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kryten2b

#41 Posted : 10 September 2011 22:17:27

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Part 19:

Just a case of inserting the centre rotor pin & attaching the faceplate to the rear upright - no extra limbs required this time LOL

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#42 Posted : 10 September 2011 22:20:58

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Part 20:

Apologies this is turning up at the same time as 19 - just didn't have time to upload the pictures before now.
Just a bit of carefully applied SG & a bearing - tricky Blink

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#43 Posted : 10 September 2011 22:23:43

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Jerry really great work BigGrin

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#44 Posted : 29 September 2011 18:14:20

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Part 21 & 22:

I decided to combine 21 & 22 into one post As they are all part of the engine. Just needed to be careful to glue the parts to the engine block, not fingers & as always, lubricate screws with Vaseline before use ThumpUp

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#45 Posted : 10 October 2011 21:40:45

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Part 23 & 24:

Another double episode again, as there was not a huge amount to do.
The Engine & Gearbox are shaping up nicely & give a much better insight on how large this model is going to be Drool

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#46 Posted : 17 October 2011 18:16:23

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Parts 25 to 28:
Part 25 to 28:

Impatience got the better of me this time, so I completed all 4 issues in one go Blushing

Oh well, only 3 weeks to wait Drool

Is it just me, or did anyone else end up with quite a few black 'E' screws left - certainly a lot more than the usual 1 spare per issue? Confused

Anyway, fairly straight forward, although I nearly had a bit of a gluing mishap - as the picture in the instructions is a little misleading on where the ABS glue needs applying on the tension rod diffuser.
It is a shame this delivery didn't include issue 29, then i could have completed the rear suspension Crying

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#47 Posted : 17 October 2011 18:30:58

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Hi Jerry,

All looking very cool and making good progress with the build mate!! ThumpUp

Wait until you get the suspension all completed, you will love it, when it feels like you are finally building something that looks like a car !!! And yes, I had extra screws left, I would just keep them as spares for now. BigGrin

Regards ... Kev. BigGrin

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#48 Posted : 02 November 2011 20:29:41

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Issues 29-32 arrived today BigGrin

, I will attack them soon & update the diary as soon as I can (work permitting)

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#49 Posted : 02 November 2011 20:38:08

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Look forward to seeing some more pictures of your work Jerry. ThumpUp

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#50 Posted : 02 November 2011 21:02:57

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Nice to see you back Jerry BigGrin

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#51 Posted : 26 November 2011 12:58:12

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Part 29 to 32:

Sorry I have not posted for a while, I have been pretty busy & just not had time to do anything with either build for weeks.
Now that I have, I completed all 4 issues again, otherwise I will still be behind. Now that the rear suspension is added to the gearbox, you start to get a better idea of the size of this thing - it is going to look awesome Drool

I have also included a few photos of everything built so far, beside a complete 1:18 scale McLaren for reference

Roll on the next delivery & hopefully some time in-between to attack the DB5 Unsure

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#52 Posted : 26 November 2011 13:06:46

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Fantastic build Jerry BigGrin

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#53 Posted : 26 November 2011 14:18:15

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Excellent stuff Jerry and nice to see you back in front of the cutting mat again !! Love the layover of parts on the poster, gives a good idea of the thing against a 1/18 model ... it's gonna be BIGGG !!

Well done mate, keep posting 'em up !! ThumpUp

Cheers ... Kev. BigGrin

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Love the demo on the poster! What a great idea!!!! BigGrin

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#55 Posted : 29 December 2011 17:28:08

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Part33 to 35:

Hey guys, back with the next 'delayed' instalment Blushing

I am only doing the last 3 parts of the engine this time, so I will leave the next 5 parts - the underbody, as one big section. I have received the main underbody parts, boy are they huge - it really helps you to understand how BIG this is going to be - much better perspective that just laying the parts over a poster. I test fitted the engine assembly to the underbody & then added the tail as well - looks great. BigGrin

There are no major gotcha's to report in this set, though I did sand & re-paint the silver top of the cowl, as the join wasn't great. The foil was easy enough, though I did cover more of the cowl base than De-Ag instructed, as some photo's I have seen, certainly indicate there is more than we have. I also have a minor addition in mind, just need to source the right parts - watch this space Cool

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#56 Posted : 29 December 2011 17:40:52

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Coming together well Jerry BigGrin

Thanks for the enjoyment Mike

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#57 Posted : 05 January 2012 15:58:36

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Love the layout of the car over the poster! What a great idea, and a cracking build too!! Happy New Year! BigGrin

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#58 Posted : 25 January 2012 17:39:52

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Small Engine Mod:

I noticed when googling some images of the Mercedes engine in the McLaren there is some extra gold heat shielding in the head grooves (covering plugs I assume). As these are just empty in the model, I decided to include some special 'Ferrero Rocher' detailing to improve the look of the engine, making it look less bare. I reused some of the plastic sprue from the magazine binder pins - cut to size & covered in foil, then glued in place. I think it would have matched in better with the same foil as supplied by De-Ag, so if anyone knows where this can be bought, please let me know. But still looks OK
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#59 Posted : 25 January 2012 19:27:53

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Looks great Jerry BigGrin

I like the enhancement, well done BigGrin

Regards

Mike BigGrin

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#60 Posted : 25 January 2012 20:24:00

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Hi Jerry,

A nice little mod and something I intend to add to my engine when I can find time to get back on the build (very busy with other work at the moment) along with a few other touches. Regards the gold foil, some sweet wrappers have a similar foil, particularly things like toffees and I seem to remember 'Toffee Eclairs' used to have some very useful shiny gold foil beneath the outer wrapper ?? Well done you for trying the mod - good stuff !!

BigGrin

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