New Build - Tamiya Caterham Masters Coachwork JPE 1/12
Discussion
You can just see the bolts that go through the rear stays of the roll over bar.
I fair amount of filing was needed to get through bolts to fit!
With hindsight this is pretty much like all the real Caterham builds I have done myself! They FIA rollbar, was always a pain to fit, although this is not an FIA roll over bar, just the standard style type!
I fair amount of filing was needed to get through bolts to fit!
With hindsight this is pretty much like all the real Caterham builds I have done myself! They FIA rollbar, was always a pain to fit, although this is not an FIA roll over bar, just the standard style type!
Eric Mc said:
I don't like those humps in the seat. Did all JPEs have them?
Not sure Eric, I think that they are part of the moulded type seat, but not entirely sure what was included in the actual JPE version of the real car.It does seem from photos of the original JPE versions that the moulded seats do have this hump too!
Edited by nigelpugh7 on Tuesday 30th December 14:56
dr_gn said:
Were they painted yellow on the original, or were they lacquered Kevlar? You can get Kevlar decal sheet if required.
Yep they were the Kevlar types on the original as you state.And thanks to Eric, whom mentioned earlier on in this thread that Kevlar sheet was available, I did consider consider getting some for my seats, but the curves and folds needed put me off, so I went with the painted option.
They are not just yellow though, perhaps my photos don't show it off, but it's a 1:1 blend of yellow and metallic grey, they look pretty good in real life, so I am sure they will be fine for the build !
nigelpugh7 said:
dr_gn said:
Were they painted yellow on the original, or were they lacquered Kevlar? You can get Kevlar decal sheet if required.
Yep they were the Kevlar types on the original as you state.And thanks to Eric, whom mentioned earlier on in this thread that Kevlar sheet was available, I did consider consider getting some for my seats, but the curves and folds needed put me off, so I went with the painted option.
They are not just yellow though, perhaps my photos don't show it off, but it's a 1:1 blend of yellow and metallic grey, they look pretty good in real life, so I am sure they will be fine for the build !
For the sake of a few £ I'd get some of the 1:24 Kevlar decal sheet and experiment with it using the template method. You've already got the right base coat colour to show through any small gaps. If it doesn't work out, just dunk the lot in brake fluid and re-paint them. It can add a significant 'wow' factor to a model.
Either way, the model is looking superb so far.
Daston said:
For decals you can get micro sol. You brush it over the decal and after a few seconds it softens it enough to flex around courners. Just a case of putting a wet brush over it to clear it off and some Matt varnish to protect it and remove the gloss shine.
It isn't quite as simple as that, at least not for fibre decals on compound curves or small surface details. For highly compound curved surfaces you still have to make templates and apply as a mosaic. Without this, MicroSol will just put permanant wrinkles into the concave pockets, or puncture the surface on highly convex parts.mike50001 said:
im sure the bank manager will ban me from this forum
great kit, the screws really are tiny, im at the stage of attaching the rear shocks(a job that needs 5 hands an 2 heads),
another cuppa break
Excellent! I am sure you will Catch me up soon, I have not had time to do any more on mine since the last update! great kit, the screws really are tiny, im at the stage of attaching the rear shocks(a job that needs 5 hands an 2 heads),
another cuppa break
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