Purchased January 15, 2015
I wanted a challenge and wanted to finish the model without the regrets of not doing something extra. So, I bought SMS carbon fiber decals and Studio 27's photoetch set.
I purchased this kit from Ebay for a reasonable price. The parts were sealed and saw no damage except from a couple pieces detached from the tree, but were still okay. This is the older production of Tamiya's F40 kit, which you can tell by the box and item #24077 .
I started sanding the mold lines around the front fender of the hood. This followed all the way down to the front lip of the front bumper. I was very careful sanding around the headlights, as I didn't want to lose the detail of the panel lines there, which I will probably end up re-scribing anyways.
There were also mold lines by the door the ran across the handle and by the gas tank.
The engine block was glued together (3 pieces). Also sanded down where the seals were.
Did some putty work on these parts, as they had a few sink holes. Still some work to be done on the chassis of the car, but the others are pretty much finished.
Muffler was glued together. The detail is very nice and crisp on this Tamiya kit.
Here's most of the pieces cut out and organized in my box.
I started working on the photoetch pieces for the muffler yesterday.
It consists of 3 pieces and all have to be bent in shape of the muffler.
It may see like its not the best fit, but when the pressure and glued
is applied, it will look a lot better.
Here is one of the other pieces that had to be bent. It will be placed over the gap on either side.
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