1995 1/20 Scale Tamiya TYRRELL Yamaha 023 (M. Salo)

[adrian29341]

So after painting Statues for a few years I had a solid hankering to build another Tamiya F1 kit - there is
just something so amazing about these early Tamiya F1 models that really get me so excited to build.

My passion for everything F1 is sky high at the moment so it's all about Formula One race cars right now

I had to choose from a Collection that my LHS just purchased and so I decided on the Iconic NIKON entry of 1995.

Nothing special about this car performance wise unfortunately, as neither driver had any podiums or wins.

The Tyrrell 023 was a Formula One car designed by Harvey Postlethwaite and Mike Gascoyne for use by the Tyrrell team in the 1995 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by Japanese Ukyo Katayama, in his third season with the team, and Finn Mika Salo, in his first full season of F1 after driving for Lotus in the final two races of 1994



Designed by Harvey Postlethwaite and Mike Gascoyne,[1] the 023 featured a new hydraulic-controlled front suspension system, known as "Hydrolink", which Tyrrell had been testing since February 1995.[3] It used a 3-litre version of the Yamaha V10, which had been raced the previous year.[1]



The team retained all its 1994 backers including Mild Seven, BP, Fondmetal, Calbee, Club Angle and Zent. This was partly helped by the fact that new team driver Mika Salo brought $3 million with him to the team which resulted in their new sponsor Nokia.[4] Ukyo Katayama, who had driven for the team since 1993, remained on the roster.



Nothing spectacular really happened with this Japanese Backed Entry in the 1995 Season, but I can see why Tamiya wanted to

make this kit and despite it's somewhat abysmal one F1 season I am personally so glad they did because this is just such

a unique and iconic livery.



I love building these Tamiya 1/20 F1 golden year cars, the workmanship is second to none and the realism that can be created with the real rubber tires, Tamiya's accurate molds, and all the now available Top Studio Detail up sets that can be purchased, I am going to load this build up with a lot of extra scratch built parts, photo etch and detail up additions.

[kyledehart5]

Awesome Adrian!! Glad you found your way into the group build board!! I just love what you’re doing with this beauty. As you say, just a great looking livery and your paint and decals are showing it off beautifully.

[kyledehart5]

Got you added to the list too. 10th participant so far! Thanks again for jumping in Adrian. 

[handiabled]

Bookmarked this! Love the metal finishes on the engine and headers

[chrissmith]

Love the paint and decal work, outstanding stuff! Coming along nicely 😀

[406 Silverado]

Some really clean engine work going on in here Adrian. I have never built one of these F1 cars even though I did have one in my stash a long time ago. The detail that is in these kits is astounding but then again......it IS a Tamiya kit that we're talking about.

[keavdog]

Man this is looking awesome. I've never seen this kit and of course am now hunting. Glad to have you aboard!

[kyledehart5]

Jul 11, 2024 22:01:28 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Man this is looking awesome. I've never seen this kit and of course am now hunting. Glad to have you aboard!

It’s been on my wish list radar for awhile but tends to be a tougher one to find. This project definitely makes me want to grab one. 

[adrian29341]

Jul 10, 2024 17:11:50 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Awesome Adrian!! Glad you found your way into the group build board!! I just love what you’re doing with this beauty. As you say, just a great looking livery and your paint and decals are showing it off beautifully.

Thanks Kyle! exciting group here

[adrian29341]

Jul 11, 2024 23:20:48 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jul 11, 2024 22:01:28 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Man this is looking awesome. I've never seen this kit and of course am now hunting. Glad to have you aboard!

It’s been on my wish list radar for awhile but tends to be a tougher one to find. This project definitely makes me want to grab one. 

Tamiya's are such fun kits to build - so much potential given the accuracy and detail of their molds.

[adrian29341]

Jul 11, 2024 22:01:28 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Man this is looking awesome. I've never seen this kit and of course am now hunting. Glad to have you aboard!

Thank you so much my friend!

[adrian29341]

Jul 11, 2024 16:25:20 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Some really clean engine work going on in here Adrian. I have never built one of these F1 cars even though I did have one in my stash a long time ago. The detail that is in these kits is astounding but then again......it IS a Tamiya kit that we're talking about.

Thanks buddy!

Ya Tamiya does such a superior job on their molds and especially these 90's releases of F1 - love working on these

[adrian29341]

So ... once again the modeling Gods teach me another lesson lol

I spent some time weathering the floor of the 023 and then hit it with a smooth clear coat
at around 10pm at night. The only reason for what happened that I can ascertain is weather conditions.
It was very moist out because it had just rained and so in the morning the floor was completed covered
in a white frosty coating Argh ...

So, I reminded myself that when something like this happens it can sometimes actually create a situation that 
I didn't intend to create so I set out to make lemonade and began a long and tedious wet hand sanding of the coated 
layer with 2000 which actually created another layer of weathering - because that is essentially what it was by definition.

I'm pleased that I didn't react too negatively to the situation and took the extra time to wet sand the daylights out of it.

The front wing, rear wing and brake assembly are complete and weathered and are curing but I will post those pics next.

See below the engine gear box assembly is complete and waiting now for the floor - I used several metal Photo-etch parts 
on this assembly and I'm pretty happy with the final product's look - I wanted it to have an oily 'post race' look to it - as 
if engine fluids and such had built up on it over race distance.

A modeling buddy told me I'm crazy because at the end of the day none of this will be seen as I'm sealing this build and making
it a curbside model. I've done several open F1 kits and dioramas but I wanted this to be sealed because I am going to create an in it's starting grid box diorama to display it - which I will scratch build.

I will always know that the model is completely finished underneath the cowling and that's what matters to me in the end 
I would always know and couldn't build it any other way

The steering wheel dashboard assembly is almost complete and contains photo-etch and full metal steering column.

The seat is real sweade leather wrapped around the plastic seat and the seat belts were a full days work.

Next steps will be finalizing the floor, Tire completion, Front and rear wing painting and weathering, and somewhere over the next few days I will start to clear coat the body - I will be experimenting with a new method of clear coating that I hope will make the bold colors on this Tyrrell just pop  

In order to add weight to the model I filled the engine block with ball bearings and there are 3 large ball bearings in the engine cover as seen in the pic. The weight is balanced in the front of the body with ball bearings so that there will be an even distribution of weight which if you picked the model up it will likely have the weight of a 1/18 diecast.

The 023 was notorious for it's narrow cramped cockpit and Tamiya was true to that fact so I will photograph each element of the cockpit before assembling it as post assembly pics of this area would be tricky indeed.

Thank you for following!

[adrian29341]

I created these little rascals last night - scratch built heat shields for covering both exhaust pipe exits in the floor.

Metal and shaped and then wet sanded to get to this chrome like finish.

[project510]

Wow stellar work. What paints are you using? Looking good!

[adrian29341]

Jul 17, 2024 14:30:33 GMT -5 project510 said:

Wow stellar work. What paints are you using? Looking good!

Thanks Mate! 

To be honest when it comes to paints I am all over the map - I try to go 100% Acrylic whenever possible but still use certain lacquers. I'm loving the new Metals and within acrylics the Gundam paints are the richest hues at least I've found - but I buy Vallejo, AK, Mecha .. usually depends on what 
medium I'm painting. I love mixing so I rarely if ever apply a straight color, its almost always a mix/unique hue.

[adrian29341]

Jul 11, 2024 7:56:28 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Bookmarked this! Love the metal finishes on the engine and headers

Thank you sir!

I'm having a lot of fun with the new Metals line

[adrian29341]

Jul 11, 2024 22:01:28 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Man this is looking awesome. I've never seen this kit and of course am now hunting. Glad to have you aboard!

If you can't find one let me know mate because my shop just bought a huge collection and I saw at least one more 023

I am in Toronto though.

[kyledehart5]

This kit has been on my radar for quite some time and I hope to find one sometime. Your build is REALLY making me want to find one. It’s a great looking chassis and livery. Beautiful work on the engine and the cockpit pieces. The seat and belts look awesome. And those heat shields. Awesome job, my friend!!

[joelw]

Adrian,
YOur build is certainly up to your super high standards. Pure quality work for sure. The Body shell paint, decaling, and polishing is perfect as Usual. As for the engine/trans the metallics look as they should especially with your oily weathering. cockpit dash and wheel really came out great, but the 5 way racing harness is in a class of it's own. Can't wait for your next update.

This weekend is the Indy Car Toronto race which I believe is only on Peacock, which I no longer subscribe to. Are you going to the race?

And speaking of Indy Car, how about posting a spread of your Indy Car build that you did right before your medical time off. I'm positive that everyone would love it.

joel

[adrian29341]

Jul 18, 2024 15:37:57 GMT -5 joelw said:

Adrian,
YOur build is certainly up to your super high standards. Pure quality work for sure. The Body shell paint, decaling, and polishing is perfect as Usual. As for the engine/trans the metallics look as they should especially with your oily weathering. cockpit dash and wheel really came out great, but the 5 way racing harness is in a class of it's own. Can't wait for your next update.

This weekend is the Indy Car Toronto race which I believe is only on Peacock, which I no longer subscribe to. Are you going to the race?

And speaking of Indy Car, how about posting a spread of your Indy Car build that you did right before your medical time off. I'm positive that everyone would love it.

joel

Thank you so much for the kind words my friend

Yes the Indy's hit my neighborhood streets this week - after a crazy crash last weekend at the end of race 2 in Ohio - scary stuff!

I actually purchased TSN + in order to watch the Copa America Soccer because of Canada, and as a result I got the Indy stuff as well,
so between that and the F1 race it will be a full weekend of motor racing magic I wish I was going but funds are not there right
now for such things. I used to work the race as a kid and have many fond memories of races gone by, hopefully its an entertaining 
one this weekend - it usually is

[chrissmith]

Truly inspiring work going on here. I love the weathering and attention to detail, even if it will be hidden. At least your sharing it with all of us to see..

[adrian29341]

Thank you so much sir!

[handiabled]

Those heat shields look amazing! I really like look of the wrapped seat and belts

[adrian29341]

Thank you sir  

[adrian29341]

Hey guys!

So after swearing up and down that I would relax this weekend and not model because it was a very
stressful week at work, of course the bench is like a magnet drawing me in when there is so much work to be done
on both of my current builds.

The 023 is really coming together now, and so I pushed forward with it on the weekend - all the photos seen below are not
completed yet as there is still some minor weathering details left to do - however - it is getting close to completion for sure.

The floor weathering is complete and so I attached the engine/gear box assembly in it's final resting place and then added the seat just for the pics for fun The seat will actually attach to the body once it's complete and ready to be attached to the floor assembly.

The brakes were finished and attached to the air vent assembly.

The tires are pretty much done save a little weathering - spent all day yesterday on the tire decals and markings - so much fun! I really love this aspect of the Tamiya F1 builds because of the realism that can be created with the real rubber tires - the key is to keep everything in proper proportion.

So here are the remaining steps on the 023 at this stage for this week:

1. Final detailing and then Clear coat the body
2. Suspension - parts are painted and just need to be hit with flat clear before I add the details
3. Rear wing final detailing and weathering
4. Front wing - taping, painting, and decaling

I will likely have daily updates this week as the push is on

[joelw]

Adrian,
WOW!!!!

Those money shots are really amazing. The engine compartment is weathered perfectly; not to much, not to little, just right. As usual your tires are always one of the highlights of your builds, as it your attention to the disc brakes.

You're quickly raising your bar to a higher and higher standard. But knowing you I'm more then confident that you'll attain even higher bars with builds still to come.

joel

[adrian29341]

Jul 22, 2024 11:53:26 GMT -5 joelw said:

Adrian,
WOW!!!!

Those money shots are really amazing. The engine compartment is weathered perfectly; not to much, not to little, just right. As usual your tires are always one of the highlights of your builds, as it your attention to the disc brakes.

You're quickly raising your bar to a higher and higher standard. But knowing you I'm more then confident that you'll attain even higher bars with builds still to come.

joel

Thank you so much for stopping by Joel! 

Your encouragement honestly means so much - I think she is coming together nicely at the moment, the next big
test as always will be getting a glass like clear coat finish on that body - always makes me nervous when I am testing a new method

[adrian29341]

Joel this was my reference photo for the Tires

[joelw]

Adrian,
Judging from those pictures, I'd say that you nailed it for sure.

joel