Brabham BT45 - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12

[FullArmor]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

Beautiful work Rob!

+1

[DocRob]

On 6/29/2025 at 4:25 PM, belugawhaleman said:

Beautiful work Rob!

Thank you Paul, it took some elbow grease to get there. The downside with car finishes is, there are always some bad spots, at least with mine. I have one piece of dust on one of the side intakes and on the other, there lifted the decal during sanding with the clear coat on. I can only guess, there was something under the decal not adhering well, but it was invisible before sanding, no bubble no nothing. It´s not bad enough to redo everything and try to get a new decal sheet, but it seems to happen always.

Cheers Rob

[BlrwestSiR]

Just catching up on your build Rob and it looks fantastic. 

I've been running into static issues with my models recently as well. Washing the parts has helped there for me as well. 

[DocRob]

On 7/2/2025 at 1:05 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

Just catching up on your build Rob and it looks fantastic. 

I've been running into static issues with my models recently as well. Washing the parts has helped there for me as well. 

Thank you Carl, a wash with warm water with some drops of detergent in it helps a lot. Usually static is not so much a problem where I live, due to high humidity levels in the air, but the MFH resin reacts strongly.

Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

After all the body work, now it´s all about subassemblies and not to damage the polished body with scratches or CA fingerprints.

The polished tub went finally onto the floor pan and got screwed there permanently. I further added some details like the pedals.



The rear of the tub received the gas tank with all the needed attachments.



Then I finished the front suspension sans the steering. Most delicate were some turned pins and the intersecting tubes, which hold the nose in place later. There was a need for absolute precision, to prevent gaps from the monocoque to the nose part.



Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

Today I achieved some very important and daunting steps, but firs things first.
I finished the front section with all the parts added for the axle, brakes, steering and suspension. Some were a bit fiddly, but in all, the fit was great with that delicate section. It´s also quite robust. The axle screws are loose by design and therefore hanging on the pic.





Next was the daunting part, the closing of the main body. There are so many intersecting parts, that even test fitting is a time and nerve consuming affair. Finally I got it done and everything fitted with a tiny bit of tweaking here and there. The floor pan and body are hold together with eight screws.





Finally, I test fitted the engine section to the body and luckily everything fit as well.



Cheers Rob