absmiami
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Thanks Bugatti fan [me too]. hope my post wasn’t confusing - I’m eyeballing the Barchetta pix on the MFH site - I am not building one - although you could twist my arm ..
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I’ve got a small bunch of Pinto’s kits - I’m a fan too - and I appreciate his willingness to produce in 24th scale - I may have the ideal kit at the bottom of my stash - will check - the 12th scale MFH Barchetta is about done - boy they’re fast - and they did their homework this time - everything looks great - and if you’ve got bout 900 burning a hole in your pocket - add “to your cart” and hit purchase - if not - their build photos have a lot of very helpful info for our smaller scale builds …
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Whoa post of the month …
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Great shot - but no driving gloves ? FPP - Fernando Pinto - makes what appears to be a very nice 24th sc Barchetta - the older kits mentioned on this list are next to impossible to find- even the 24th sc MFH kit …
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Thanks - may not paint these yet - hoping to have them cast first …. Got the badge and wire loom onto the left hand valve cover … there is very little depth to the letters on the surface of the valve cover- but if I can get the parts cast - I think I can apply another badge on top to make “taller” letters ??
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Thanks. Probably tackle the tank when the engine is done and Off to be cast - think I’ll use some Renshape and skin it with alu sheet …
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MFH isn’t messing around - the kit is coming together quickly and it’s clear that they have done more research for their 12th sc Barchetta … the 24th scaleMFH Barchetta utilized the Gilco designed and produced early chassis - as used on the Spyder - the 12th scale kit chassis is a replica of Gilco’s other early Ferrari chassis - which has a straight frame rail “run” - with a suspended rear cross member to site the shocks - I think this is correct - but this was not clear to me until I saw the MFH posts …. Well done, MFH - now nail the body …
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Ouch so then the A in AC/DC stands for Australia … properly shamed …
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Will Power ? or Sir Jack Brabham ?
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Correct answer …. saw them 8 ? Years ago on their North American tour ….
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I checked carefully - actually Mr Barton - you ARE the Australian fan club ! Tame Impala or Midnight Oil ??
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On the left hand valve cover marking and drilling …
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Perth!! Holy cow - not sure if there’s room for you in my Australian fan club - I’ll check - how’s your summer ? I’m learning a lot about Ferraris on the Barchetta - and when I’m done - I still won’t have enough cash for a down payment - alas …
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Sweden ?? Is it cold there yet North America has not yet gotten Winter - starting to worry
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That was fun … next part …
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The operation is a success…. Using one of the smaller badges in the set - 5 mill in length - placed onto the valve cover - added a dab of CA glue - the adhesive on this tiny part needs a little help - the badge is attached securely and will cast up nicely …
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The package says “metal decal”. But it’s really not … it’s thin metal covered by film that is removable once the badge is placed onto the surface the surface of the part- this is a trial run with large script …
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The smaller badges on this sheet - they have over a dozen different sheets for Ferrari - are only about 5 mill in length - bingo - if I can figure out to use them -
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Global Toy to the rescue - they have an eBay storefront with LOTS of decals and metal marking sheets for auto and military modelers …
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Those were simpler times - Enzo wasn’t hiring marketing people to advise him on how to badge the engines - right ? so the smallest photo-etch in my stash is designed for 43 sc kits - but it’s too big! now what (dramatic pause) ??
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Ok. Back from my wanderings the valve cover had a small badge - really small - not more than 5 inches in length -
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Yup
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Hop Up mag Dec 52 ! nice !
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JPS Lotus 72E 1973
absmiami replied to Rich Chernosky's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
How many of the other F1 1973 cars have you done ? I did the 1/8 scale JPS - the god awful Entex kit- which is in desperate need of restoration … -
JPS Lotus 72E 1973
absmiami replied to Rich Chernosky's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Yup. You ain’t Ly’in I was there too - remember how cold the Glenn was in early Oct in the seventies ?? oh , and we all had long hair - like the drivers ! other weekend stories - not all appropriate for this forum - maybe …
