my first tamiya f1 car

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so i got the bug i drove a friends f1o3 and was hooked so i have a cross TF 2 and love it so when i saw a CF-01 Fire Force i grabbed it i have a CROSS CFP-70 Mercedes CLR GT Body-shell to go on it its a shame the livery is so dull on the car any suggestions as to a nice bright scheme
so now the wait starts it would be nice to see what else i will need as the kit is a chassis only kit .

Paul

well i think this thread is going to turn into my gt1 thread i trimed the body this eve its a very complicated paint

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some more pics

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so its my first time with tamiya wndow masks ,they seem like they were designed to weep paint so i stick them to some good blue tape and then recut

Paul

[nvxwax]

Very cool project, I like the body and fit to the chassis. I have two questions lol, #1 What are you using to cut the wheel arches? I can never get mine to look that clean. #2 Whats with the tape and aluminum bar in the 3rd and 4th pic? Im digging for ideas on how to properly execute the finishing of lexan bodys lol.

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the alloy is a straight edge i stick it to the body to cut the long straight lines and the wheel arches are done the a compass first to mark the arch and it then gives you a hole for the hole cutter

and the cutter makes a very good scoring tool for the final trim

Paul

[nvxwax]

the alloy is a straight edge i stick it to the body to cut the long straight lines and the wheel arches are done the a compass first to mark the arch and it then gives you a hole for the hole cutter

and the cutter makes a very good scoring tool for the final trim

Paul

Thats pretty sweet, Never thought of doing it that way. Now ill be on the lookout for some new tools lol

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so i haven't checked my paypal yet to see if i got my shipping refund but i started the kit anyway

cross cf01

all carbon mmm weighs very little the build is going great the Axel has a slight rust on it so i will give it a oil rub in the morning the rear pod is pretty cool set up .

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so i dropped onto the wheels and tires super sticky

look no strings

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so tires mounted i kinda worked myself to a standstill forgot the servo and the axle needs attention in the morning

[nvxwax]

so i haven't checked my paypal yet to see if i got my shipping refund but i started the kit anyway

cross cf01

all carbon mmm weighs very little the build is going great the Axel has a slight rust on it so i will give it a oil rub in the morning the rear pod is pretty cool set up .

Cant wait to see the final build. Does that car have damper front suspension? I have been trying to find an F1 car that has more then the spring suspension (Kinda like the 10L's)

Those tires have the force Jedi