Ferrari Barchetta UMI Quarterman tribute

[absmiami]

Gramps -yours is getting bilt too ..  sooner than later ….

[absmiami]

The base of the drip rail is a little tricky - used the cutter as a scriber to make this section of the “trench”  - the steel cutters are excellent scribers in this application…

[Pierre Rivard]

15 hours ago, absmiami said:

Dont you just live it when you send a text to the wrong part of the inter-planet !    Anyway …

pierre - time for a resin kit - 

but remember - its sort if like craft beer - once you’ve tried it - you won’t go back …. 

Ok ok, next project in the fall... perhaps a nice FPPM kit?

[absmiami]

Which one ?

[absmiami]

Adding some lead wire and Evergreen to make the features reinforcing the trunk … the wire is very soft -  so it will hug the contours of the hood - but its hard to glue - i had good results bonding to the resin with gorilla glue …

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

The area marked in black has to be removed - because the shelf on top of the engine bulkhead does not have a drip rail for the trailing edge of the bonnet …

[absmiami]

Off it comes - using the Tamiya scriber that ive become rather attached to ….   Now i’ll clean up what’s left and open those hatches - the left one holds the battery - the right one holds some tools or accesories …. Ill add the fuse boxes too …

[Pierre Rivard]

7 hours ago, absmiami said:

Which one ?

Front engine Ferrari for sure. 315S or 330 LM TRI are very tempting...

[absmiami]

Removed the lids - these will be replaced with new ones - better and more accurate shape and dimension - and i now have a cleaner shelf upon which to add all the stuff …

[absmiami]

The battery and the tool kit boxes are made fr Evergreen L angle stock - like this  ….

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

The battery is a chunk of .188 x .188 Evergreen strip with a strap of .015 x .040 - and 3 short lengths of filed .015 x .030 ….  W holes for the posts and .021 holes for the caps …

[Pico]

There goes Andy again - raising the bar.

[absmiami]

Or …

leaving the bar …

oops

the GTO kit that gave up its engine block is about to surrender its transmission - which is dead nuts accurate for the GTO - im going to back date it for the early 12 …

[absmiami]

Gramps and Andy Martin assembled a terrific library of early Ferrari research - maybe - not sure - when Martin was doing some Ferrari pattern work some years ago - this is the Barchetta transmission - developed in 1948 - and constantly modified until the GTO trans was made 12 years later …. But you can see the lineage … and if you don’t know who Andy Martin is - just ask …

[Pierre Rivard]

Remarquable attention to accuracy, particularly considering your description of this build as a semi-curbside.

Edited May 22, 2023 by Pierre Rivard

[Dave B]

Excellent work to date Andrew, looking forward to watching your progress.

Dave B

[Bugatti Fan]

Really nice model taking shape there Andrew. Those old Barchettas are very attractive looking cars.

I think that quite a number of years back Marshall Buck of CMA (Creative Miniature Associates) made a resin kit in a larger scale of either 1/16th or 1/12th scale. I went to a model car trade show that was held at the National Motorcycle Museum at Birmingham over here in the UK that must have been about 25 years ago. CMA had some products in a display and their Barchetta model was then current.

[absmiami]

Pierre - im calling this a semi-curbside because im making no effort to replace or detail the frame - i may add a few suspension features - not sure …

[absmiami]

Mr Bugatti - there is a Marshall Buck connection here - andy martin’s research was done while he did some pattern work for Marshall’s large sc Barchetta - that kit is as rare as Quarterman’s Umi kit - Gramps may have one - 

[Gramps46]

I do not have the CMA Barchetta unfortunately.  It is 1/14 scale.

[Ian McLaren]

Although I don't normally model these kinds of cars, they fascinate me, especially at venues like Laguna Seca or Pebble Beach. I can also appreciate the quality and effort you are putting into this model. You are doing a great job Andrew and I am following along and really enjoying this project. Well done!

[absmiami]

17 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

I do not have the CMA Barchetta unfortunately.  It is 1/14 scale.

If Gramps doesn’t have it - it mite not exist … has anyone ever SEEN the kit - built or unbuilt ?

[absmiami]

ian - i’ve been lurking on your build threads in the drag section - i get my inspiration from trips to the Amelia Island Concourse in March - Amelia is now nearly as spectacular as Pebble Beach - did i see somewhere that you reside in Calgary ??