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Panasonic Toyota Racing TF102by ~bebop85

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Panasonic Toyota Racing TF102
Revell 1/24 scale model 07224-0389
Photo taken with a Fuji digital camera

Toyota began 2002 with very realistic expectations for their first Formula One season. They had a clear aim: both Toyota TF102s should qualify for the races and stay in them to the end.

It is estimated that it takes three years to reach the top in Formula One events and stay there. Even though the Head Designer Gustav Brunner and the Engineer Norbert Kreyer, with their own V-10 engine and a Formula One car, had created an extremely promising state-of-the-art contender for the Formula One World Championship, this in itself was no guarantee of an overall victory. Apart from Ferrari, Toyota is the only team to produce the chassis, engine, gearbox, wheel suspension and braking system, that is the whole Formula One racer, under one roof. Also, thy had the benefit of Mitsushita and their subsidiary Panasonic as a powerful financial partner for five years. But financial resources, years of experience in various branches of motor sport, and high-tech equipment at the Toyota motor sports works at Koln Masdorf alone are no guarantee of success.

In the Grand Prix a 100th of a second can make the difference between victor and runner-up. The 2002 season shows the high standards of engineering and driving required. Unlike in previous even teams with years of experience in F1 events could not hold a candle to Ferrari. One can only imagine how difficult it must be for a new competitor. However, Allan McNish, who began his career as a kart driver with several Scottish and British titles and found his way into F1 via successes in the FIA Formula 3000 worked championship, the real forcing house for Formula One, and first place in the Le Mans 24 Hours, made a very respectable start. The second driver, the Finn Mika Salo, who had followed a similar pathway to success, and has been proving himself in F1 events since 1995, also gave a convincing performance. The Finn came in 6th twice in Australia and Brazil, earning two points.

All in all, the Toyota F1 team exceeded the targets they had set themselves, which points the way to more surprises in future seasons.

~Housemaster Jul 17, 2004

That's awesome. One thing I'm working on is my decal application. I have trouble fitting them to the curves of cars. How do you do it? Also, the antennas. The Tamiya manuals give an idea but they're very brief. And I want my Peugeot 205 to look great, after all, it's one of my favorite cars.

~bebop85 Jul 17, 2004

Thank you, I put a lot of time and work into that model.

There are some tricks I use to make decals work better for me.

First, always, always keep the decal wet. The decal will set and tear if it’s not moist enough. Often, the decal will not stretch over the surface properly when first applied. To solve this, I take a moist towel and gently rub the decal to smooth it out. This does take quite a bit of time and effort, so be patient and be persistent.

Above all- keep the decal moist!

You also asked about the antennas poking through the decals. This can be a little bit of a problem. Most instruction manuals will tell you to install the antennas before putting the decals on. I do not advise this. Instead, put the decals on, and then install the antennas. You can use a razor to make a little slit in the decal to get to the notch where you install the antenna at.

However, if you can’t avoid putting the antenna on first, go ahead and try applying the decal. At the part where the antenna is supposed to poke through, make a slit with a razor that runs across the decal. With the wet towel, try to get the decal flat. If you can see the paint through the slit, go over it with paint that matches the color of the decal.

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