Pierre Rivard

Superb work Rich. I like the way the suspension arms have accidently chipped off. In today's F! world a scratched part would be discarded but not 35 years ago. Perhaps with tires showing a bit of track use and modest mechanical components weathering (washes).

Another masterpiece from your bench Dave. Do you have special methods or materials to take out the surface irregularities from the printing process?

I love Bertone designs and the Stratos is the ultimate expression of this style. Such a beautiful car in comparison to today's HUGE mid engine supercars. Fantastic choice you are making to go with yellow on this one. Will this be a racing or road car... or something of a mix?

On the road car the rear part of the floorpan is occupied by the fuel tank and spare tire tub. The race car has this replaced by a deep tub holding the fuel cells.

Absolutely Dave. Lots to do on this one and the Otaki body provides a better starting point than the other one.

Gorgeous work Paul. The air deflectors are so realistic they look full size. So nice to see this project back in action.

The rear axle/diff/oil pump assembly is a model by itself. No 3D printing shortcut. In this shop we fabricate our parts! 😃

Going back to the "front engine" 275P. It's a little tight to access the V12 for maintenance, but check out the trunk...it's huge. People don't realize how practical this car is for road trips. I might buy one...

Love it Helmut. Stance is spot on. Such a beautiful race car.

Oh yes Bill. Bentley Continental would be high on my list But first would be the Red Pig!

WHAT? OOB... and miss all the fun? Yes Andrew it is better now. Now please finish that exhaust header connection.

Hello Ulf, You are experimenting a lot and that is basically how I developed my method. I don't promote brush painting as the way to go but for me it was the only way because I live in a high rise flat and setting up a spray booth was just not possible. My best tip would be lots of thinning and multiple thin coats are the way to go to avoid brush marks on large surfaces. Vallejo primer, thinned about 20-25% with water. 3 to four coats, a few days to dry and then moderate wet sanding with 2000-3000 grit. Vallejo model color, thinned with at least equal part acrylic thinner (my favorite is Green Stuff World 2102 acrylic thinner). Again 3-4 coats, no sanding. Vallejo gloss varnish 70.510, 5 drops clear and 3 drops water for thinning. Usually 2 thin coats. I let it cure a few days before polishing. After decals I add a layer of Holloway House Quick Shine to seal them and it also evens out the gloss level.

The printed parts add so much details. It is a new world.

Lots of beautiful fabrication going on, and the F1 Specialties detailing kit may be scary to look at but it sure takes this build to the next level. This may be the last truly beautiful F1 racer and you are building a spectacular replica of it.

Looks very good. How did you make the reinforced flexible fuel hose?