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Hello all,
Time for another update, this one deals with the assembly, painting and fitting of the exhaust system. Apologies in advance for this being such a 'picture heavy' update!
The exhaust system components as supplied in the kit:
The tail pipes are supplied as stainless steel tubing, and as stainless steel gives those lovely multi-coloured heat stains when it gets hot, that's exactly what I did! I heated it over a cigarette flame, using the hottest part of the flame which is the uppermost tip of the blue flame until the pipe was glowing red in the areas that I wanted the staining to be and then let it cool. When cool it was clear coated using 'Johnsons Klear':
Unfortunately, the main pipes aren't made of stainless steel but polished white metal, so couldn't be treated the same way. In order to get a convincing 'heat treated' look when painting, it is necessary to use colours that initially look too bright and bold, but you have to allow for a subsequent 'smoke' coat over the top which will darken it a bit and make it look more realistic. The picture below shows the first layers, achieved using Alclad 2:'Pale Burnt Metal' (ALC-104), AK Interactive: 'Metallic Purple' (AK-674), 'Metallic Blue' (AK-487):
The spaghetti like exhaust headers were then glued to the exhaust flanges and then all of the pipes were given several light dust coats of AK Interactive 'Metallic Smoke' (AK-671), to darken the pipes but not so much as to obliterate the 'heat' colours. When all was dried the exhausts were given a satin clear coat to seal it all in:
The exhausts were then fitted to the model and the supporting arms with retaining springs were also fitted. The pictures below show the completed exhausts from various angles:
As there was only one more item to fit to the engine, that being the mesh cover for the intake trumpets, I decided to fit it at the same time as the exhausts. Photos below:
That completes this update and indeed the building of the chassis/engine. The car is almost finished! All that is left to do now is to build the wheels and fit the tyres then it's just final assembly of the completed car. I then have to build and paint the standing Dan Gurney figure that I bought to go with this car. The wheels will be in the next update and the figure the one after that.
Many thanks for looking, all comments and criticisms welcomed.  
Kev
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Hi Kev,
You've done a stunning job with this car.
I'm particularly impressed with the exhaust pipework.
Well done sir.
Chris
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extremely neat and precise works showing just what can be achieved with an MFH if you have the skill and patience.Will be a show stopper once it is finished.
Carl
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Many thanks for looking in and leaving such kind comments Chris and Carl, very much appreciated as always.
Kev
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That is some very impressive building Kev. Not getting very far forward in sorting myself out here at the moment but did try to start sorting out some of the non loft stored kits last week. I think if i lived to 1000 i would never get them built and doubting my skills everytime i look at many of them. Was looking at a number of ebbro kits i have and wishing i could put something together with even a fraction of the skills you have because that would be an improvement on my skills. Really interesting seeing your updates, I think you have a beautiful model there. Tony. Happy Modelling
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A stunning build there Kev. Incredibly impressive. That must be a centre-piece in your display cupboard surely. 
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Beautiful work Kev, that exhaust system looks superb. Mark
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Outstanding, nothing else to say. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Many thanks once again for your very kind comments Tony, Roy, Mark and Ken greatly appreciated as always!
@ Tony - You should just build those kits Tony, especially the Ebbro models, they are beautifully detailed kits and don't worry about what skill set you have, the fun in modelling is in the process of actually building your model. What it looks like at the end is secondary and I'm sure it won't be as bad as you fear? Just have fun, stick some plastic together and enjoy it for what it is!
@ Roy - Yes, it certainly will be centre stage in my cabinet! I've always wanted to build an MFH 1:12 kit and this one above all others, so I'm very pleased to have achieved both of those goals!?
I have finished building the wheels and tyres on this and they have now been fitted to the car along with the nosecone and other body panels, so the car is now complete! I will post another update tomorrow to show that and then it's just the figure to build and paint and then to get this beautiful car parked in the 'Finished Build Gallery'!
Kev
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Hello all,
Well, here it is, the final update for my build of the MFH 1:12 1967 Eagle Gurney-Weslake T1G Grand Prix car! Though it's not the end of this diary just yet, as I still have the Dan Gurney figure to build and paint.
This final update for the car shows the construction, painting and fitting of the wheels and tyres.
The kit components after clean up:
The wheel centres after primer ... :
... and after painting. The wheel nuts and tyre valves have also been fitted:
The next photo shows the finished wheel centres along with the rims and tyres. I've sprayed the centres using AK Interactive 'Magnesium' (AK-111'):
The centres permanently glued to the rims ... :
... and some shots of the completed wheels and tyres ready to be fitted to the car. The tyre treads have been lightly brushed with a mid-grey pastel to replicate the effect of the tyres having been used on a track surface:
The wheels and tyres are now fitted to the car:
The nosecone and a small body panel located on both sides of the engine intakes have also now been fitted and that completes my build of this beautiful model!
Photos below show the completed car from various angles:
And that, dear friends, is that! The car is now finished!! 
It's taken 11 months to build this, it has been a fun build and very challenging at times, but I have enjoyed that challenge very much and am pleased with the end result. I've learnt a lot from it and this being my first ever build of an MFH kit, it has given me an insight into what they involve and will stand me in good stead to make an even better job of the next one!
Stay tuned for what will be the final instalment in this diary, showing the building and painting of the standing Dan Gurney figure. After that it's over to the 'Finished Build Gallery'.
Thanks for looking, all comments and criticisms welcomed.
Kev
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""....all comments and criticisms welcomed. Kev""
I don't think there will be any criticism Kev.
This has been an interesting and well described build from start to finish.
Brilliantly done.
Chris
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goddo wrote:""....all comments and criticisms welcomed. Kev""
I don't think there will be any criticism Kev.
This has been an interesting and well described build from start to finish.
Brilliantly done.
Chris I agree. This was a real treat to follow. Thanks for continually posting Kev! -Dustin
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This is an amazingly clean build. I’m a critical pita, and I can’t see a dang thing wrong. You ARE missing the closeup detail pics though!
You should submit your beauty shots to MFH to put into their gallery. My 156 is in there, and it’s not as nice as this, by a long shot. I will caveat that by saying it was my first car build since the early ‘70’s!
Stunning.
Mark
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What an amazing build Kev. Every element you’ve put into this has been first class. The paint work on this is just perfect. Stunning build, well done and it shows modelling at its highest level.  Mark
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An absolutely amazing result Kev. You should be incredibly proud of that one. It's a total stunner.
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Stunning work there Kev. What a fantastic job you've made of that kit. No surprise with the build of the month award.
Malc.
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Many thanks for your kind comments and glowing praise Alan, I always appreciate such words from you!
Working on the figure at the moment, having to alter it a fair bit to get what I want, but it won't be too long before this is in the 'Finished Build Gallery'.
Kev
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