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Rich Chernosky and I tend to like the same subjects - he usually posts in the Under Glass - A long while back we made a trade of 2 old Will's Finecast white metal kits - he wanted a Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" kit and he offered me his 1963 Lotus 25 kit - both are curbside - in production for many years but now becoming somewhat collectible - both 24th scale - and both featuring scale accurate white metal bodies... Rich has just started to build the Sharknose and has agreed to post his build on this thread - whilst I wack away at the Lotus 25 ... So here it goes ... Guessing you are all familiar with the 25 - I've had the rare chance to photograph two of the survivors ...

A recent completion as featured in the WIP started by my friend Andrew Sapiro. Link to the WIP here: white metal Ferrari Sharknose and white metal Lotus 25 - Spy vs Spy ... - WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers - Model Cars Magazine Forum. This is my first Autokit completion. It is an all metal kit and had its challenges. Most of the pieces like suspension, interior, and bracing fit very well. the body however required quite a bit of work to get it to look right. Luckily the metal (which is pewter I think) was very soft and could be carved with a knife. This made some of the alterations I made a lot easier. thgose included, new coil/shock units, working steering, aftermarket wire wheels and the engine cover screens. Color on this is Tamiya TS-49 over their pink primer. More details in the picture captions. Finished model on its wheels. Had to cut the windscreen from a piece of acetate and pattern supplied in the kit. Had my doubts but it fit easily and looked good. rear veiw of the exhaust and suspension. Made new springs and shocks but retained the kit ends. Much better. The exhaust on each side was one piece and looked like it would be a problem but careful fitting and it went on easily. I drilled out the ends too. Side by side comparison of this kit and a 1/24 more current Fevell F-1. My how things have changed. The 156 Sharknose is tiny by comparison. Veiw of the interior. Pretty stark but correct. I added gauge decals form spares. Those and none of the logos were included in the kit. Note the handmade screens over the carb inlets. I made a press mold out of epoxy from the kit screens which were cut away from the body. Also note the chrome tape for the mirrors. These details make a real difference in my opinion. All three of my Ferrari 156 Sharknoses. The 1/20 is a Revival (also metal) and the 1/64 is a Hot Wheels. The Revival has full chassis and engine detail and was featured in the WIP.. Check it out.