Silver Foxx Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 Great video , this is beautiful , it highlights the amazing skills that some people have .
jokar124 Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 Looks like he used the Burago diecast model as a reference. Thank God it wasn't the Aurora/Monogram 1/25 plastic kit!
Atmobil Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 Wow, I would love to have that on my wall (I need a bigger wall) Just think, one could look at that every day. Seeing it as half a body with no internals, would it count as a quarter of a real 250GTO, if so, would it then cost a quarter of the price of a real one aswell?
Russell C Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Art, artfully reproduced, and artfully presented.
Matt Bacon Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) That's beautiful... and probably a lot better built and finished than the originals were! (Though I expect some of the "survivors" were restored to that standard...) Interesting, as well... on the web site he says "Please don't ask me to build a complete body" best, M. Edited July 17, 2019 by Matt Bacon
ChrisBcritter Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Matt Bacon said: "Please don't ask me to build a complete body" OK, just build the other half.
oldnslow Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Wow , when skill and desire combine with inspiration .
Xingu Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 4 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: OK, just build the other half. Why not just build the whole body and mount it to a chassis? I guess it is accurate, but I don't have an actual 250 GTO to compare it to, so I can't be sure. He can hang it on the wall right next to where the Lego Bugatti is parked. I didn't do any research or anything, but given what I saw in the video, it looks like a commissioned piece by a metal working tool manufacturer.
MrObsessive Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Absolutely Gorgeous!! If I had the space, I'd love to have something like that hanging in my house! Of course, this also happens to be one of my favorite Ferraris, so he picked good one!
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 17, 2019 Author Posted July 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, Xingu said: Why not just build the whole body and mount it to a chassis? I guess it is accurate, but I don't have an actual 250 GTO to compare it to, so I can't be sure. He can hang it on the wall right next to where the Lego Bugatti is parked. I didn't do any research or anything, but given what I saw in the video, it looks like a commissioned piece by a metal working tool manufacturer.
Matt Bacon Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 I guess he can make rather more money as an "artist" than as a Modenese metalworker... Seriously, a good thing I read in Octane (I think) recently is that Aston Martin Works and a couple of the restorers are taking on a bunch of 16 year old apprentices who are being taught these traditional metalwork skills by some retirees, using the original equipment, ensuring that the skills and creativity don't become extinct. There was also a nice little bit about a lad who was retrimming some seats, under the watchful eye of his dad, who had retrimmed them during a restoration 30 years ago of seats that HIS dad (the lad's Grandad) had trimmed when the car was first built in 1965... best, M.
The Junkman Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Xingu said: Why not just build the whole body and mount it to a chassis? I guess it is accurate, but I don't have an actual 250 GTO to compare it to, so I can't be sure. He can hang it on the wall right next to where the Lego Bugatti is parked. I didn't do any research or anything, but given what I saw in the video, it looks like a commissioned piece by a metal working tool manufacturer. My guess is that as it is now it is an artistic tribute to the car. Finish it and put a chassis under it and it becomes an unauthorized copy of an iconic Ferrari. Red meat to a lawyer. But what do I know?
Xingu Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, The Junkman said: My guess is that as it is now it is an artistic tribute to the car. Finish it and put a chassis under it and it becomes an unauthorized copy of an iconic Ferrari. Red meat to a lawyer. But what do I know? You're probably right. Half a Ferrari is probably still a problem, if you didn't pay the licensing fees.
oldnslow Posted July 19, 2019 Posted July 19, 2019 He and the guy in the Leno's Garage piece should get together .
misterNNL Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 Absolute proof that true craftsmanship is not dead. Thanks for sharing this link with us.
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