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Message par Mekaneck » 23 Nov 2013, 09:42

Hi all.
I want to start this topic with a conversion i'm doing in these days.

You know one of my thematic is 1979 cars.
I want to convert Mclaren M29 1980 in Mclaren m29 1979 (also because there isn't it in diecast

so from

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as you can see main differences in rollbar, cockpit, sidepods rear wing

I want also to put driver inside, Patrick Tambay! ;) ;)

the base model is Mclaren m29 from Solido 1:43

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first step:

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modify and level the body (under rollbar) and the cockpit (with tamiya putty)

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primer and first decal to the edge of the cockpit

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decal fluo-red (marl***o style) + driver inside (and painting cockpit) + rollbar

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sidepods

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painting driver and decals

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engine with tameo net (also used for holes under sidepods)

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rear wing

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last future step tambay helmet and some few details (like rivets)

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Message par Dam59 » 23 Nov 2013, 12:06

Good work ;)

I look forward to see the helmet of Tambay :)

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Message par Mekaneck » 27 Nov 2013, 08:11

Last update:
Rear wing and rivets (decals) on the sidepod

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the helmet is "worked in progress"!

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Message par Serros07 » 27 Nov 2013, 09:53

Good job

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Message par LF143 » 27 Nov 2013, 13:11

Well done ;-)

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Message par Mekaneck » 27 Nov 2013, 13:14

Grazie! :D

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Message par coy57 » 27 Nov 2013, 19:44

superbe 8-)

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Message par Mekaneck » 08 Déc 2013, 20:53

Patrick Tambay helmet! (still missing some rivets and the air pipe to the helmet)

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Message par LF143 » 08 Déc 2013, 20:56

Nice job ;-)

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Message par Numéro26 » 10 Déc 2013, 00:13

Good job ! But don't forget to erase the "EAGLE" markings on the tyres !
It is a conversion I've planed to make too because I want to have the first F1 car tested by Alain Prost at the end of 1979 season. The M29 exists only in kit by Western Models but the Solido is the better base for now IMO.
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Message par LF143 » 10 Déc 2013, 07:40

Numéro26 a écrit :Good job ! But don't forget to erase the "EAGLE" markings on the tyres !
It is a conversion I've planed to make too because I want to have the first F1 car tested by Alain Prost at the end of 1979 season. The M29 exists only in kit by Western Models but the Solido is the better base for now IMO.
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La M29 de Spark n'est pas une bonne base ?????

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Message par Mekaneck » 10 Déc 2013, 08:12

Thank you for the suggestion! I will erase them!

I think solido is the best base....also better then spark (it has the nose to much squat, large....and the helmet to much small and low in the cockpit)....and also i'm afraid to change a spark model!! (to much expensive to ruin it! :o :o )

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Message par Numéro26 » 10 Déc 2013, 22:45

Yes, I agree totally, the Spark models (besides their high price) are very difficult to convert, almost impossible to unsettle with parts strongly stuck.
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Message par Mekaneck » 15 Déc 2013, 00:01

Finish!

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Message par Numéro26 » 15 Déc 2013, 01:58

Nice but most of the season the engine was not visible on the M29 in '79. I've read that it's Alain Prost who noticed that the car was faster without the engine fairing when he tested the M29 on the Paul Ricard at the end of 1979. It's why they removed it on the M29B in 1980. Anyway on one of your photos of the 79 Tambay car, it seems the fairing was not present.
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Message par Mekaneck » 15 Déc 2013, 10:35

Numéro26 a écrit :Nice but most of the season the engine was not visible on the M29 in '79. I've read that it's Alain Prost who noticed that the car was faster without the engine fairing when he tested the M29 on the Paul Ricard at the end of 1979. It's why they removed it on the M29B in 1980. Anyway on one of your photos of the 79 Tambay car, it seems the fairing was not present.
yes you are right (and very interesting story about Prof. Prost!!! :o ), but because in solido model engine is visible, i decide to realize 1979 m29 without bodywork.
so...the model probably represents well this foto

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tabac decal, + tambay + engine visible! 8-)

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Message par Mekaneck » 02 Fév 2014, 17:05

Hi all,
here are two conversions i made in the last months....

Ferrari F2001 Black nose - M. Schumacher - Italian GP 2001

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Lotus 100T - S. Nakajima - 1988

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Message par LF143 » 02 Fév 2014, 18:54

Nice job ;-)

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Message par RE60B » 16 Fév 2014, 18:54

well done!

cheers

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Message par Mekaneck » 03 Avr 2014, 20:40

Hi, here is one of my last conversion, from an ixo (newsstand collection) i add the driver and some tameo elements

Ferrari F60 - K. Raikkonen - Winner Belgian GP 2009

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Message par Steve39 » 03 Avr 2014, 21:17

Nice work ! 8-)
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Message par RiRi24 » 03 Avr 2014, 21:22

Well done. Congratulations :)
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Message par Mekaneck » 20 Mai 2014, 20:45

Hi, my last conversion: last gp Massa's gp with Ferrari, with a special cherry red helmet (like cherry red F2008)and rain tyres (friday practice tyres)...decals from Decals Museum and tyres from Tameo

Ferrari F138 - F. Massa - Brazilian GP 2013

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Message par LF143 » 20 Mai 2014, 21:07

Très sympa ;-)
Good job ;-)

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Message par Mekaneck » 01 Juin 2014, 14:56

With the same sheet of decals (from Decals Museum) used for Massa brasilian conversion you can have decals for Webber driver for Singapore gp 2013 (when Alonso did taxi for Webber in the last lap, back to the pits)
For the body of the sitting driver i used one bought at novegro trade and i modified it to have the right position.
Then decals + some little improvements for the Ferrari, such as white stripes Pirelli tyres or little decals or fluo yellow for the bolts (and i could have bigger improvements with a Tameo sheet of decals for the Ferrari)

Ferrari F138 - F. Alonso - M. Webber - Singapore GP 2013

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