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Lotus 72C Ford - GP Great Britain 1970 - WIP

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10 June 2012, 10:17
Lesley Eyckerman
Wow, i'm to follow this build with great interest. Nice start.
11 June 2012, 09:08
Guy Golsteyn
Thanks mates; the thread has been updated with new pics 😉
14 June 2012, 13:47
Guy Golsteyn
Could be, but I want to be sure, so I will double-check 😉
14 June 2012, 14:21
Guy Golsteyn
Ok, it's confirmed 😉
14 June 2012, 14:29
Holger Kranich
I always thought, they had slicks in the 70 ´s?
14 June 2012, 14:46
Guy Golsteyn
That is correct, although they only started to use them from 1971 onwards I think.
14 June 2012, 14:59
Holger Kranich
Ah, ok! Btw, very good work, what i can see! Cant wait for the next pix;)!
14 June 2012, 15:02
Bill Gilman
Looking very nice indeed! Maybe the treaded tyres are for the rain?
28 June 2012, 20:58
Guy Golsteyn
They had the treads for the rain, but they didn't use any slick tires until 1971. They just used the same kind of tire, no matter what kind of weather it was. In 1971, Goodyear and Firestone introduced slick tyres to Formula 1.
30 June 2012, 20:42
Terry Burke
Thanks for posting this project, for me while i would like the kit, one more 1/20th might be a "Bridge too far" for me as I'm pretty slow at car. I will be following your work as I think any hints and tips I pick p will translate well onto the Tameo kit. I presume that you have used the zero paints Gold leaf set?
Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing progress,

Regards,

Terry.
30 June 2012, 21:34
Guy Golsteyn
It has been a while since my last post. There is a good reason for this: the instructions mislead me which resulted in a wrong position of the decal with the racenumber 5. I noticed this to late, when I looked at my reference pics. So I asked my fellow modellers who have the same kit if they were planning on building another version of the Lotus, and I was lucky. Thanks to my friend Lesley who will build the Lotus in another race, I could get a new set of nr 5 decals and I spraypainted the white roundel to mask the wrong decal, after which I put the new nr 5 decal on top of it. After a few clearcoats it will be hardly noticeable.
5 July 2012, 17:58
Lesley Eyckerman
Hi Guy,

As usual your work looks and is superb. No problem about the decals. I'm always happy when i can help a friend or a fellow modeler out.

Best regards,
Lesley
5 July 2012, 20:39
Pedro Costa
Great!!
7 July 2012, 14:28
Guy Golsteyn
I updated the 'work in progress pictures'.
29 August 2012, 14:47
Steve Wilson
Nice work Guy...
29 August 2012, 15:23
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
If it comes to racing cars,you are the man!
Great !!!
29 August 2012, 16:42
Guy Golsteyn
Thanks man! I added some more pics 😉
30 August 2012, 18:10
Holger Kranich
Hey Guy, great build! Have you soldered some of the metalparts? If yes, go on, it looks very fine in scale!
31 August 2012, 11:28
Guy Golsteyn
No, I used superglue (which in a way is also soldering)...
31 August 2012, 12:16
Guy Golsteyn
I made some progress and I added some more pics...
6 September 2012, 16:04
Bill Gilman
I agree with the comments, this is a very nice job! I have a bunch of Indy kits in my stash - you are encouraging me to start one! 🙂
6 September 2012, 20:21
Guy Golsteyn
To anyone interested, I'll be taking this build along to KMK Scale World tomorrow! Check it out at the stand of the Paddock Modelbouw!
8 September 2012, 13:44
Dirk Heyer
Aaah Super I will be there tomorrow and check it out!
We will see us!
Greetz
8 September 2012, 14:18
Sherif Sharmy
I have the T`bird 1955 0f Matchbox. How do i get the super glossy finish?
8 September 2012, 14:35
Guy Golsteyn
There really is no secret magic spell: just lots of gloss coats, and after each coat polishing will do the trick. It's a pretty intensive job, but it's worth the effort 😉
11 September 2012, 16:28
Guy Golsteyn
I added some more progress pics, we are nearing the completion 😉
11 September 2012, 16:29
Holger Kranich
WTF!!! Its coming very nicely together, Guy! Wheels, chassis, paintjob= Amazing!🙂
11 September 2012, 16:40
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Looks like the real thing!Amazing
11 September 2012, 19:49
Dirk Heyer
Sadly I did not meet you and your amazing models in Mol! :/
13 September 2012, 10:05
Guy Golsteyn
Too bad! But I'll be in Nieuwegein as well, maybe we can meet there?
13 September 2012, 10:53
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
What is in Nieuwegein ??
13 September 2012, 16:37
Steve Wilson
Nieuwegein is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht.
13 September 2012, 16:42
Guy Golsteyn
The IPMS Dutch National Convention 2012. Here is some more information:

euroscalemodelling.n..ernational/Home.html
13 September 2012, 16:42
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Steve ,thanks Guy
Oh man this will be heavy,14 october Scale model Factory and 27 october perhaps euroscale.My family will kill me 🙂
But the 27 is a saturday.Maybe i have to work then,then i cant be there.
13 September 2012, 16:53
Lesley Eyckerman
Nieuwegein! That's on my birthday. I'm there to celebrate. 🙂
13 September 2012, 21:49

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