Pierre Rivard

Thank you Helmut for the constant support. I had my doubts along the way but it came out better than expected. Moving on to a Fujimi GTO! Thanks JC, very kind coming from a master like you. Thanks Chris, support much appreciated I doubt that Phillip but I am proud of the result I have achieved Blood, sweat, tears, anxiety, tears (again), luck, luck, relief... Ooh so we'll have another Barchetta on a bench. Go for it man, give Andy a run for his money. Detailing battle!

Very nice build Andrew. These Ebbro kits look to me well designed.

Louis you present amazing builds and this one deserves a good spot in your stable. You have given the engine a huge boost in realism where others would simply substitute it for an aftermarket piece. Wonderful and inspirational model building. What source have you used for the tires and wheels? Gunze Sangyo?

Merci Claude, I am happy with the way it came out. For this subject I like it better than the shiny new look. Thanks Hanjo. I used your work on Alfas as inspiration. You bet! I almost quit on it but now happy I did not give up the fight. Thanks Donato, it came out better than expected. Thank you sir. I shared the weathering technique in the w.i.p. and it was pretty easy to do. Jasu washes and pigments applied with brushes. Thanks Jason, very kind of you Thanks Jim, it was a fun build...in the end. Thanks Rich. Taking it slow with a OOB 250 GTO for my next project.... but for sure another pre-war race car in the future Fernando is still around pumping out new kits. I thought this would be my first and last resin build but I am now feeling much better about it. More Pinto kits in my future no doubt. He produces some kits of very interesting period race cars. You should try one. So do I Garry. Race cars from the thirties to the sixties are my favorite.

The chassis may not be the perfect replica as you say but nevertheless it looks awesome. What you have done will make the cockpit opening look very much like the real thing.

Thanks for the kind comments guys. Here is the link to the presentation under glass

The 1933 Lemans winner driven by Tazio Nuvolari and Raymond Sommer. A Mille Miglia version of the 8C adapted as a 4 seater to meet Le mans specifications hence the MM-LM denomination. Definitely the faster duo in this race yet the win did not come easily due to unscheduled maintenance stops for brakes, radiator leaks and fuel tank leaks requiring them to regain the lead multiple times and eventually winning with a slim 9 second margin. Built from a Fernando Pinto resin kit. The body shape was very good and smooth. The chassis is a basic one part affair and the engine rather basic but some upgrading and detailing made it pretty good in the end. I also made my own hood straps as replacement of the resin pieces supplied with the kit. Other than that it was pretty much OOB. Unsure of the finish I could achieve I decided on a matte & race weathered look instead. Tamiya fine primer, AK and Vallejo acrylic colors, Tamiya flat clear and Vallejo washes and pigments for weathering. Overall a good first experience building a resin kit.

And the very very last part, rear lighting elements and fuel cap. While I was in the neighborhood I could not resist a bit more weathering of the exhaust outlet. Done! Beauty shots will be posted in showroom tomorrow.

Finally getting to the last details on this build. Windshield. I used the kit frame and thinned it as much as possible. Flat aluminium paint and again weathering with dark oily wash helps making it look less bulky. For the glass I just cut to size the 3 pieces from cheap produce packaging (clear cover). I painted a small edge lines aluminium to hide where I will glue it to the frame. Also I weathered the glass with Tamiya weathering master to simulate road grime. There's this really talented (and sometimes funny) guy in Miami who would make this out of brass. I decided against it for fear of excessive royalties. ?

Thanks guys, in case anybody would like to try it here are the products I use for weathering. There's a lot of options out there but these always work for me. I've used these for engine and chassis stuff before but a first on the whole car body.

Engine looks much better. Should be amazing once finished with all the detailing.

Formidable research, design and fabrication work. Anything from the original kit still in this model? Seems like you are making everything new and significantly upgraded.

Thanks Hanjo. I've done a rusty car before but this is the first attempt doing race weathering. All with brushes. I'm pleasantly surprised.

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Weathering of the body is complete. Decided to stick to a dark weathering to simulate road grime and spitting oil from cars ahead. 1. after color coats I added a layer of matte clear 2. dark brown washes over the red and hood louvers, light brown over the rest of yellow surfaces. 3. Mix of Tamiya weathering master colors over most exposed areas 4. Dark brown / charcoal pigments brushed on on the splashed areas. 5. Light ochre pigments over tires

Almost there Tazio... Leather straps for the hood, made the same way as I did for the Ferrari 275P so not showing the steps. Basically twisting wire for the buckles and masking tape Tamiya weathering master for the straps.

Where is my car ?

Engine looks good Andy. Don"t know it it could help but I painted mine flat Aluminium with the covers a 2/1 mix of aluminium and black , then a flat clear, then Vallejo Oiled Earth wash which gave it depth and a bit of the grimy look I was looking for.

Impressive!

Thank you fellows. I plan to add a bit of weathering to the lighting elements to better harmonize them. The punch list is getting shorter... I can see the light.

Excellent sir! What tires are you using for this build. These do not appear to be the ones that came with the kit.

Kit has housing for these but no bezels and too small lenses. First time I try doing mesh covers, pretty happy with the result but next time I'll need to find a finer mesh screen to work with.

Finishing foward lamp assemblies. Main lamps have red covers. I added rings made from 0.8 mm soft metal wire and cover attachments with PE scraps. Secondary lamps have a mesh cover. I made a mild for shaping these from epoxy putty and further curled the edges to get the shape I was looking for.

To think it started out as a Corvette. Even now that I have seen it can be done I would not dare to try it. Bravo!

To think it started out as a Corvette. Even now that I have seen it can be done I would not dare to try it. Bravo!