International Scale Modeller

Well I am late and the only one at the party

Pull this one out of the stash and give it a go until the end of the month
Photo shows ridiculous amount of $ paid for a $5 kit
Looks like this was motorized, don’t think I am doing that

are you throwing any eggstras at this one?

cracking kit, eggsellent choice scott just yokeing

YA hmm, should be pretty straight forward.
I add mesh side vents, maybe some aluminum exhaust...

I made two other Fi Fujimi Q series egg cars, will be very similar

Ok here we go.
Sunday morning in the Nerd Lab and I have hacked this kit open
Cut off plastic moulded roll cage to make a metal one
Cut off radiator blocks and moved them inwards so I can do real metal mesh ones
Cut the spaces between the front and rear winglets as they were moulded solid
Opened up the vents for the turbo intakes
Patched up my scratches and stuff
Split a front tire trying it on rim...new problem never seen before







She is pretty simplistic, but will be fun

great start scott, shame about the front tyre split, not see that before either. Love the previous F1 eggs

I cut off that ridiculous moulded roll cage
Then smoothed a bit and planned holes for a brass tubular cage

I heated the brass and bent it into the ‘u’ shape and soldered the two supports. It took a full two times each support arm to get it right
Things do seat into those holes, but I don’t want to stress the solder joints so this pic is with the roll cage intentionally loose

Casper wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:43 pm great start scott, shame about the front tyre split, not see that before either. Love the previous F1 eggs

Ya weird,I have never seen tires like this
Soft and mushy with a seam across them. I have some ABS cement, might try that

Nice to see this underway in the pits - lovely work on the replacement roll-hoop.

But that's a real bugger about that split tyre - hope you can get it sorted somehow

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:45 am

Casper wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:43 pm great start scott, shame about the front tyre split, not see that before either. Love the previous F1 eggs

Ya weird,I have never seen tires like this
Soft and mushy with a seam across them. I have some ABS cement, might try that

I read on a RC forum that Loctite is a good glue for tyres, the thin stuff. You only need a thin layer apparently scott but not tried it so cant say it works.
mark

Cheers guys, I will figure out the tires

Well here’s an issue



At least 2 full mm gap on the tire when sitting on the rim.
Plus it is right at the Pirelli logo
Shite

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:00 am Well here’s an issue



At least 2 full mm gap on the tire when sitting on the rim.
Plus it is right at the Pirelli logo
Shite

is it just the one tyre scott. Not sure how you would fill the gap

Casper wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:10 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:00 am Well here’s an issue



At least 2 full mm gap on the tire when sitting on the rim.
Plus it is right at the Pirelli logo
Shite

is it just the one tyre scott. Not sure how you would fill the gap

It is both front tires
I sanded the outer diameter of the rim and the inner diameter of the tire...and it is still too tight and expands like that
Now that I think about it, I think more internal tire diameter sanding is required as the solution
Gonna get the power drill and a sanding drum after it
Ultimate white primer on the body and then two coats of Ferrari Red paint (Splash Repsol Red actually).
In the cupboard drying No touchy!

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:47 am

Casper wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:10 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:00 am Well here’s an issue



At least 2 full mm gap on the tire when sitting on the rim.
Plus it is right at the Pirelli logo
Shite

is it just the one tyre scott. Not sure how you would fill the gap

It is both front tires
I sanded the outer diameter of the rim and the inner diameter of the tire...and it is still too tight and expands like that
Now that I think about it, I think more internal tire diameter sanding is required as the solution
Gonna get the power drill and a sanding drum after it

Ferrari Red paint (Splash Repsol Red actually) on the body, two coats. In the cupboard drying
No touchy!

That's a awful amount of material to remove. If you do won't you have to do the other tyre too other wise it won't sit right.
Could you take it off.... Ca it together then go to the opposite side slice it and add styrene sheet to pack it out. You wouldn't have to worry about a lot of issues then like the logo or sanding the internal edge in a perfect circle.

Bummer about the wheels.

I think you have a good idea Digger!

Well it worked out
I just increased the interior tire diameter a bit more and the lack of pressure stops the split tire opening up
You can still see the seam at the top of the front tire

BigWall wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:09 am Bummer about the wheels.

I think you have a good idea Digger!

great idea Digger

digger303 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:06 am

That's a awful amount of material to remove. If you do won't you have to do the other tyre too other wise it won't sit right.
Could you take it off.... Ca it together then go to the opposite side slice it and add styrene sheet to pack it out. You wouldn't have to worry about a lot of issues then like the logo or sanding the internal edge in a perfect circle.

Meh it was ok, thankfully the simple route worked this time
Had to use the big faster Dremel though for more torque


Handy to have a little Amazon desk vacuum to clean up all the shavings...and there were lots
Very much recommend one for anyone doing lots of sanding or shaping at their bench...if you suck up a part, it is easy to retrieve

excellent fix scott, couldn't see the seam until you said.
I can see how big the car is now

Casper wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:45 am excellent fix scott, couldn't see the seam until you said.
I can see how big the car is now

Ya she is 12 cm long or 5 inches for those playing Imperial

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:48 am

Casper wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:45 am excellent fix scott, couldn't see the seam until you said.
I can see how big the car is now

Ya she is 12 cm long or 5 inches for those playing Imperial

smaller than I thought, never done one before but seen pics. great fun to build

Nice save with the tire. That closed up nicely.

BigWall wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:10 am Nice save with the tire. That closed up nicely.

Ya
They didn’t match the tire rim/wheel diameter well
Funny tires, they have good year on one side and Pirelli on the other
Most references are Goodyear, but that logo an writing are so poorly done gotta go Pirelli
Going to do some decals before bed and then let it all sit and 2k clear next weekend

Edit: nope, Goodyear plastered all over the decals, so gotta go with that side

I love how decals bring a kit to life
Really one of my favourite parts of modelling
This is done as #28 Berger as a Ferrari #27 should only ever be Gilles Villeneuve





Wheels are Splash Gunmetal over Ultimate black...lovely to spray this GM splash and it looks great

Looking good, loving the decals!

Very nice!

Thanks guys
She is a pretty cool little car coming together with decals and details

nice build scott, great little kits.
mark

Soooo cuuuuute!!!!

ForeverPlasticKits wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:46 pm Soooo cuuuuute!!!!

It is!!
I think I like this one the best of the three now

Great save on those tyres mate - and you're right the decals really bring it to life!

Looking good

It's looking really cool!

BigWall wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:11 am It's looking really cool!

Man, thanks!

I was sweating a bit today as my extra 2k clear in the cup had not set up after 4 hours, but tonight everything is solid

Will get this Easter egg build done in just under the wire if I pick away after work the next few nights
Splash 2k clear kicks butt on this, even shinier in person

Done and into the reveal

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Very cool Scott