My latest project the Brabham BT44.
I picked this up wen it was reissued a couple of years ago. It's an old kit and in need of some enhancements. I've made some parts from alloy turned up in an old watch makers lathe or using simple hand tools. I'll also be using micro nuts and bolts to replace and improve the old mouldings.
Thanks for looking.

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Great entry and ditto start on the engine, Robert @robert-aspinall.
Looks like you have a real engine on the bench, very realistic.

Thanks Gents for your comments and encouragement.
Since my last post I've painted the pedals and scratch built a new gear selector for the cockpit using just the knob from the original.

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Fantastic job, my friend @robert-aspinall!

Looks like you could actually change gear, @robert-aspinall.

Some backwards and forwards with the Brabham. I've been trying a different primer for plastics which goes on very well but I was having problems applying colour coats, just looked like bad surface contamination. I had to rub the snorkel back twice before I worked out that it was me flatting back the primer that was the problem. With that worked out I was able to paint the body and start the polishing. I've had more success devising a polished but grainy alloy look.
Hope you like the pictures.

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The solution worked out great, Robert @robert-aspinall
Looks very nice now.

Latest work on the Brabham.

I fitted the kit rack but didn't appreciate just how massive and visible it would be. It also didn't engage with the pinion gear very well. I made a simple U channel from some alloy sheet to hide the pinion and face the plastic front and lift the rack into mesh. I also replaced the over scale steering column with some reamed out alloy tube. I also made new track ends from brass as the original ones were rather over scale. The rising rate links were also replaced with alloy tube, reamed out M1 nuts and wire loops. Same for the drop links but with M.8 nuts and thinner tube.

Thanks for looking.

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