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Sure, happy to help if I can. Sent you a PM.
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And Blazing Blazer!
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- real car
- stripper buggy
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Electrics control the steering (rudder) and sails, but all progress is from the wind.
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Finished these off by casting a steering wheel and painting. Ronnie and Mario ready for their Lotus 79’s.
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Cheers JM! For the molds I used Platsil 71-11 which was good to work with. I don’t suppose you have the body set instructions for the Lotus 79 Essex (green) livery? A scan would be very helpful for this restoration.
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Well this has proved impossible to find, so I’ve made a start making one instead. The green one is my original, white is cast from resin.
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Here’s my 959 with a TBG body and MCI decals. https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=130609&id=29570
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A Photo of Your Most Recent Tamiya RC/Build
rjg1973 replied to Mechanic AH's topic in General discussions
Thanks! Yes the paint was a concern as I wanted the body and wings to match the front wing sticker colour. After some trial and error, for the body I went with many coats of PS-19 Camel Yellow with no backing colour. For the wing end plates (front and rear) I went with a mix of X-6 Orange and X-8 Yellow, applied with an airbrush and also with many coats to match the solid colour of the front wing stickers. Not perfect but pretty good. -
Is there no love for brushed motors anymore?
rjg1973 replied to Mechanic AH's topic in General discussions
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A Photo of Your Most Recent Tamiya RC/Build
rjg1973 replied to Mechanic AH's topic in General discussions
Love a Lotus!! -
A Photo of Your Most Recent Tamiya RC/Build
rjg1973 replied to Mechanic AH's topic in General discussions
Great thread! Here’s my latest build from a couple of weeks ago.- 448 replies
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I’m not an expert, but the kids and I have really enjoyed learning about CAD and 3D printing this last year or so since we bought our printer. It’s really got them into design and creativity, and we’ve built and fixed lots of cool things. I couldn’t justify a high end unit, but ours does print ABS which is a bit stronger and less brittle than PLA. You can engineer extra strength in the design phase and also in the printing (infill structure). The key is trial and error, but you can move from design to prototype quickly so this is half the fun. it’s been really useful on a few projects -
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Lotus 99t / Williams FW-11 Screw Bag A
rjg1973 replied to rjg1973's topic in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
No, wasn't unfortunately. I bought an F101 screw bag for the the M3 32mm flat top countersunk (in black), and found some non-tamiya M3 15mm raised top countersunk on ebay from a specialist screw supplier. -
Lotus 99t / Williams FW-11 Screw Bag A
rjg1973 replied to rjg1973's topic in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
No, I only found black too. -
Lotus 99t / Williams FW-11 Screw Bag A
rjg1973 replied to rjg1973's topic in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
Thanks for checking and for the tip! -
Lotus 99t / Williams FW-11 Screw Bag A
rjg1973 replied to rjg1973's topic in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
Thanks guys, appreciate the responses. The M3 32mm flat top countersunk are shared with the F101 and I’ve found some of those. The M3 15mm raised top countersunk seem to be part of the later pan chassis F1s such as the FW07. I may just have some FW07 spares tucked away. -
Hi TC folks, Can anyone help me out with a Lotus 99t / Williams FW-11 Screw Bag A? I particularly need the 3 x 32 x 6 and 3 x 15 x 3. Cheers, Rob
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CC01 - in memory of my dad.
rjg1973 replied to Nicadraus's topic in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers
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CC01 - in memory of my dad.
rjg1973 replied to Nicadraus's topic in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers
Great resto, and a really nice back story about your Dad. 👍 What’s the 1:1 in the background? French hot hatch? -
Assembled this old thing. Love the simplicity.
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Cool, thanks for posting. Good to see the “example” of an early F1 car. That’s where I found it.
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Hi guys, Anyone seen one of these before or know anything about them? Came out of a Williams FW07 that I’m restoring. Cheers.
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If you buy it I’ll design and 3D print some for you! 🙂
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Sorry for the shameless promotion..... Used FW07 Body Set I’d like to find a new home for. https://www.tamiyaclub.com/trades_model.asp?cid=122754&id=29570
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Just checked my FW07 parts. I have the equivalent B tree for the Williams, brand new, if anyone wants to swap this for the JPS Lotus 79 version. Cheers.