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Making a start on the monocoque. Sprayed up a few parts.
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Looking good. Love those tyres, I take it they are rubber?
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davetwin wrote:Looking good. Love those tyres, I take it they are rubber? Thanks for the comments. Yes they're the standard tyres that come with the kit.
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Managed to get some work done on the cockpit. I added branding to the fire extinguisher and a throttle cable (An old D string from my guitar ) RM1 attached the following image(s):
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Got the display case organised and arranged the parts so far to make sure the fit is ok
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I've added the safety harness and decided to try and produce a couple of anchor points onto the body rather than just gluing to the top of the seat as it shows in the instructions.
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Time to add a bit of colour to the lower body section.
Tamiya spray can and a lot of masking tape.
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Your doing a beautiful job there Malc  very nice indeed! Spencer
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Warthog wrote:Your doing a beautiful job there Malc very nice indeed! Spencer Many thanks Spencer. Going a bit slowly but hope to finish it by the end of the year
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There's no rush on these kits as they look stunning when time and effort is spent on them and your doing exactly that Malc Spencer
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Malc. What a wonderful job your doing with this build. It's always interesting to see how others go about adding their own individual enhancements to a model. Some very careful work you have done with that seat harness. Happy modelling Tony Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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birdaj2 wrote:Malc.
What a wonderful job your doing with this build. It's always interesting to see how others go about adding their own individual enhancements to a model.
Some very careful work you have done with that seat harness.
Happy modelling
Tony Thanks Tony, for the comments. Really enjoying this build Malc
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Got time to do some work on the front suspension. Used the same paint and decal treatment on the shocks as for the rear.
The fit of the complete unit into the underpan is not great and it looks like the thin upright body sections at the front will need a bit of bending when I finally bond the suspension unit in place.RM1 attached the following image(s):
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Front hubs done and attached RM1 attached the following image(s):
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I've used some thin electrical wire with the strands pulled out to add hose detail from the master cylinders to the front calipers and for the clutch.RM1 attached the following image(s):
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Malc. What some excellent work you are doing with this build. Sone of those pictures look just like the real thing - some very neat paintwork your doing. Well done. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
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birdaj2 wrote:Malc.
What some excellent work you are doing with this build. Sone of those pictures look just like the real thing - some very neat paintwork your doing. Well done.
Hi Tony. Thanks for looking in on my Build diary and for the encouraging comments. Malc.
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The battery that comes with the kit has a row of screw caps to top up the electrolyte. The only pictures I could find show a sealed type, which I guess is the more sensible option for racing. I'm not sure if they were available back in 1973.
Anyway I added some colour and made an "Enersys" decal to give some detail.
The straps are cut from 80 micron steel. A little fiddly but it turned out ok.The wiring is still in progress but I've taken some electrical wire and made a terminal connector. I'll finish that after I've attached the nose support frame.RM1 attached the following image(s):
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The body on the M23 is an Aluminium construction but contains a fair amount of steel fabrication around the front bulkhead. Images of the car show that the exposed steel parts were painted a greenish colour. Most likely for corrosion protection.
I cut a couple of steel plates and added them after painting with Tamiya XF 76, grey green. Also used it on the clevis mounts for the nose cone frame and the brackets that are provided to take the screws that hold the nose cone. RM1 attached the following image(s):
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Fabulous work so far Malc, she really does look stunning and very realistic!! F1 cars from the '70s are just sooooo cool aren't they? 
I love all the little scratch built extras that you are putting into this build, that's right up my street!! They really lift the model to another level and I can see your skills as an F1 modeller improving all the time. It's great to watch it happening mate!!
By the way ... will you be doing a build log of the Emerson Fittipaldi 'Marlboro' McLaren M23 after this one? I seem to recall you telling me that you'd bought that kit at the same time as the 'Yardley' M23 with the intention of swapping the two airboxes over?
Keep up the great work Malc .... and those updates!! 
Kev
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