Williams FW14B "The Red 5"

I'm posting this here from the old site on behalf of Nipponrookie (Cole).

This will bring you up to date and then Cole will take it from there.

This machine was driven by one of my all-time favorites; Nigel Mansell. In 1992, no one could touch the Williams or Mansell. Mansell won 9 races, was runner up in another three, and DNF in another 4 races. He won the championship handily, scoring nearly double the points of the runner up; Williams teammate Riccardo Patrese.

The Williams FW14B was equipped with an active suspension and semi-automatic transmission. Renault supplied the 3.5 litre V-10 powerplant.



The parts, part one







Parts, part two







The kit decals and tobacco decals(I was fortunate to find).



And the first round of detail parts



The first assembly steps which cover the powerplant, gear box, rear suspension, and brakes.





Mock-ups for the engine and brakes







Cheers Al

The detail parts arrived today. Set 1 is for the cockpit. 



Set 2 is for the active suspension on the front end.



It's a good thing I have time on my hands. This should prove quite the undertaking.





The paint scheme has been applied to the powerplant and gearbox. It calls for some machined surfaces(chrome-like) but really won't be visible after mounting all of the parts. But heck, why not. Also, applied 1:12 carbon fiber decals to the spark plug covers. I think it looks much more like the 1:1









Thanks Mike.

Lots of carbon fiber decals to place on the model. The additional Tamiya decals are conforming quite well considering I have to rough out the shape. Also, a mock-up of the engine assemblies. All that remain are the rear dampers with active suspension. Then I can connect all of the plumbing.







Time to get started on the cockpit. In this case, the aft bulkhead and floor. Not included in the photo are the fasteners and washers that will attach many of the parts to the bulkhead.




A few steps closer, but now I will have to work out the order of assembly for the tub, forward bulkhead, plumbing, and wiring, not to mention the harnesses. 



I'm keeping the smallest parts(not shown)on the fret until it's time to attach them.



Although the Top Studio replaces the kit harnesses and tub, I will keep them for possible display with the finished model. All this will be set aside until the interior is complete. Then I can start planning the wiring for all the sub-assemblies.



In the meantime, I will get started on the steering wheel.



This went together without any problems. So now it's time to work on the harness.





Thsi is as far as I can proceed for now. After the body is prepped and painted, I can continue the wiring and plumbing.



The steering rod which features some very small photo etch parts





Some elective surgery for the main body.



Despite the very small parts, no problems encountered during assembly.

Wow! Cole, this is fantastic work. I'm eally looking forward to the rest of the build. 

Sharp build, great amount of detail, that safety harness is off the hook, crazy

Al: Cheers for importing this build to your new site.

Dirk: Cheers. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the decals settled in to the harness.

I am starting to branch out with the different assemblies. In this installment, work continues on the main body, in the form of installing two bulkheads. One attaching to the main body itself, the other to the nose.

Also, I have started on the front wing. Simple, with very nice details and textures, but some rather large pin marks as well. So some filling and sanding will be in order prior to paint and decals. The carbon fiber texture molded in to the wing looks great. The addition of Tamiya carbon fiber decals should make it look better still.

And I have started on the paint scheme for the main body. Again, carbon fiber decals will be added where appropriate. Tamiya molded in very fine lines which are a great aid in masking.

Great work, Cole. What is the paint or material you used on the steering wheel and seat? It really looks good.

Nice work Cole.

Thanks Dave, and Al.

I tried to recreate the suede-like texture from photos of the cockpit and drivers' tub. I used Mr. Color Neutral Grey, then a matte clear finish. I held the can about 25cm from the tub when applying the clear, and used it sparingly. It seemed to give it a bit more texture after drying.

Almost ready to add the detail parts and wing to the nose. I took a bit of artistic license by adding carbon fiber to the inside of the nose. Unfortunately, the kit decals are showing their age after some 27 years. More to follow soon.

The front end is done for the time being. Now to finish the cockpit and main body.

It's looking great Cole. Those carbon fibre decals look real. Nice one!

Cheers Al.

The basic parts for the active suspension in the nose. I was impressed with the detail in these small parts.

And now lining up the cockpit details. Laying out the parts beforehand is very helpful to me.

Stunning!

Really sweet.

A test fit and mock-up of these detail parts has been a real test. There is very little room inside the body, so I want to make sure everything fits ahead of time. Also, I would think it impractical to secure all the parts to the tub and instrument bulkhead. I'm not sure I could pass the entire assembly up and through the back of the body. At any rate, when this is finally complete, I can breathe a sigh of relief.

Amazing work.

Missed this, sorry Cole, absolutely stunning work. Incredibly enjoyable. The Top Studio detail sets always seem to have annoyingly vague instructions to me.

Thanks for the kind words.

At last, the cockpit and instrument panel are in their final resting place. I have done some work on the side pods as well. But for now, I will finish and install the active suspension in the nose.

Fantastic work as usual Blaine. The interior looks like it was lifted from the real deal. 

Cheers Al

The powerplant and monocoque have been joined together.

Love it.

Stunning work Cole, just superb!

Top notch as usual.

Cheers all

I continue to get side tracked from the active suspension in the nose. In this instance, the exhausts have been cemented together and the first step of painting is complete.

Progress to date; decals for the forward portion of the cockpit, exhausts, coolant pipes and underpan installed. Work continues on the active suspension for the nose.

Great progress and incredible work Cole.

Superb work as alway Cole. Keep at it

Cheers

I noticed, as perhaps many others did, that the yellow/blue line was out of whack. I am loathe to return to finished paint work, but in this instance, I did.

Before


After

That has made a huge difference to the eye Cole, well worth going back over it in my opinion.

The tubing for the hydraulics did not settle down to my liking. But I will continue to proceed. There remain 6 electrical lines to be attached, 2 of them leading to the front brake calipers.

Now that the BMW is finished it's back to the Williams. Lining up the active front suspension and brakes.

A mock up of the active suspension. Now for painting,wiring, plumbing, and final installation.

Some modification of the kit parts in order to attach the resin struts.

Awesome work, I never built an F1 car before. Looks like a ton of fiddly bits

I admire your skills that can cleanly and crisply add layers of depth to your builds. Your Red 5 is stunning!

Stunning work as ever Cole

Cheers gents.
It would seem the Red 5 raced in a number of liveries; full tobacco decals, camel silhouette only, and no tobacco decals at all. I am opting for the full decals.



Also, progress on the front struts. After a bit more detail painting on the hydraulic manifolds I can permanently install them. Then, the wiring and plumbing, more than a dozen wires and a half dozen hydraulic lines.

It's looking superb Cole. Great work as usual.

Mansell's 'red five' 14b was racing at a time when tobacco advertising was in a state of flux and so at some of the races it was banned and some it was allowed. Hence the variable liveries. It was the same for most of the cars IIRC

20 Benson please! lol

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I always enjoyed the tobacco liveries. I thought they really added to the appearance. I have never had a tobacco habit, so I fail to understand the "danger" of such advertising. Father and Grandfather were both Lucky Strike men.

Not all, but most of the wiring and plumbing added. For the time being my eyes need a rest.

The front suspension is now secure, and the wheels and tires are finished.
Next up is the body shell and rear wing.

Superb work and detail as usual Cole. Well uo to your usual high standard.

When I finish the Audi Quattro S1, I'm going to break out my Tamiya Matra MS11. It won't be anywhere near as detailed as yours here but I will be adding lots of my own scratch built details.

I will be waiting with eager anticipation to see the Matra come to life. That rear wing looks quite delicate.

The rear wing is complete though not secured in place. Now all that's left is the body.

The decals have been showing their age, so I will be painting the blue portions of the body. Then I will only use the stripes to complete. Fingers crossed.

It's looking absolutley superb Cole.

Good luck with the paint.