Model of the Month November 2012 (Formula 1 Racing Car)

Started by Graham Lee, November 30, 2012, 03:29:49 PM

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Graham Lee

Inflate the red 260 leaving approx 7 fingers un-inflated and make two 2 finger pinch twists. I then made a 3 finger bubble and then a 2 finger pinch twist, the 3 finger bubble may be better as a 2 finger bubble to keep the front section of the car a lot more compact, the choice is yours as this is only the third time I have made the racing car.
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Make another 2 finger pinch twist, the front wheels will sit in these two pinch twists. Make a small 1 finger bubble and then a 1 finger pinch twist, then twist another 1 finger bubble back to the 2 pinch twists where the wheels are going to fit into later and then the last 1 finger bubble back to the 1 finger pinch twist. Three 1 finger bubbles here make the model/structure a lot more firmer.
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Make a 4 finger bubble then a 1 finger pinch twist followed by a 5 finger bubble and then another 1 finger pinch twist. Twist a 4 finger bubble and then lock this back into the pinch twist above the three 1 finger bubbles.
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I then added another 1 finger pinch twist so that there were two 1 finger pinch twists above the three 1 finger bubbles. It made the model sit nice and square. The front wheels/tyres are from a Black 350 inflated to a 4 finger bubble, where the red 260 is tied to the 350 you push from this side to make the apple/tulip twist. Cut off the excess Black and pull the Red 260 back, this will pull the knot on the 350 into the tulip/apple twist to make the tyre/wheel neater. You can make both tyres/wheels from one 350.
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Leave a 2/3 finger bubble on the Red balloon and get rid of the excess, make the second tyre/wheel exactly the same and attach them both to the car.
I am using different colours to make it easier for the explanations for you to follow along with. Inflate the next balloon and pre stretch it for maximum length, leave 6 fingers un-inflated on the Yellow balloon. attach to one side of the car at the pinch twist, make a 2 finger bubble followed by a 1 finger pinch twist, the steering wheel will fit here later. Then make a 2 finger bubble and twist into the centre point of the car around the two pinch twists.
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Make another 2 finger bubble and twist back into the yellow pinch twist, then another 2 finger bubble over to the other side of the car and into the other Red pinch twist.
You then need a 5/6 finger bubble followed by a 1 finger pinch twist.
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You then need a 4 finger bubble with a 1 finger pinch twist and then the 5/6 finger bubble for the other side of the car, this twist goes into the other Red pinch twist on the other side of the car. I think I am a picture short here but fingers crossed you can work this out, if not shout and I will try to help out. You now need to make the top section of the car from the same balloon, this is why I pre stretched this 260, you will need a 4/5 finger bubble, a 2 finger pinch twist and the last 4/5 finger bubble back to the other side of the car at the front and twisted into the Red pinch twist. I like the idea of this last 260 being in Silver, makes for a more authentic engine look. Inflate the silver balloon about half way, tie the knot into the lower part of the car body back pinch twist and the make a 2 finger bubble and twist into the top section of the body pinch twist.
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Make another 2 finger bubble and twist into the lower body pinch twist and the double these up with two more 2 finger pinch twists back again the where you attached the Silver 260.
Make another 2 finger bubble and then a 2 finger pinch twist followed by yet another 2 finger bubble.
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The last bubble twists into the top of the body pinch twist, then make another 2 finger bubble and twist into the Silver pinch twist. Make one more 2 finger bubble and twist over to the other side of the car bottom pinch twist. At this point I put the Silver 260 with a 4 finger bubble over to the other side of the car and twisted into the pinch twist. I did not take a picture here but if you look at pictures further in the instructions you will see this.
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Depending on how you attach the rear spoiler you may want to have a 1 finger pinch twist in the Silver balloon at either side with the Yellow pinch twist, makes it easier for the wheels to fit square if you are going to put the spoiler on as per these instructions but you can add the rear spoiler to the back of both wheels as I did in one of the earlier pictures and then you do not need the pinch twists in the Silver balloon. The second picture also shows the 4 finger bubble in the Silver balloon.
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We should now be up to picture 31, make a 1 finger tulip/apple twist for the steering wheel and I put a 2 finger tulip/apple twist for the head support.
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I made the rear wheels/tyres from a 6 finger bubble so a little larger than the front tyres/wheels and made an apple/tulip twist. Twist these into either just the one pinch twist at the back of the car or the two pinch twists depending on which way you are making and attaching the rear spoiler.
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Inflate a Red 160 to approx 7 fingers un-inflated, attach this to the Silver pinch twist of the engine if making as per these instructions. There are pictures where the rear spoiler is attached to either rear wheel/tyre if you prefer that way. Twist a 1 finger bubble and then a 1 finger pinch twist. You then need a 2 finger bubble and a 1 finger pinch twist followed by a 3 finger bubble and one more 1 finger pinch twist.
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You then need a 5/6 finger bubble for the top of the spoiler and a 1 finger pinch twist. Another 3 finger bubble for the other side and a 1 finger pinch twist, a 2 finger bubble which is attached to the first pinch twist you made on the spoiler. Now run the 160 balloon around the whole of the spoiler again attaching to the pinch twists to double it up and for stability. You then require a 1 finger bubble twisted into the Silver engine pinch twist where you started the spoiler from.
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I then use a small piece from the 260 that was used to make the front spoiler to add colour to the top of the back spoiler, you could use a seperate 160 White to fit here. Hopefully your car is looking a little like the one we have here. View form the under neath to hopefully help as well.
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