Brudda Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 9:27 PM, Brudda said: Fitting again. Put the steering assembly in. Always fitting. These mfh kits always have surprises. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Just fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Nacho Z said: Just fantastic! Thank you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 The interior of the 166. My least favorite thing to do on a model car. Made templates from tamiya tape. Had some carpet left over from a mfh cobra. Surprised it came out. Now the sears. With Chris Smiths and Marks help, maybe I might have a chance of doing this without messing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 Well painted the seats, not as good as Chris Smiths but I tried 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Brudda said: Well painted the seats, not as good as Chris Smiths but I tried I would like to thank Chris and Mark for helping me on the seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 Made hood hinges. A pain. Made them out of evergreen and paper clips. Did not have brass to make the hinges.seemed to work out ok. . The deck lid next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERT100 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 What a treat to watch you create this gem. Then at last, you prove the oft' told rumor about the "Unicorn Ferrari" Well Done Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 Back on the Ferrari. Refitting things and getting reacquainted with the build. Model factory hiro kits need sooooo much attention it’s crazy. My fellow modeler , Phil, says they are time suckers. He is right. The hood opens and closes nicely but the rear deck lid is a real pain. Seems no matter what I do the deck lid hits the body when I open it. So I think I may have a solution that I am copying on a 1/8 build. Here we go…….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Aw man, I was all excited to see the trunk hinge! LOL Everything is looking so great so far! Those MFH kits are really difficult, and for the high prices, kinda shameful! But in the end, you'll have a remarkable and rare Ferrari to display! Ciao!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 This is coming along nicely. Nice work on those hinges. I’m guessing the hood is white metal? What adhesive are you using to attach the hinges to the hood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 23 hours ago, dino246gt said: Aw man, I was all excited to see the trunk hinge! LOL Everything is looking so great so far! Those MFH kits are really difficult, and for the high prices, kinda shameful! But in the end, you'll have a remarkable and rare Ferrari to display! Ciao!!! 23 hours ago, dino246gt said: Aw man, I was all excited to see the trunk hinge! LOL Everything is looking so great so far! Those MFH kits are really difficult, and for the high prices, kinda shameful! But in the end, you'll have a remarkable and rare Ferrari to display! Ciao!!! Thank you dino246gt. I put a little slot for a hole on the body side of the hinges. So it will come back a little to clear the body. Kind of works. Not the best but better than what I had. And your right, the price is crazy and does not come with everything. Like hinges. I look at a mfh kit as a very expensive partial kit. I have built several 1/12 kits and they are expensive and do not come with everything. I built a 1/12 427 cobra and it did not come with brake lines and wiring for the firewall. Plus other little things. So you have to scratch build those. It took me a whole year to build it. Crazy for a expensive kit. But if you want detail, these are the kits to get. Most mfh kits are too much for modelers. My friend Phil says they are time suckers. He is right. I had to build a revell kit in between these builds to keep my sanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 9 hours ago, beeRS said: This is coming along nicely. Nice work on those hinges. I’m guessing the hood is white metal? What adhesive are you using to attach the hinges to the hood? Thank you beeRS. I am using a ca glue with a activator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Just now, Brudda said: Thank you beeRS. I am using a ca glue with a activator. And yes the hood and deck lid are white metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Brudda said: Thank you dino246gt. I put a little slot for a hole on the body side of the hinges. So it will come back a little to clear the body. Kind of works. Not the best but better than what I had. And your right, the price is crazy and does not come with everything. Like hinges. I look at a mfh kit as a very expensive partial kit. I have built several 1/12 kits and they are expensive and do not come with everything. I built a 1/12 427 cobra and it did not come with brake lines and wiring for the firewall. Plus other little things. So you have to scratch build those. It took me a whole year to build it. Crazy for a expensive kit. But if you want detail, these are the kits to get. Most mfh kits are too much for modelers. My friend Phil says they are time suckers. He is right. I had to build a revell kit in between these builds to keep my sanity. I should add, for the defense of mfh kits, that it is highly specialized and not for your average modeler. And if you want super detail and a model that will impress, a mfh kit will do it. My cobra won best Shelby at the IPMS nationals. Took a whole year to build it but if you have extreme patience, this is for you. Here is a pic of the cobra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Here are the pics of the hood and rear deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Fitting the exhaust. Holy cow, too many tubes. But with a little finesse they look pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Excellent work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 13 hours ago, cobraman said: Excellent work ! Thank you Ray. It’s getting harder and harder to see this size. Cannot even imagine 1/43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I can't get over the paint quality and details going into this rascal. Just beautiful work Bruce. You have my attention brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 2 hours ago, mustang1989 said: I can't get over the paint quality and details going into this rascal. Just beautiful work Bruce. You have my attention brother. Thank you mustang1989. Headers and exhaust. Will put the tips on when the body goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 The floor mounted to the chassis. Seats installed, just put the gauges in the dash and the decals are drying. Had to make a firewall. Yes as expensive as this kit is , it had no firewall. The red panel on the ground is the firewall that I made from evergreen.The interior of a model is the part of the model I just do not like to do. Or it’s the least thing I like to do on a car model. But it’s kind of important on this little roadster. Since it really shows. Comming along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Very nice. I always had very mixed feelings about MFH. It is absolutely mind boggling the level of inaccuracies in some high end model makers, whether in kits or finished models. Some things I just scratch my head and for the life of me can’t find a reason why they would have done some things. What model is this supposed to represent? Just Ferrari 166 is rather vague. Does it specify on the box? I’m asking, because most Barchettas with that five instrument dash have a shifter placed more forward with the unique triangular knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 The dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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