Has anyone made these conversions of Tamiya models ?

[BMW]

Hello!

While idly wondering on what models id like I thought of the following:'
Is it possible to build these models:
A McLaren MP4/5 from a MP4/5B ?
A Ferrari F2002 from a F2001 ?
A Ferrari F310 from a F310B ?

Is it ?

[roly01]

Hi,

I'd say the mp4/5 and F2002 can be done.
I've resently done a F2001 -> F2002 conversion in the easiest way, just the Tamiya kit with a set of extra decals for the 2002 version (early season that is).
A long time ago I did a mp4/5 for a mp4/4 (before Tamiya released the mp4/5b).
Should not be to hard to do from a mp4/5b.
My current mp4/5 is from a transkit, you could look for that one aswell (don't wkon if they still make it and don't know the manufactorer anymore either).
The F310b->F310 will be realy hard if not olmost impossible if your not realy wel skilled.
Chaccis to start with is completely diffirent......

[BMW]

Thanks for the answer roly.
It sounds encouraging.
But I do believe that the first races of the 2002 season were raced in a F2001.
Id like to make the "real" F2002 model

[BigDuke6]

A couple "easy" ones I've come across

* Braun Tyrrell into 1991 version
* Lotus 99t into 98t

[roly01]

Thanks for the answer roly.
It sounds encouraging.
But I do believe that the first races of the 2002 season were raced in a F2001.
Id like to make the "real" F2002 model

Of the F2002 is a kit of S27 I think.
Would be quit difficult to make it from the F2001 from Tamiya.

A couple "easy" ones I've come across

* Braun Tyrrell into 1991 version
* Lotus 99t into 98t

As a side note:
The Braun version is the 1991 one.
But you could make the 1992 version without many problems.

[roly01]

Hi,

Eventhough I wrote that the F310b -> F310 conversion would be hard to do.
See what HLJ will have soon, a decalsheet to do just that what you thought about.
http://www.hlj.com/product/MCLDC-465

[JamesB]

I'd say the decal sheet might be for the Maisto car... or simply because they sell the decals of a car they have in stock...
The Maisto is a nice car. Yes, F310B--->F310 is hard, but ----->F310--->F310B is even harder, I did it and result was rather pesky!!
Back to Maisto car, it's reasonably good. Just get rid of those 1/18th sized tyres and you'll be OK. Rims? well, you'd have to work on them: different diameter inside and outside!!!
That said, with the S27 decal sheet, a nice project...

[JamesB]

A McLaren MP4/5 from a MP4/5B ?

Not that hard: mostly chopping, little to add. You can live with some Milliput and plastic

A Ferrari F2002 from a F2001 ?

Forget it, unless you feel brave enough to do a so curved engine cover. There are lots of cheap -I mean 3$- cable powered cars that reproduce the F2002 bodywork. Easy to work with. see picture. This + F2001, why not?

A Ferrari F310 from a F310B ?

Forget it. see above... The Maistos sell at reasonable prices on Ebay...

[roly01]

A Ferrari F310 from a F310B ?

Forget it. see above... The Maistos sell at reasonable prices on Ebay...

Or get the Finishers (or how ever yuo spel it) kit.
This basicly is a transkit for the Tamiya F310b as it is a complete kit but with half the Tamiya kit included. It has a resin body and bottum and some other small parts and a decalsheet to ad with the original decals of the F310b.
Not that good, but good enough for me (as always).

[JamesB]

I am also a follower of the postulates "Gudinov", as Roly!
So I always search in the cheap toy shops and find things like these:
One is an almost perfect F2002. The other one, the one with lots of accessories, wants to be a decent F2003... it lacks the recessed lower section, but it can be fixed... good to do a sauber '04!