1/12 Tamiya Ferrari 312b

[Chris Smith]

Well I found some time to work on this project!!

I did some mods on the radiator, added overflow tube and 

temp sensor also some RB motion fittings for the hoses and painted the 

radiator brass

[Chris Smith]

It’s been so long since I’ve posted. As a matter of fact seems like forever since I worked on this.

Thanks for looking 

[Lee Yoder]

Keep moving forward Chris, looking good!

 

Later,

Lee

[Chris Smith]

On ‎2‎/‎16‎/‎2018 at 8:15 PM, Lee Yoder said:

Keep moving forward Chris, looking good!

 

Later,

Lee

Thank you! I may have a update soon. Been working on front stering knuckles and brakes

[Chris Smith]

Rear stub axle’s and brake rotors 

[Chris Smith]

Front steering knuckle with rotors,calipers and cooling duct

[Chris Smith]

Why is it. When you finally get motivated to make progress. The temperature drops to 38.

Welcome to California......

[Chris Smith]

So I spent my Sunday working on a few things.

I spent most of the time painting shock bodies and drivers seat and dash.

the shocks are painted with Alclad chrome. I do like working with this paint, it flows nice.

[Chris Smith]

The seat and instrument cluster is painted with semi gloss black. The dash is Alclad aluminum. The  seat belts and hardware came with the kit.

I am happy with the results, making progress...

i do wish more people would chime in... I do feel like I am talking to myself 

[Chris Smith]

Hello, it’s me again...lol. I was kind of stuck at home yesterday having a new alarm system installed. So I decided to put in a little work on the Ferrari?

Going to try to get some primer on the body pieces today.

[Chris Smith]

I am going to also try to get some black base coat on these parts for some alclad aluminum...

[Lee Yoder]

Hey Chris, just chiming in??.   Looks good, I hope to get some bench time on my Hawaiian FC project soon. 

 

Later,

Lee

[Chris Smith]

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Edited March 4, 2018 by Chris Smith
Wanted to add a quote

[Chris Smith]

16 minutes ago, Lee Yoder said:

Hey Chris, just chiming in??.   Looks good, I hope to get some bench time on my Hawaiian FC project soon. 

 

Later,

Lee

Thanks!!

looking forward on your progress 

[djmcguire]

Looking good, my friend...and don't take it personally as it seems as if the 'Big Boyz' doesn't get as much traffic and subsequently far less feedback.  I know I've been checking in now and then on your progress and will continue to do so.

[Chris Smith]

2 hours ago, djmcguire said:

Looking good, my friend...and don't take it personally as it seems as if the 'Big Boyz' doesn't get as much traffic and subsequently far less feedback.  I know I've been checking in now and then on your progress and will continue to do so.

Thanks for the support! It’s greatly appreciated.

[Chris Smith]

Well, I accomplished what I wanted today.

Feeling good about this. Now I am waiting for some paint to arrive from gravity colors to hopefully make a big step in this build.

[Chris Smith]

I got my paint order in today!!!

looks like rain this weekend ? 

[ATHU]

Great work so far!!

[Chris Smith]

8 hours ago, ATHU said:

Great work so far!!

Thank you!!

[Chris Smith]

I am hoping to show all my recent progress. Got some quality bench time...and the wife reminded me of that

[89AKurt]

On February 25, 2018 at 10:20 PM, Chris Smith said:

...

i do wish more people would chime in... I do feel like I am talking to myself 

 

 

I'll talk with you.... doing an old classic like this is something we all should do.  When I was a teen (last century) did the later Ferrari 1/12 (Niki Lauda's car), loved the fuel lines and wiring, taught me something about details that I have adopted in later models.

I find that getting on this forum takes time away from building, so don't sweat that people aren't cheering you on, but it does help with inspiration!

[Chris Smith]

11 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

I'll talk with you.... doing an old classic like this is something we all should do.  When I was a teen (last century) did the later Ferrari 1/12 (Niki Lauda's car), loved the fuel lines and wiring, taught me something about details that I have adopted in later models.

I find that getting on this forum takes time away from building, so don't sweat that people aren't cheering you on, but it does help with inspiration!

Thank you for taking the time in checking out my build.

i myself have not done anything this detailed.

i used to do models wile I was growing up in the 70’s....I forgot how satisfying it is to create something.

I am a big fan of F1 and sports car racing.

Still a big fan of the NHRA. I do wish the model manufacturers would still produce larger kits.. my fat fingers would appreciate it.

cheers Chris 

[Anglia105E]

I guess taking on a highly detailed kit is always daunting, and more so in 1:12 scale. You could go to the 1:8 kits by Pocher but they are extremely expensive for most of us. Some of the 1:24 scale model cars that I have built over the past year have been more detailed than others, so kits like the Emhar Bedford tanker truck, the Revell London Bus and the Italeri Rolls-Royce Phantom II were challenging. The only 1:12 scale kit that I have ever built was a Lotus 49B as raced by Graham Hill in 1968 in the Gold Leaf colours of red, white and gold. The detail was the aspect of that build that I found most satisfying. The 1969 version of that kit was intended to be motorised, but not the re-issue of the kit. I would say that Tamiya kits are probably better than Revell kits, although I do like a lot of the cars that are available as Revell kits.

David

[Chris Smith]

Well I kind of chose this kit because of the detail... but more details cost more.

I am enjoying the process. I have had my frustrations as well, but I am learning a lot and having fun keeping my mind occupied.