Rear Springs

 Above is the standard "kit" spring and wishbone suspension piece, Pretty good to start with, but I wanted to see if I could make it any more realistic looking by removing the moulded coilspring and replacing it with an actual spring.
  So I chopped the top coil seat off and filed off the remaining part so I was left with just the parts outside the coil seats.

Then I drilled a .5mm hole though the centre about 6 or 7mm into the core of the shock so I could slip a needle in as a guide for a 6mm long piece of x1.55mm aluminium tubing.
  Then I coiled a piece of while around a x2.5mm screw driver shaft to create a new spring. Once I slipped the tubing over the needle and the spring over the tubing, It was just a matter of popping the top coilseat back on top. Once I've painted all of it up I reckon it`ll look pretty good.

Job One

The first job I went about doing was cutting all the parts off the sprues and sanding down any obvious ugly mould and injection holes. I like to keep all the parts stuck to an old CD sleeve with double sided tape. Keeps them neat and tidy and the sleeve can be stored neatly on my old CD stand out of harms way when I'm not using the parts.

Ok this isn`t much of a job but it means I`m underway and ready to start the first real job, the "Rear Springs"

Build HQ

This is my modest workbench where i do all my model work, rigged up a box with an extractor fan for getting the thinner fumes etc. out of my bedroom so as I don't pass out and this seems to have worked so far, converted some old CD racks and CD cases into handy sliding shelves and I hook up an extra monitor to my laptop just for handiness when looking at reference pics etc.

 

 

 

 

And here's the Photo booth I made up following instructions I found from Alex Kustov's excellent site in the tutorial section http://italianhorses.net/Tutorials/Photo%20Booth/photobooth.htm really some excellent tutorials from a top class modeller, worth a look for beginners like me and experienced modellers alike.

   Most of the pics from here on will be taken in here using my trusty Nikon D40 so hopefully the quality will be good enough for the job.

 

 

 

 

Just waiting on some bits and pieces I ordered from http://www.marksmodels.com/ which is in a courier van en route here as I speak, then ill be able to get started. Ill be taking reference from lots of different places for the build, including other blogs and forums with pics of the real deal and completed models too.

 



New Project-Tamiya Jordan 191

Finally my new project arrived at my door today, The Tamiya 1/20th Jordan 191 #20032. Never tried this blogging malarkey before so bare with me.
    The kit arrived safe and sound from ebay where I picked up this great little package deal complete with Studio 27 photo etched parts kit and decals for upgrade to 1992 season livery. I've not decided for sure yet which livery I'll use but it will likely be the 1991 7UP outfit seen before Schumi made his debut in the car at Spa.