Magnifier Ford GT-40 mk11 1.12

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:38 am

Thanks for looking in and your comments guys

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:13 pm

The build continues with the fitting of the front and rear suspension . I splatted one of the box's at the rear with glue by accident so its a respray job for tomorrow now

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Post by **jchrisf** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:41 pm

Looking awesome Andy!

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:50 am

Thanks for looking in and your comments Cris

Post by **Bdiddy** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:11 am

Looking great Andy! You’re making good progress, coming along nice & steady

Post by **LWWales** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:28 am

Looking great mate!

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:05 pm

Thanks for looking in both and your comments

Post by **WordenB** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:12 am

Just doing the same car in Fujimi 1/24, it's good but this is something else! Excellent work, thank you for sharing your build.

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:07 am

thanks for looking in and your comments

Yh I did a Fujimi a while back there not bad little kits and capture the subject well .

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:37 pm

Assembly continues with the cockpit. Still more to add here like rivets and PE. The seats were painted charcoal grey and then the pre-glued sequins were attached to look like the real cars seat . The discs were there to try and keep the driver cool to try and get a flow of air through the seat as the cars ran very hot .Most cars had silver disc's but I have also seen gold discs too on some cars.

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Post by **jchrisf** » Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:40 pm

Very nice Andy! Those seats are molded so well they look real.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:44 pm

Interesting info about the seat rings...would think they would get hotter with a metal bezel like that

Anyhow, yours are looking great. Tedious work there

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:00 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:44 pm Interesting info about the seat rings...would think they would get hotter with a metal bezel like that
Anyhow, yours are looking great. Tedious work there

The seats were just a strip of cloth down the centre with the air discs and the sides were padded around the frame

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:22 am

Hawkmoon wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:00 pm
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:44 pm Interesting info about the seat rings...would think they would get hotter with a metal bezel like that
Anyhow, yours are looking great. Tedious work there
The seats were just a strip of cloth down the centre with the air discs and the sides were padded around the frame

Sounds comfy

Post by **Bdiddy** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:51 am

Love the high detail of the seats, supposedly the drivers said that the GT40 seats were the comfiest race that they had sat in yet they really don’t look comfortable at all haha

Great work so far Andy

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:52 am

Thanks everyone for looking in and your comments

@Bdiddy The drivers all sweated like pigs even with the sets as they are. The radiators are all at the front apart from the oil cooler. So two armoured pipes without insulation ran inside the central propshaft type console along the floor. These pipes being un-insulated radiated heat throughout any race slowly cooking the driver alive

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:52 am

Hawkmoon wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:52 am Thanks everyone for looking in and your comments

@Bdiddy &Twokids The drivers all sweated like pigs even with the sets as they are. The radiators are all at the front apart from the oil cooler. So two armoured pipes without insulation ran inside the central propshaft type console along the floor. These pipes being un-insulated radiated heat throughout any race slowly cooking the driver alive

Post by **Miiqqula** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:20 am

Seats looks some awesome

Post by **BigWall** » Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:18 am

Very nice work as always.

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:03 am

Thanks for looking in and your comments both

Post by **digger303** » Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:57 am

Wow seats look so real.

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:14 pm

digger303 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:57 am Wow seats look so real.

Thanks for looking in and your comments Digger

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:19 pm

Havent forgot this build just lost my mojo for a couple of days but heres some progress. The seats have been fitted after the seat belts were added along with rivets and etch detail. The roll bar has only been dry fitted for now.

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Post by **jchrisf** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:51 pm

Looks awesome Andy!

Post by **BigWall** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:56 am

It looks great! The detail kit was totally worth it.

Post by **Bdiddy** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:41 am

love those disc brakes, they look sensational. great progress Andy

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:12 am

Thanks for looking in and your comments everyone

Post by **LWWales** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 6:13 pm

Loving the progress! That engine is amazing!

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:19 am

Thanks for looking in and your comments everyone

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:53 pm

Ok got the doors together today and added the etch inner door cards. Started adding etch and parts to the next part of the assembly

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Post by **Hawkmoon** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:08 pm

Work continues with the dash.

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Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:47 pm

Oh wow

The metal bits and bobs look great

Post by **jchrisf** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:52 pm

That looks awesome Andy!

Post by **BigWall** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:47 pm

Looking nice!

Post by **Bdiddy** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:07 am

That dash is gorgeous!

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:34 am

Thanks for looking in and your comments everyone

Post by **YumYum** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 2:25 pm

This is awesome! Keep up the good work on this one

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:02 pm

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Post by **Hawkmoon** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:09 pm

Dash is fitted as more gets added ,doors are a test dry fit. Made up the steering wheel.

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Post by **BigWall** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:32 am

I didn't realize how large this model is until your hand was in the picture for reference. This is going to be amazing!

Post by **Bdiddy** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:17 am

this just keeps looking cooler & cooler Andy, the detail in the steering wheel is unbelievable

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:52 am

BigWall wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:32 am I didn't realize how large this model is until your hand was in the picture for reference. This is going to be amazing!

Yes she is a good size thats why it was always in demand as the scope for super detailing could be used to the max if wanted

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:53 am

Bdiddy wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:17 am this just keeps looking cooler & cooler Andy, the detail in the steering wheel is unbelievable

Yes I must agree the steering wheel is way above the norm for detail and just eye poppin candy

Post by **LWWales** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:54 am

This is amazing mate! The detail you're adding blows me away!

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:20 pm

LWWales wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:54 am This is amazing mate! The detail you're adding blows me away!

Thanks for looking in and your comments

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:31 pm

Made up the front radiator but did not glue in place as it will be a different color to the main body like the oil tank situated where the spare was placed. There are still some etch straps,pipework and fittings to fit at the front but there going on after paint. Added all the remaining etch and parts to this sub assembly so its now ready for paint,decals and 2k.

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