Andrew Beard (cmot70) introduces us to five years worth of his Formula 1 builds.



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A stunning collection Andrew.
I have to try one of Tamiya's big scale F1's. They can be found at bargain prices

Thanks for sharing Andrew.

Great work on all your cars Andrew we don't get to see as many formula 1 cars as we should.

Thanks for the comments. And thanks Mike for putting the feature online.

Some brief info for those that may be interested: They are all 1/20 scale excpet for the Ferrari F186 which is a Protar 1/24 scale kit.

All the 1/20 kits are Tamiya except for the Brabhams BT52 and BT53 which are Model Factory Hiro and Studio 27 Resin/White Metal/etched brass kits.

I initially began the 1/20 kits as practice before starting the big 1/12th scale ones. I wanted to try and get the gloss finish right. Well after much experimenting i eventually settled on a finishing system that worked well for me. But i kept on doing the 1/20 kits as a sort of F1 timeline. I'm up to 1991, but have lost interest for a while- inline with my losing interest in F1 lately. Find myself building aircraft mostly these days.

Some kits use S-27 detail sets, mainly the earlier non-composite cars. But i dislpay them covers on and i've drifted towards OOB over time- i prefer the painting process more than building anyway.

F1 models are a dieing breed of course. Modern F1 teams license fees pricing them well outside viability for even Tamiya now.

Andrew

Nice collection-thanks for sharing. Tamiya could continue to produce F1 kits and make many people happy if they started in the 50's and worked their way back now

How 'bout this Aston Martin Driven by Carrol Shelby in '59?


Mercedes anyone?