Papercraft... Formula Nippon Racer - Completed

[shortar53]

I've finally completed the project Nippon Racer. From 5 pages of card to this, in just under 3 weeks worth of lunchtimes.








Completed Model is 23cm long, 10cm wide.
It's been a challenge. There have been moments when i've been tearing my hair out.
There are bits i can improve on, but in general, I'm a happy bunny.

[Rude-boy]

Lovely, looks better than half the plastic fits I have seen people throw together (not on here though!)

[perdu]

Oh yes I like that big time

Well done finishing it, even 'weller done' finishing it so well

[dr_gn]

Excellent effort, looks very good and you've shown a lot of dedication by finishing it - these things aren't easy to build.

[shortar53]

Thanks all - I'm really happy with how it turned out.
You're not wrong, Doc - these things are tricky to build, especially when the instructions can be vague at best, and "vague but explained in japanese" at worst.

[Morf]

Excellent results indeed!

I like card models because your toolkit is compact and (as you've realised) you can work on them in places you can't work on plastic models - a spray booth on your desk in an office wouldn't go down well!

My problem has always been finishing them - I've got several part completed including one of the Yamaha motorbikes and the ISS - but I always get distracted onto something different and never get round to finishing them off.

[shortar53]

I know what you mean. I'm so stubborn that I usually complete the models even though I'm not happy with the result, but the faults on this one are small enough that I like the finished result.

I have just started one of the Yamaha bikes, but it looks like its going to be massive... Possibly too big to build at work.