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RM1 wrote:New delivery of parts.  But Big problem with condition of seat  Hoping supplier can replace it. Looks like it was bent before being packed. That didn't happen in the post. Malc... the seat can easily be corrected using hot water.. mine was the same and all I did was soak in hot water(near boiling)for about 20 seconds then arrange the seat in it's intended position... the seat is made of a softer rubber material and is very easy to correct.. Spencer
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Warthog wrote:RM1 wrote:New delivery of parts. But Big problem with condition of seat Hoping supplier can replace it. Looks like it was bent before being packed. That didn't happen in the post. Malc... the seat can easily be corrected using hot water.. mine was the same and all I did was soak in hot water(near boiling)for about 20 seconds then arrange the seat in it's intended position... the seat is made of a softer rubber material and is very easy to correct.. Spencer Hi Spencer, great idea thanks for the advice. I'll give it go !
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 Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,051 Points: -13,308
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Hello Malc,
Good choice and I've never understood why Tamiya released the two M23 kits with the airbox shapes that they have? Sure each car did race occasionally with the shape of box supplied but far more often they were transposed, with Denny Hulme/Mike Hailwood having the squarer airbox as supplied with the Texaco Marlboro kit and Emerson Fittipaldi/Jochen Mass having the curved airbox as supplied in the Yardley kit?  
Must get myself one of those M23 manuals as well!  
Kev
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Latest deliveries..and I got a replacement drivers seat many thanks to the local distributer. They've been very helpful. I just had to put that fantastic piece of bodywork in place. This model is just huge RM1 attached the following image(s):
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Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,051 Points: -13,308
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Looking good Malc and certainly taking shape now! Just be careful that you don't handle that big piece of bodywork too much other wise the lovely chrome(ish) paint can easily be scratched or end up with damaging fingerprints all over it!!
Kev
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Thanks for the tip, Kev. I'll try to overcome my desire to fiddle with it until it's time for assembly.  I have been wondering just how tough is that paint finish? Malc.
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Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,051 Points: -13,308
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The silver/chrome paint finish is reasonably tough Malc and will stand a reasonable amount of handling but as a matter of course it's always best to handle any painted finish on a model as little as possible really if you want to keep it looking fresh and pristine? Before applying my decals I gave the whole of the car bodywork a very gentle clean and polish with a soft 'lint free' cloth and using 'Windolene Glass Cleaner' (do you have that in SA?) after carefully testing it first in an inconspicuous area in case it damaged or dulled the chrome appearance of the paint?
The cloth has to be lint free otherwise you risk leaving hundreds of tiny scratches in the paint surface which will really show up on the silver bits especially and don't put it down on a dusty worktop either otherwise you might just as well use sandpaper!!
Hope that helps Malc?
Kev
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Joined: 31/08/2011 Posts: 629 Points: 1,963 Location: Plymouth
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Great build Malc! The car is REALLY taking shape now. The enhancements are awesome too!  Well done! Keep up the good work. Chris
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SennaMentalMe wrote:The silver/chrome paint finish is reasonably tough Malc and will stand a reasonable amount of handling but as a matter of course it's always best to handle any painted finish on a model as little as possible really if you want to keep it looking fresh and pristine? Before applying my decals I gave the whole of the car bodywork a very gentle clean and polish with a soft 'lint free' cloth and using 'Windolene Glass Cleaner' (do you have that in SA?) after carefully testing it first in an inconspicuous area in case it damaged or dulled the chrome appearance of the paint?
The cloth has to be lint free otherwise you risk leaving hundreds of tiny scratches in the paint surface which will really show up on the silver bits especially and don't put it down on a dusty worktop either otherwise you might just as well use sandpaper!!
Hope that helps Malc?
Kev Thanks for the tip, Kev. I have found some Windolene in the cupboard so I'll give it a try. Also got a product that I use on my car windows, from Auto Glym called "fast glass". A great final polish after cleaning them. Will do a very cautious test.
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schueyking wrote: Great build Malc! The car is REALLY taking shape now. The enhancements are awesome too! Well done! Keep up the good work. Chris Thanks Chris, really appreciate the kind comments. Your build is looking excellent. I'm not looking forward to the decal stages at the end of mine.
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RM1 wrote:SennaMentalMe wrote:The silver/chrome paint finish is reasonably tough Malc and will stand a reasonable amount of handling but as a matter of course it's always best to handle any painted finish on a model as little as possible really if you want to keep it looking fresh and pristine? Before applying my decals I gave the whole of the car bodywork a very gentle clean and polish with a soft 'lint free' cloth and using 'Windolene Glass Cleaner' (do you have that in SA?) after carefully testing it first in an inconspicuous area in case it damaged or dulled the chrome appearance of the paint?
The cloth has to be lint free otherwise you risk leaving hundreds of tiny scratches in the paint surface which will really show up on the silver bits especially and don't put it down on a dusty worktop either otherwise you might just as well use sandpaper!!
Hope that helps Malc?
Kev Thanks for the tip, Kev. I have found some Windolene in the cupboard so I'll give it a try. Also got a product that I use on my car windows, from Auto Glym called "fast glass". A great final polish after cleaning them. Will do a very cautious test. Hello Malc,
Just make sure the Windolene is a glass cleaner (the clear water like stuff) and not a cream type which will likely have abrasives in it!! The same goes for your Autoglym polish which although is likely to be of a creamy consistency, you still need to check if it is an abrasive type? Even mildly abrasive will completely ruin the silver paintwork!
I bought a couple of extra sets of issue #1 parts to experiment/test different products on as they were really cheap and found that Autoglym 'Super Resin Polish' gave a really nice shine but even that dulled the silver very slightly. It is more of a waxy liquid than most but as I say I still had to be very careful and just dab it on with a soft cloth rather than rub it in any way and then leave to dry after which it was lightly buffed with a lint-free cloth, but still found very mild traces of silver on the cloth, so not completely abrasive free despite what it says on the bottle!! Once the first application was polished and had hardened, I gave it a second application, then buffed again after which there was no trace of silver at all on the cloth, so I think if you can get away with a very gentle first polish, that seems to seal the paint and you should be safe thereafter, but a tricky game to play!!
Any good Carnauba wax should be OK or if you can get it 'Tamiya Model Polish' is reputedly very good, but that is impossible to find in the UK now so maybe the same in SA?
I would just give it a gentle clean with some watery glass cleaner and leave it at that - hope that helps?
Kev
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Thanks for the tips Kev. I do have a spare issue 1 so I'll experiment a bit on that. The "fast glass" is a watery spray product and looks like it might work. I'll report back.
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I've been able to get back to the build and have added some of the cockpit detail.RM1 attached the following image(s):
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The seat is quite an interesting arrangement. It really shows how much the driver is lying in the "bath tub" position RM1 attached the following image(s):
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The major parts are coming together quite nicely. RM1 attached the following image(s):
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More parts received including the long awaited steering wheel. Lots to do on that. Only the seat belts missing now to finish the cockpit details.
Engine cowls are done and balanced in place. The model is starting to take on some bulk.
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More parts received including the long awaited steering wheel. Lots to do on that. Only the seat belts missing now to finish the cockpit details.
Engine cowls are done and balanced in place. The model is starting to take on some bulk. RM1 attached the following image(s):
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