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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The scene:<\/h3>\n<p>It’s the Monaco Grand Prix… jewel of the 1991 Formula 1 season. During Free Practice 1 Ferrari’s new (and temporary) Test Driver, a Japanese-American by the name of Man Yao jumps behind the wheel. Despite team orders to just take the car out for a bit of a shakedown, Man can’t resist taking on some of the greatest drivers on the grid. Although Ayrton Senna in the McLaren MP4\/6 declines Man’s advances, Nigel Mansell in his Williams FW14 can’t resist going wheel-to-wheel against Man’s borrowed Ferrari F642 through the hallowed streets of Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the original manga scene from <em>Gentle Man<\/em> v01c01 (First published <em>Burger Comic<\/em>, November 1991) here:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7443 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-002-003.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-002-003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-004-005-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-004-005-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-006-007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-006-007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-008-009.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-008-009-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-010-011.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-010-011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-012-013.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-012-013-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-014-015.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-014-015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-016-017.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-016-017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-018-019.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-018-019-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-020-021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-020-021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-022-023.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-022-023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-024-025.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-024-025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-026-027.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-026-027-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-028-029.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-028-029-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-030-031.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-030-031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-032-033.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-032-033-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-034-035.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gentle-Man-V01-034-035-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>The story:<\/h3>\n<p>As anyone who reads this blog will know, I’m a huge fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/area-88\/\">Kaoru Shinanti<\/a> – and have a large (and growing) collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/area-88\/area-88-1-144\/\">1\/144 scale Area 88 projects<\/a>. However, Shintani has a lot more on offer than just his mercenary jet fighter drama. So, being a huge F1 fan, I simply couldn’t resist his Formula 1 manga from the 1991 season, <em>Gentle Man<\/em>. Unfortunately, due to a shift in editorial direction rather than a strictly sales-based decision, <em>Gentle Man<\/em> was rather unceremoniously cancelled well short of its potential run. In the end, we only got 3 volumes – and a slapped together wrap-it-all-up ending… but what a glorious amount of action we did get.<\/p>\n<p>The series covers Man’s quick stint as a Ferrari test driver, his return to his beloved IndyCar circuit and then eventual move back into F1 as the main driver of the fledgling Hearts Group team. The main problem was how to handle F1 action in a diorama. Partially for the sake of project consistency, and partially because I’m running out of shelf space, but I decided to stick to my tried-and-true scale of 1\/144. The only problem is how do you get Formula 1 cars in 1\/144 scale? Even 1\/72 would be a challenge, but 1\/144 seemed all but impossible.<\/p>\n<p>The answer, of course, was to go the route of 3D printing my own. This project actually had a few aborted starts as I tried to coax my old Longer Orange 30 into printing some tiny cars – but with no success. Luckily my new Elegoo Mars 3 Pro was more than up to the task! Of course, to print them, I needed to develop some new STL files. My versions of Senna’s and Mansell’s cars were adapted from print-ready files I found on Thingiverse (McLaren MP4\/6 | Williams FW14). However, the Ferrari F642 is much more a file of my own creation. I used a couple of non-printable files I found online, but then put in the work to make them ready for printing.<\/p>\n<h3>The kit(s):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>McLaren Mp4\/6 (get the STL file soon!)<\/li>\n<li>Williams FW14 (get the STL file soon!)<\/li>\n<li>Ferrari F642 (get the STL file soon!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The build:<\/h3>\n<p>In this case, building the models themselves was largely accomplished on the desktop rather than the modelling bench. After adapting the STL files for my needs, I was able to print them out without much of a fuss. Being so small, they were, of course, super delicate and getting the wings on without breaking them was a bit of a challenge, but not too bad.<\/p>\n<p>The REAL challenge was in the painting. I used the same technique I’ve used before to apply white homemade decals – basically applying clear decals with a bit of a border on to a white background and then carefully masking the minimum amount possible and then spraying paint over the decals as well. It worked, but I have to say, 1\/144 scale F1 livery logos are rather small. So small, in fact, that I couldn’t really get my desktop printer to provide me any real quality. It also involved a couple of dry fits to make sure that I got the dimensions accurate enough to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Given the occasion, I decided to cheat on my usual Tamiya selection of acrylics and try out Mr. Color 65 Bright Blue and 329 Gloss Yellow for the first time. They seemed the closest to the Williams FW14 colours out of the bottle, so it was a good excuse to try something new. The paints themselves were good, but I found (unlike Tamiya) that clean up with regular isopropyl alcohol was not that easy – so I don’t anticipate a large scale switch if I’m forced to only use the pricier Mr. Color Thinner for general cleanup. If anyone’s got some good tips on that, the comments section is open. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Of course, despite my careful careful masking, I still got a bit of overspray here and there. It wasn’t too bad, but my recovery efforts (and the subsequent extra handling that came with them) on the FW14 led me to just declare a do-over. In the end tough, I can’t really complain.<\/p>\n<p>I also wasn’t sure what I should do for the base… but in the end I decided to stick with the same “decal from the manga” motif that I’ve been using for my <a href=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/area-88\/area-88-1-144\/\">Area 88 1\/144<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/the-leijiverse\/the-leijiverse-1-144-scale-projects\/\">The Cockpit 1\/144<\/a> projects. Why change it if it’s not broken.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I’m pretty satisfied with the result. I think it does justice to the dramatic little wheel-to-wheel action sequence in the manga, but feel free to tell me what you think.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-7443 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-01-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-01-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-01.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7515'>\n\t\t\t\t Fresh off the 3D printer! My new printer (Elegoo Mars 3 Pro) can finally achieve the kind of resolution I need to make this long-standing project a reality! \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-02-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-02-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-02.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7516'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter carefully trimming off the left-over support bases and a bit of light sanding, the first stop is a coat of white paint. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-03-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-03-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-03-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-03.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7517'>\n\t\t\t\t Since I’ve already designed the 3D model in Blender, this project isn’t about assembly, It will all come down to a very careful paint job around some homemade decals – not a lot of 1\/144 scale F1 decals on the aftermarket. \ud83d\ude09. The first step is just a regular print on paper to check that the tiny tiny sizing is accurate enough. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-04.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-04-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-04-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-04-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-04-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-04.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7518'>\n\t\t\t\tCut out all the tiny little decals\u2026 will need a few adjustments, but the proof of concept seems to be sound. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-05.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-05-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-05-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-05-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-05-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-05.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7519'>\n\t\t\t\tDecal test for all three cars complete. The Williams FW14 was the first casualty. I snapped off the wing while trying to straighten it a bit. Very careful handling required. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-06.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-06-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-06-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-06.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7520'>\n\t\t\t\tOk\u2026here comes the paint. This will be a slow methodical process. The trickiest part is that I have no white decals\u2026 so I have to decal over a white background and then carefully mask (and likely touch up) the paint job. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-07.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-07-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-07-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-07-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-07-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-07-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-07.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7521'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst coat of paint (Mr. Color 329 Yellow) complete. This one was going on before the decals (under the Camel logo) so we haven’t really got to the tricky part yet.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-08.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-08-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-08-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-08-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-08-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-08-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-08.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7522'>\n\t\t\t\tSome VERY careful masking over the tail logos on the McLaren MP4\/6. The idea is to cover up as much of the decal as possible to blend the transition between decal and paint as easily as possible, while keeping the white background behind the logo itself intact.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-09.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-09-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-09-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-09-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-09-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-09-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-09.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7523'>\n\t\t\t\tThe McLaren has the red on… the Williams has yellow and all the decals in place and the Ferrari has decals in place… what could go wrong?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-10-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-10-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-10.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7524'>\n\t\t\t\tThe McLaren is part of the “supporting cast” in this project, so I decided to practice my masking on that one first… cue the Tamiya X-1 black paint!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-11-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-11-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-11.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7525'>\n\t\t\t\tNext up… painting the Ferrari. Even thought it’s 1\/144 scale… it’s still a Ferrari. So I broke out the “special” red paint… some decanted TS-8 Italian Red. Reserved only for Italian racing cars and float planes. \ud83d\ude09\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-12-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-12-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-12.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7526'>\n\t\t\t\tPulled the masking off the decals… so far so good. Very gentle touch required not to pull the tiny little decals off with the tape, but so far so good. Some Mr. Color 65 Blue overspray on the Williams… yellow and blue make green… that’ll be tricky to touch up.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-13.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-13-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-13-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-13.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7527'>\n\t\t\t\tWheels on the Ferrari and the McLaren… but the Williams is now giving me some problems with Tamiya X-1 Black overspray. The touch ups required are starting to mount up.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-14-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-14-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-14-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-14.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7528'>\n\t\t\t\tDecided to declare a do-over on the Williams FW14. Still not perfect on the overspray… how DOES that paint manage to get in there?! Close enough for me though. Also, was able to get the base decal on. Given the speed lines, I had to try and line it up with the wood grain as much as possible.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-15.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-15-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-15-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-15-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Monaco-15.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7529'>\n\t\t\t\tWheels on… and tiny little drivers in place. Gentlemen… start your engines! Yes, I know that’s an Indy thing… but still… \ud83d\ude09\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>The Supplies:<\/h3>\n<p>XF-01 Flat Black<br \/>\nXF-20 Medium Grey<br \/>\nX-19 Smoke<br \/>\nX-26 Clear Orange<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It’s the Monaco Grand Prix… jewel of the 1991 Formula 1 season. 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