Brabham BT45

[chrissmith]

Glad to see you on this forum, lots of good stuff on here and a lot more going on.

Yes I do use Alclad for my metal finishes. I also use Tamiya for most of the basic part finish. I currently only use Gravity for all my exterior finish. I see no need to change 😉

[2whl]

That engine looks gorgeous, Chris.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 16, 2024 9:39:13 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Glad to see you on this forum, lots of good stuff on here and a lot more going on.

Yes I do use Alclad for my metal finishes. I also use Tamiya for most of the basic part finish. I currently only use Gravity for all my exterior finish. I see no need to change 😉

I’ve never sprayed gravity but the colors look spot on. Do you source the paint directly form Gravity in Spain? 

[joelw]

Kyle,
   It's the easiest and most direct way to get Gravity of Spain paints is through their website.  I usually get my order in 3-4 days. Can't beat that, and I've never had a broken bottle yet.

  BTW,  Gravity of Florida is a completely different company which has a long history of issues with shipping orders in a timely manner.

joel

[kyledehart5]

Jul 16, 2024 17:49:27 GMT -5 joelw said:

Kyle,
   It's the easiest and most direct way to get Gravity of Spain paints is through their website.  I usually get my order in 3-4 days. Can't beat that, and I've never had a broken bottle yet.

  BTW,  Gravity of Florida is a completely different company which has a long history of issues with shipping orders in a timely manner.

joel

Oh yes. I’ve heard the horror stories from the Florida company. Good to know about gravity of Spain. I really love trying new paints so perhaps I’ll place an order someday.

[chrissmith]

Jul 16, 2024 17:32:20 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jul 16, 2024 9:39:13 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Glad to see you on this forum, lots of good stuff on here and a lot more going on.

Yes I do use Alclad for my metal finishes. I also use Tamiya for most of the basic part finish. I currently only use Gravity for all my exterior finish. I see no need to change 😉

I’ve never sprayed gravity but the colors look spot on. Do you source the paint directly form Gravity in Spain? 

Kyle… The best thing about this paint is that it flows well and I have never had an issue with color matching. It’s very consistent. Plus they have a lot of colors. I would check out their website it’s definitely worth your time.
I also will say don’t be intimidated by having to clear coat over the base color 😉 it’s like painting a full size car

[kyledehart5]

Jul 16, 2024 21:31:37 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Jul 16, 2024 17:32:20 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

I’ve never sprayed gravity but the colors look spot on. Do you source the paint directly form Gravity in Spain? 

Kyle… The best thing about this paint is that it flows well and I have never had an issue with color matching. It’s very consistent. Plus they have a lot of colors. I would check out their website it’s definitely worth your time.
I also will say don’t be intimidated by having to clear coat over the base color 😉 it’s like painting a full size car

I appreciate the info and will peruse the website and see what grabs my eye.

As for the having to clear over it. That’s ok. I have some experience with splash and scalefinishes lacquer. Both require a clearcoat as well. Not totally outside the realm of my experience.

[joelw]

Guys,
I've tried just about every lacquer gloss coat, and had settled on Tamiya's LP9. I was a Super Clear Series III fan but it's usually out of stock every where. But I ran across a vid on AK's new 1K clear gloss and bought it. It's the best I've ever used.

Due to all sorts of health issues, I've stayed away from 2K Gloss clears even with a full respirator and spray booth with proper venting to the outside. So I've never tried any of them out.

joel

[chrissmith]

So I can’t let everyone else have all the fun on the weekend, so here’s my contribution 😋
My wife went out of town for a few days, which left me with one of two things, be responsible and do a bunch of chores and spend a couple hours at the bench.
Or Spend countless hours at the bench and do the bare minimum of chores. I’ll let you guys decide on what route I took😉



























As you can see I assembled the gearbox and rear suspension + I got it attached to the engine. I do however have a lot of wiring to do.

[kyledehart5]

Holy cow Chris!! That engine and gearbox assembly looks amazing. Those chores weren’t important anyways. 🤣

[handiabled]

Oh my, you've outdone yourself sir! Amazing!

[joelw]

Chris,
Like You certainly did, I'd go for min choir time, and max at the bench time, and come up with a few reasons why. Of course my reasons have never really worked with my wife in the 41 years we've been married. But it's time well spent, so I'm still going down that path.

As usual your work is flawless, making it that much harder to really be sure if the pics are the real deal, or your build. Actually, I'm betting that your work is just a tad better then the real deal.

One observation is the inboard rear brakes. Every time I see an F1 car with them fitted on, I'm always willing to bet that over heating was an issue with them.

joel

[406 Silverado]

Man.....the details......the details! That is some very impressive work on this modern art masterpiece Chris. 

[adrian29341]

Damn this is impressive work my friend - exquisite!

[arcticwolf]

Just put it on display the way it is.

[deafpanzer]

[chrissmith]

I want to thank everyone for the kind words and support 😁

For this current update, I have installed the rear swaybar, radiators and oil cooler, plus some plumbing.












With all this, now she’s a little back heavy!

[project510]

Jul 22, 2024 6:46:17 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Holy cow Chris!! That engine and gearbox assembly looks amazing. Those chores weren’t important anyways. 🤣

This was literally me.... WOW!

[keavdog]

Oh man that looks just awesome. So much to look at.

[joelw]

Chris,
With each new layer of detail for the engine/transaxle. & rear suspension, your attention to the smallest details makes it just that much harder to really know if I'm looking at the rear deal, or your model.

Now time for a confession of sorts. I do at times look for model builder issues and errors, but there just aren't any that I have seen. Well done my friend, very well done.

joel

[kyledehart5]

Awesome work Chris!! You’re probably getting tired of listening to me repeat myself but I’ve run out of new superlatives! Lol. It’s looking awesome

[chrissmith]

I thought I would share some mock up photos…
I just finished up the nose, I couldn’t resist 😁

[arcticwolf]

Sweet.

[kyledehart5]

I’d like to just reiterate what I sent earlier…


Stunning Chris

[handiabled]

If you took the same picture with this on jack stands I would swear it was the real deal. Looks gorgeous right now and your not done yet! Absolutely perfect finish on your paint work.

[joelw]

Chris,
I'm just totally blown away. Paint, decals, and even the low angle of the pics just bring the BT45 to life. I've got a still unopened Tamiya Brabham BT44B just calling my name now after seeing your BT45 Front clip.

joel

[406 Silverado]

Dangit Chris.......that thing looks frickin' real. Guys like you inspire me to take on the challenge of building one of these myself. The time & attention you're putting into the details of this build is making this into a thing of beauty. WOW!!! 

[Steve Zuleski]

No kiddin, this is nuts. The AC tubing, colors on the engine, the metal works, this really is wild! This does look like a heck of a lot of fun. Awesome work, Chris!

[chrissmith]

Gentlemen , I am genuinely appreciative of your kind words and support.

Thank you 😊

[adrian29341]

This looks fantastic - awesome paint work and such a clean build all around - I love it!