Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
- montessa315
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Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
A quick five day build. Completed as a road going version.
Very pleased with it, but for the cables from the battery. Didn't look so big in real life, but definitely too big looking in the pics.
Not going to change them as superglued in and don't want to risk pulling off any paint.
Live and learn for the next one.
A short piece about the build can be found here:
http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=317;
Thanks
Alan...............
Very pleased with it, but for the cables from the battery. Didn't look so big in real life, but definitely too big looking in the pics.
Not going to change them as superglued in and don't want to risk pulling off any paint.
Live and learn for the next one.
A short piece about the build can be found here:
http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=317;
Thanks
Alan...............
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
very nice indeed...nice colour, works well...one of my fave kits of all time.....think ive built this about 6 times .......still 1 1/2 in the stash
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Cheers Beowulf.
Can see me building another one of these in time to come.
Hope you got a discounted price on the 1/2 car.
Alan............
Can see me building another one of these in time to come.
Beowulf Shaeffer wrote:.....think ive built this about 6 times .......still 1 1/2 in the stash
Hope you got a discounted price on the 1/2 car.
Alan............
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
montessa315 wrote:
Hope you got a discounted price on the 1/2 car.
lol...its one i built ages ago........got 'scrapped'.............will be rebuilt oneday with a big v8 and lake pipes and some nicer wheels and maybe some later cycle style mudguards/fenders
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Excellent build and a great paint job.
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Thanks Tim.
Alan..........
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Lovely! And the wiring job looks fine. I hope you'll be able to give me some pointers on my Mini
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Thanks Ralph. Glad to help in any way i can. There is some details in my workbench about the wiring I did on the Shelby Cobra.Softscience wrote:Lovely! And the wiring job looks fine. I hope you'll be able to give me some pointers on my Mini
http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=317&start=30;
Its just past 3/4 of the way down.
Alan.......................
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Hi there,
Would you mind telling me how you made the black boot at the base of the gear lever- looks very effective.
Also there doesnt seem to be a handbrake in the kit- did you add anything?
Thanks
Update--very sorry- ignore the bit about the gear lever- ive looked at my kit & its part of the moulding. Your excellent paint job & photos fooled me!!
Would you mind telling me how you made the black boot at the base of the gear lever- looks very effective.
Also there doesnt seem to be a handbrake in the kit- did you add anything?
Thanks
Update--very sorry- ignore the bit about the gear lever- ive looked at my kit & its part of the moulding. Your excellent paint job & photos fooled me!!
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
IIRC - there wasn't a handbrake as part of the kit and as I was just using this kit as a sort of pick me up, to get back into the modelling after a short break, I just wanted a quick easy build OOB. So didn't add a handbrake.andy519005 wrote: Also there doesnt seem to be a handbrake in the kit- did you add anything?
When I build it again someday, a handbrake would be easy to add by just using a bit of stretched sprue.
Alan...............
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Very nice, reminds me I must get on and finish my number 6 version!
Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Alan
You have produced an absolute beauty. What a super job.
Thank you for sharing, as it gives me something to aspire to!
Zane
You have produced an absolute beauty. What a super job.
Thank you for sharing, as it gives me something to aspire to!
Zane
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Re: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Super 7 Series II
Thanks m1ks and Zane, appreciated.
Alan...........
Alan...........
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