Problemchild 2149 Posted December 11, 2020 21 hours ago, Butler said: Good page for wheel ideas. I think Lancia 037 wheels sprayed yellow worked well. Thank you JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted December 12, 2020 Just resting on the chassis weather has been a bit crappy for painting up the rear spoiler JJ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butler 338 Posted December 12, 2020 Shell looks good and it has the classic 959 proportions. Not sure on the wheels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Butler said: Shell looks good and it has the classic 959 proportions. Not sure on the wheels. Agreed - but for £8 they will do for now ha JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butler 338 Posted December 12, 2020 I figured. Looking forward to seeing what you do. Looks great so far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 3946 Posted December 13, 2020 I realise the body is just sitting on the chassis, but is the wheelbase ever so slightly short for the body? Body looks fantastic by the way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted December 13, 2020 3 hours ago, mtbkym01 said: I realise the body is just sitting on the chassis, but is the wheelbase ever so slightly short for the body? Body looks fantastic by the way tbh it’s hard to tell the 959 wheelbase was 211mm and this wheelbase is 210mm it may be that the kamtec shell isn’t quite the right length but can’t see why that would be JJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butler 338 Posted December 13, 2020 Could it be the rear knuckles toe in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted December 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, Butler said: Could it be the rear knuckles toe in? Once I’ve decided on a shell, I can look at setting the chassis up the dampers are v stiff which probably doesn’t help JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted December 13, 2020 Both rear spoilers getting multiple dustings in white primer And the kamtec cockpit in black primer And the drivers heads glued and filled JJ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butler 338 Posted December 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Butler said: Could it be the rear knuckles toe in? I meant the toe in can make the wheelbase look shorter than it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted December 13, 2020 @Butler Yeah - understood thanks JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted December 21, 2020 Jacob woz ere lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted December 22, 2020 16 hours ago, J@mes said: Jacob woz ere lol I know right - kids haha got the non OEM spoiler painted up and fitted. Gave it a little bit of a trim but it works well now to start on the TBG shell and do some more work on the cockpit JJ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 8, 2021 Started on the TBG shell today - I’ll do a side by side compare at the end but for now just pics Added some detail before my first coat some lessons learnt from the kamtec shell will be applied throughout JJ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 9, 2021 Also doing some really slow work on the cockpit that came with the kamtec given I have a clod black and an avante rere to build, I don’t know why I’m dragging my heels tbh JJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 9, 2021 Again similar process to the Kamtec tape on the front decals and then flow the side ones from there this gives you the line where blue changes to white Focus on positioning of the decal around the light units And it’s a balance between following the body line and leaving enough space for the red decal once you have them In place mask the inside. it’s all v easy to mask bar the area inside the rear panels I’m using the MCI mask kit and there are a lot of extra masks for various bits over the kamtec masks - I’ve only used the window masks, headlamp (didn’t use them in the kamtec) and the rear boot grill. i also learnt from the kamtec and masked the rear central spoiler mount a little square which will be black this is the complex area... it’s almost impossible to get in there and it’s a v tight radius - best I can do Once all the edge lines are masked you can fill the middle area - make sure the seal is made well I’ve painted the yellow under area first too - this is causing some difficulty as the humbrol yellow takes a LONG time to dry so is holding me up now JJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 9, 2021 Still waiting for the yellow to dry on the radiator mean time a bit more work On the drivers some layering of colours on the white to provide some shading to the white Also doing the recaro seats in a fawn colour JJ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carmine A 2046 Posted January 10, 2021 This is really fascinating and something that I'm going to WANT to do!! Since I plan on using a M08 Chassis under my Escort.... It seems I'll have a spare MF01X Chassis. This is an awesome use for it! 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Carmine A said: This is really fascinating and something that I'm going to WANT to do!! Since I plan on using a M08 Chassis under my Escort.... It seems I'll have a spare MF01X Chassis. This is an awesome use for it! 😉 It’s a rewarding body I’m tending g towards the kamtec shell for running I’ll do a full breakdown of reasons at the end JJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Percymon 2184 Posted January 10, 2021 I tried a few different wheel sets when i did mine They were the best options i could find 5 years ago 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 10, 2021 @Percymon yeah think I was looking around your posts about wheels - im Defo not paying £60 for originals a friend asked why the passenger was carrying a pizza box. I laughed but then.... uber eats to the rescue JJ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 10, 2021 @Percymon p.s. do the lancia wheels take the standard Jimny tyres? JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Percymon 2184 Posted January 10, 2021 I used some clone Pirelli P treads from China, I guess they were standard touring car size. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted January 11, 2021 With the cold I’m keeping the shell warm and dry on the rad then popping outside for a quick coat and then back inside again But is looking good (PS4) I thought this time I’d back the blue in silver before the white and black I will go for the PS1 next and get good coverage and then go heavy on some of the white primer I have that gives excellent coverage before finally unmasking the black areas and a few final Coats And a bit more detail and coverage on the cockpit JJ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites