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People do it differently but one thing to remember is that when you see carbon fibre parts being made, most are done in layers so there is no uniformity as such. Yes they use templates to a degree because of cost etc but a lot is patching the carbon. The suspension arms can be used to draw around them on the back of the decal paper and then cut out but make sure you get the "grain" so to speak running correctly for left and right.. Imagine slicing the car down the middle and then putting a mirror there and you will see what I mean. Some larger parts are better done in 1 or 2 and sometimes 3 pieces purely because it's better to handle and if you make a mess then you only need to redo that bit rather than the whole lot. Another tip is that if you have the original carbon effect decals that cone with the MP4/23 then you could use this as a template and just modify slightly. Spencer
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Thank you for the advice Spencer, it's much appreciated.
As I'm a 3d modeler in real life who has worked on modeling F1 cars (including the MP4-23) I know the shape quite intimately even before I heard of this kit. I also have like 900 images of the real car stored on my PC that I used as reference while creating the 3d model for the racing game rFactor. So my main focus on customizing the DeAgostini kit is to nail the carbon patterns and directions as much as possible.
Once I've finished the Revell 1/24 kit of the 2010 car and I'm back from my holiday to New Zealand I'll start building the DeAgostini kit and post the build diary here.
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Your more than welcome and glad to be of some help...look forward to seeing both your builds come together soon hopefully  Spencer
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rschram wrote:Thank you very much for the fast reply Spencer. I've bought some extra decal sheets for the 1/8 kit, and am looking to at least add extra carbon to the brakes. The 1/24 revell kit already had carbon decals included, so that's good practice.
One more question if you don't mind. When adding custom carbon decals, what's a good way to determine the shape of the custom carbon? Do you make a template of paper and then cut that out the carbon sheet with a hobby knife?
I've looked through the forum and found tons of custom carbon, but couldn't find the process of creating the custom carbon itself. Hi rschram, I've always made myself a paper template first. Usually a tracing paper so you can see through it. It also helps to get the direction of the weave as you want it without wasting too much decal. Cheers malc.
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Just a little something I am working on and doing abit of carbon.   Facebook-model maker
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