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Old 10-07-2010, 11:32 AM
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FW26B My 1st F1 model!

This the the Williams FW26B offer by METMANIA. Originally, it was a 12" kit designed to print on A4 paper. Being me, I like large scale model. I scaled it up to fit on A3 paper. The car goes from 12" to around 17.25". Too cool!

This is my 1st F1 model ever. I came across METMANIA 's site well over a years ago. Not much of a F1 model fan, but do enjoy looking at his stuff very much. Finally, I download this FW26 and started building on and off about little over two months ago. The past couple days I was going full throttle, warp 10!

Even it is a big model. It still got a a lots of small tiny parts to cut and glue. I can't see myself doing that stuff on a 1/24 scale. Anyway, I follow the instruction almost to the letter. But a few time I jumped ahead and that where I made some mistakes. Sometime I wish I did jump head to make parts easier to glue. And Some time I hold off gluing parts till later like in Part #1. It have you glue A-3 reinforcement box inside the nose cone. Don't, not yet! Wait till you finish all the front suspensions and deflectors in Part #2 and glued them in place first before you glue A-3 in. Cause if you follow the instructions in part #1. You may have problem firmly gluing the suspensions arm's taps inside the nose cone. After that, you can just push A-3 in the nose cone till it sit firmly inside. The biggest mistake I made is cutting two notch to the air induction's spine as instructions in Part #3 for two wings to be install in Part #6. The instructions is for building FW26 only, not for the FW26B that I'm building. FW26B don't have the two spine wings. My fault! I should have check with the FW26B pictures first. All and all. it is a awesome model. I love it. I'm now a F1 model fan! Learned a few thing from this FW26B. When I build the FW26, I will know what to look for and don't make the same mistake again.


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Old 10-07-2010, 11:34 AM
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Can't have pictures of F1 car without Race Queens! ......... no! I don't care for driver. I just want Race Queens!
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Old 10-07-2010, 11:37 AM
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Love it!!!! That's a great model. The F-1 cars really are sharp lookin. I'm more of a stock car guy, but I appreciate the F-1 stuff.

The race queens are a very nice addition. And you're right, you can't have F-1 cars with out the ladies :D
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:55 PM
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Beautifully done model - and the display!

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Old 10-08-2010, 12:43 PM
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Nice job, modern F1 cars have some strange shapes and curves to them.
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Old 10-08-2010, 01:13 PM
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Those are some real nice looking chasis. Nice cars too.

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Love it!!!! That's a great model. The F-1 cars really are sharp lookin. I'm more of a stock car guy, but I appreciate the F-1 stuff.

The race queens are a very nice addition. And you're right, you can't have F-1 cars with out the ladies :D
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Old 10-08-2010, 01:15 PM
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I like your thinking
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AWESOME!!!


that looks great Duck!!!!! I have been eyeballing that model for a long time! the double size is a good idea! And yes the girlz look nice too:D
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Thanks guys. You know what I'm going to do this weekend......... yup, go shop for some nice figures with swimsuit to paint race queen outfit on.
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Old 10-08-2010, 03:40 PM
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That's a beautiful car!

Williams has designed some really great F1 cars, and this is no exception.
That #3 was driven by my compatriot Juan Pablo Montoya, who had some great races with that car. That was the last year Montoya raced for Williams.

You made a great build, and the finished model looks wonderful.

And Asuka just adds a gorgeous touch to the photos
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