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  1. desire308

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    #1 desire308, Jun 9, 2008
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    I am building this for a fellow Fchatter and thought it would be fun to show the build as it progresses from start to finish. If he decides to chime in that's great but for now I will just illustrate my approach and any problems I run into along the way ;) You will be updaded every few days as the build moves towards completion.

    Subject: Ferrari 312T3 [early season]
    Scale: 1/24
    Media: White Metal, Photo Etch, Cast Resin [brake ducts], Rubber [Tires]

    The attached photos show the inventory of all parts, dry fit of major components and the case that has been created for this model [it will receive an appropriate "road surface" prior to completion]. The next step will be prepping the body parts for paint and build up of all sub assemblies. Next I will do a final dry fit prior to color coat on the body panels.
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  2. 1_can_dream

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    #2 1_can_dream, Jun 9, 2008
    I don't have the funds as a college student to buy a MFH kit for myself, but any pictures I ever see of the kits always look great. Can't wait to see how this one turns out.
     
  3. F1tommy

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    #3 F1tommy, Jun 9, 2008
    That is a really nice kit. I just finished the Ferrari 1968 312 Hiro. It did have
    its problems, mainly with the tires. I did change the wheels, tires, engine heads,
    exaust and body to do the 1967 Monaco Bandini car. I had planned on bringing it to the Ferrari Expo last April but could not finish it in time. These kits do take
    alot of time to build correctly.


    Tom Tanner/Scale Designs
     
  4. yogibear

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    #4 yogibear, Jun 9, 2008
    absolutely beautiful.......good luck!!
    i have a 1/20 sharknose from model factory hiro.....don't have enough model making skill to build one yet. I just admire the quality of parts once in awhile.
     
  5. jelpspeed

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    #5 jelpspeed, Jun 9, 2008
    this is going to be a great post!

    thanks for sharing your project.

    Best regards

    Ever Lopez
     
  6. 2006vancoillie

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    #6 2006vancoillie, Jun 11, 2008
    Hi Peter,

    I see you got you got underway with the model i can't wait to see your progress on it.
    The display case looks really great and look forwards to the appropriate road surface (like you call it :)

    Friendly greetings,

    Alex
     
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    #7 Philmodelcar, Jun 12, 2008
    I'm going to follow your progress as I have just bought the same kit !
    Which driver and race are going to reproduce ?
    Phil
     
  8. desire308

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    #8 desire308, Jun 12, 2008
    #12 Gilles car...
     
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    #10 desire308, Jun 23, 2008
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    Just a quick update..not a lot to tell from last week...had some other things to finish up first but here is some progress. I am getting the "dirty" work out of the way first. Prepping and polishing the wings. As some of you may already know the best thing about white metal is the abilty to polish it to a near chrome finish. What you see in the pictures is the front wing that I have cleaned up the cast in detail first with a micro drill then sanded with a 600 grit w/d and followed by 1000 grit w/d. The initial sanding cuts down and removes the surface pitting. The second sanding removes the scratch marks left over and then I simply buff it out a few times with Novus fine scratch remover. Leaves a nice silky finish . Note the rear wing in the foreground prior to finish work. I prefer hand polishing vs use of a dremel. It has a much softer feel IMO.

    Now that the "ice is broken" things will move swiftly ;)
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    #11 desire308, Jun 25, 2008
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    Here are pictures of the final stages of my "dry fit" process. Everything should be pre fit prior to any major clean up or paint work. In these photos you will see how I progress thru this process. Also note the PE parts are pre fit as well and the crudeness of some of the white metal suspension parts...this is where a lot of time is spent either cleaning them up as good as possible or [depending on the client's budget] replacing them with steel rod as nessesary. I can now move onto surface prep, primer and base coat.
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    #13 2006vancoillie, Jun 25, 2008
    The progress on the model looks stunning and when i see the spoilers ready i really look forwards to the end result and seeing the model with the others of my collection (about 300 pieces build and about 60 kits still to be built)
    At the moment i don't have pictures of my collection due to a new house we bought and we still wait for the keys so everything is packed in boxes but as soon everything is sorted out and i have them back on display i will post some pictures.

    Friendly greetings,

    Alex
     
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    #14 F1tommy, Jun 25, 2008
    Nice job on the wings. Are you going to polish the tub also??
    Thats a really nice kit.

    Tom Tanner/SD
     
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    #15 desire308, Jun 25, 2008
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    Good question...it has a lot of surface pitting that would require some pretty aggresive sanding. I may use a very fine aluminum which has a nice contrast to the polished parts. The 126C2 I did a while back had the tub machined from aluminum...very nice. Take a look:
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    #16 texas43, Jun 27, 2008
    Peter,

    Just out of curiosity, is there an advantage to fitting the parts prior to cleaning? I find it easier
    to 'clean' then 'fit' before I paint.

    Thanks,
    andre
     
  17. desire308

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    #17 desire308, Jun 27, 2008
    I guess it's my preference. Even though the parts may appear to be well engineered a quick dry fit will reveal any flaws therefore any modifications, etc that need to be done. Then I can feel comfortable cleaning up and prepping the parts. It also gives you a better sense of what will be most visible so as not to waste too much effort on "hidden" parts.
     
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    #18 pawlie, Jun 28, 2008
    Wasting lots of time on pieces no one will ever see is the whole point of modeling!
     
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    #19 2006vancoillie, Jun 30, 2008
    when i was your age i did not have the financial for that even, but i am a little older now and some hard working sow now i can afford it and i am looking forwards to the end model, to get it here and to add it to my collection.

    My collection is 1/24 (about 300 models, lost count but i know what i don't have and thats the most important)

    Don't feel bad about it because me my self started with Tonka, Polestil and buraguo and was in your position, slowly slowly i changed my collection when i had the cash to Conti, Hiro , Renaicance, Tron, Mg , Tecnomodel, BBR, and what Alexander Lifka is building for me personally as well as this one PLM studio is making for me.

    friendly greetings,

    Alex
     
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    #23 desire308, Jul 1, 2008
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    A quick correction and then a scratch coat of clear...still in a wet state. This will be sanded level, any additional touch up work performed, and a final coat of clear followed by a wet sand and polish.
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    #24 GTE, Jul 1, 2008
    Looks very promissing!

    Off topic: I bought your 512 BB "Bellancauto" from Mike a few days ago. Very excited about that!
     
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    #25 desire308, Jul 1, 2008
    Good news...I appreciate it ;)
     
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