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Hi Kev,  That body shell is amazing. WTG  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hello people,
Those older members who know me from previous times will remember that I announced that I was taking a bit of a sabbatical from modelling, after losing my mojo and wishing to spend more time pursuing another of my hobbies, that being fishing.
Well, I am getting older and less able ( or willing!) to spend time out in the cold chasing my elusive quarry. With that said I have decided that it's time for me to finally hang up my fishing rods after a lifetime of fishing and with renewed enthusiasm and a large slice of mojo to finally get back to my modelling bench!
I have made some more progress with this build since I last posted on any of my projects, so watch this space for a forthcoming update on this, and other builds of mine that have been dormant on this forum for way too long, along with some new and exciting ones I'll be starting in the not too distant future!
Looking forward to getting stuck in again!!
KevPer Ardua Ad Astra
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It will be great to see you back in full swing again, you’ve alway had so much to bring to the table. We are all getting older, but glad you’ve got your mojo back. Mark
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Many thanks for your kind words Derek and Mark, greatly appreciated!
KevPer Ardua Ad Astra
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hi Kev, Good to see you back, great Job with the McLaren, hope to be posting again soon Tombstone plus 2 ship builds Mayflower & San Fran.The Mayflower is completely scratch not a kit. Regards trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
OcCre- Santa-Maria (Kit).
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Great to see this one back on the go Kev.
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tf64 wrote:hi Kev,
Good to see you back, great Job with the McLaren, hope to be posting again soon Tombstone plus 2 ship builds Mayflower & San Fran.The Mayflower is completely scratch not a kit.
Regards
trev.
Hello again Trev,
Thanks for looking in and for your kind comments, greatly appreciated as always!
Looking forward to seeing more of your Tombstone build, one of my favourite build diaries here on the forum, especially as so much of it has been scratchbuilt from wooden coffee stirrers - simply amazing! Will be interested also to see your two ship builds and especially the fully scratchbuilt Mayflower, that will be no mean feat indeed!!
I wish you success with all of your builds Trev and itching to see more from you.
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roymattblack wrote:Great to see this one back on the go Kev.
Thanks for looking in and your kind comment Roy, greatly appreciated as always.
As a mad keen Ayrton Senna fan, this was always going to be the first of my incomplete builds that would be finished now that I am posting again. I have others to finish of course, and some new ones to start going forward. Hopefully some of my builds will help to generate some greater interest from other members, since I've noticed that there aren't many non part-work builds on here of late and that a lot of members who used to post builds on here rarely do so nowadays! It would be nice to return to the 'buzzing' forum that it once was a few years ago?
I know you are a mad keen Jaguar fan and I have recently acquired the lovely Tamiya 1:24 Jaguar Mk.II kit along with some exquisitely 3D printed wire wheels which are so thin and more 'in scale' that they will totally transform the finished model. I may put that one up very soon as one of my new builds perhaps?
All the best Roy.
Kev
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Very nice work Kev, as always. 
It is pointless in putting more detail into something you won't see. 
Great to see you back on this.
Mark
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Thanks for your interest and kind comments Derek and Mark, greatly appreciated as always!
I have now finished all of the work on the parts for the engine/rear chassis assembly and it's ready to be put together, but I am away on holiday at the moment. Will be back next Monday so hopefully will get it all assembled with an update shortly after? Then it's just the interior to be done and this model will finally be ready for inspection!
All the best,
Kev
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That is looking the business!
Oh, the difference between a 'proper' kit and the blob I'm currently on.
Looking forward to seeing this one complete.
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Thanks Roy very much appreciated as always! Back from my holiday late today so very likely to have the next update ready in the next few days for those following my build.
Kev
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Right then, onwards and upwards with more progress made on this build!
The components for this part of the build, namely the engine bay and rear chassis framework, have been painted and detailed ready for assembly:
These parts build into the engine/gearbox assembly, without the chassis framework:
This is the 'plenum chamber' (with some ducting), that is part of the induction/intake system and sits atop the engine. I can't help thinking it looks like a 'Scarab' beetle! Believe it or not, it is only 2cm in length as you can see from the squares on the cutting mat BUT contains no less than 13 individual pieces of carbon decal and took me about two hours to accomplish it!! :
The plenum chamber, cam covers and driveshafts are now attached to the engine/gearbox assembly. The plenum chamber hasn't been permanently fixed yet as I need to remove it at the next step in order to fit more chassis framework around the engine/gearbox assembly:
The rear lower chassis plate and framework along with the lower wishbones is now attached to the engine/gearbox assembly:
The rest of the chassis framework has now been fitted and the plenum chamber permanently fixed. I have also now fitted the gold rear section of the exhaust system. The full size part is covered in heat absorbing gold foil and whilst the model part is not completely accurate in its' finish, it's the best I can achieve and to be honest, VERY little of it will be seen when the bodywork goes on anyway!!:
That's all for this update. Next up will be the rear suspension and brakes along with a couple of floor pans and the diffuser, which I carbon decaled further back in the build diary.
Thanks for looking, all comments and criticisms welcomed.
Kev
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Beautiful work kev, looks superb.  Mark
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A fantastic update.
It's looking brilliant.
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