Tamiya Lotus 79 complete

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Tamiya Lotus 79 complete

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Hi All

Its been a looong time since I posted any of my builds on here. To be honest I lost a bit of motivation and got into aircraft again. But I have built a couple of cars so here is one of them: The Tamiya lotus 79. I found it enjoyable to build but this was a kit of firsts for me. First time using alcad and a bit of scratch building seat belts.
I sprayed the body aclad black base and was nice and shiny and added kit decals. Then I coated in Alclad aqua gloss clear and it didnt like going over the black or decals. In my panic I reached for the hairy stick and managed to save it. Considering the finish is brushed I was quite pleased but lesson learned. I also had a problem when fitting rear engine and gearbox assembly as one wheel didnt quite touch the ground. Seat belts were made from masking tape.
Anyway enough waffle here's some pics:
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Nice looking build. Thanks for posting these shots.
I have this on my to-do list with EJAn engine parts.
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Very nice!

"Reached for the hairy stick"... :lol:
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Very nice & clean Build :) . The One of many to come.
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Nice build :!:

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thanks for the comments
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Nice wheels..

Did you use detail parts??

Which one?

Keep modeling...
Lotus 99T on the Bench!!
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She looks pretty good. A nice, simple, jet black finish. A handsome build to be proud of.

Seat belts were made from masking tape!? Wow! How did you colour them? With a magic marker?

Cheers, Chris

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Medina wrote:Nice wheels..

Did you use detail parts??

Which one?

Keep modeling...

Sorry for not replying sooner, had a lot on and the months have slipped by!
No detail parts on this, just OOB

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Eagle50 wrote:She looks pretty good. A nice, simple, jet black finish. A handsome build to be proud of.

Seat belts were made from masking tape!? Wow! How did you colour them? With a magic marker?

Cheers, Chris
Again apologies for not replying sooner, yes the belts were made from standard masking tape back to back. Then painted by brush a couple of coats which makes them more rigid. Then slice up with scalpel and superglue together. They worked out quite well.
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