Suzuka 1989 Diorama – Completed
A photo gallery of my newly completed Suzuka 1989 Diorama. This has been a real labour of love, and I am delighted with the results. I hope you enjoy these photos.
Suzuka 1989 Diorama – Part 2
Having completed both cars, it was now time to turn my attention to the Marshall figures. Again the ever-fantastic Denizen figures were used, but all of them needed to be modified to a certain extent.. all the figures came with their own heads/helmets, but none of them looked like the open-faced helmets as worn by …
Suzuka 1989 Diorama – Part 1
Having completed the second McLaren of Ayrton Senna, it’s not time to begin work on the other figures in the diorama. Completing the McLaren was fairly straightforward, with more reference being made to the photographs is found of the scene in question. I noticed that the right-hand wheels of the McLaren had grass on them …
McLaren Honda MP4/5 – Suzuka 1989 – Part 3
Some more progress being made on this diorama now… at the price of my sleep! Also my first post since upgrading to www.badwolfminiatures.com, exciting times!! You can also follow progress on these models (should you so wish), by following me on Twitter at @badwolfminif1. The Senna figure was painted with a Tamiya spray can, before being left …
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McLaren Honda MP4/5 – Suzuka 1989 – Part 2
Some more slow progress being made on the second McLaren of Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna. This is the first project that I have worked on where it has been necessary to build two identical kits… which brings its own challenges. The Prost car was a success, so the pressure is on to build another car …
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McLaren Honda MP4/5 – Suzuka 1989
The first update here in a long while… lots of things going on outside model making means there hasn’t been an enormous amount of progress to report on. Having finished the Alain Prost figure back at the end of March, I started work on building Prost’s car, the McLaren Honda MP4/5. The successor to the …
Alain Prost figure – Suzuka 1989
The 1989 Formula 1 season has always been one that has interested me. The season-long battle between McLaren drivers Ayrton Senna & Alain Prost reached new levels of bitterness and acrimony, and culminated in the pair’s infamous collision at the penultimate race of the year, the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Having completed my …