1/12 Tamiya F1-312T

[Wayne Little]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks Andy Wayne.

 

[rochie]

great job Vic and what a fantastic kit

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks mate.

 

[Airframes]

Beauty Vic! It looks a tad more complex than a Trabant .....!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

It was mate and just a tad more up market than a Lada!..........

 

[vikingBerserker]

Wow, that's a real beauty!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks David.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

WHOA!!!! That looks the biz Vic!!!! Excellent job sir!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks Aaron, it was a fun build.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work Vic!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks Hugh.

 

[prem895]

Did Gilles Vill drive one of these?

 

[Lucky13]

How the f*ck did I manage to miss one!!??

Beautilf work Vic, one of my alltime favourite F1 cars, together with their T4/T5 and Lotus 72, 78...

Shame that these are so good, which makes them expensive!

 

[ccheese]

I just found this thread, Vic, so I had to go all the way through it. Very nice job. A bit different from those flying machines, and a bit more complicated, me thinks. A job well done !

Charles

 

[N4521U]

How in blazes did I miss this one. Did I blink?????????

Soo cool matey. Is there a Chaparral 2F?

 

[gtv]

Can you help or advise, i have this model and when fitting the steering column it lines up directly behind the brake pedal and i cant route it through, could be a fault in the mould, was thinking of just losing the brake pedal but that would the easy way out, did you have any issues in this area? Thanks

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You had me dashing up to my hobby room to have a look at the model and see if I could recollect what problems I had. Happy to say for me, I had no problem with the alignment and all pedals are still in place. However, once the steering column ratchet mechanism was in place, I found the steering would not move.

I also found the first knuckle on the steering shaft after the steering wheel is hampered by the cockpit cover that the steering mechanism passes through. I also found some of the wiring on the engine somewhat cumbersome, particularly from the distributor.

 

[dneid]

I am asking the same question.... how the hell did I miss this thread? Vic, I LOVED going through the thread. I do love those Tamiya F-1 cars. I did a Johnny Player Special and the 6 wheeled Elf years back. Damned fun kits to build. Great job, buddy.
Dale

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I am asking the same question.... how the hell did I miss this thread? Vic, I LOVED going through the thread. I do love those Tamiya F-1 cars. I did a Johnny Player Special and the 6 wheeled Elf years back. Damned fun kits to build. Great job, buddy.
Dale

Many thanks Dale. One of these days, I may get round to doing one of my other two Tamiya kits, John Players Special Mk. III Lotus or the Williams Renault FLU14B. Rest assured when I do, I'll post up a thread.