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