Thanks for all your kind comments, everyone, @johnb, Spiros @fiveten, @gblair, @faraomike, @eb801. George, I don’t have a stash, one promise I made to myself when I re-entered this hobby after my move to China. I’m always planning the next kit, though, maybe a Beemax 1/20 Brabham BT52, or an Italeri 1/12 McLaren MP2/C, to go with this one, we’ll see.
Anyway on with building the first part, the engine. Here are the parts required:
As @faraomike says, follow the instructions and you should be alright. Parts fit is very accurate as long you take care to clean up the sprue feeds very little cement is required, and some parts are held together with screws. After assembly, and a coat of semi-gloss black it looks like this:
The clutch unit is painted Titanium Gold, but will be completely hidden when the transmission is added. The Honda lettering is a decal. Talking of decals, or transfers as I prefer to call them, you get lots in the kit, mainly carbon fibre and kevlar representations:
Meng do not include the tobacco sponsor’s markings so I bought TABU’s set as well.
I thought I’d try some different cement:
Mmmmm, smells good, now where’s the gin and tonic. I need something refreshing as we’re in a heat wave at the moment, the temperature is 34C in the afternoon as I write this.
Thanks everyone, lots more to come, happy modelling.
