Formula One Group Build 2022 - CLOSED

wpwar11

28 years ago today Senna died at tamburello corner Imola, Italy.  Working on the Lotus.  Not much to see but here is the tub and some of the engine assembly.  I'll get the seat installed with aftermarket belts in the next update.  
Really looking forward to seeing all the great f1 models.

 

A great driver.  Looking forward to this build - I'm hoping to get this kit as well.  That Camel yellow is awesome.

jeaton01

I had a slight hiccup on the Honda.  When I took the parts out of the bag I found the black sprue was deformed and the radius rods for the suspension were bent and in one case broken.  Thankfully, Gary at Tamiya USA had an incomplete spare B sprue even though the kit is not in current production and he is sending me the needed parts which were still on that sprue.  Lucky day and thank you, Tamiya for the great service.

 

That bent sprue is certainly unusual, especially coming from Tamiya.

Happy to hear of the great customer support,though.

I got the replacement parts from Tamiya already, so tonight I did a small bit of work on the engine and transmission, a transverse mounted V-12 with many tiny pistons.

That was fast!  Motor looks cool in there sideways.

Zipping along here, and as you guys said, this is a fun kit to build.  Painting and assembly of the engine continues, and I also painted the wheels.  Mostly Tamiya paints, as usual there is a bit more grain to the Tamiya Flat Aluminum than I like but it just seems right to use Tamiya paints on this one.  X-18 Semi Gloss Black and Alclad Polished Aluminum went on the wheels.  I was unsure of how I was going to get a clean job on the silver rim detail, but I found a metal washer that was the exact fit in my clutter and with the addition of a little Tamiya tape I think the result is nice.  The velocity stacks are also Alclad Polished Aluminum, I made a mask with the Silhouette Cameo to do that.  The body of the part is a mix of 1 part of Tamiya Chrome Silver and 5 parts of Tamiya Gold Leaf that also was used on what I think is an intake and water manifold and also some covers on the engine and transmission.

Great progress.  The wheels came out great.

Thanks, John.  Still rolling along here.  This car is definitely closely akin to a 4 wheel motorcycle.  I've been watching a few videos and the V-12 turning 9,000 rpm definitely howls.  I've also seen that there is a whole forest of what I think is fuel injection tubing on the top of the engine.  Don't know if I will go there, I might make a mess of it.  There must also be 12 ignition wires there somewhere.

I installed all the exhaust and some of the framing today, 12 pipes into 4 pretty much wrapping all around everything. 

Honda had a different idea about where to race on the power curve.

I have a model I havent started of a 6 cylinder inline 250 cc bike that ran at top speed at 20,000 rpm.

Bill

The old saying there's no replacemnt for displacement... apparently RPMS are pretty good.  Current cars are electronically limited to 15000 RPM 

My 2013 Boss 302 has a 7500 redline and I thought that was high :)

I think the 2000 Honda S2000 redline was 8900 (some say 9000)

Engine looking good, John.

Definitely worth clicking to see the bigger pics, lots of detail and nice paint work to look at.

Seat completed using studio 27 fabric belts.  Scratch built the drivers communication wire.

better picture.  Sorry for the second post.

Great detail Paul!

Had no idea fabric belts/harnesses avail for race car models.

Wow, what a great-looking seat!

Thanks Greg and John,
The kit had molded in belts.  My hand painting skills aren't sharp enough for that task.  So I sanded off the belts and purchased the set.  They can be a little tricky threading the fabric thru the buckles but the results are decent.

Nice looking seat and belts, Paul.

A rather boring report from Honda land, I got in a can of Tamiya's racing white which I was waiting for, and then realized a coat of flat white primer was in order on all the white parts.  Could have done that before, but I'll be able to sand it and try a first coat of the racing white soon.  I never have good luck with aerosol cans so I will decant it first.

Here's a picture to make you snowblind.

Nice progress John.  Racing white is an interesting color - an off-white/cream white.

And now an exploded view.  The racing white paint from Tamiya really went on nice.  However, it melted the first plastic cup I decanted it into.  Hot Stuff

Great stuff John - it all looks fantastic.  Looking like you are ready for final assembly.

Went with a template instead of the Tamiya reverse decals.  It left a bit of overspray but I think it works for tire lettering.  

Looks great Paul.  Where did you get the template?

A shop called Hiroboy. Don't remember what it cost or if it's still in stock.  I think this will be my method for 1/20 Goodyear tires for now on.  Sometimes I have trouble getting the decals on straight.  
Leclerc killed it this morning in qualifying.  Go Ferrari.  Enjoy the Monaco tomorow.  The cars have long ago out grew the track but I still like the race.

That template worked great Paul, nice looking tire!

My RA 272 is at the finish line.  I was nervous about all the spider web suspension and engine framing, but Tamiya did a great job and it went together very well.  The outer body fit very tightly but by holding my mouth right it went together fine.  When I unmislocate the mirrors I will install them, but I do think the car looks sleeker without the eyestalks.

The eyestalks have been located and installed.  All the photos have been updated.  Hooray!

Boo!  You have to click on the images to see the new ones, the post won't update the embedded images.  That's not right!

Well done!   A classic f1 car from the golden age of the sport.  It's beautiful.

Looks great John - let me know which pic you want on the front page if your finished.  Love that car.

Thanks, Paul and John.  It's quite a contrast with the last two cars I've built, the Tamiya 42 Ford and the  Pyro 1931 Cadillac Sport Phaeton.

Pick whatever picture you like for the front page, John.

I replaced all the RA272 photos with new ones with the mirrors, but the images in the post are not updating.  You can see the corrected images if you click on the ones in the post.

Got you on the front page John, but I see the same issue of the image not loading.  It's there when you click on it though.  I'll pull it down and  put it up on IMGUR and see if that works.  Bingo.

Thanks, John.

Well done, John.

That has always been my second favorite of the Tamiya Forumula One kits over the years, even though I know nothing about racing or race cars. It's good to see it built up.