Williams FW14B "The Red 5"

The front wing. Also finishing up the cockpit, and beginning work on the active suspension in the nose.

The resin parts for the active suspension in the nose.

Laying out the cockpit details

A mock-up of the cockpit.

After much thought, I decided to fix everything together prior to installing in the body. I think it worked out rather well. Also, some work on the side pods. Now it's back to the active suspension in the nose.

My heavens! Sooooo much detail! You will be busy. The large scale kits are remarkable AND pricey! I had a couple in 1/12th and more in 1/20th. Best of luck, thanx for the super fotos!

Thanks harron

The powerplant has now been joined to the monocoque.

The first treatment of the exhausts.

Progress to date.
Exhausts, coolant pipes and underpan are in.
Also, I noticed some decals that must be applied prior to the front steering and suspension.
Continuing work on the active suspension in the nose, but it has been slow going.

Much to my consternation, I had to return to the paint work on the cockpit. The line of the yellow and blue were not correct. Normally I am loathe to return and correct fiished paint work. But it was rather glaring.

Before


After

Progress on the front end active suspension. All that remains is the wiring(6 lines), but the front struts will have to go in first.

The level of detail to this model is amazing! Every post I read made my jaw drop to the floor! Stunning for sure!

All those wires and the cockpit bit, so much detail, this looks like a showpiece to me tbh.

Hi,

Beautiful build so far!
Any progress to post?…
That will be cool as the start is really good.

Pascal