CF Plain Weave I previously found out the hard way that some of my carbon fibre decals - specifically, the plain weave - were not looking right. The pattern on the decals were too large to fit the scale of the model. Here is a sample from the cockpit (images from Super Detail File: Mazda … Continue reading [Episode 22] Carbon Fibre
Well, the car doesn't exist yet but the driver has been refurbished! To recap, the driver figure is based on Johnny Herbert as he drove the car for a display lap at Le Mans in 2011 - the 20th anniverary of the car's win. Here again are the reference photos of him (from this Youtube … Continue reading [Episode 21 1/2] The car has a driver!
I have decided that my Mazda 787B will be getting a driver! I started thinking it would be useful if I had a scale figure to help get the seat belts installed correctly... and then decided it would be interesting to go ahead full and model the driver. This will be my first meaningful attempt … Continue reading [Episode 21] The car will have a driver!
In the second panel of Section 9, the rear truss, which holds rear wing (eventually), plus the transmission radiator, is added to the transmission. The trusses also hold the rear lighting, which is described in Section 11, but I have added now as I need to route the wiring before assembling the rear truss. This … Continue reading [Episode 20] More transmission – and lighting!
Intake I am still chugging along with preparing the bodywork, and progressing other parts of the build. In Section 8 the variable length air intakes are built; the instructions show the intake tubes themslves added last, but I built things in reverse order: I added the tubes and their support hardware to the basic intake … Continue reading [Episode 19] Section 8 – Intake and exhaust completed
In Section 9 (or Step 9, or Stage 9, whatever your preference) of the instructions, the transmission and rear suspension is built up, and then mated to the engine. All of that assembly - engine, trans, suspension - gets mated in turn to the body in Section 10. Section 9 has four parts to it … Continue reading [Episode 18] Section 9 – Transmission begun
I have completed the next section! Section 7 adds a bunch of auxillary components to the engine, and I guess is a fairly straightforward section. The engine, at the completion of Section 7, now looks like this: A couple of small elements - a clear yellow pipe, and some electrical cabling - are still to … Continue reading [Episode 17] Section 7 – More engine
In between painting many many parts, I have been slowly slowly working on the body. To get away from this long term project, I have got for the quick win: the wheel, which are nearly all of Section 15. You'll note the front wheels have these white covers on them, but the wheels themselves are … Continue reading [Epsiode 16] A quick win: Wheels
Fuel Filler Necks For the fuel filler necks, I filed off the molded hose clamps and replaced them with photo-etched hose clamps and tiny screws. I painted in the red- and yellow-tinted fittings and covered with some clear het-shrink tube. Photo-etched weld beads were added as well. Both necks are molded with a hole for … Continue reading [Episode 15] Section 1 Sub-assemblies
The first complete section of the do-over is complete - Section 6, which is the engine block build. This is the first assembly completed as I need the block, plus a few other parts which mount it to the body, so I can test the fit the engine and transmission to the body. Photos of … Continue reading [Episode 14] Section 6 (Engine block) completed!
Jason's Mazda 787B Build 