Surtees Ferrari 158 tameo wct kit

[Spottedlaurel]

Ditto, fantastic work. It looks very effective as it's coming together.

I tolerate a few small bits on my 1:24/25 builds, but I couldn't do a whole kit's worth of them.

[henryk001]

Thanks Dudley bloke and Spottedlaurel. Im just dragging this build out and as a distraction.It does reward though when looking by eye to see the details and extra details of this complex kit. Some days its easy to do,others can be very frustrating.Cheers

[RDMcG]

What exceptional work. Hats off to you!.

[henryk001]

RDMcG said:

What exceptional work. Hats off to you!.

Thankyou RDMcG. Seems a bit ridiculous to go this far but enjoying the challange albeit a small one.Enjoying looking at the overall stages as i go along.
Using origonal car photos to gain detailed information to add some details.
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Lead clamps and rails added.
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Adding brake and clutch pipes before going on with the next levels.
Cheers.

[henryk001]

Realising before i can mount the brake pipes i need to finish off the rear suspension otherwise i wouldnt be able to fit the 0.4mm rear anti roll bar.So ive completed level 38,39,40 and jumped to 43 to mount the exhaust pipes and ARB drop links. Then made up the 0.15mm copper wires to run the temp sensor to the front of the engine, clutch and rear brakes as per the photo of the real car i posted back previously.
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Now for the copper wires.
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Repaint the gearbox then onwards. Im leaving the rear trailing arms off till the end so i can handle the model without having to fit the body colour decals .
So the steering, trailing arms, body decals which by instruction should have already been completed are postponed.

[davettf2]

This is blowing me away! I struggle with 0.5mm wire on Gunze kits, but 0.15mm, and so neatly routed. Hats off to you, and I need more practice.

Cheers for sharing this
Dave

[williamp]

Stunning. I cannot comprehend how you can make something so small, so well. Its a skill I will never posess, and I am amazed!

[henryk001]

davettf2 said:

This is blowing me away! I struggle with 0.5mm wire on Gunze kits, but 0.15mm, and so neatly routed. Hats off to you, and I need more practice.

Cheers for sharing this
Dave

Hi! Dave.Thankyou for your very nice comments comments. Ive looked at the Gunze kits over time and like them. The only thing that holds me back from buying one is theres no engine detail on them which puts me off buying one.
As far as i have seen they tend to concentrate on the running gear and chassis, unless you know of any more out there i havent seen. I do like the look Lotus.

[henryk001]

williamp said:

Stunning. I cannot comprehend how you can make something so small, so well. Its a skill I will never posess, and I am amazed!

Hi! Will.Thankyou. I take my time and plan how to go about it all.At this scale its not something you can rush. The wires took about 4 hours from planning to get them on then on to completion,it did take several attempts though with quite a few choice words.

[henryk001]

Onto 41 Bosch direct injection, pump driven by toothed belt + 4 coils and then later at level 48 to mount the Twin-plug, Marelli coil-ignition 2 distributors.
HT leads to go on using black coated thread. Attempting to use 8 Strands of black hair for the 2 distributor wires will hopefully look to scale.Ive never seen what seems to be a wierd way of using a fuel and ignition delivery system?
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Edited by henryk001 on Friday 15th January 11:08

[davettf2]

henryk001 said:

Hi! Dave.Thankyou for your very nice comments comments. Ive looked at the Gunze kits over time and like them. The only thing that holds me back from buying one is theres no engine detail on them which puts me off buying one.
As far as i have seen they tend to concentrate on the running gear and chassis, unless you know of any more out there i havent seen. I do like the look Lotus.

Hi Henry, I agree on the engine detail where the cars are concerned, i'm into the bike side where the detail is better, but not perfect.

[henryk001]

davettf2 said:

Hi Henry, I agree on the engine detail where the cars are concerned, i'm into the bike side where the detail is better, but not perfect.

Its certainly got me interested, theres some nice sangyo hi-tech bikes on show on the interweb. Maybey a new project is looming on the horizon.
Thanks for pointing them out i didnt know they existed

[henryk001]

Finished off the levels up to 46, missed out 42 to do next and also fitted the coil packs 48. Ignoring the paint scheme a bit as im using the photos instead.
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[henryk001]

A week of evenings spent.Placed the wheels on to check the model out. A few mistakes made to sort out but going along quite nicely now, quite a few photos showing the issues ive dealt and am dealing with.Added more pipework for the oil cooler.
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A bit more left to do.Getting towards the finish line. Steering, trailing arms, paint wheels correct light blue, some wiring in cockpit
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Biggest or should i say small worry is will the body decal match with the Tamiya paint?.

[CanAm]

This could easily pass for a photo of a 1/12th model, not 1/43rd!
Slightly(!!) better than the Dinky Toys Vanwall in my youth, that had no suspension at all, just a solid axle at each end.

[Dinoboy]

Absolute jewel of a thing.

[4Q]

Thanks Henry. I didn’t think I was into this sort of thing but after following a couple of your threads now it appears that I am, thank you and great work.

[henryk001]

CanAm said:

This could easily pass for a photo of a 1/12th model, not 1/43rd!
Slightly(!!) better than the Dinky Toys Vanwall in my youth, that had no suspension at all, just a solid axle at each end.

Thankyou very much CanAm. Thats a compliment gratefully accepted

[henryk001]

Dinoboy said:

Absolute jewel of a thing.

Thankyou very much Dinoboy.Theres a couple of mistakes i need to correct, one of the trumpets isnt square and some repainting to do on the radiator
and brake calipers. Trouble is that at this scale any painting paint has to be thin but rubs off easily.

[henryk001]

4Q said:

Thanks Henry. I didn’t think I was into this sort of thing but after following a couple of your threads now it appears that I am, thank you and great work.

Hi! 4Q. Glad to read that the build threads are encouraging enough for you to maybey take up the mantle. So have you got a ongoing project or looking to start one?.

What i would like to say to you and anyone else thinking about taking up building Tameo kits are:
Are these 1/43 kits from Tameo WCT worth the expense? YES, very high quality with some white metal filing and adjusting required.
Do they effectivly pass time in these unusual times? YES, i can spends days even weeks just doing one level.Feeds the grey matter and stop me watching telly repeats.
Is it really worth going the extra and adding detail? YES, as long as the bodywork can be removed to expose the work.
Do you need patience? YES Loads of it. I would say Its not for the faint hearted or anyone with a short temper. I walk away from anything that presents a problem, boil the kettle take in a coffee or have a drop of the harder stuff, rethink then get back to it usually sorts things out.
Whats the final thoughts once completed?. I do take great pleasure seeing them in the cabinet and knowing theres a awfull lot going on inside these small models.
Thankyou for looking at my build threads.

Edited by henryk001 on Sunday 24th January 00:21