Heavens Eagle
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Great job on the wheels Paddy!
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MFH Matra MS11 FINISHED
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paddy
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Rear wing on, some electrical wiring added and tidyed , roll bar fitted.
Just some rivets to drill into the body and some wing mirrors to fit. Wheels will go on last as i dont like the idea of them, being quite heavy, hanging on the suspension while i am still picking this up. Fitting the nose cone will be an issue..... as it doesnt fit
Just some rivets to drill into the body and some wing mirrors to fit. Wheels will go on last as i dont like the idea of them, being quite heavy, hanging on the suspension while i am still picking this up. Fitting the nose cone will be an issue..... as it doesnt fit
Don't think that's enough wing surface to get off the ground....oh wait. 
paddy
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So this is my Matrra MS11, a 1968 F1 car from Matra Simca.
Like all MFH models it threw up some challenges, but to be fair they really are quite ambitious and will test you and sometimes they will win.
My only real problem here was fitting the nose cone which quite frankly doesn't fit. With hindsight, I would have carried out some major surgery on the nose cone and possibly done a bit better, but even now, the solution to it fitting is not obvious.
Like all MFH models it threw up some challenges, but to be fair they really are quite ambitious and will test you and sometimes they will win.
My only real problem here was fitting the nose cone which quite frankly doesn't fit. With hindsight, I would have carried out some major surgery on the nose cone and possibly done a bit better, but even now, the solution to it fitting is not obvious.
Love it Paddy, to be honest isn't that the case with a lot of those type cars and their panels?
Excellent job.
So what's next?
Excellent job.
So what's next?
centaur567
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Beautiful. Gary S.
paddy
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Love it Paddy, to be honest isn't that the case with a lot of those type cars and their panels?
Excellent job.
So what's next?
Tempted to go straight in with the Tamiya Honda that i couldn't face last time
Heavens Eagle
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I am always impressed with how intricately you plumb and wire up the engine and the rest of the build. Awesome as always Paddy. I think you raised the bar a little bit.
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When it comes to a good finished MFH kit, just completing the task is a good outcome, and other than your nose not playing nice, your Matra scrubbed up well.
When you mention the nose not fitting it reminds me of the 1/20 MFH Lotus 43. I've seen very few of these online and even completed the criticism is always the same... "couldn't make the nose fit and don't know where or how it's fouling". I have the Lotus kit (unstarted) and many of the white metal parts are distorted from being pulled vigorously from the moulds, so straightening white metal radiator support frames back to the correct shape is "fun". Combine that with known shrinkage of older MFH resin parts, and....
The Tamiya Honda RA273 sounds like fun thing to try, or as we say in NZ "it's worth a crack Nigel".
When you mention the nose not fitting it reminds me of the 1/20 MFH Lotus 43. I've seen very few of these online and even completed the criticism is always the same... "couldn't make the nose fit and don't know where or how it's fouling". I have the Lotus kit (unstarted) and many of the white metal parts are distorted from being pulled vigorously from the moulds, so straightening white metal radiator support frames back to the correct shape is "fun". Combine that with known shrinkage of older MFH resin parts, and....
The Tamiya Honda RA273 sounds like fun thing to try, or as we say in NZ "it's worth a crack Nigel".
Heavens Eagle
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All resin it seems has an issue with shrinkage. Quite a while back I started the Italeri 1/72 Me323 kit. It had a n issue with the lower outer wing on one side where it was warped beyond use. I had the Gigant glider kit which used the same part, but didn't want to pitch that kit for one part. So I made a mold and cast it in Resin. The part turned out crisp and clean same size and all. Thinned it so the weight was about the same and glued it up. Found some kit issues that made me put it aside. Came back a couple of years later and the resin part had shrunk causing that wing part to curve down. A LOT!When it comes to a good finished MFH kit, just completing the task is a good outcome, and other than your nose not playing nice, your Matra scrubbed up well.
When you mention the nose not fitting it reminds me of the 1/20 MFH Lotus 43. I've seen very few of these online and even completed the criticism is always the same... "couldn't make the nose fit and don't know where or how it's fouling". I have the Lotus kit (unstarted) and many of the white metal parts are distorted from being pulled vigorously from the moulds, so straightening white metal radiator support frames back to the correct shape is "fun". Combine that with known shrinkage of older MFH resin parts, and....
The Tamiya Honda RA273 sounds like fun thing to try, or as we say in NZ "it's worth a crack Nigel".
I was able to break it apart and nothing was permanently warped. Found that the resin part would still work with just a little clean up at the wing tip, but have left it be. Still have not revisited that build. Have learned some things that I needed to know in order to finish it, just now need to want to revisit it.
So resin will shrink over time, or at least the 2 part casting resin will. Don't know if that part has shrunk even more since I popped it apart or not. Supposedly you can expect up to a 3-5% shrinkage. Thing is the part had been cast and cured for quite a while before I built the wing up. It has now been years since it was made so it "should" be stable.
