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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

some more pics

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

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.

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

treehugger wrote: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

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 .

so i dropped onto the wheels and tires super sticky

look no strings

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

treehugger wrote: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