues.
Did you paint the white Goodyear logos on the tyres and if so how did you do it?

 

[Hecky]

Looks fantastic, I would never know you had paint/ decals issues.
Did you paint the white Goodyear logos on the tyres and if so how did you do it?

Thanks Stefee. It's not going to win any prizes, but it's much better than I thought it would turn out.

I used Tamiya XF-2 about 1:1 with thinners and just painted the Goodyear logos with a small brush.

 

[Hecky]

The helmet decals were a bit tricky. I've decided that the best way to do his head is basecoat, decals, lacquer then try to do his face followed by the black trim last. I can't see how else to do it.

The kit had decals for the white stripes on his gloves, but I think it was easier to do it with a brush.

 

[Hecky]

Mr Depailler at the helm. His eyes aren't very good, I think it takes practice to do faces.

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

With the visor down, no-one will criticise your rendition of M. Depailler!

 

[pjgtech]

Looks fantastic mate, great progress...

 

[flyjoe180]

Driver looks great George

 

[Hecky]

I looked up Patrick Depailler (the fearless man) to see what he was up to these days and found out that he died in a fatal crash in 1980 during testing at Hockenheim aged only 35.

He was driving for Alpha Romeo at the time. I didn't know they ever completed in F1.

Patrick Depailler – the fearless man

Patrick Depailler – the fearless man.

sfcriga.com

 

[Hecky]

I got a couple of photos on daylight. I think he looks ok.

 

[Hecky]

I've now turned my attention back to the front splitter supports. I tried using some styrene strip but it was a bit chunky so I'm trying plan b with some acetate sheet from the office. I think it's better although it's going to need a bit of work to get the paint looking good

 

[Hecky]

Sticking them on will also be a challenge. They're really fiddly

 

[Darian Frey]

That is looking very impressive!