F189 Mansell

Kyle DeHart
Got tires sanded, engine is mostly done and I did a quick dry fit and everything is looking like it should. More later.

Stéphane Jayet
Promising !!! waiting for the final result

Kyle DeHart
Thanks guys! Tamiya takes a lot of the frustration out of their F1 line. Always enjoyable to build. Made a bit more progress today. Decals on tires and wheels. Instrument panel detailed. I will get some more photos up soon

bossy122
It may have been Ferrari that made it easy for Tamiya. I have been trying to figure out how to eliminate the seams that come with Tamiya front suspension "boxes" on both their FW11 and B188. But so far, so good with this one.

Kyle DeHart
Bossy, you could be right about Ferrari making things easy. I must confess that I'm not a very good modeler. I love building kits. I love adding details here and there and sometimes I just love building them out of the box. But seams in suspension "boxes". I confess to not giving them a second look. I love it when others go the extra mile and really make things look like the real thing. However, I find myself content if my projects resemble what they're supposed to on the shelf. And I enjoy when they are well engineered to fit together without the need for pulling all my hair out. 😂 That's been mostly the case for Tamiya's F1 line for me.

bossy122
And you know, you're probably better off just building to build, keeping it fun. I try to keep it simple as well but certain things I cannot ignore. I say, if you're having fun: more power to you. 🙂

Kyle DeHart
Absolutely. That's what it's all about after all. I enjoy all your work. It's lovely. And well worth the extra time you put in.

Kyle DeHart
Tires and wheels decaled up. Suspension attached to main tub. Progressing along.

Kyle DeHart
Wheels bolted on and decals started. I'll not be home tomorrow to finish it up most likely, but should be buttoned up very soon.

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
great

Ben Rocke
Terrific work Kyle. Another beauty.

Kyle DeHart
Thanks Laurent!

Kyle DeHart
Thanks Ben! I am doing absolutely nothing special with this one so I appreciate the kind words

Kyle DeHart
F189 finished up! I greatly enjoyed this kit even though I didn't put air of effort into it. (Look at that engine cover) I honestly don't think I've built an open wheel kit that the engine cover has fit quite so beautifully before. Lovely kit. May try to pick up the high induction version sometime down the line and add some extra details. One an never have too many Ferraris after all. Especially ones with 12 cylinders. They always look good on the shelf.

Jv
Great work like always

Kyle DeHart
Thanks so much for the kind words, Jv!

Jv
Your welcome there is always builds I like to see yours is always on that list
Your results and a few others is my aim
Thanks for all your contributions
Nt to many times I can help but always happy to give back

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
fabulous

Ben Rocke
Beautiful Kyle.

Stéphane Jayet
Perfect result and nice pictures. Thanks for sharing

Kyle DeHart
Thank you everyone! I really Appreciate it.

Greg Baker
Beautiful. I just got this kit and was looking for some inspiration... So very nice. Wow. I can almost hear the whine of the engine.

Kyle DeHart
Thank you! It's a gorgeous kit Greg. I'd build it again without question.

Simon Hird
I started this in 1990 and it's still in the box (31 of those years spent in the loft). You may have pushed me into picking it up again.

Kyle DeHart
You should Simon! Great kit, you can finish it off

Simon Hird
I took your advice and picked it up again. Decals look a bit "iffy" after 30 years in the loft so they may need replacing and I am having difficulty airbrushing and varnishing the red bits, but the rest of the build is now just about done.

Kyle DeHart
That's awesome Simon! My decals were iffy too. I put them in a sunny window for a couple days to whiten them up a hair and the. I brushed some decal film over them just to be safe. I was unsure if they would've worked or not. I've also found that red can be a difficult color. I wasn't even super thrilled with the finish on this one but figured it's a race car, so they're never perfect