Ferrari 312B

[Rich Chernosky]

I built this kit around  1971 when it first came out.  This was one of my favorite pieces but time and age took its toll. Eventually the tires just caved in. I replaced the fronts with some extra's that I had in a Heller kit but it still didn't look right. There were other issues as well. Bear in mind this was the early 70's and a lot of the materials we have today didn't exist and my experience level was in its infancy. A big thank you has to go to Icon Automotive Miniatures who produce an accurate replacement set of tires for this car.  Once the tires arrived the incentive was there. Was never happy with the driver figure and a few other details so it all got fixed.  The rest of the details are under the pictures. Thanks for looking and feel free to comment. 

Completed project. I also bought the correct wheels. Getting the gold color right was a big deal. Campagnolo made the wheels for Ferrari and it was an exotic blend of metals that was both very light and strong.  They were not painted gold but this is this actual color of the metal. 

Rear veiw and some of the age shows here. 

 Clay Reggazoni got a nice face lift  and new helmet which was painted  very badly back then and not in the correct livery. Seats belts are Scale Motorsport and  replaced the rubber cast thingies that came in the kit.  Cowling was removed to show detail. 

I didn't know how to make these screen covers back in 1971.   But I do now.  

[bbowser]

Really nice!  What scale?  Those belts and trumpet covers really stand out.

[Rich Chernosky]

22 minutes ago, bbowser said:

Really nice!  What scale?  Those belts and trumpet covers really stand out.

Thanks Bruce, the model is 1/12 scale.......

[1959scudetto]

Super model, Rich ! The main fault of this kit always have been the oversized (much too wide) wheels - your replacement lets it look much more realistic!

[Rich Chernosky]

4 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Super model, Rich ! The main fault of this kit always have been the oversized (much too wide) wheels - your replacement lets it look much more realistic!

Thank you for the compliment Helmut.  That was one of the reasons I had to order the wheels too as the stock ones couldn't be modified easily enough to fit the new tires. 

[89AKurt]

That's a very nice looking model!  Actually a great restoration.

[Gramps46]

You have really brought this Ferrari back to life Rich.  Very well done.

[Rich Chernosky]

1 hour ago, 89AKurt said:

That's a very nice looking model!  Actually a great restoration.

Thank you Kurt...really appreciate the compliment. Back in 1971 that was some of my best work and always one of my favorite models. I was greatly saddened when it deteriorated and was relegated to the back of the case. Restoring it was a priority. 

41 minutes ago, Gramps46 said:

You have really brought this Ferrari back to life Rich.  Very well done.

Thank you, as always,  Gary

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Bainford]

Nice old build. The restoration work looks great. Very cool!

[TonyK]

Very nice looking model and the drivers face looks great.