Rich Chernosky

Mark...this build brings back fond memories of this kit. It was 1970 and I was home on leave from the military. On a field trip to Auto World in Scranton Pa I bought this kit from Oscar himself. It was built shortly after I returned to my duty station. I still have it and a replacement as well. At the time it was state of the art and i never paid much attention to the fit problems that you have. I will follow this build closely as I want to do my extra kit as a spyder. Don't know of anybody making a resin rear deck...do you? As a tip you might want to consider inflating your tires with urethane foam. Gorilla glue mixed with water will do it. They tend to flatten with time. We have a mutual friend who has sent me pictures of some of your incredible builds. They are awe inspiring. Now I get to see the methods of your talent. Thanks for sharing.

Mike...this one and the next I am working on, a 512S, were only purchased recently. They are still out there and at reasonable prices.

Rick Mears was one of my heros too. Nice to see his car on this forum. thanks for posting.

This one is mine. It was built in April 2010. A superb kit then. One of the reasons I bought this one.

If its a Ferrari...I like it.

Nice job...interesting color that's for sure.

Another resin kit under my belt. This one a Fisher Ferari 512M cmapaigned by David Piper. Colour is Mr Color #327 red. Features include steering wheels, seatbelts, handmade rear deck and tailight support and extra parts from the parts box. Kit went together very well as i am geting used to the engineering on these kits. Once you are aware of what it takes, each job becomes easier. This car looks good next to the Sunoco Ferrari 512M I did several years ago. Note the texture on the seat and the silk ribbon seat belts. Guages behind the PE dash had to be backed with foil to be seen A Attaching these was no easy task These vents had to be bent upwards. Guess who got them bent the wrong way. Fiing it was a delicate proposition. Fixing photo etch windshield wipers is an artform all to itself and one I have not quite mastered. Wheels are painted a special mixture of silver, gold, copper and red to match the alloy Campagnolo used for Ferrari wheels. Special care was taken not to fill in the rivet detail on the tub. Bare Metal foil aluminium made them stand out.

Welcome Joe. Painting and the selection of materials is 80% of the artwork in modeling in my opinion. Always do a practice sample before commiting. Having a desiginated spray area, like an inside paint booth, will be a huge benefit to your hobby,. Stick with it.

Interior work is outstanding and a nice job photographing it.

A great save. These kits were tough to build to begin with and you did a good job. I have mine from when it was built in 1965 and just might do what you have done. Mine has long since yellowed. I have re-visited an IMC kit (Chaparral 2E) and they can be made into a decent model with new paints and techniques. Yours is proof of that.

I am fortunate to own a lathe. Not as proficient at it as i would like but use it just the same.

Kit exhausts will probably have to be replaced, I have a set of turned aluminium wheels with PE inserts and the correct tires. The kit pictured above is a Revival 1/20. I have seen the CMC but have never seen an Exoto. I do appreciate the insights and will take them into account. There will be a lot more research than just my built kit. Don't have the scale drawings BTW.

I like it, great idea.

Great looking build. The added details like shocks and CF are excellent. I am a huge Ferrari fan and you did this kit justice.

Very nice build, Like the color combination and choice of wheels.

Andy, Thanks for putting this up. It is going to be great fun doing this. I have already started with just a few things. Mostly looking the kit over in great detail. Some body seams cleaned up and cutting out the openings for the rear engine screens. I don't plan on going to quite the great lengths as Andy but there will be many modifications for sure. I plan on fabricating most of the suspension and coil over shock units, cutting open the engine cover and detailing the engine as much as possible. Filling in the seam between the upper and lower body panels will be a must. After market wheels and tires have already be obtained many years ago. We traded these kits in 2010. Most of my reference will come from my experience with the Revival 1/20 version of this car. Shown is the built model I did in 2011. There is also plenty of reference on this car on the web as it is a heavily modeled subject. Not in 1/24 but both CMC and Exoto have done this in 1/18. The chassis on this kit was very detailed to begin with but I added a few extras I am not new to making these screens.

Looked at mine the other day and there is not much to change since they used only one engine. Probably scratchbuild a lot of the suspension as the metal will probably not support the wieght of the finished model. I am more concerned about the seam between the two halfs. I did the 1/20 revival version of this car and the seam was not a problem because the body fit well and it looked like it belonged there. Also all the interior has to be finished before the body goes together and i am just not used to this technique, so doing these at the same time will be a huge help for me.

I have an email pal who has built one. Specifically the Ferrari. He is not on this forum but I can contact him for info and post it. He is in Germany and it takes awhile for him to respond.

Great build Scott. I was glad to be part of it. Awesome pictures, and amazing attention to detail. I wanted this kit and one was recently for sale but I was outbid by $50.....Oh well.

Very nice build, the added picture is a great idea.

Yes....that's the one. Sounds like a great idea. I post here on "under glass" all the time so it should be no problem with pictures and text.

Aaahh..you remember. I am still on the commitee but I don't host a show there. I let the Motor Racing Research Center have my show and they hold it in the early part of April. Did you ever finish that AutoKit Lotus I traded with you. I have worked on the Ferrari but have yet to finish an Autokit.

Andy....good to see you are still active. You are doing some interesting work here. I have this kit in my stash, along with a few other Merits, so i will be watching your progress with interest.

Very nice, I remember doing this kit many years ago and had to replace the decals too.

Thanks for the compliment Dave. I also have the Matra to do and the multi colour paint job looks to be a real challenge. I'll race ya....