Brudda

Great build. Ferraris are very beautiful and so is this build

Thank you Mathias

Thank you Tony

Thank you Larry

Thank you Helmut.

Thank you Bill

Thank you Rich. It did kick me in the groin a few times, that’s for sure. But just focused on one part at a time and it was finished. Thanks again.

Thank you Roger

Thank you bbowser.

Thank you Jim

Thank you John.

Hello this is a tamiya ra273. 1/12 scale. 1966 f1 car. The build is not accurate. I jazzed it up a bit. The original is ivory white, I painted it pearl white. The seat is supposed to be black. I painted it flat red. The mirrors are supposed to be white. I painted them metallic red. Kit bashed with model factory hiro parts. The brakes and tires wheel rim outer are MFH parts. Used some scale auto photoetch. I recieved a bunch of incomplete MFH models. My buddy Mark had several incomplete mfh kits and was going to throw them out. He asked if I wanted the parts and I took them. I was hoping that I could make a complete kit , but no. So I have a bunch of extra mfh parts. The mfh parts really helped this tamiya kit. The kit is actually pretty generic. It’s a 1967 tamiya kit. I think Bandai had this kit also . If you decide to find one of these kits , stay away from the 1967 issue. Get the 1982 or the 2006 reissue. The plastic in the 1967 issue that I have is very, very brittle. I bought one kit for $10 and the 1982 kit for $15. Both were incomplete kits but with both I could make one. Even though the build is not accurate I had experimented on a few things and again learned alot. Hope you like.

Finished! it’s a different kind of build. Do not buy the 1967 tamiya kit. Buy the 1982 reissue or the 2006 issue. I had very bad issues with the 1967 plastic. It’s very brittle. Falls apart when you work on it. And I kit bashed the kit with mfh parts. Although not accurate it is a convincing build. Mfh parts helped a lot. Made it more interesting. Glamour shots soon in under glass. Thanks guys hope this helps anyone interested in building one of these. If you need a part for this kit, I might have it,as there are a lot of parts still in the boxes.

This has to be the best model in the world. It is fantastic. The model is like Rolex. Just perfect. Super skills , great job and a very beautiful subject. I have a lot to learn.

I just finished the fire extinguisher. Installed it and it is really strange. John Surtees must have looked at that and said “ you have to be kidding.” First of all it’s by your head. And you’re sitting in a bomb, is this going to help? No seat belts and a fire extinguisher that will do nothing. Not a lot of confidence in safety.

Thank you Rich. My modeling friend Bob said a long time ago, if someone wants to give you extra parts , take them. You will use them . This build is really on the cheap. $10 for one Honda kit. $15 for the other. Both kits were missing parts, but together they made a whole kit. The indycals cost $18 plus shipping. The rest are parts from free hiro kits that people just gave up on. The paint was free. A little glue. Tamiya paints that I had. Car paints that I had. Used some scale Motorsport pe parts I had. Although not very accurate, the model is looking pretty good for what it is, a bunch of parts and kits no one wanted. Here is a few more wip pics. Windshield next. Then it’s finished.

Somehow all of those pipes fit. Played around with the burnt painted exhaust look. Starting to look like a F1 car. One more thing to do, the wind screen.

Front end on. Suprises it fit. A box of machine screws comes in handy. The kit screw is bad.

Ok rear suspension and brakes completed. Had a motor boat stance so I took the front end apart and took a coil out of the spring. Sitting better. Thank god for the items from the model factory hiro parts boxes. They helped a lot. Making it a better looking build. Especially in the tire / wheel and brake departments.

Thank you for the video. Great painting !!

Yes Pierre, I tried most things for the front but could not get the rotors to sit inside the wheel with the big brakes. Could it have been done? Heck yes but I just did not want to spend hours and hours of modification. The kit is kicking the heck out of me. The kit brakes sat outside of the wheels, I just took it for granted that they were supposed to be there. I messed up by not looking at the real pics first. If I did look at the pic first I probably would have just put the kit back on my shelf as it’s really that bad for accuracy. Thanks for your support. This is the first kit that does not stop kicking me in the groin. Now I know why I bought these two kits so cheap. They sold them to stop the insanity. HA!

The big rotors would not work. So I found a set of Ferrari 250 GTO rear discs that fit perfectly.

I have a question, is this a kit or scratch built?

This is soooo coooool!!!!! Great job. I used to live in San Jose and would go to the city every weekend with my girlfriend. We rode these all the time. Your build is amazing. ?