Brabham BT45

[keavdog]

Coming along nicely. Great finishes

[kyledehart5]

Absolutely stunning work Chris!! Brilliant work

[chrissmith]

Some more progress

[kyledehart5]

Speechless. I have no words. Always so good Chris.

[406 Silverado]

One thing I can say for sure about this build is that it's definitely ALL in the details. I don't think there's anything left out of this car Chris. These MFH kits sure pack a wallop in terms of goodies. 

[handiabled]

Man that detail is so very wonderful! These kits have got to be addictive to build more of them after doing one.

[project510]

Yea, this so so good. Quick glance at some of those photos its hard to tell it isn't the real thing.

[keavdog]

That is just friggin awesome!

[chrissmith]

Everyone, THANK YOU ☺️

[kyledehart5]

Hey Chris, I got this moved over into the open wheel group build. So if you go to look for it, it isn't in the same spot. Lol!! Thanks for joining us.

[keavdog]

Way to heist that build for our group build Kyle! I was following this one in awe. Great to see it here Chris.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 2, 2024 15:36:30 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Way to heist that build for our group build Kyle! I was following this one in awe. Great to see it here Chris.

”The Great Thread Robbery” Chris had asked me if he could slide it in, even though it was already under way and I didn’t see any problem with that at all. Lol!

[arcticwolf]

Jul 2, 2024 15:36:30 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Way to heist that build for our group build Kyle! I was following this one in awe. Great to see it here Chris.

I look at his builds to remind myself that I am merely human, and not worthy.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 2, 2024 15:41:10 GMT -5 arcticwolf said:

Jul 2, 2024 15:36:30 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Way to heist that build for our group build Kyle! I was following this one in awe. Great to see it here Chris.

I look at his builds to remind myself that I am merely human, and not worthy.

Same

[chrissmith]

Jul 2, 2024 15:41:10 GMT -5 arcticwolf said:

Jul 2, 2024 15:36:30 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Way to heist that build for our group build Kyle! I was following this one in awe. Great to see it here Chris.

I look at his builds to remind myself that I am merely human, and not worthy.

We are all human! I do appreciate your support and appreciation. I myself enjoy everybody else’s work and it inspires me 😊

[chrissmith]

Jul 2, 2024 15:21:20 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Hey Chris, I got this moved over into the open wheel group build. So if you go to look for it, it isn't in the same spot. Lol!! Thanks for joining us.

Thanks Kyle!!!
Now let the fun begin 😁

[chrissmith]

So… you want to build a model factory hiro kit!? This is a small sample of how much prep goes into it. I have about 2 hours of drilling and dry fitting.
I’m not going to tell you how many holes I have drilled, only because there is an idiot on another forum who has to tell everyone about it. Paul and Kyle know whom I speak.
Anyway I enjoy all what needs to be done to make one of these kits come to life 😁 or I’m just going 🤪

I should have a nice update soon!

[keavdog]

Ya, looking at pics of the box of parts I'm sure there's a lot of work that goes into building one of these kits to your level.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 4, 2024 18:13:22 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

So… you want to build a model factory hiro kit!? This is a small sample of how much prep goes into it. I have about 2 hours of drilling and dry fitting.
I’m not going to tell you how many holes I have drilled, only because there is an idiot on another forum who has to tell everyone about it. Paul and Kyle know whom I speak.
Anyway I enjoy all what needs to be done to make one of these kits come to life 😁 or I’m just going 🤪

I should have a nice update soon!

It'll be hard for us to feel sorry for you if you don't tell us exactly how many holes you drilled Chris.    I know the prep work pays off in the end for you with these kits. Can't wait to see it come together...once the holes are drilled...

[chrissmith]

For those of you who think I have been slacking….LOL 
first thing I have been working on is the front radiators and mounting structure for the nose 







I also have been doing some body work, I have the nose, cockpit cover and engine cover completed… still need to do a cut and buff on these









And finally, I started to assemble the engine. I wanted to show everyone the amount of detail that comes with these kits on the valve covers, lots of drilling and installing of bolt rivets. It’s well worth the effort.😁 well that’s what I tell myself 🤪

[handiabled]

My word this is crazy good! There's quite a bit going on in the front of this with the radiators, cooling ducts and suspension

[kyledehart5]

Wow Chris!! What an update. So much amazing stuff to look at. Wonderful work on the engine. And your decal work is top notch as always. Those radiators look awesome too. Just love it all

[chrissmith]

Some engine assembly

[kyledehart5]

Beautiful Chris. Love all the metallic shades. Just a gorgeous engine.

[handiabled]

The engine is coming together in stunning fashion

[chrissmith]

So this is my completed engine, so many little bits and pieces to make all of it come together, hopefully you like 👍

[keavdog]

Oh my word. I'd stop right there and call that my masterpiece. Just awesome.

[kyledehart5]

Oh wow!! That is truly stunning Chris!! Beautiful paint work, beautiful detail work. That is certainly a modeling masterpiece by itself.

[handiabled]

I think it would be impossible to create a more realistic looking engine than this! Magnificent!

[joelw]

Chris,
I finally made the move to the MSC, and it's way more then a breath of fresh air. Just day 3 and my almost depleted Mojo tanks are slightly past full. And once I got semi settled in, the next order of business was to find yours and Paul's (2Wheel) current MFH builds. I don't have to tell you what I think of both of you as Master builders and friends. Your Brabham BT45 is as usual in a class by itself. Simply outstanding craftsmanship every step of the way, with way more to go.

As usual, the suspension and brakes look better then the real deal. You could easily fool me as to whether it's the real deal or not.

Decaling looks dead on perfect. One goof doesn't mean a thing as all of us make them. I'm right at the top of that list, and am so thankful that Michael at Indy Cal's has his OOPs replacement Plan at the ready for me.

Paint as usual is silky smooth and super glossy. Like you, I'm a Gravity of Spain kind of guy but do use ScaleFinish paints for certain American subjects and to save a little on shipping. I know that you prefer to polish bare metal parts like the engine block, but in the pictures there's two basic shades. Did you use Alcad 2 for that?

Looking forward to your next update.

joel