You do awesome work. I am building the same car.👍✌If I don't like the music. I can turn the volume down. Keep up the good work👍

did you try cutting the heat shield material with a very hot knife to stop the fraying?

Well done!

G'Day Splash, Congrats on the 500 subs. There is no stopping you now. You are literally ready to make a splash. HaHa!!!! Keep up the great work.

I built one if these back in the 70s when it was still an Entex kit. Luckily I still have it in many pieces

I agree with @rushman, I would prefer more voiceover. Little tips as you are progressing. Like at the 3:00 mark, I assume that's just a paddle pop stick with masking tape folded sticky side out, to hold the part. Sometimes it is not suitable to use Blu-Tack. Cheers🥰

Just finished mine. Loved the build. Thanks for the tips

I didn't find fitting the steering rack particularly difficult after I loosened the screws holding the steering column and pinion, but oh those ripping slipping fang dang little springs! They boinged all over the place and I was lucky not to lose one or more. I was sorely tempted just to glue the pedals in place, but I persevered and got there eventually. I think I did the steering ensemble correctly, but it's rather stiff and I wouldn't like to force it. Just as well it will be a static model in its display case and never touched again.

I'm currently half way (approx) through the Lotus 72D, with the help of your excellent videos. I am a bit tempted by the Lamborghini but there seems to be an awful lot of plastic for a kit that costs so much. On the other hand, some definite modelling skills will be required to turn that plasticky-looking interior to something resembling the real car, so that would be a challenge I would relish. I just hope the instructions are better than those of the Lotus, which require much head scratching and more than a few choice words. The current kit (as of June 2024) is yellow, which doesn't much appeal to me, though.

What glue is everyone using for the seat belts,and do the decals stick to the seat belt material

Amazing mask he's wearing,it's invisible, good luck

just discovered I got about half of the belt material… off to the local hobby shop tomorrow!

what size tap for the “A” screws? Theses are the only one I have trouble with…

As I'm building the Lotus, I find these videos so helpful. I think it's inexcusable that Pocher supply those flat abominations masquerading as braided hoses in a £750 kit. Luckily aftermarket (three-dimensional) braided hoses are available from Tamiya. I used the 2 mm size as a substitute for the BC-2 kit part, and 2.6 mm for BC-1. It looks a whole lot better. Edit: I take it back (somewhat). The kit-supplied braided hoses can be opened out by something long and thin, but nowhere does it mention this. The handle of one of those clamps-on-a-stick used for airbrushing will do the job.

Thinking about buying one. The tires I agree with boiling water for all things plastic and rubber but also you can use a little dishsoap on the wheel as well.

Congrats for your great work! From Tamiya, you can get perfect Kits for 10% of the Money you spend for this. So - disappointing Kit for the Price! All my worship for your Skills to handle that, absolutely fantastic!

hi there can i ask what size taps are you using and where can i get some from thanks

very very good job !! love the result so detailed 🤩

I’ve done mine… thank you for your videos who helped me a lot!

Hey Splash, good to see you back!

You should definitely setup and Amazon Affiliate program and leave Amazon links to the tools, glues you use. I could do with the help finding the correct tools/glues etc

Welcome back Splash.

Glad to see ya back

Welcome back!

Mit der Musik treibst du einen in den Wahnsinn, Pfeife!!!

what size tap are you using for pre-tapping the holes prior to using the screws ? And are you using more than one tap to thread the holes ? Since there are different screws , or would you happen to know the size of the screws ? If you could help me I would greatly appreciate it or someone else out there purchase model and pre-tapped everything and know what size screws these are and what taps are needed to pre-thread the holes I really would like to know instead of just guessing and buying somethhing I don't need ? Thank you

I finally took the plunge and purchase this model for myself also , after going back and forth with my conscience because of the price , but it was well worth it I'm glad I did purchase this model , but I do have one question and hopefully someone out there can answer ? I would like to pre tap all of the holes before installing screws , but my problem is and hopefully someone can let me know what size screws are these ? And what size tap or taps what I need ? I do have one of those screw charts but does not go that small , so if somebody already built this model and pre-tapped all the holes before using groups I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know what size screws these are and what size tap or taps you need ? Thank you so much

When you’re messing with a rubber tires that are like rockhard put them in a bowl of boiling water and you’ll see how easy it is to manipulate the rubber to get onto the hub

Nice kit , bonkers instructions, shame 😩

Hi a couple months ago I came across your videos on building the 1/8 scale Pocher F1 Lotus and the more I kept watching them I started looking to see where I could get a good price on this particular model and I finally found it on Amazon , so I bit the bullet and purchase this model , at first I was a little hesitant because of the price but now since I received a model I can clearly see why this model cost so much , the detail in the craftsmanship and everything about this model is so incredible even the paintwork is outstanding , it's exactly what I would compare to a professional paint job that you would find on a real car , really like about your videos is you also include the tools that you used for the build such as the taps to pre-tap all your holes prior to using the screws , because that is something I would've never thought of , and I am really glad to see the technique that you used them out the tires onto the rams , because I noticed right away that the tires alone are not a soft compound or a soft material that you normally find in models , but instead it's a very hard compound or some kind of material but watching your video on how you did it by using the hairdryer is a great technique that once again I would've never thought of that , and even though I am 68 years old I have been building models since as a little kid and to this day I still enjoy building models and even though all of these years I am always still learning new things new techniques which also makes this hobby so thrilling and enjoyable , but I would like to say thank you so much for taking the time and billing a video such as this one to help people through the build process , but in the end the price for this model is definitely well worth it and I cannot wait to start my build , once again thank you from Charlie

Hey Splash, we've missed you, hope all is well. Can we anticipate any new videos from you?

Bonjour ,j adore votre travail ,je viens de commencer ce même modèle en jaune orion ,il se trouve que comme vous je dois passer un taraud opur refaire tout les filetage ,les vis bloquent , pourriez vous m indiquer le diamètre des ces outils et si il y a un site pour les commander ,a grand merci et bravo encore pour ce tres beau travail

It's a bit late in the game but the lines to the injectors should come out from under the fuel rail (the two silver plates that the injectors mount to). The instructions, even revised, are a joke. The kit overall is not worth the money. Overall, a lesson in frustration.

The felt and the orange on the center console look amazing. Incredible job

sorry....where can I buy the metal clamps I see in the video? Thank you

How i wished pocher also make the aventador svj or the ultimae in 1:8 too.

Thank you so much you've saved me from making several blunders - really appreciated the tool list at the end of the build

am so glad I've found your videos truly excellent and most helpful

Hi! I see that you are using a spray. It’s some glue spray or something like that ?

Great build. I had a radio of the 72D. Very good memories. Thank you.

What did you use for glue?

Hello Splash, Great series of videos, I found them to be a terrific help. Did you forget to mount the wee flags on the body? Old buffers like me call these "transfers" but you probably refer to them as "decals". Best Wishes from Bonnie Scotland. Colin.

What is the paint called that you use to age/ give the oil and dirt effect on the parts please

It looks like the bolts/screws were a challenge. What EXTRA tools would you recommend??

Expensive !

Just finished mine, nice enough, but the instructions are a shambles, take a leaf out of Tamiyas instructions, actually use tamiyas instructions .Jonathan

Hiya where did you get the hose clamps from?