It's a bit of a bit moment as, in Section 10, the the monocoque body, the undertray and the engine are married together! The instructions don't seem very specific about the order in which these assemblies should be joined; I tried a couple of things but the winning approach was to join the engine to … Continue reading Something that looks like a car! →

The idea of this post was that, now that many parts are painted, it's time to just stick things together. In reality I have repaired areas of damaged paint a number of times, but didn't take any photos and mostly tried to blot them out from my mind. Much of Sections 4 and 5 are … Continue reading Sticking things together – Section 4, 5, 9 →

No commentary today; just some photos of Section 3. Front suspension and radiator are done.

Things are moving along now that the hard work of painting the body is behind me - I have completed assembly of Sections 1 and 2, which address the building up of the monocoque, fuel cell and dashboard. Nearly 2/3 of the model's parts are completed! Before we get to the (partly) completed body, some … Continue reading Sections 1 and 2 are DONE! →

Just a short post because, as promised, the side pods and undertray have been painted - with all their carbon fiber decals as well! And here are the photos: Side pods, closer upFor the undertray, carbon fiber is on the underside