I hope Roy...the hardest parts of project is don't missing any pieces and broke any parts.
I'll do my best (i hope)

I've tried for the first time the ciano degluing with freezer. I separated interccoler and radiator from ducts without damege. So i can carbon the duct free of any other parts

Once i have disassmbled the caliper, i stated to work on discs.
I holed the central hub and started to filling the disc

I'm also traying to harden the rubber seat for futur carbon

Coming on very nicely.

Mark

Thanks to much mates.....Malc i think i'll nedd your help for some tricks on this restroing project.

I've statrted the carbon work on front nose.

When I tryed the fitting I saw a mistake. I forgot some carbon in the central pillar of dront wing.
I've just added the missing decal (I'll made a pics in the next post)

Re sanded and re filled the inside of bodyshell to reach a smoothier surface.
Fortunately the external of body is mint

I started the carbon work on cooling body duct, i followed the refernces images on mfh book

I also took the Haynes mauals for Mp4 to have more refrences pics

I also find on the net the technical pics of MFH model, they'll help me with future lubrification and cooling system






Tratto dal mio libro references MFH










Da amazon.it

I started the test work with future carbon decal for radiator side pods o radiator housing.

I've doing dome test with color base and 1/32 carbon decal.

The carbon fiber on radiator housing (inside red area) is really extra fine.

I don't want to paint, i want to decal them to give a real carbon look

I also made some wheatering experiment.

This carbon is extra fine and rough and really matt.

So i think the best color base is graphite gray with a final clear matt coat.

The monocoque.....is a really headache

This part is very different color with many particular

The monocoque is dividide in 3 different parts

The front parts like the rear parts where is fuel tank (brown area) is a bronze color (in other pics seems a brown green mixed) In some 1988 race pics it seems a dark bronze color


The central area (red zone) in some pics is black, in other is dark brown. This area is the middle of monocoque until the headrest and cockpit zone

I post some pics where the are some color differenc









Motegi Museum







Race season







Ogni foto frega....assume le tonalità più diverse. Scale motorport la fa bronzo, MFH la fa bronzo.....anche a me in gara e in alcune foto del museo appare bronzo.

The central area is very dark....is darker than carbon of radiator houding box




I think the best color base is dark brown for middle monocoque area and 1/32 carbon decal

Another particular is a different carbon plate where is the engine mount bracket.

The last monocoque area to analyze is the inside.

I divided the carbon differences with some area circle.

- Yellow area is extra fine inside carbon
- Red area is bigger carbon
- Blue area is outside carbon

Inside the 2 types of carbon. Yellow extra fine and bigger.
The extra fine is the whole inside of cockpit. the bigger is for seat and armrest and gearknob cover until the lower right side of dash.

The blu area is the outside carbon of central monocoque
I saw particular that made me think

In this pics (I think motegi museum) is one screw missing.

I think that this chassis is restored.
In the 1988 season this section is really darker and rough...in the museum is like brown and very smooth. I think this carbon section is a possible replacement with a little bit light carbon

The dah board is plastic

The inside color base cockpit i think will be in light gray and outide i continued with drak brown.

This carbon on this car is a really nightmare.

That is some very nice carbon work. It is a pain getting those sheets to conform to curves. I am adding carbon decals to the turbo inlets on my build and it is tedious work. What brand of decal are you using - scale motor sports?

Rich