Great fix on the dash. Only the last picture doesnt show up.
Lancia Stratos
- Thread starter Chuffy70
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All the pictures show up... unless you mean you cannot see the dashboard???
Thus - just for you, a special exclusive pic
Its the by-product of having my prints professionally printed, rather than home printed, my printer is useless!I like the crisp printing quality!
Stratos build continues... and fast approaching some sort of conclusion - Hopefully by the end of the week!?
(must be completed by mid August!)
Main body work upper is now nearly finished, apart from the front wings/wheel arches.
Starting at the back end, the upper is now joined to the lower half.
Apart from a small lip on the right hand side, the back joined up very nicely.
As seen in the first photo in this segment, the glazing is now inside.
The two smaller side windows were put in first which created a lip for the sides of the main windscreen to sit next to and aid the fitment of the main screen..
The larger piece was taken high to the roof section which allowed the clear plastic to naturally flow without over stressing the frames or body when gluing in.
With the new flip-top Stratos like it is, the inner white sections were given a couple of coats of black paint to the areas which might be able to seen from the outside. Not pretty, but hopefully you will not see it, although Johnny 5 looks spooked by the paint job!
With the roof like this, checks can be made to see if all is in order - note the wheel wells are not coloured, so you may want to address this at this stage.
Primary checks looked good, and I progressed one tab at a time on both the left and righthand sides.
This side is the better of the two.
Apparently we all have a good side?
This side suffered a small divot around the door handle, which was builder error for not holding the glued parts for long enough!!!
"more haste, less speed!" without build instructions, and making it up as you go, things get forgotten - like the rear view mirror.
I'm guessing rally drivers very rarely used these, and with the slats to be added there would be very little to see anyway... crisis avoided
Rear main lights and reversing lights added, but looking at a picture of the real car, the main rears would look better laminated to around 3-4 layers thick, with the lens being sunk into it.
Check the following picture of the real car to make your own observations.
Attention away from the rear lights, time for the front ones.
All the front light lenses are the same pictorially, but two are slightly bigger, so be careful!
however the laminated pieces to go behind them are strangely the same size.
Part 19 called out in blue is to my knowledge a blank to simulate the cover which goes over the main spot lights, and quite frankly looks terribly executed.
Parts 29 were for the rears.
Pop up lights and main spots under construction.
Tabs for the main sides of the ridge section were kept, but shortened below the curved edge, also the tabs for the three straight centre sections were also kept.
The centre tab glued first, then the arch sectioned had their tabs removed and curved by used of a cocktail stick to form a curved edge, then all the rounded edges were glued. (one still to be done)
Doing away with the smaller laminate parts than the actual light lens, I then added two of my own laminated circles, slightly beveling the cut with scissors as I went round the part, just to give them a slightly different look to the spots. It will be hardly noticeable, but I'll know.
ALL FOR NOW, AND THANKS FOR WATCHING...
(must be completed by mid August!)
Main body work upper is now nearly finished, apart from the front wings/wheel arches.
Starting at the back end, the upper is now joined to the lower half.
Apart from a small lip on the right hand side, the back joined up very nicely.
As seen in the first photo in this segment, the glazing is now inside.
The two smaller side windows were put in first which created a lip for the sides of the main windscreen to sit next to and aid the fitment of the main screen..
The larger piece was taken high to the roof section which allowed the clear plastic to naturally flow without over stressing the frames or body when gluing in.
With the new flip-top Stratos like it is, the inner white sections were given a couple of coats of black paint to the areas which might be able to seen from the outside. Not pretty, but hopefully you will not see it, although Johnny 5 looks spooked by the paint job!
With the roof like this, checks can be made to see if all is in order - note the wheel wells are not coloured, so you may want to address this at this stage.
Primary checks looked good, and I progressed one tab at a time on both the left and righthand sides.
This side is the better of the two.
Apparently we all have a good side?
This side suffered a small divot around the door handle, which was builder error for not holding the glued parts for long enough!!!
"more haste, less speed!" without build instructions, and making it up as you go, things get forgotten - like the rear view mirror.
I'm guessing rally drivers very rarely used these, and with the slats to be added there would be very little to see anyway... crisis avoided
Rear main lights and reversing lights added, but looking at a picture of the real car, the main rears would look better laminated to around 3-4 layers thick, with the lens being sunk into it.
Check the following picture of the real car to make your own observations.
Attention away from the rear lights, time for the front ones.
All the front light lenses are the same pictorially, but two are slightly bigger, so be careful!
however the laminated pieces to go behind them are strangely the same size.
Part 19 called out in blue is to my knowledge a blank to simulate the cover which goes over the main spot lights, and quite frankly looks terribly executed.
Parts 29 were for the rears.
Pop up lights and main spots under construction.
Tabs for the main sides of the ridge section were kept, but shortened below the curved edge, also the tabs for the three straight centre sections were also kept.
The centre tab glued first, then the arch sectioned had their tabs removed and curved by used of a cocktail stick to form a curved edge, then all the rounded edges were glued. (one still to be done)
Doing away with the smaller laminate parts than the actual light lens, I then added two of my own laminated circles, slightly beveling the cut with scissors as I went round the part, just to give them a slightly different look to the spots. It will be hardly noticeable, but I'll know.
ALL FOR NOW, AND THANKS FOR WATCHING...
Awesome!!! I love those lines. I noticed that the rear section looks almost exactly like the rear section of the car model I am working on, so mine should be a nice companion to the Stratos.
Cheers... I think I might have guessed it... goes by the name of Wet Nellie perchance?Awesome!!! I love those lines. I noticed that the rear section looks almost exactly like the rear section of the car model I am working on, so mine should be a nice companion to the Stratos.
No Lotus, sorry.
"BUT! ... You have a point there!"
It's from a movie..!
"BUT! ... You have a point there!"
It's from a movie..!
Unfortunately, it's only now that I have the opportunity to be there again. I will continue to follow this model, very good instructions. Keep up the good work... 
…and I thought I had it! Apart from Condorman, but the back looks totally different, and from what I remember didn't go underwater - or some animated film I'm stumped... I look forward to seeing what you present with an point at screen and say "ah, it was that!"No Lotus, sorry.
"BUT! ... You have a point there!"
It's from a movie..!
Thank you @Walter2 - most, if not all of the instructions given are completely made up on the spot- the instruction or plan given with the download in the resource section does not apply to this particular model.Unfortunately, it's only now that I have the opportunity to be there again. I will continue to follow this model, very good instructions. Keep up the good work...
Hopefully by the end of the build I will have the rest of the models and appropriate plans to add to the resources, or add as pictures on this thread.
I hope you continue to tune in