absmiami Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Charlie - this is the 250MM Berlinetta - using the same early Columbo engine - shot at this year’s Amelia event - to this day - Pininfarina nails the lines … no one has kitted this beautiful early Ferrari - makes me mad … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Barbie has headlights - the shells and screens were painted T italian red and then glued together w CA - the screens were hard to glue - but the CA should secure them … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) .0010 had two fog lights - the kit has just one center mounted - thats correct for .0008 so i’ve ordered some 3/8 nickel silver to make two foggers … Edited September 7, 2023 by absmiami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Gotta paint a white border around the radiator opening - thats tricky - but think i should paint this before painting Barbie red … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Wondering if pink bleeds through like red. You might have to do a silver layer before the white. The headlamp screens are seriously good. Can't wait to see the engine come together with the detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Back to the inst panel - this is one of my shots fr the Cavallino event yrs ago - same as pix on ph 1 - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 The steering wheel has a boss in front and a collar behind - nickel silver on a Sherline lathe and mill … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 The kit decal sheet has an emblem for the st wheel - but its too large - i replaced it w a decal from an old stash of 43rd sc markings .. and i marked put some dimples for some paint to represent the rivets on the rim … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Sorry - i have a instr panel fetish … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Fan-tastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 The kit fog lamp is center mounted on the Lemans winner - my car has left and rights - so i turned two on the lathe - same diameter as the kit part - but deeper - bout 3.5 scale inches … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 Nickel silver bar - left the tips on after parting - they will help me secure the lamps in a vice to mill holes for the lamp wire - and the attachment posts … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 C cups … 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Those lights are gorgeous. Excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 About that 250 MM - I think there is a closely related ( different engine) car on ebay now: MG Model 1/24 Scale Ferrari 340 MM Berlinetta 1953 | eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 Pico - you're correct - the 340 MM appears to be based upon the earlier 250MM - with a Lampredo engine stuffed into it - and since I am getting the early Colombo 12 eng casted ... this is very do-able ever stop to think what Paypal is doing to our collective national debt ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 This is my choice for a companion to your Barchetta. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 I’ll be damned … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 Posts soldered to the lamps and lamp wire added … now ill make the brackets that support the lamps .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 The postal sevice brought something cool yesterday …. lemansdecals.com makes the markings for 0010 at Spa - how great is that ? With these - i can trim and size the vertical number placard that was wired To the tail - but if you’re tempted to build the Spa winner - note you will need two decal sheets …. The numbers on the sheet are an unusual design - correct for .0010 - and you won’t find a matching number font - i was not looking forward to free-handing these … now i can prime the placard … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Dept of Corrections the Barchetta was not built by Pininfarina - their work for Ferrari had not yet begun - so in ‘49 - the Barchetta was intrusted to Carrozzeria Touring - i feel better now … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Carlos Sainz Jr broke his Ferrari duck last nite - so this progress report is offered in his honor - the fog lamps are held out in front of either side of the grill by a curved bracket - first one was too small … made fron L shape angle Evergreen - the next two were just right … Singapore sling … 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Yoder Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 5 hours ago, absmiami said: Carlos Sainz Jr broke his Ferrari duck last nite Actually got his first win (with Ferrari and in his career) last year at the British GP. Later, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Added to the dept of corrections … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Yoder Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, absmiami said: Added to the dept of corrections … Wasn’t being snarky, sorry if it came over that way. Later, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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