scaleautofactory.com { 1/20 Lotus Type 79 '1978' Build Report }

First Impressions

Hasegawa Cover is 3,5mm longer than Tamiyas cover

Monocoque

The Ford Power Plant

Andretti roll bar

Hasegawa's roll bar is 4mm higher than tamiyas
Tamiyas roll bar made in one piece with additional parts for the emergency switch
Hasegawa made the roll bar with two pieces and allready mounted emergency switch, requieres masking for painting...

Sidepods and Body

Fit Test Hasegawa

Fit Test with Hasegawa Kit: a little disappointing, lack of alignment pins and quite ordinary 'gaps'.

Fit Test Tamiya

Perfect fit. Nothing glued together only stick together except the sidepods.

Painted Monocoque

Left: Tamiya, Right: Hasegawa

Undertray

Left: Tamiya, Right: Hasegawa

Body

Left: Tamiya, Right: Hasegawa

Engine Build - Tamiya -

Preparing Body for painting - Tamiya -

Monocoque build - Tamiya -

Monocoque - Hasegawa vs. Tamiya -

Decal Job Tamiya/Tabu-Desgin

I use the Tamiya 'Line'-Decals and Tabu-Desgin Decals for the other markings.
The Lines from Tabu are very thin and tricky to apply.
The Tamiya-Decals a little bit darker than the Tabu-Desgin Decals.