1/20 MFH BRM P115

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1/20 MFH BRM P115

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This is my second MFH, the 1967 BRM P115 with the legendary H16 engine. It's another one of my all-time favorite F1 cars for its unmistakable and unique sound. 8) And I've always been impressed by the engineering needed to make a 3L H16, even if it was heavy, unreliable, and not very successful.

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MFH even provides all 16 cylinders! :D
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I've started in on the cockpit as well.

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The body panels are primed:
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BRG applied:
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And here is my organization system, an old chocolates container. :mrgreen: Hopefully it will help me to not lose any of the tiny pieces in this kit.
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More to come soon!
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Re: 1/20 MFH BRM P115

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Great start!
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Hi,

Great kit and nice start!

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I've made some more slow progress.

The cockpit is about done:
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More work has been done on the engine:
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I decided to go with black valve covers even though I've seen some with gold covers. I may still change back to gold. :lol:

And the body panels are close to ready.
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Hi,

Great progress!
I just had a look at the Lotus 43 in the stash :roll:

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Work continues on the engine:
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The first 8 trumpets are done, only 8 more left. Having 16 cylinders is awesome :mrgreen: , but it does make for a TON of drilling on the engine. :lol:
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Ok, done! 8) Now I just need find a good color for the oil filer. And do some weathering on the engine.
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You can see the oil filter in the pic. I'm also trying to decide how to paint the exhausts.
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Another pic showing the filter & exhausts. I've seen P83s and P115s and they all seem to have slightly different colored exhausts. Some are whiteish, some are blackish...
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Also I decaled the seat and kind of butchered it :oops: but oh well. This is why I don't do c/f decals. :lol: I plan to clear-coat it with maybe a flat clear or satin to take the shine down a bit.
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pgarat wrote:Hi,

Great progress!
I just had a look at the Lotus 43 in the stash :roll:

Pascal
Oh nice! That's another kit I was interested in getting but there's only so much time! :wink:
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A bit more progress on the engine:

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And a test fit:
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Very nice start on this subject, will be following!
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Hi,

Cool!!
Awesome progress and beautiful engine!
I’ve seen one for sale few days ago and... :? was strong, not buying it!

Can’t wait to see more.

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pgarat wrote:Hi,

Cool!!
Awesome progress and beautiful engine!
I’ve seen one for sale few days ago and... :? was strong, not buying it!

Can’t wait to see more.

Pascal
Thanks. I think I saw that one too...I hope it finds a good home!
gp-models wrote:Very nice start on this subject, will be following!
Thanks!
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