Post by ianw on Aug 16, 2015 15:30:01 GMT
My take on this very early Tamiya F1 kit, which has effectivly been a WIP, or more precisly a UFO (Unfinished Object), for at least 25 years.
I think I started this in the late 80's, almost completed it and then moved work location, which involved 2-3 hrs commuting each day, so didn't have any time left for model making.
Eventually became fed-up with the commuting and moved house and the kit somehow didn't get unpacked until a few years ago and hs been lurking on the Pending shelf until this year when I decided to finish this one off, as it only needed a little bit of work.... The only things needing doing being to paint the driver figure, add a few minor bits and pieces and apply the decals.
Unfortunately, with the kit being about 40 years old, being one of the very early Tamiya imports into the UK, the decals proved to be very fragile. I eventually managed to find a technique for saving at least some of the decals.
As a result I could not use the driver name decals as they broke up beyond repair, so decided to depict it running a test session with Jackie Stewart driving the car. This actually fits better with the information I have been able to research on the web, as it appears that Stewart never raced the Matra V12 engined car, he preferred the Cosworth DFV version.
As some parts of the car are now quite fragile, mainly the suspension links/joints that were originally designed to work as in the original, I decided to add it to a base to try and prevent further damage, trying to depict the car in a classic 1960's 4-wheel drift mode.
This final shot is an attempt to replicate the 'Suicidal Photographer' shot that often appeared on the front cover of the Motor Sport magazine in the 1960's
I think I started this in the late 80's, almost completed it and then moved work location, which involved 2-3 hrs commuting each day, so didn't have any time left for model making.
Eventually became fed-up with the commuting and moved house and the kit somehow didn't get unpacked until a few years ago and hs been lurking on the Pending shelf until this year when I decided to finish this one off, as it only needed a little bit of work.... The only things needing doing being to paint the driver figure, add a few minor bits and pieces and apply the decals.
Unfortunately, with the kit being about 40 years old, being one of the very early Tamiya imports into the UK, the decals proved to be very fragile. I eventually managed to find a technique for saving at least some of the decals.
As a result I could not use the driver name decals as they broke up beyond repair, so decided to depict it running a test session with Jackie Stewart driving the car. This actually fits better with the information I have been able to research on the web, as it appears that Stewart never raced the Matra V12 engined car, he preferred the Cosworth DFV version.
As some parts of the car are now quite fragile, mainly the suspension links/joints that were originally designed to work as in the original, I decided to add it to a base to try and prevent further damage, trying to depict the car in a classic 1960's 4-wheel drift mode.
This final shot is an attempt to replicate the 'Suicidal Photographer' shot that often appeared on the front cover of the Motor Sport magazine in the 1960's
