Tamiya Lotus Type 79 1978

[Kevthemodeller]

Come on ya big tease
Lets see the shiny shiny stuff!!!!

Yer I'll second that.

[jmurphy18]

Thank you Gary
Thanks Kev
Thanks Scott!

I am working diligently on all 3 that I am working on plus Honey Do's LOL

[jmurphy18]

Update, I am getting close:
The P2k is dry so I went ahead and stopped my MH-60s build and did some work on the Lotus so I could see how it looks. My detail parts also came in, Thanks @Twokidsnosleep so I added some lines off the oil cooler and back of the gearbox. Turns out I should have done this prior to painting and gluing as I started making a mess Life lesson learned........
I started assembling the body panels and sanding down all the mating surfaces. If I had o do this again I would build the body 1st and then paint. Lots of small parts and some that just could have gone on the body prior to primer and paint.


Here is a shot of the body on the chassis. That P2k Gloss black is really shinny but is a fingerprint magnet FYI


Here is the fully assembled body with those stacks on the engine. They were a PIA to assemble. Glued my fingers multiple times.


Side view


top view


Thanks for looking &
Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to all
John

[Twokidsnosleep]

Now we are talking
Very sexy
Can’t wait until those gold decals hit the deck and give us that pop!
Just a gorgeous livery

[jmurphy18]

Thanks much Scott!

[barryf1fan]

Little Christmas ISM forum break!!

Dang Murph!!! This is looking off the chart! (I know nobody says that anymore, but it was the best I could do stuffed with turkey and a little hungover...) In all seriousness, this is looking sick, man!! Can not wait to see the finished kit - keep up the killer work man!! Merry Christmas, too!

[jmurphy18]

Thanks much Barry!!

[jmurphy18]

Final Update:
I had a chance to apply the decals. They were a lot harder than I expected. I figured they were a bit old and larger that I was use to. Some of the surfaces were tough to keep the decals straight and lined up

Side view


over the top


back view


left side


front view


Thanks cover taking the time to view my model folks!
HAGD & Week
John

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh Murph that is just lovely
They are a bit of a fight, but the Tamiya F1's do come out really nice

[Kingdan]

That's a lovely looking motor car you've got yourself murph nicely done

[barryf1fan]

Came out looking good dude!! I hate pinstripe decals - they are a real challenge (which is weird because they're small and thin, but are frustrating to get right).

[Pete75]

Terrific job - that'll sit nicely on the shelf!

[Kevthemodeller]

Terrific build Murph, the depth of shine on the bodywork and overall detailing is superb

[jmurphy18]

Thanks so very much Scott!!
Thanks so much Dan!!
Thank you so much Barry! These were the hardest decals I have every slayed down to date.
Thanks so much Pete75:
Thank you very much Kev !

Thanks everyone so very much!!

[Hawkmoon]

Nice result and well done on her

[jmurphy18]

thanks so much Hawkmoon!!