Mercedes Sauber C9

[The_Jackal]

Just finished this Tamiya kit, does this count as a scale model lol

[Red Firecracker]

Lovely kit that one.

I've got one of the original issues (badly) put together in the loft. Keep meaning to drag it out and re-do it.

[The_Jackal]

When was the original because i bought this a while ago and I think it had '92 on the inside of the shell.

[Red Firecracker]

The actual car was the '88/'89 season I think so I'm thinking 89/very early 90's for the kit. I think it was about 1990 when I got mine, but I'm not totally sure.

Edited by Red Firecracker on Tuesday 30th September 16:17

[Nicholas Blair]

Excellent work - one of my favourite cars - remember seeing them at Le Mans, and then Tamiya brought one out.

Ah the memories...........

[The_Jackal]

I've currently starting an F-16C and going to try weathering so that will be posted up next.

[Cara Van Man]

cool.....like the Jag in the background...which Sqn?

54, 4 or 6?

[The_Jackal]

Not sure off the top of my head.
Its a Revell 1/72 GR1 and will hopefully be in Desert/Gulf colours.

[Cara Van Man]

The_Jackal said:

Not sure off the top of my head.
Its a Revell 1/72 GR1 and will hopefully be in Desert/Gulf colours.

is the motto blue gold chequers (54), a claret can opener with wings (6) or a red double corss (41)?

[The_Jackal]

Apparently it is a '91 GR1A Operation "Desert Storm" "White Rose"
A White Rose below the cockpit on the right and a WW2 style sexy woman "Debbie" on the left hand side. No graphics as such on the tail.

You know the planes first hand or just built the same model?

[Cara Van Man]

The_Jackal said:

Apparently it is a '91 GR1A Operation "Desert Storm" "White Rose"
A White Rose below the cockpit on the right and a WW2 style sexy woman "Debbie" on the left hand side. No graphics as such on the tail.

You know the planes first hand or just built the same model?

First hand....I've been attached t each of those Sqns.....i jujst saw it in the background win the sand colours and wondered

[The_Jackal]

lol that colour was just the natural colour of the plastic.
Its primered now trying to sort out the bad joins etc. I'll post some more pics up as it progresses. Kinda spreading my time between a 1/48 F-16C, 1/25 Camaro Z28 and this lol
I'll be using a nice wash too, so the panel lines should show up nicely and add a bit of weathering to it.

[riwiho]

Loved this post.

It has been years since I have made a kit (in fact closer to 2 decades) but that C9 has prompted me to get back into it.

I found a similar kit (probably the same kit) off eBay nice and cheap and it should be arriving later today or tomorrow.

Edited by riwiho on Tuesday 2nd December 14:30

Edited by riwiho on Sunday 1st March 19:58

[The_Jackal]

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