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Gary, the interior is great! The sheen on the upholstery looks very convincing. Nice and smooth too. Did you airbrush it? The foil work on the seats and other interior parts is very clean and the detail painting on the dash, console and so forth looks very good. Looks like you flocked the carpet too? Very nice. 😃
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On 2/5/2024 at 9:34 AM, Matt Bacon said:
I have the Michael Zumbrunn “Ferrari Legends” book. I won’t paste the picture in here, but take a look at the yellow 250SWB here:
https://en.wheelsage.org/persons/158403/author/rp1srp
He’s one of the most sought-after photographers for auction catalogues, with cameras, lighting and skills to match. Look at that picture and tell me it doesn’t look as if there’s a curve in the fender over the front wheel…
best,
M.
I see it, Matt. Agreed. It's probably safe to say you can replicate 'A' 250 GT SWB, as opposed to 'THE' 250 GT SWB, as they're all hand made with each slightly (or greatly) different from the next.
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Interesting how the gray car has the later, deeper wheels, the red car has the earlier shallower wheels, and the white car has later deep on the front and early shallow on the rear.
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Pierre's got it covered! 😃
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Beautiful work, Pierre!!
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Pierre, we always love to see your work in progress. Your craftsmanship is top notch! 😃
Something else I notice, looking at the shape of the rear wheel openings themselves. On the ESCI rendition, towards the bottom of the openings at the rear, they begin to encircle the tires the farther down you go. On the fullsize GT SWB and the Italeri rendition, past mid point, the openings become larger as you go down the fender. The radius is expanding slightly. On some of the full size GT SWB's that line almost becomes an angle leaning towards rear of the car at the bottom. The Burago diecast does this quite nicely and looks very authentic.
Anyway, modifying the openings on the ESCI/AMT rendition in this way would help as well. I plan to do that on mine. Larger diameter tires to fill up the expanded openings will look better too.
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Pierre, I'm with you; seeing potential in the AMT/ESCI version and analyzing what it needs. The biggest differences between the AMT and Italeri versions is in the tail section. The rear fender hump is rendered taller with greater amount of material above the rear wheel lip on the AMT version. Compared to the full size example, it appears too tall. Notice how the height of the fender lips compare on the full size versus AMT. The rear lip should be slightly higher up on the body, compared to the front. The way the bottom of the rear fender angles down to the same level as the rocker panel looks off as well. Raising the rear fender lip slightly is the first step, I think. Taking much of the angle of the bottom of the rear fender out, leveling it out more, and raising it makes it look much better as well. In the final photo, comparing a modified AMT/ESCI body to an Italeri body, they now look much more alike and accurate.
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On 1/26/2024 at 3:14 PM, Pierre Rivard said:
Perhaps my favorite Ferrari. Lucky to have landed an Italeri kit thanks to Helmut (Scudetto1959) but I also have the ESCI/AMT and wondering if it can be made into something decent.
The chassis/interior/engine pieces are fairly decent and comparable but I think the challenge lies with the AMT body (not that the Italery is without a few issues too). Here are some comparison pictures.
Questions builders who may have a better eye than me for body design and proportions. Is the AMT kit workable and where/how would you make changes to make it into a better replica?
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On 10/21/2019 at 1:10 AM, DukeE said:
Nice Snake. Really nice model of Drogo nose 250LM. Here's a link to a famous one. Only about 5, I forget exact number, had Drogo nose retrofit. Most had Scaglietti short nose.
http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/5893.250LM.htm
Here's list of them. Some "confusion" over LM's, as wrecked old race cars lose identity at times
https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/sn/136/Ferrari-250-LM.html
Duke, thanks for posting these links. Yesterday I was checking out Revell vs. Burago 250 LM models on evilbay and initially thinking the Burago cars didn't look quite right. Then I realized the difference between short nose, Scaglietti cars vs. the long nose Drogo cars. Most of the full size cars I've seen online are the shorter nose, which now makes sense, as they were built that way originally.
The Academy curbside kits are a nice rendition, but the going price is just nuts. I'll probably end up buying both a Revell and Burago instead and rework them. I could use the Burago as a base to create a replica of the #21 winner of the '65 Le Mans race. I've seen people try to do that with the Academy kit, and now I know why they don't look correct ~ it's the Drogo nose.
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Fantastic!
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Cool project, Phil! Great job. 😄
I saw one of these at Willow Springs and another at Coronado Island. The conversion is fairly straight forward and makes for an awesome machine. I'm doing something similar, but much more involved with my own TR4.
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Paul, so that's the Danbury Mint version of an Atlante. The full size car has slightly smaller diameter wheels than what you typically see on one of the Atlantic coupes as modeled by Burago.
The most cost effective solution is to go with resin printed wheels from Jack Modeling. He offers multiple diameters and it can be scaled to match the Bugatti. They're very nice, but slightly flat in profile. This is less of an issue for the Bugatti though as their original wheels were fairly flat as well.
Another possibility is the old Union Alfa Romeo Gran Sport. It's wheels and tires are nice size and fit for an Atlantic, and they're chrome. Pricing is astronomical on evil-bay, but every once in a while you'll see one that's affordable.
Hands-down the best looking option is Fernando Pinto wheels. I've attached some of photos for reference.
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Chrome wires would be really nice, agreed! I've toyed with that idea as well. If I were to go that route, I'd probably use 72 spoke TR6 wires on the front and center laced 289 Cobra style wheels on the rear. So they'd be 15x5.5 on the front and 15x7 on the back. The aluminum wheels I have now are those same dimensions.
Regarding model TR's, I did break down and purchase a 1/25th scale TR4 from Tapani Rauramo of Airtrax fame. It is slightly undersized, very crude, and will take much work. On the other hand, it's the only 1/25th TR4 model ever made, and I'm very grateful that he cast one for me, was patient with my frequent nagging, and shipped it all the way to California. I've got a Saico TR3 donor chassis I'll be using. Those diecasts have a pretty accurate engine and chassis. Their TR3 bodies aren't that great, but I found a deal on a box of 8 of them on ebay. I'm using them in conjunction with two Gunze Sangyo curbside TR3's, two Entex/Hubley TR3's and the resin TR4 to build better models.
Regarding MGB's, I couldn't agree more- the rubber bumper cars are truly a pity. I've got a couple of the Aoshima chrome bumper versions from a dealer in Japan. They're quite nice. I'm debating whether or not to pick up one of the MGB GT conversion bodies. That would be nice to have and build. I've got so many projects in the works already though.......😀
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No worries! Thank you, Noel. 😀 I was afraid you were going to say, ".....but I HATE it!", which would be perfectly alright, but I'd hoped that wasn't the case.
I see some similarities between a Surrey topped TR4 and the Ferrari 250 GT Boano coupe. Many of them feature a contrasting color on the top, including the B pillar and wrapping around the rear window. I really like that treatment. I'm partial to maroon or dark red with a black top. I've modified a photo to show what that could look like on my car when finished. There is a Triumph factory color they called 'Damson' that's pretty close to the maroon I had in mind. They used it on TR250's, the GT6 and TR6. Jaguar 'Regency Red' is pretty nice too.
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On 12/12/2023 at 9:17 AM, Bugatti Fan said:
Nice custom car based on a TR4..but
But what?
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Very nice! Great colors. The chrome wheels look sharp! Thanks for sharing the pic's.
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On 12/9/2023 at 10:38 AM, dwc43 said:
ooh, I need one of those 'vets. I can do the car from King of the Mountain with those rims it's perfect. A car ole Dennis Hopper would enjoy driving. lol
Man, I started watching that movie a few weeks back and just could not hang in there! It was SO shitty, I had bail out, watch something else instead. Will have to try again later. 😅
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Such a great looking car, wonderful proportions! I ordered one from Jumajo yesterday.
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I love the colors you came up with. Here's another '32 and a '31, again, similar colors.
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Very nice, Lee! It reminded me of a couple of similar colored '32 Cadillacs I had saved pictures of. Your '31 is looking great. Thanks for sharing. 😀
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1955 Mille Miglia Mercedes 300SLR
in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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Thank you, Pierre. Jason shared some of the photos with me. I agree, it's looking fantastic. Just by changing the knock-off and the finish of the wheel, they become infinitely appropriate for Mercedes, Maserati, Ferrari. The best part is, being 3D prints, the details are so fine, clean and consistent from batch to batch. Very much looking forward to hitting 'Buy Now'. 😃