Lotus 49 - F1 Italian Grand Prix 1967 - Ebbro 1:20

Hi everyone,
I’m starting to assemble this Ebbro Kit :


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

to make this car:

Lotus 49 Jim Clark Became the pole sitter of 1967 Italian Grand Prix Source:Carthrottle.com

"The 1967 Grand Prix of Italy at Monza is considered by many to be one of the best Formula One races in history. It was also Scotsman Jim Clark’s best drive of his career. The irony is that Clark didn’t even win the race, merely coming back from a post-pit stop deficit of nearly a lap to overtake the entire field before yielding to a fuel shortage.

In the 1967 Italian Grand Prix at Monza after starting from pole, Clark was leading in his Lotus 49 (chassis R2), when a tyre punctured. He lost an entire lap while having the wheel changed in the pits. Rejoining sixteenth, Clark ripped back through the field, progressively lowering the lap record and eventually equalling his pole time of 1m 28.5s, to regain the lost lap and the lead. He was narrowly ahead of Brabham and Surtees starting the last lap, but his car had not been filled with enough fuel for such a performance: it faltered, and finally coasted across the finish line in third place."

Source: Formula One Art & Genius

A quick look inside the box:


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

First steps …


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I’m trying to paint the yellow stripe because the decal didn’t fit very well around the nose… …


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

I think Will it be very hard to mask and paint symmetrically this area:
nose

Front bulkhead, uprights and radiator …


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Engine and transmission …


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Assembly almost completed …


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

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The little Lotus is looking great. How has the kit been? I have built an Ebbro road car but not one of their F1 cars.

cheers
Michael

Ready for the windscreen and the last details


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

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Not so bad … good fitting, wonderful tires and a good level of details

Hi all,

I need your help … the “20” decal after the clear gloss layer had a strange reaction:

Lotus49#039b

:scream: … Seems looks like crystallized …

Any tips to recover this issue ?

Hi Rodolfo, that’s bad luck. Did it happen over time or pretty much straight after the gloss coat? It’s hard to tell from the picture but has the decal deformed or is it just the gloss coat that has reacted. I guess from your comment it only happened to this one decal. If is just the latter i.e. the gloss coat, you can always careful cut the gloss coat back and reapply. If it is the decal and you don’t have a replacement then carefully copy it before removing as you can make a mask of this - it is quite a simple one to make.

cheers
Michael

I tried to recover the issue … I’ll show you the final result.


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

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Great outcome Rodolfo and congratulations on sticking with the campaign!

cheers
Michael

Very nicely done! Another lovely open-wheeler build in the AutoModeler album!

Cheers, D