17th-Jun-20, 05:02 PM
Ok after the decal side step...time to get back on topic.
Some of you are way ahead on me and ready for final assembly, so here are some of my findings on the detail parts that you will be mounting to your painted bodies.
Attention to detail
For what is a basically simple kit (compared to the Sideways Huracan) I encountered so many little niggling items that needed just that extra bit of attention to make them fit "properly".
Like the fender grilles, excess flash (see red arrow) and increased thickness due to thick paint will prevent them from seeing properly and leave an ugly gap (see mid picture).
So same procedure as described before, remove flash and excess paint and they will fit (see outer right picture below)
The exhaust tips...same story, excess injection moulded flash masks the true shape of the exhaust orifice in the body, take out your rat tail file to clean that up.
And do pay attention on how you mount the exhaust tips, the parts look symmetrical....but they're not.
They will fit both ways, but onely one way is correct, which is with the longer curved/twisted part facing backwards.
You really need to push the exhaust tips all the way over the body pins (after you've opened up the holes a bit) and mount them flush with the inside of the body.
When seated properly the exhaust tips will stick out from the body orifices
Getting this right is not just to improve looks, as you can see in the image below right, if not seated properly the body supports will not rest the chassis, the exhaust tips will.
A little more attention to detail here will improve how straight & square your M6 GT3 body will rest on the chassis.
Now here's a bit of attention to detail that I really loved. The sideways M6 GT3 mirrors come with...actual mirrors
Ok make that mirror foil, but it was a nice surprise, best thing about the foil..you can easily peel it of the mirror housing...if you need to (spray) paint them.
Even better news, I recently ordered the SWM6/b1 tear proof set (as I needed a replacement for the two left hand NACA ducts on my white kit) which includes two mirrors with the same mirror foil.
Light lenses & clusters
Some of the nicest and detailed head & taillights I've ever seen on a 1/32 slot car.
Wel sculpted and chromed tail light reflectors, nice and thin lenses, as a BMW fan I can almost see those chromed Angel eyes running lights glowing in the dark.
And should you chose to equip you M6 with working headlights, just leave the chromed detail parts out, a simple push at the back with an Allen key and they'll pop right out.
So way to go Sideways, for the lights a 10, if not a 10+
Small tip for mounting the headlights, on an other forum some one suggested to mount them to the body before mounting the front bumper..as acces is limited afterwards.
Not neccesary at all, you can perfectly mount them after painting, I would strongly advice you to do so as masking the headlights will be complicated.
All you need to do is (again) open up the holes in the tabs that go over the body pins...
...and clip a tiny bit of the body pins (they are a bit long)
To be continued
With kind regards
Tamar
Some of you are way ahead on me and ready for final assembly, so here are some of my findings on the detail parts that you will be mounting to your painted bodies.
Attention to detail
For what is a basically simple kit (compared to the Sideways Huracan) I encountered so many little niggling items that needed just that extra bit of attention to make them fit "properly".
Like the fender grilles, excess flash (see red arrow) and increased thickness due to thick paint will prevent them from seeing properly and leave an ugly gap (see mid picture).
So same procedure as described before, remove flash and excess paint and they will fit (see outer right picture below)
The exhaust tips...same story, excess injection moulded flash masks the true shape of the exhaust orifice in the body, take out your rat tail file to clean that up.
And do pay attention on how you mount the exhaust tips, the parts look symmetrical....but they're not.
They will fit both ways, but onely one way is correct, which is with the longer curved/twisted part facing backwards.
You really need to push the exhaust tips all the way over the body pins (after you've opened up the holes a bit) and mount them flush with the inside of the body.
When seated properly the exhaust tips will stick out from the body orifices
Getting this right is not just to improve looks, as you can see in the image below right, if not seated properly the body supports will not rest the chassis, the exhaust tips will.
A little more attention to detail here will improve how straight & square your M6 GT3 body will rest on the chassis.
Now here's a bit of attention to detail that I really loved. The sideways M6 GT3 mirrors come with...actual mirrors
Ok make that mirror foil, but it was a nice surprise, best thing about the foil..you can easily peel it of the mirror housing...if you need to (spray) paint them.
Even better news, I recently ordered the SWM6/b1 tear proof set (as I needed a replacement for the two left hand NACA ducts on my white kit) which includes two mirrors with the same mirror foil.
Light lenses & clusters
Some of the nicest and detailed head & taillights I've ever seen on a 1/32 slot car.
Wel sculpted and chromed tail light reflectors, nice and thin lenses, as a BMW fan I can almost see those chromed Angel eyes running lights glowing in the dark.
And should you chose to equip you M6 with working headlights, just leave the chromed detail parts out, a simple push at the back with an Allen key and they'll pop right out.
So way to go Sideways, for the lights a 10, if not a 10+
Small tip for mounting the headlights, on an other forum some one suggested to mount them to the body before mounting the front bumper..as acces is limited afterwards.
Not neccesary at all, you can perfectly mount them after painting, I would strongly advice you to do so as masking the headlights will be complicated.
All you need to do is (again) open up the holes in the tabs that go over the body pins...
...and clip a tiny bit of the body pins (they are a bit long)
- Slide the headlights at an angle over the two pins on the bumper
- Push the headlights clusters down over the pin on the body
To be continued
With kind regards
Tamar