Marsh Models 1971 L&M Lola T-260 Can AM

Marsh Models 1971 L&M Lola T-260 Can AM - March 13 2008

This is the L&M Lola that Jackie Stewart drove in 1971 at St. Jovite

The build does not start off well when the front suspension piece does not fit. It is too far back by a good 3mm. I have to cut off the locating tabs and reposition the plate according to the resin body

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The engine and rear section seems to go together OK

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The upper body is a ice casting

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More problems as the PE insert does not fit. Was it an aferthought? I have marked areas that have to be ground down for the inside PE tub to fit. If I do not the bottom plate can not sit flush into the body

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The PE tub which looks nice but does not fit at this moment

Marsh Models 1971 L&M Lola T-260 Can AM - March 19 2008

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I manager to chuck the body into my mill vie without cracking the body. I mill away the excess resin

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Another view showing the removed material. The mill is clean option as oppose to taking files and a variety of exacto blades to it

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The tub installed which now has clearance for the bottom plate

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Oct 8 2009

It has been a while since the last update but I have been working on it on and off. I didn't take make in progress shots since the last update but it was mostly decaling.

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The turned intake trumpets are very nice and do add a lot to the realism of the model.

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The black photo etched item on the hood sits on a decal so I used white glue to glue it on instead of CA glue

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The front wheels sat out too much so I had to do some surgery on parts to get them to fit in the wheel wells

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There is a variety of hoses and brackets and braces in the rear that the instructions could be clearer on where things go.

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The location of the inner tub was also questionable. Due to the slope of the back I could not glue the tub to the lower chassis and then put the upper body in. I had to screw the lower chassis to the upper body with the tub loose inside. I then had to carefully glue the tub in.

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I thought the decals for the grill holes on the front were a bit cheesy. The wind screen was a nice fit after it was cut and glued on with white glue

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The wheels and tires turned out very good

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The side pieces are photo etched items and they look nice but the instructions were very vague with where they go and how to bend them. It turns out you have to install the tub and bottom plate into the body before you can install the side pieces as the bottom curls in.

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It took a bit of work and use of decal softener to get the decals to sit in the grills and look nice.

Um oops. There is only one mirror and not 2. I forgot to close the hole on the left of the body. I decided to leave it as is, as trying to fix it after painting could prove disastrous.

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I had no problem with the decals and did only some minor trimming of some before putting it on

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It was a frustrating build at times but the results are very nice. The decals were beautiful and the body is excellent. Everything else is suspect. At times I was wondering what the manufacturers were thinking producing something that had terrible fit of the parts. A neat car for a driver that I like.