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Thanks for all the positives guys, it really does help with having to do this once everyones in bed for the night! Little tired for work in the morning, but will be worth the sleep deprevasion  Spent a little time on it again last night More filling!!! Just some patches on the main body that was identified after sanding the filler coat Also removed the mclaren logo from the cock pit surround and filled I've also made a start on the bottom half of the body too, it may look as rough as dogs ar$#0les at the moment, but that'll soon smooth out with a little elbow grease! The induction pod is starting to take shape too now, sand this coat down then I'm confident it'll only need a thin coat next time before primer Cheers again guys and pics below Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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Looking good mate  Check your keyboard as you might have dust in it as cant make out that last word! "rough as dogs ar$#0les" 
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Thanks Yoda! lol Yeah damn sticky keyb0@rd! more sanding last night Main body is finally ready from spraying!!!!! At the moment it looks like a finish only Mario Balotelli would have It is as smooth as silk now so I'll get cracking the weekend The chassis still needs a bit of work, the sides didn't sand down as easily as I liked and my fingers kept craping due to the awkard angles, but I think it's ready for a filler primer coat, see what that brings up Air intake will need a bit of extra work to on review, may need the dremmel to properly shape it rather than just elbow grease  pics below!! Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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Monday morning already!! Didn't get too much done over the weekend, the "boss" had me on home improvement duties  Did manage to get some spraying done though Friday night First few coats of white primer! Although I have now learnt that white is a very unforgiving colour, after the 1st coat it did reveal a whole heap of pin holes and areas that needed more sanding  So after more sanding after the 1st coat, I tried again and its come out quite well Pics below! Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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Nothing in the way of filling, sanding or spraying, think I'm going to put that on the back burner until I can connect the 2 halves of the body Just waiting on issues 69+72 So I've been scaling, measuring and planning! Front and rear wing pieces I'll be taking the dremel to them tonight, cutting and shaping the edges Once they're all done, heating and bending I've also got a spare front end suspension arm I'm going to attempt to "trim" The MP4-23's are much thinker, so if successful, I'll be trimming them all!!! Pics below Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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Modeling at its best!!! Superb work sir!!
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Great build!!! Very very impressive!!! Chris
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Coming along nicely Evergreen... no modeller should be without it!! lol Great stuff
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I Love This!!!!
You are a brave and honorable guy, Heinzy!
DBP
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j999dbp wrote:I Love This!!!! You are a brave and honorable guy, Spence! DBP  Not my build DBP lol Mines the Senna Tribute.. THis Is Heinzies
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lol thanks DBP We'll Im just back from a week north of the border with the in-laws so zero progress to report But.... There was something waiting for me in the post, sent direct from our friends in the far east  Pics below: The project is on the back burner for a while too I'm affraid, I've taken on another big task that's going to eat up a fair amount of my time Anyone that knows BMW's, I'm actually retrofitting the iDrive system into my 3 series, not an "off the shelf" retro fit either So alot of wiring and coding to be done for it to work Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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That's gonna look pretty cool when the decals are applied Heinzy!! 
I'll be looking forward to when you can get back on with the build. Good stuff!!  
Kev
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Oh really!!! Well if you don't mind I may call upon your expertise to put my mind at ease I'll PM you as long as you don't mind
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Ok Ok so I said I wasn't going to be working on this for a while but.... The little one had an early night, the missus was at work and there's nothing I can do now really on the BMW until the weekend So I got my cutter out Managed to succesfully trim down the upper suspension parts, this took a complete age by the way  they look a little rough at the moment What I think I'm going to have to do, due to where they actually fix to the car, is paint these parts white Just so they don't stick out as much I've no doubt though, once carbon decals are added, they will look the part I also cut the front wheel covers, the rear ones I will have to make new as they are complete circles and sit inside the alloy Smoothed the last of the two tires too, I think these really look the part, soo chuffed with how they've come out Although I made a worrying discovery last night, albeit I have 4 tires, 2 of them are the same! Only realised once I had put them on the wheels  Made a bit of an error too I was planning to cut the grooves on the rear wing side supports, but used too big of a drill bit and now need to make them from scratch again, good job I have plent of evergreen pics below of last night garage session Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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Great work Heinzy!!! Coming on a treat! Chris
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Hey guys, minor update Got to keep moving though, rolling stone gathers no moss and all that! Just been fitting some detail pieces that need to be in place prior to fixing the 2 halves together! Hoping to have the main body together as one by tail end of next week, wouldn't of thought it will need too much work to acheive this, looks positive Also below are some choice pics from my BMW project Massive thanks to Daran (Nemesis) His knowledge and the contact he gave me we're no end of help! Thanks again pics below Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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Loving the progress on the Brawn,it's looking really good. Don't know if you have noticed but someone has nicked the interior of your beamer!!!   Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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lol yeah thiefs will nick anything not tied down! thanks for the love I was just checking my reference pics and progress pics Just to check I was on target! Results are very pleasing, obviously it's not perfect but well pleased see for yourself! Heinzy attached the following image(s):
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