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Ferrari 126C2 1:8

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  1. Peperbus

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    #1 Peperbus, Jan 24, 2009
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    I ordered the Ferrari 126C2 (imola version) made by promocom. This model has no single piece of plastic. The model is made out of Carbon fibre, aluminium. PE, brass etc and has 2900 parts :)

    Her are some pictures of the box and its contents
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  2. zero

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  3. CollectorMorry

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    #3 CollectorMorry, Jan 24, 2009
    I have a few of these factory built. It's a really tough build, good luck!
     
  4. GTE

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    #4 GTE, Jan 24, 2009
    Oy my god, this is sensational! The 126 C2 is one of the most beautiful Formula 1 cars ever. Good luck building it.
     
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    #6 moriaan1, Jan 24, 2009
    Fantastic!
    I have seen a built one!
    It took the builder a year to finish..

    Would be great to follow the progress in a thread in here..

    How is the F40 going? looked good, any progress?

    Good Luck!
     
  7. F1tommy

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    #7 F1tommy, Jan 24, 2009
    Very nice kit. I think you have to paint Good Year on the tires, jut like they did on the real tires.This is as close to real as you will ever find in a kit. I was looking at the 312PB, but its just to big. I wish it was 1/12th scale. That MG
    312PB needs a ton of work.


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  8. the_stig

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    #8 the_stig, Jan 24, 2009
  9. Peperbus

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    #9 Peperbus, Jan 25, 2009
    Hi guys,

    Thanks for the nice words!

    @GTE: a photo etch "Good Year" template is included

    @Moriaan1: what I can see now is that the F40 is more complicated than the 126C2...it is rather straight forward so I think less hours are needed. The F40 is in its last stage of assembling..about 2 months or so :)
     
  10. Paulo Ferrari

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    #10 Paulo Ferrari, Jan 25, 2009
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    UUAAAUUU !!!! I can´t image the pleasure of having a piece like that in hands ...
    Recently i finished mine, and is really a amazing F1 !!!
    Good luck Peperbus ...
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  11. Peperbus

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    #11 Peperbus, Jan 25, 2009
    She looks lovely Paulo!
     
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    #13 moriaan1, Jan 26, 2009
    The F40 is superb!

    Are you using the regular windows?
    I saw one with clear polystyrene windows, which looked perfect!
     
  14. Peperbus

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    #14 Peperbus, Jan 26, 2009
    The door windows will be new: lexan sliding windows. The front- and engine compartment window will be original. But with some polishing and " parket plus " the windows will be crystal clear
     
  15. Paulo Ferrari

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    #15 Paulo Ferrari, Jan 26, 2009
    I dont have words !!!!!
    F40 is one of my favorite ... looking to this make me thing I`m making the wrong collection ... Seems a real one.
    Tell me about this F40, scale and maker ...
    And ... congratulation. Dont you have photos of your collection ?!
     
  16. Peperbus

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    #16 Peperbus, Jan 27, 2009
    Hi Paulo,

    The model is scale 1:8 manufactured by Pocher and enhanced with a transkit from Autograph. Pocher went broke about 10 years ago. Auction sites as Ebay are the places where you can get these models (build or unbuild)
    In their basic form they look good and have a high level of detail. Building straight from the box give a good result but it looks very plastic. When you build and paint the model it looks much better and with the limited transkit you get a "real look"
    My collection is rather small :) I started with modelling again after 16 years and this is one of my first models. Until yesterday I spent 11 months and 408 hours on building this car so my collection will not grow very fast :)
     
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    #17 eric t, Jan 28, 2009
    Reminds me of my student years in Utrecht when I used
    to make F1 Tamiya kits. Mind telling us how much the
    126c costs ?
     
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    #19 Arjan, Jan 29, 2009
    Promocom did a great job with the C2. I saw it for the first time at the Novegro show in 2004. This must have been an tremendous research effort. Also a great risk to make all parts from the materials of their 1:1 counterparts. One remark I could have was the nose part of the cowling. It looked a little flat to me. Of course this must be possible to correct (with polyester).
    I also saw the 312 PB, which looks as mentioned somewhat to large. Still a great modelling project.
    Mind you that the engine is also separately available as a kit and makes a great show piece.

    By the way, any news on Promocom or A&G Modelli their 1/43rd kits?

    Enjoy!
     
  20. 4re308

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    #20 4re308, Jan 29, 2009
    Holy cow those models are outstanding, I cannot get over the accuracy of the 126C and that F40 is amazing.
     
  21. Peperbus

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    #21 Peperbus, Jan 29, 2009
    Berry manzoni told me he had the help of one the designers of the car and it is sanctioned by Ferrari. So I think original drawings were involved. I have no further knowledge of other developments.

    groet
    Ton
     
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  23. Paulo Ferrari

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    #23 Paulo Ferrari, Feb 2, 2009
    Thanks a lot. Hope your collection grows with the time ... You must post photos to make us learn a little ...
     
  24. Peperbus

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    #24 Peperbus, Dec 23, 2009
    Here I already told the story about the purchase of this brilliant model

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265939

    I really don´t expect to see one single part so with the help of other customers who send me pictures, drawings (and even parts) I started scratching the missing parts.

    I started with the gearbox the most completed part to reproduce. Red are the missing parts of the gear house

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    The shapes of the parts are rather complicated so I started with a drawing based on pictures.

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    Also I made my first scratched part: the cover of the gear house. The white plastic is a bit faded :)

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    As a kind of preparation before the real build I will successively replace the missing parts with my "own work" :D

    regards

    Ton
     
  25. Latsyrc

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    #25 Latsyrc, Dec 23, 2009
    Sad to hear the parts are missing, but it's always amazing to see your handiwork in creating the right thing. This looks like another great project. Taking a break from the 250?
     
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