The Model<\/h2>\n
To read a detailed contemporary account of the 1\/12 RE30B’s, please\u00a0View the PDF<\/a> as appeared in a relatively informal newsletter in 1998.<\/p>\n Following a successful experience converting the Ferrari 312T into a 312B3, I built this model in 1997\/8 as a result of studying the similarities and differences in the 1\/12 scale RE20 and the 1\/20 scale RE30B. Fully into the idea of converting one car model to another, I felt this change was possible and I was up for it.<\/p>\n Therefore, I dismantled the rather tired, hand-painted RE20 and modified the monocoque initially, then also the engine installation and lastly applied a cutting disc to the bodywork, followed by some plasticard and Milliput. The result was a transformation into the RE30B (albeit with a Hewland FG400B gearbox, rather than a Renault unit). Richard H kindly produced some decals via a colour photocopier onto clear decal paper having enlarged the 1\/20 sheet items (not recommended I’m told, as colour photocopiers operate at higher temperatures and you could be unlucky and cause an expensive problem). The end result captures the essence of 1982 which is not seen\u00a0elsewhere\u00a0in Tamiya’s offerings, namely the very forward driver’s seating position, the slender wings, the fixed skirt technology and the\u00a0retention\u00a0of a sculpted underbody.<\/p>\n The model is somewhat heavier in terms of bodywork construction than my current projects and there is limited ability displayed around the cockpit area. However, overall a good result I am still proud of, another Prost car and a second Renault in the collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Renault RE30B, 1982 History of the actual car This car raced in 1982, \u00a0with Alain Prost and Rene Arnoux being the exclusively French drivers in a French dream-team. Prost finished up closer to the head of the Drivers Championship at … Continue reading