Hi all,
Thanks for viewing before I start!
Little bit about me before I dive in! Im Danny, 21 and from Leeds, West Yorkshire.
I work in IT, but my real love is motorsport. Doesn't matter what kind, from F1 to DTM, from V8 Supercars to WRC, I will attend and watch as much as possible!
F1 is my passion. McLaren being my team... Obviously!!
I subscribed last year when DeAgo released the MP4-22 from Canada, Hamiltons first win, and was totally gutted when it got canned!
I'm new to model building, apart from the odd airfix kit I got for Xmas (Which doesn't really count!) as a kid and built it with wallpaper paste and a garden trowel, or so it looks when I look at them now!
So this is a new venture for me.. I've always wanted to model build, but time and in some cases money, it never took off. And now, I'm hooked!

So to kick the build diary off, I researched as much as I could about tools, adhesives and equipment as much as possible because, lets face it, no one whats a pig's ear of a model, spesh this one!, when it's finished!
I went out and bought - Craft knife, some small sized paintbrushes, A3 cutting mat, flush side cutters, a better screwdriver, set of modeller tweezers, decal softener, both types of glue needed (albeit one turned out to be pants! Thanks SennaMentalMe! )then some of the other not so expensive stuff, chop sticks which we've accumulated over the years, cocktail sticks and rubber bands.

So on I went with the build, Well I didnt find it a straight walk in the park I must say, but a bit of messing about I soon picked up the hang of it. I bought the first two issues from the Newsagents and got two from my subscription, So two wings later and heres my photo diary below -


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And thats where I stopped for the time being, After using the wrong glue for this job, I headed straight out and bought the correct stuff and thats where I'll take off from when I start again.
I Hope its not too long winded, and I hope you have/will enjoy my diary.
I'll try to keep it as light hearted as possible, and will take ANY advice.
Please tell me if you feel I can improve in any way which or form, Its the only way to get better I guess!

Thanks Spence!

Its not going to be anything like yours but heres to the first model I'm building!

Hey Guys,
I'm back! Well kind of!
Since the start of April til now I havn't had a day of work! well apart from the weekend the British GP was on, and with me working shifts its hard to be in the right frame of mind to do this, whether it be being tired or catching up on the stuff around the house after nights!
The main reason why I havnt had any holiday is because I took 6 weeks of it in March to make the pilgrimage to the Australian GP!
Now Ive got some holiday lined up and will (hopefully) be cracking on with this as it looks like I've got of catching up to do!
I have however, been keeping up to date with everything on the forum, peoples builds, and all the other news and posts. I havn't abandoned you all!

Keep up the good work!

hi mate looking great with the model. just wanted to ask you though how do you get on with the plastic weld in the bottle in your first pics? iv got the same stuff and i think is pretty good but very runny. it also drys so quick sometimes im not quick enough to get the parts together and have to put more on. iv not made any mistakes with it yet but i do have to be very carefull with it. just wanted to know your thoughts thats all.

Hi guys,
Yeah doing what warthog has said will work, but I'm not gonna lie it's very tricky.
I'd buy the pipe weld as I find that so much easier to work with. it's thicker and doesn't dry in a millisecond making it easier to apply and then gives you time to get a bond.
But it's up to your preferences, warthog which glue do you use?

iv seen a picture on here of that tube of pipe weld and i brought some from b&q the other day to see how that is. was thinking its more of a gel rather that a runny liquid. havent used it yet though. got my rear wing end plates to fix and was thinking that other abs glue was gonna be hard to use on that. will have a look at the pipe weld and see.

not keen on doing what warthog said about holding the pieces together then let the glues run in. think that might cause me problems but does make sence just not good for me. i will see anyways. thanks for the advice guys.

will leave you alone now cause this is your build diary iv tapped into, sorry.

Just a quick update guys,
As many of you will know, I've just, FINALLY, moved into my new house.
I didn't see much point starting the build and potentially damaging it whilst moving, so Getting the house decored from bottom to top (Attic is my room, gaming chair on one side, modelling desk on the other, sweet eh?) and then ill be on with the model.
I've ordered the body decals from JJ off ebay, great set I must say.
Got some great ideas for the model/display, will share when I've decided.
Have been researching alot whilst I've not been building, I'll post all the points when I've got the time.
Great to read all your build diaries, its great inspiration!
Will update ASAP!

All the best