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  1. absmiami
    this is such a great looking F1 that I barely paid any attention to the GTO neighbor ...
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    probably should have just mailed it to Pierre for the re-paint ... anyway ... my trips years ago to the Cavallino events in Palm Beach Gardens [at the now closed Moroso Raceway] also yielded a couple of chance encounters with a '68 312 F1 ... don't think it was the French race winner - but it was restored to that spec ... these are large files - so I'll post them one at a time ...
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    New markings from the remains of the MFH decal sheet - and i got another set of markings from Lemans Decals - just in case …
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    And some old stock Model Master Italian red enamel …. Nice and smooth - but a shade darker than the original red - maybe i used MCW Way back then - dunno - anyway the transition to the adjoining painted surface is decent - think I’ll go with it … don’t tell the judges ….
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    New coat of Tamiya primer …
  8. absmiami
    Well i have … the project took a rather long snooze - the kids grew up - went to college - graduated - got engaged - got married (number two is getting married in a week) - whilst working on the Barquetta, i noticed the 312 box begin to twitch, and then tremble - i think it was jealous - so i grabbed the forlorn 312 tub and got back to work …. I couldnt remove the engine compartment - but i managed to mask everything with some 3M parafilm - and i sanded off the numbers, stripe, and paint, down to the primer …
  9. absmiami
    great stuff
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    So what’s a poor boy to do …. ?? didn’t know so I stuck it back in the box and it took a nap - a long nap …
  11. absmiami
    This is where the markings should have been - and the decals were dry and snugglled in place ….
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    Which is where disaster struck - i placed the numbers - got some dinner - came back two hours later to admire my work - and realized that the two and the six were 8 to 10 scale inches too far down the tub - so far out of line that the 6 would lay under the trailing arm mounts - oops
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    So i worked for months on the sub- assemblies - pix to follow - painted everything - and began to apply the decals - right side tub markings on without drama - and then on the left side …
  14. absmiami
    Number placard’s ready for some primer and trunk brace is done …
  15. absmiami
    Gracias … how many beers ? nobody’s listening …
  16. absmiami
    About the kit - Model Factory Hiro kits focused on 24th sc way back when - their sports car kits are still 24th scale (along w 12th) - but they quickly abandoned 24th scale open wheelers in favor of 20th scale - but not before making 3 Ferrari 312 kits - i bought the French Grand Prix winner and set about making my first MFH model …
  17. absmiami
    Long Story short - bringing this project back from the crypt - this is a rare color photo of the French Grand Prix winning Ferrari 312 in 1968 - Jacky Ickx [spell that 3 times fast] at the wheel ... the kit's kind of rare, too ...
  18. absmiami
    really cool wonder if its a runner ??
  19. absmiami
    Zero paints textured beige …. It appeared to be too dark in the bottle - but it turned out to be the correct finish once airbrushed - it was a little difficult to clean the airbrush cup - the pigments in this paint tend to break down in the airbrush cup after a very short period of time - didn’t have this problem with Zero’s aluminum …
  20. absmiami
    The kit seats are very accurate - but required some scribing and sanding …
  21. absmiami
    Always thought it was great that MPC included a detailed push tractor …
  22. absmiami
    Left …. Right…. made three - two were good …
  23. absmiami
    Tail lights - modified the kit parts which are one peice white metal - using those for the housings and turning clear acrylic rod on the Sherline for the lights … when you machine clear rod you have to use slow speed - heat from the tool will deform the rod if you use the speeds normally used for metal …. Sharpie for the color …
  24. absmiami
    The Rev’s Collection in Naples has one - check their website - think this is basically the same car as the Sebring entry - possibly even THE entry - their research dept has one or two part timers that could tell you -
  25. absmiami
    Absolutely no problema -
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