Ferrari Barchetta UMI Quarterman tribute

[absmiami]

There’s alot of stuff on the eng bulkhead - here’s the fuse boxes that i made months ago ….

[absmiami]

Dash in - epoxy plus some hidden braces installed w CA glue … now for the steering wheel …

[absmiami]

Steering column presents a problem- it has to thread through the bulkhead to reach the steering box - and i’ve drilled the opening in the bulkhead in the wrong place - about one scale inch too far to the center - so now ive got to make a bend in the column - but the fix is not visible behind the dash - and this is a secret - right ??

[absmiami]

So with the bend i’ve got the steering wheel in the right place - on the the next problem - lurking somewhere …

[MarkJ]

Andrew, really liking the dash and steering wheel very much. Hope the driver was wearing gloves. I won't tell anybody that the steering column is bent if you don't tell anybody that on my latest build a lot of things are bent that aren't supposed to be and some are not hidden from view. I'll just use the same old defense many do and just say it's a shelfer so it doesn't matter. Actually every model I own is a shelfer because they all sit on a shelf. Not the same one of course.

[Pico]

Here is something I found interesting: Free STL file Ferrari 166MM improove kit for MFH ? ・Design to download and 3D print・Cults (cults3d.com)

[Bugatti Fan]

Really nice car.

Really nice model nearly there !

[absmiami]

I’m famous for not following my own advise - the Ferrari script decal that i so carefully placed on the trunk is gone - entombed on a peice of masking tape that was used to mask the trunk to spray some Thinned Molotow on to the trim surrounding the plate recess !!  First - i should have sprayed on the trim before i placed the script - two - i waxed the trunk surface before applying the decal - so that sucker came right up when i laid on the tape ….   I hate when that happens - and for good measure I’ve got some excess chrome paint that marred the trunk surface above the trim - - - 

[absmiami]

To replace the first script i used a metal self adjesing sticker from a set of markings that i bought last year on ebay - to add the scripts to the eng cam covers …

[absmiami]

Back in business …

[absmiami]

Wiring the trunk and tail lights…. Some tiny photo-etched eyelits made by a model railroad accesory maker come in handy for this …

[absmiami]

So what are those last two holes for ??

[absmiami]

Spa rules circa 1949 required the use of a vertical number placard - the Shirley family restored 0010 as raced at Spa - with the unique placard ...

[MarkJ]

Andrew, nice save on the Ferrari script. You sure have some beautiful ref photos. I'm very jealous. This baby is looking seriously good. Seems like you're right around the corner from the under-glass section.  Looking forward to it.

[TC]

This looks amazing 

[absmiami]

1 hour ago, MarkJ said:

Andrew, nice save on the Ferrari script. You sure have some beautiful ref photos. I'm very jealous. This baby is looking seriously good. Seems like you're right around the corner from the under-glass section.  Looking forward to it.

Thanks Mark - but somehow when i think of “under glass” …

[MarkJ]

46 minutes ago, absmiami said:

Thanks Mark - but somehow when i think of “under glass” …

I agree, but they call it that in here instead of the showroom. Guiness, I presume. I'm fixing to pour me a cheap glass of Cab Sauve. 9 bucks a bottle but oh so good.

[absmiami]

Guinness - or if i can source it - Dogfish Head World Wide Stout …. The  stay is .005 steel wire …

[absmiami]

[BK9300]

Very skilled work, Andrew.

[absmiami]

Thanks Burger King …

[Justin Porter]

Really do love each time I revisit this build. I'll also have to look for that set of Ferrari metal transfers!

[absmiami]

Well JP - you were on board on pg 1 - guessing you want this thing done - like soon - re-post if you can’t find the seller - i’ll post the link …

[Moparman18064]

Wow Andrew, this build is over the top awesome. Superb scratch building.

[MarkJ]

Amazing you found wire that thin. I wonder if that number helped the aero on the car at all as far as keeping the car more straight on the straightaways. Kinda doubt it, being a topless car. Of course, they really didn't worry about aero back then anyway. Just wanted a pretty body to look at which they succeeded in doing.