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1961 Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" - Phil Hill's F1 World Championship Car


Plastheniker

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Hi,

One of the few iconic (if not the iconic) post-war F1 cars was the 1961 Ferrari Tipo 156.
What made it so unforgettable?

  • It was the first mid-engine Ferrari ever.
  • A nose cone with two openings gave a unique appearance resulting in the nickname "Sharknose".
  • Many enthusiasts think the 156 is the most beautiful racing car ever.
  • Its dramatic history: Ferrari's rising star Graf Berghe von Trips needed only one point in the last two 1961 races to become Germany's first post-war F1 champion. He died, however, during the first of these two races in a collision with Jim Clark. His friend and stable mate Phil Hill won this race at Monza and became America's first F1 champion.
  • Almost the complete team of engineers involved in the development of the 156 left Ferrari at the end of 1961. Ferrari was so angry that he finally scrapped all 156s. It is said that Mrs. Ferrari became so infuriated that she even slapped one of these renegades. :o

As usual the basis of my models were two 1/20 Casadio-Revival metal kits. Besides the Mercedes W154 the 156 was the crudest of all Casadio kits. Built OOB it would have looked unacceptable. Again correcting, completing and detailing was like falling into quicksand. This pair required probably most time of all, i.e. approximately 1300 hours.

BTW MFH made a perfect kit of the 156. To my knowledge, however, it is OOP for years, and it cost almost thrice as much.

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Please note the rest of the pictures in the following post!

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