Lotus Renault 97T, Ayrton Senna’s first win -1985 Portuguese Grand Prix.
Kit: Fujimi 1/20 (GP03)
Accessories:
Studio27 Carbon decals (ST27-CD20032)
Tabu Sponsor decals (TBD230)
Paint:
Zero Paint 2K Primer (ZP-3014)
Zero Paint Lotus F1 JPS Black (ZP-1121)
Zero Paint Diamond 2K Clear (ZP-3006)
Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/albums/72157716361172533
All my models: https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
Photo Editing:
Adobe Lightroom
Helicon Focus (focus stacking)
I didn’t have this kit in my stash until recently when I decided it would be nice to have Senna’s first winning car (and first pole) from the 1985 Portuguese GP. Senna overcame torrential rain to win by over a minute - the legend was born. Only 9 cars finished the race with 20 retirements (one car was not classified).
This is a very good kit. It’s a bit fiddly but I find all F1 kits that way. I ruined the rear suspension and had to order another kit to replace what I had ruined. At least I have a spare set of rain tyres for another kit - I love the look of F1 rain tyres. Unfortunately the tyres had the appearance of being under inflated - ie. they bowed inward in the centre. I contemplated how to fix this for a while then it suddenly dawned on me - wrap the rims with a thin strip of duct tape to raise the middle of the tyre. It was really hard to get the tyres on the rims after applying the tape but when I finally wrestled them into submission, they looked great. Is there anything duct tape can’t do?
Enjoy and comments welcome.
Richard
6 additional images. Click to enlarge.
George Henderson said on October 13, 2020
Very slick looking machine
Tom Cleaver said on October 13, 2020
Excellent craftsmanship throughout and a great result.
Allan J Withers said on October 13, 2020
Lovely finish Richard, well done.
George Williams said on October 13, 2020
Beautiful job on this, Richard, definitely a F1 classic, although, for me at least, the legend began in British F3, not to mention the drives in the F1 Toleman Hart, particularly the Monaco GP where he should have won, again in the wet, but the race was stopped, some would say prematurely. By the way flicker isn't available here in China so I can't view the other photos, any chance of posting a few more here? Thanks.
Richard Bungay said on October 13, 2020
I only have the six pictures of the 97T, unfortunately. Thanks for the compliments though. When I build Senna's Toleman, I'll post more pics 🙂
George Williams said on October 13, 2020
Thanks for replying, Richard, is the Toleman the MFH kit?
Richard Bungay said on October 13, 2020
I have the Neko Models (NKM-FK2010) kit of the Toleman TG184 from 1984.
Rodney J. Williams said on October 13, 2020
I'm another Williams...so all can say is: I agree that this model is excellent. Wow-o-la! Rodney
Wayne Landis said on October 13, 2020
I really like the rain tires on the corners. The JPS paint jobs are a classic livery.
Spiros Pendedekas said on October 13, 2020
This is a fantastic result, Richard. Excellent craftsmanship indeed!
I liked what you did with the tyres.
Richard Bungay said on October 13, 2020
Thanks! I put the tyres on backwards before I took the photos. They are fixed now but I'm too lazy to retake the photos 🙂
DE4EVER said on October 13, 2020
🙂 ... Greetings ... 🙂 :
An exceptional build of this classic F1 racing car and what I consider to be
one of the unsurpassed scheme of the series. Beautiful work overall and a great luster
on the paint job. Nice work on those tires Richard.
Nice work on the photography, thank you for sharing them.
Erik Gjørup said on October 13, 2020
JPS - a real classic.
neil foster said on October 13, 2020
Flawless paint work and craftsmanship throughout , well done .
Walt B said on October 13, 2020
Beautiful Job, I can just how tough those decals are on a black finish. Great work!
Richard Bungay said on October 13, 2020
Actually, I used Tabu Design decals and they gave me no problems.
Louis Gardner said on October 14, 2020
Richard, @rbungay
This is a magnificent build ! I like EVERYTHING about it... from the flawless black finish to the decals. It's very hard to get a black color paint to look nice and smooth, but you have done it well.
I pressed the "liked" button too.
Predrag Ivanovic said on October 14, 2020
I love that JPS black-gold formulas, thank you for sharing your great work.
Raymond Chapman said on January 9, 2022
Nice work. The only discrepancy in the livery is the ELF markings on the rear wing ends. At the Portuguese Grand Prix his car only had the Goodyear marking on the wing ends. I'm a detail guy so I look at everything. Anyway, great work. I have this car in works now.