Tyrrell 020

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November 9, 2022
Done.
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November 9, 2022
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November 9, 2022
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November 9, 2022
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November 8, 2022
Kick save and a beauty! Just have to stick those horrid mirrors on...
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November 8, 2022
The bonnet even fits!
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November 6, 2022
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November 6, 2022
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November 2, 2022
Well, at least I got all the folds n such out to get it smooth.
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November 2, 2022
Now I have to affix the nose. In hindsight, i'd have cemented on before painting, not sure why I didn't.
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November 1, 2022
Got the wrap around on with one set of decals! New record for me, I always screw those long things up. I was bothered by the red hue to that LP light gun metal so I broke down and blasted it with the TS light gun metal. Looks too light but who can tell? Moving on!
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October 23, 2022
Painted the body with Tamiyas LP light gun metal, it has an odd reddish hue to it...hmmmm. Anyway, mocked up the body, is a really looong car.
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October 18, 2022
Starting off with the engine and its sooty pipes....

Kommentit

15 18 October 2022, 01:39

Kyle DeHart
Built this a couple years back. I expect yours shall look better. I think the 020 was a real looker with that high nose and the clean livery.

18 October 2022, 04:44

bossy122
Well, I've started two tubs and on neither of them could I sand out the seam without erasing the little door seams on the nose. Tamiya really screwed that part up. But maybe it won't be as noticeable as I fear it will. I tried rescribing the seams but that was a disaster. But we shall see.

18 October 2022, 08:13

Kyle DeHart
I truly hate the center split tubs. 🤦🏻‍♂️

18 October 2022, 11:18

Jv
Looks great

24 October 2022, 06:15

Kyle DeHart
I ended up going with Tamiya's regular gunners instead of the light gunmetal because I just didn't think the light gunmetal looked right. Definitely a long one!

24 October 2022, 19:43

bossy122
It's always difficult to tell the correct shade via pictures. It's the red hue that is bugging me. The real problem is that I used rattle can light gun metal on the rear panels and they are an entirely different shade than the rest which used LP paint.

24 October 2022, 21:42

Kyle DeHart
Agreed. Shade of color is so tough. And this car in particular seems to photograph very differently based on lighting conditions. I've seen some look very light and some look much darker. Different shades is always frustrating

24 October 2022, 23:01

bossy122
It's interesting: I did the plastic spoon test of both Tamiya light gun metal and gun metal sprays and the shade of the actual color looked identical but one had more of the sparkly crap in it.....neither had a red hue.

25 October 2022, 03:58

Kyle DeHart
That's just bizarre.

25 October 2022, 05:34

Villiers de Vos
Flawless.

1 November 2022, 08:21

bossy122
🙂 Its funny you say that. The other side of the tub had a tiny spot of the white and red ripped off when I tried getting out the excess water but I challenge you to spot the patch job I did.

2 November 2022, 03:53

Kyle DeHart
Fantastic work on those long decals. They're a pain. I can't see your patch job. Looks great to me.

2 November 2022, 05:06

bossy122
I sure hope I can get the nose off without ruining the decals. I hadn't really looked at the instructions to see that the lower suspension goes inside that area......oops.

6 November 2022, 20:10

Kyle DeHart
Ah. Yes. I'm sure you can.

6 November 2022, 20:59

bossy122
Cursed Tamiya and their front suspensions! I thought the whole thing snapped on......WRONG.

6 November 2022, 21:22

Kyle DeHart
Beautiful result bossy! Nice recovery. Great looking build of a great looking car

9 November 2022, 07:02

bossy122
Thanks! Still not sure about the color but I think i'll keep it.

9 November 2022, 20:46

Jv
Like the color nice car well done

9 November 2022, 21:29

Kyle DeHart
I'm not sure about the color on the real car even. Lol. I think it looks good