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  17. DocRob
    I was not even a teenager, when this kit came out in `73, but even half a decade later, I couldn´t afford these type of kits from my pocket money, but pressed my nose flat against the shop window. I know the feeling though, gluing together fingers, brush paint everything with thick Humbrol colors,... Fond memories. For this build, I actually used a lot of CA, which I prefer for pre-painted parts. My personal development over the decades led to less adhesive caused accidents, luckily . Cheers Rob
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    Thank you Gentlemen, most of the build was a pleasure, but the end was a bit anticlimactic. I´m happy to have it done now, nonetheless because of your encouraging posts here. Cheers Rob
  21. DocRob
    Thanks Gary, but I have to question your arithmetics . The Lotus 77 would be the logical follow up, which I indeed possess from MFH in 1/12. I don´t own a 78, but a 1/20 Tamiya 79. I have not decided, what to build next, but will travel for some weeks and decide afterwards. Cheers Rob
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    Nice choice of color, Gary. When I built the Cobra Coupe, I primed the body parts with Mr. Surfacer 1500 and airbrushed Number 5 paint on top. I found the adherence of paint and primer not too good, it was easy to chip off paint during sanding and polishing, not to speak about final assembly. With the Brabham BT45, I used the same combo, but slightly sanded the resin body parts before priming, much better. Cheers Rob
  25. DocRob
    I will let pictures speak, to spare you my swearing, during the unification of the Lotus two halves. Phew, finally it´s done. With it´s predecessor, the Lotus 48C in 1/20 scale: With the MFH Brabham BT45: Cheers Rob
  26. DocRob
    Thank you Alan, as you can see below, the repairs are done, but the end of the build was very frustrating, and I´m happy, the Lotus is finally done. Cheers Rob
  27. DocRob
    You got me Gary, I´m in. Enjoy the cruise, it will not be easy at all times, but building MFH kits is very rewarding. Take your time and always check twice, specially where large components, like body or chassis are involved. You often have to browse through the whole manual, to see, where everything fits. Special care should be taken with doors, bonnet and trunk, moving parts, where a good fit is essential. Cheers Rob
  28. DocRob
    I have no experience with ice dios, but have one planned for a future project, similar to the one in the linked article. It´s 1/32, but the technique might be adaptable. I have the article, but as it´s not a free one, I can´t share it. AIR52 - Bandit at Five - AFV modeller Cheers Rob
  29. DocRob
    Thank you all for your support, Señores, it really helps to get out of a slump, to read your suggestions and supportive thoughts. Thanks Dan and Phil. I like the idea with the base board, but will first try, to get the Lotus halves united without one. Yesterday, I glued together the first snapped connection on the suspension with a big blob of CA. Poco a poco, step by step, I will reinforce all the sensitive connections with CA and then hopefully get the halves together. Cheers Rob
  30. DocRob
    Your engine looks fantastic Martyn, the weathering blends in perfectly. Cheers Rob
  31. DocRob
    Fantastic result, you achieved a little gem, Daniele. I especially like the slightly toned black and white shot. Cheers Rob
  32. DocRob
    I will take my time to decide, it was a lot of work to get to the last step of the build, only to fail with that. The maintenance dio is no option, I never saw halved F1 cars except in accidents . Cheers Rob
  33. DocRob
    Thank you Gary, I´m not sure, if I want to continue with the Lotus, but will let it pause a bit to decide. It will be possible to repair, but I´m a bit touchy, when it comes to bigger fails. When I start a project, there is always a positive tension developing, which helps me to ship around obstacles in a build. I do a lot of pre thinking, planning and testing before and during my projects and a game changing fail takes all the air out of my sails. I just doesn´t expect it. I hate redoing and redundance. You might call it a bit loco, but I build for myself, for the challenge and I build for fun and the latter evaporates during these kind of mishaps. Cheers Rob
  34. DocRob
    The joints, which broke (the firewall to the body) were glued with Tamiya plastic glue (white cap). I haven´t looked closer, but my guess is, the contacting surfaces were too small, because of a subpar fit. I use CA often with plastic models, specially for painted parts. With the Lotus it´s about 50 percent plastic cement and the other half CA. I like the (normally) strong bond of melted plastic with plastic cement, but sometimes the quick setting and solid bond of CA is welcomed, although a bit on the brittle side, when flex comes into play. Cheers Rob
  35. DocRob
    Disaster happened slowly with the last steps of the build, the wheels. I sanded the tires a bit, glued together the rim´s halves and inserted them into the tyres. So far so good. The Lotus 72d to my knowledge was the last F1 car to have Firestone tyres equipped. There are decals in the kit for the Firestone branding with golden sidewall rings. While trying to apply them, I noticed, it would be impossible to get the rings right, they simply broke everywhere. The Firestone lettering was tedious too, but finally I got it one. When I added the wheels to the suspension, there was a tiny cracking sound, and I saw, that one bar of the suspension snapped loose. While trying to fix it, there was another crack, bigger this time and the Lotus broke in halves, the firewall behind the cockpit broke out. After not throwing the Lotus immediately into the wall (it was close and still is an option), I decided to let it rest for now or maybe forever Cheers Rob

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