Lotus 72C dual build

Neat! Comin' right along! 8)

Looking great Al.

Thanks both.

I have the engine nearly finished. The HT leads are installed as are the injection tubes.

There is another 'line' to install, plumb the brake lines on the trannie and plumb the oil tank to come in the next update.

SWEET !
Killer detailing, Skid !

Looks nice Al.

Tamiya in the early days, thinking of the early F-1 Honda (Richie Ginther?) and others, had so-so quality and detail. They improved steadily until maybe the Porsche 956 "Rothman's" when maybe cost and profits caused a detail reduction. I was surprised in all the Tamiya scales small companies have created photo etched parts (very pricey) to bring out better details.
I really enjoy this build, thank you!

Thanks guys.

I've seen reviews of this kit that claim it is well up to Tamiya's current F1 car standards..... all I can say to that is, they must be living on the planet Zarg.

IMO, apart from better exhaust manifolds, this kit has major problems considering it retails at £44.00 here in the UK. I'll do a build review when I have it completed.

When I attatched the wheels, the front right was in the air like a Hopping Hydro!!! Careful checking revealed that the engine/trannie fit was out of alignment. The large central locator has a lot of play in it and I'd failed to pick up on that. So I had to strip all the suspension back off (requiring stripping and re-painting) CUT the trannie from the engine and re-build the whole bloody lot!!!! Very un-funny from such an expensive kit.!!

Even after re-alignment the front right is still slightly off the deck.

The windscreen cowl decal looks to be the hardest to apply so I did that first. In the end it wasn't as hard as I thought. It's not laid down perfectly but at least it's a pretty good colour match to the monocoque.

Cowl is just laid on for effect.

Despite all the problems with the cassis not being flat, I think it is a good looking model. You are doing a bang up job on it.

Looks great to me Al! I love how well the decal matches the color! This is turning out superb! Keep up the great work!

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Looks good from here Al!

Looks good !!!

First off.....my apologies to Al for not sticking with this one when we both started.   But I am back at it.   The Wed nite buddy build sessions are now dedicated to finishing stalled builds.   So last week I got the kit out and started my plan of attack.



Instead of using the kit decal to do the cockpit surround, I choose to paint it.



Front suspension is half way done






I also got the main engine/trans pieces painted and assembled




And the beginnings of the nose decals.

Do my eyes deceive me???

looking good Paul.

Very nice work - both of them.

Excellent detail work guys.

These are so pretty, it reminds me of why I fell in love with auto racing! Thanx!

Great job of your rendition Al!

Thanks for being late to the party Paul this way I get to see these builds. You're off to a good start.

No Al....your eyes are not decieving you......LOL

Time for another update.

I decided to wire the engine.



The front suspension is finished.



Decaling on the tub has started.



The interior is done.

I used Indycals for the tobacco sponsors



Monoque assembled



Front suspension on tub



trans is coming along



The kit decals are too small.  They left gaps, which I will try to fill with the extra decals I have

You're making great progress Paul. I love how it's coming along, clean and detailed.

Looking good Paul. I too used Indycals decals.

I like it, Paul!