FORD GT40 MKII 1/12TH TRUMPETER

[henryk001]

After a lot of manipulating added the bundle of snakes and some more KA detail, i thought to leave the pipes a bit rough and dinged as they would be on a car.
Close up looks rough i think but looks ok to my eyes .Used red gold and black wash for the colour.
Some pics of the build up.Hope it helps anyone.
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Lastly brackets from KA fitted to the last pipes
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Thank goodness its over.
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Some finishing up to do. Drive shafts next. I read somewhere that the KA detail kit dropped a clanger on the driveshafts, that they are approx 8mm too long. If thats the case im going to cut them,drill out one end so the other part slides in like the real thing then i wont have any fitting issues.
One hit at this, if i mess up then im going to have to use the plastic ones instead.
Cheers.

Edited by henryk001 on Friday 5th April 13:55

[henryk001]

CanAm said:

My feelings too; even more so on my smaller model. Whatever, yours will be a lot more accurate than the vast majority of models (even expensive commercial ones) over the past 50-odd years.

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Fujimi models are very nice in detail on 1/24th scale, pitty they didnt do a 1/12th version.
Wow. Your very encouraging comment on my build makes me feel like im achieving much more than just buildiing a model. Thankyou very much.

[henryk001]

Made up the rocker cover waterslides this morning.Good enough i think.
Waterslides.
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Now onto the drive shafts, had to do some re-engineering as the KA driveshafts were way to long.Had to cut the shafts in half .Even on there instruction sheets they dont show the uprights connected because without major modification it would put the rears on a massive negative camber and would have looked really wierd.
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One down, one to go. Cheers for now

[henryk001]

Well ive done it now. Its all CanAm,s fault .
So im building my evocation of p1046.
Rocker cover decals.
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Time for beers.Cheers.

[henryk001]

Both shafts done and ready to fit later on.
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What rubbish clunky chromed round bit supposed to be the oil filter that sits on the chassis looks as bad as the picture in the instructions.The rest of the kits ok.
Cut it off the tab and did my own, then stuck it back on the tab.
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Did some more mods before i start to paint the blue onto the monocoque.Made some extra holes in the bulkhead for some extra detail, like coolant, wiring , brake pipes etc.Started to file off edges and check/correct the fit before gluing, painting.

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Cheers

[henryk001]

Hi! After a bit of fettling, adding some parts on the 1st stage of build, masked off the front tray and sidepods then primed up ready for the blue i chose.

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Used tamiya pearl blue TS89 an experiment to try and reflect more light at this scale, sprayed loads in areas really not required but wanted to see the overall picture.1st coat Im pleased with the result.So wil leave it there. Just need to touch in some inside edges up.Open to any criticism .
Heres photos with flash and without. Also my dining room lights were on .
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WITH FLASH

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Im pleasantly pleased with the outcome, compared to the real RK motors build pictures. One more coat will make it a bit darker but once everything else is put in place, should dull the colour down i think.
Cheers

[henryk001]

Made up the coolant pipes the other night and pipes from the crankcase to the oil filter and then to the oil cooler .
Some photos.
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Just need to make some hose clips and paint the pipes
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Kept the chrome on the wishbones as this was used in the early days before anodising came around, tried to enhance the toylike look of them by adding nuts
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All fits ok, ready to move on.
Paint the side pods Black .
Cheers for now.

[henryk001]

mrkipling said:

Great thread and you are doing a great job. I managed to track down this kit and will be attempting to build 1046 one day...

Did you draw the valve cover decals yourself? They look spot on.

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Thank you for your comment. I did the decals myself and printed them onto white water-slide paper, let it dry overnight then sealed them 1 coat with my wife's fingernail acrylic base coat, later on cut them round, dipped in water. Looks OK, slightly blurry on the small red lettering if you look at it with a magnifying glass.
At this scale im happy with the result.I should have left it longer to cure, but how perfect can perfect be?
Im sure ive kept the file,i did a few in a line just in case i messed up,so if you PM me i can e-mail the file over to you, no cost its just a hobby.

PS. The extra detail im doing on this thread isnt in the kit itself, im just adding to it to enhance more detail. There is a couple of mistakes in the instructions so far but easy enough to correct. Cheers

Edited by henryk001 on Friday 12th April 13:52

[henryk001]

mrkipling said:

That's a very kind offer, PM sent thank you.

I took this shot of 1046 at LM in 2016 after the RK restoration

Very nice ,what a fantastic privalige to see all three in a row in real life.Im in admiration. Im due for a track day this year for a drive in whats more than likely a kit version in gulf livery. But anyway as im a V8 petrol head it will do for a experience.
Cheers

[henryk001]

So i did some more today and gave myself a teaser.
Front shocks shortened (cut off approx 2mm off the piston,springs and cylinder, otherwise they wont work and from what ive seen on other threads the ride height is way to high, ive also seen that the toe angle is way off and the rack needs shortening.Front anti rollbar clamps made.Coolant pipes finished off with made up hose clips and then a semi-assembly to see the fit of the bodywork, just the top of the doors need a adjustment and edges need cleaning up
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Time for Beers Cheers

[henryk001]

Did a bit on Sunday. Scribed lines to seperate the calipers,bolt heads, cut out the caliper to expose the disk, copper brake pipes and bleed nipples added
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Just a little touching up once fitted to the front suspension

[henryk001]

robemcdonald said:

You’re doing a great job on this build and you’re not hanging around either. I completely approve.

I think its more than likely taking less time to do, due to most parts being made of plastic so reworking and finishing is easier. Really enjoying making the mods and trying to evoke it to the origonal car.

[henryk001]

Did some more last night. After spraying the side pods Black. Assembled the front supension, shortened the ride height Approx 2mm to suit the real car and made up the clutch slave cylinder to plumb a pipe to later on.
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The real cars ride height.
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Mine after shortening the shocks.
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Clutch slave cylinder.
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Back to work. Cheers for now

Edited by henryk001 on Wednesday 17th April 12:33

[henryk001]

Hi! some more photos of work done over the last week.
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Test fitted the rack and confirms from what ive read that the part is way too long.Wheels facing out. looked terrible. Cut approx 2mm, sleeved it to get
the wheels slightly towing in
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Some fiddling around now.
After assembling the uprights, realised that the shafts although looks the part, they are far to sloppy 0.5mm play and would cause the wheels to have a
massive negative camber when the wheels are fitted ,also leaving it like this would cause the ride height to be really low so i built up the shafts with CA so they both would fit snuggly in the bores.
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Rear calipers made up.
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Finished driveshafts look great compared to the plastic ones.
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After cleaning up the shafts,all looks ok now and square to the upright bores. What a palava but had to be done so i can get on with the next stage of building.
Cheers for now

[henryk001]

More work the other night.
Finished of fitting the flex brake pipes and cable tied on the rears.
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Rear shot looks ok to me.
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Fitted the photo etched rear end/side plates from KA models without painting them blue, not correct but
prefer to leave them to reflect light into the model. The tins used were a nice touch compared to the plastic ones in the kit. Has really hidden a lot of work but im pleased ive gone this far
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My camera phone went into overload and produced a weird photo, which i actually really like, sort of ghostly/smoky looking.
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Well thats the rear end done other than some plumbing, and wiring later. Onto the cockpit and rear bulkhead next.
Cheers to anyone watching

[henryk001]

Yes pleased with the blue ive used, its dark but not too much.
The self adhesive Goodyear transfers that came with the kit had rotted to the point that just touching them made them fall apart into fragmants,guess its just the age of the kit. Its probable that the car decals may be in the same condition,so i had to make my own decals instead, laid them on then scalpeled the black bits out as they didnt match the tyre rubber, better on than not on at all i think. Fitted the turned tyre valves and ran a tyre line in blue.
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Onto the next stage.
Cockpit.Primed and painted
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Ready for the rest of the parts to be fitted .Cheers

[henryk001]

robemcdonald said:

Did you paint the wheels? The gold finish out of the box is pretty nice on mine.

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Yes, quite a good match as well, the air valves are very nicely turned. The tyres looked a bit square to the eges to me, so i ran them up on a drill and wore the edges off with a diamond file

[henryk001]

More done in the evenings.
The fuel pumps, fuel filter and coil all dipped to remove the chrome.Had to get rid of the toylike aspects of the pieces
Cut the tops off the pumps as they wernt on the origonal car, added the bottom bowl retaining clasps using nickel silver wire, made the top covers up.Added some wiring and painted.
Looks ok to me. Now up for a nice rest long weekend. A few photos. If ive missed anything out please let me know. Cheers.

THE REAL THING.
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HERES MY VERSION.
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[henryk001]

NDA said:

That's amazing work....!

I am not a modeller - but would be interested to know how you've made those jubilee clips look so realistic on the small rubber jointed parts.

It looks fabulous. Will it be a heavy thing when finished - have some heft to it?

Thanks NDA.
The jubille clips are made from photo etched stainless, then i cut the parts off which are supposed to be the screw holders(too boxey for my liking).
I then bond a watchmakers screw on after ive wrapped one around the heatshrink,cover the treads with CA and chrome paint over the screw.
The model finished will be about half the weight of a 1/12th scale diecast i would assume as most of it is plastic, about 1.5-2 kgs i guess

[henryk001]

Couldnt resist.Did a few bits and pieces over the weekend.Made up a couple of period decals, Lucas and Fram.
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The rear bulkhead valance was a clunky, chrome covered part looked out of place, so i cut and drilled it to mimic what would have been seen on
the origional and paint it blue to finish.
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Thats better.
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Found some brake master cylinders in my spares and added them on to where the brake bias bar is.
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Made up,Added the throttle cable,brake and clutch pipes.
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Onto the gear selector, parts from KA
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The reverse protector catch swings out of the way.
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Seats are next, going to take up a lot of time to fit due to the KA models seats being to wide, sticking all those silver rivet holes on then painting, then polishing off the paint to expose the shiny bits.
Cheers for now