discussion Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II

[Tworrs]

I have started on this little beauty as my next venture.
If I could have afforded it I would have had a real one, but that was not to be.
I was a bit impatient and got started before taking the naked sprue shots, so here is where I am at the moment.

Sorry,
I was determined to include plug wires, so after two days of faffing around, managed to get it to something I can live with. The plug wires are actually cotton, kindly donated by my wife:smiling2:


I'm not happy with the recommended red colour of the interior panels, so will be changing them to black.




I have tried to emulate leather seats, what do you think?
The paint job is still too rough so will sand and re-gloss, it has had 4 coats of the blue and two gloss varnish so far.

All C&C welcome.
Cheers
Garry

 

[Tworrs]

Hi all, I have installed the suspension and steering now, and the engine is in place.
Cheers
Garry

 

[Jim R]

Hi Garry
Iconic car. Looking good so far. Nice job with the plug wires. You can also use thin wire.
Jim

 

[Tworrs]

Hi Garry
Iconic car. Looking good so far. Nice job with the plug wires. You can also use thin wire.
Jim

Thank you Jim, I tried with thin 28g wire, but I'm afraid my eyes and skills were not up to it :smiling3:
I also tried the outer insulation of some electrical wire, but that was far too thick.
So after much faffing, and trying any option I could think of, I had to settle on the cotton, which to be fair at normal looking distance, if not bad, and better than no plug wires at all.

 

[Tworrs]

On the home straight now.
It hasn't been a bad kit to build, only a couple of minor irritations.