Jakko’s Tyrrell P34, Tamiya 1/20

[Jim R]

Excellent progress. I hope you can sort the seam line on the tyres. I don't really understand why they make rubber tyres for models. Perhaps it's simply that real tyres are rubber so rubber must be good for models :rolling:

[Stefee]

Great progress.

[Guest]

I hope you can sort the seam line on the tyres. I don't really understand why they make rubber tyres for models. Perhaps it's simply that real tyres are rubber so rubber must be good for models :rolling:

I haven’t looked at doing that at all yet But I suppose you’re right about the reason for the rubber tyres. It also makes it easier to mould intricate profiles, of course, but slicks kind of don’t have those Maybe it’s just that car modellers expect rubber tyres, while armour modellers don’t usually want them.

[Tworrs]

Great surgery Jakko.

[Lee Drennen]

Updates look good Jakko. Hope you can get over these obstacles and continue. Figure looks like it’s going to work.

[Guest]

The parts that are going to be blue, are now …

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… grey I wanted to do this yesterday, but totally forgot :rolling: So, I sprayed them today with some car primer. I suppose this attempt shows that that stuff is meant for metal more than for plastic, because it covered in one coat on the etched parts, but needed two on the plastic ones before it was a nice and even shade of grey. (The blue visible at the front of the seat is because that’s where it was covered by my finger as I held it for spraying. This is not a problem because the lower part of the seat needs to be painted black.)

The little mesh cover that will go over the air intakes was a last-minute addition. I thought the instructions said to paint it black, so I hadn’t built it yet. I noticed it has to be blue after I put the first coat of primer on the rest of the parts, so I quickly cut it from the fret and folded it into shape before doing the second coat of primer.

Now to find an aerosol with a medium blue paint. I found one that says it’s Himmelblau but the cap looks a bit lighter than what I think the Tyrrell should be. If I don’t find anything better, it will have to do, though. Unless the bottle of Tamiya XF-7 flat blue I discovered I also have, turns out to be usable still, which I’m not really expecting it to be.

[Guest]

The Himmelblau was far paler blue than the cap made me believe it was, but I found another, cheap, can of medium blue:

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Though it says “quick-drying” on the label, I sprayed it at something like four and a half hours ago, and it’s still tacky … Let’s hope it will be properly hard tomorrow so I can put on some decals.

As an aside, I’m pretty happy I used that glass file to get rid of seams and file marks. The upper cowling is a left and a right half, with a seam down the middle, and I can’t see any trace of it despite the gloss paint.

[Jim R]

That looks a good finish Jakko. You have done well to get rid of that seam especially under a gloss coat. Don't be impatient and try to add decals too soon. A lot of decal setting solutions wreck paint that is only touch dry

[Stefee]

Looking mighty fine, this will be a lovely build when decaled and completed.

[Tworrs]

That paint job came out very nice Jakko.

[Guest]

Thanks, and I’ll keep the advice on the setting solution in mind

[Andy T]

As an aside, I’m pretty happy I used that glass file to get rid of seams and file marks. The upper cowling is a left and a right half, with a seam down the middle, and I can’t see any trace of it despite the gloss paint.

I recently purchased a glass file after a recommendation on another group. A very useful addition to the arsenal.

[Guest]

Looking really nice!

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Coming on very nicely Jacko. The photo etch is a good addition.

[Guest]

I recently purchased a glass file after a recommendation on another group. A very useful addition to the arsenal.

When I first used it, a year or so ago I think, I was pretty surprised that you can get plastic to actually shine with one.