The "official" Tamiya F2001 build thread.....

Looks good I am probably going to have to scrap mine I missed the fuel filler flaps on the sprue with the two biggest parts and think i have thrown them away

 

Dont know if my filling skills would cope very well with that Thanks for the suggestion. Im going to ask on F1m if anyone can help and possibly look into buying a spare I also have a friend with the clear view version and i am hoping maybe there is a spare set in there.

I finished the wheels yesterday too, they looked quite good

 

Thanks for the info Ian, id probably try them in the USA. Im not sure if the Tamiya UK distributer are any good, they dont even seem to have a website. I understand you will probably need yours, i ideally need to find someone who has some sitting around and has finished the kit and definately wont need them.

Fingers crossed that F1M or someone on another forum can come up with the goods as i dont really fancy building two as i am going to go all out with this set i bought a month or so ago http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1605 along with the Tamiya kit, should be fun Itll be a wheels/nose/cover off job similar to what you are trying to achieve.

On a brighter note here is a pic of the wheels, just need some decals and they are good to go. I had a problem with my airbrush and it would not spray the Alclad at the correct psi, as you can see it does not give as good an effect when you use a higher pressure.
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Its a Sony Cybershot of some kind, im not very good with cameras but ill have a look. I bought it because it has a 12x optical zoom which is great for work. It could be that i am taking pics under a desk lamp?? I have to avoid the flash as it ruins the pictures.

 

Thanks Ian, ill have a play around with it next time i take some pictures. Ive had a look in the manual and it seems to have the settings you mention.

Also thanks for asking about the parts for me, although it did hit me today that maybe i am being a tightwad and should just buy another kit The last few kits i have bought were more expensive but i noticed yesterday that these are now only £10-£15.

 

One idea is to buy another kit, take the parts you need for your first kit, and then build separate components from the second kit to put on display elsewhere.

For example a separate engine or maybe take the major body panel, paint it, detail it and then frame it like a pinned butterfly. That piece alone would make a nice little detail to give to someone or hang on the wall in a small frame.

I had the pieces of the engine from a second kit I had to buy because I messed up somewhere along the way on the first kit. I put the engine together in a few days and gave it to a friend as a birthday gift.

Having a second set will give you freedom to do other things too.

-F
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Thanks for the tip, i have resigned myself to buying another kit so will probably end up doing something like that or perhaps similar to what Ian is doing

 

Here's a pic of my bad decal. Not sure what happened. You can't really see it, but the clear part of the decal is there where it peeled up into the color portion. This happened after using the Micro Sol. I didn't dare touch it after it curled over in fear of it tearing completely. I may try some Micro Set on it later to see if it will peel back.
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Bummer on the decal. I have a F2007 kit that I started a thread on here a while back that needs finishing, maybe I'll pull it out over the holidays.

 

Very cool, do you have the link to the thread? Hope to see it!

 

Could anyone please grab me the part number from the back of the A sprue?

 

Thanks Ian, you're a star!

Got a UK lead now to try first

 

I now have a pair on the way from a very kind member on F1M

Lesson learned: Keep the spare bits of sprue until completion to avoid throwing bits away you will need and also keep the part number in case you mess them up

 

That's great news!

I always keep the empty sprues in the model box just in case. It's paid off twice now.

Here are some progress pics. Word of advice, don't use the white decals on any of the wing sections. I wish I would have just painted them white. They look ok, but I think the paint would be much better, especially around the front edges.

I mistakenly put a BBS sticker upside down on 1 rim and tore it when I tried to reverse it. Luckily it's hardly noticeable since it's so small. I'm almost finished and I'm pretty satisfied with the build. Not the best ever, but good for my talents!
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Looks great, you are almost there.

I tried those white decals on the last F1 car i built - never again. The ones you have to fold over the rear wing are fun too

 

Latsyrc: Sorry for poking My nose in, especially as I'm no model builder but I think you've got your tyres and wheel nuts mixed up!.

If you look at this picture: http://www.maxiview2000.com/ferrari/imgs/oc035.jpg, the blue nuts go on the wheels with the tyres mounted on the right hand side of the car (as the driver looks forward) and the direction arrows on the tyre point in a clockwise direction.

Your pictures show the tyres on the wheels with the blue nuts have direction arrows facing anti clockwise. This should be how they are on the wheels with red nuts.

Again, sorry for poking My nose in but I thought you might like to know (cool model by the way ).

All the best!.

 

I had to check mine which i just finished yesterday after reading that, i did double check the instructions
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I just hope it's not too much of a problem for Latsyrc!. I'm not even sure why it registered in My mind to be honest, just something sub concious!.

I'm a pain for picking faults on things, that's why I do the quality and warranty inspections at work. A small detail like like the one on those wheels and tyres can be the difference between a free repair under warranty and a £15,000 bill for a customer in My job.

(Friends and family like to take Me along when they're buying a new car and yet strangely, the sellers seem to hate Me! ).

 

Good eye and thanks for pointing that out! I looked at the instructions wrong and thought it was red on the fronts, blue in the back. It's an easy fix.

 

Glad to hear it's an easy fix and to have been of some help to you.

Keep up the good work, it's looking superb!