Ferrari Barchetta UMI Quarterman tribute

[absmiami]

Drilled and tapped four holes on the base plate for screws and set the base to give a bit more than 6 scale inches of ground clearance  - and the screws enable me to locate reasonably accurate holes for the axle stubs front and back …

[absmiami]

The kit tires are soft rubber - they appear to be be too small - but …

[absmiami]

When stretched over the wheel rim - they  appear to have the correct diameter …

Edited June 7, 2023 by absmiami

[absmiami]

And they fit the wheel wells nicely …

[absmiami]

So now i can mark the holes to drill for the stubs - and i should end up with a nice stance once everything is assembled …

[Gramps46]

Very well done!

[Ian McLaren]

Great work Andrew, your solution for the front suspension is an inspired approach, as are your adjustable ride height supports.

[absmiami]

I Commited to using the base plate w/out major mods - but i decided to make the rear leaf  springs - fr Evergreen .015 x .100 strip and Plastruct .015 rod … 

[absmiami]

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in a hurry …

[absmiami]

Made some Houdaile dampers - these link to the lower susp arms - and braces for the radiator …

[absmiami]

While laying out strips of Evergreen for the front suspension transverse leaf spring - i realized that that the strips were too wide …

[absmiami]

So those went back into the package and i reached for some .080 x .015 strips - actually should use .010 - but using the thicker strips for ease of assembly …

[absmiami]

Fairytale … 

[Gramps46]

4 hours ago, absmiami said:

Fairytale … 

Yup, Corvette C8 too in GTE-M

[absmiami]

Sanded back the thick base plate - so it won’t be visible once the body is on …

[absmiami]

And made 2 shackles to locate the pins on the transverse leaf spring … think its time to do some hinges … is Monday a national Holiday in Italy ?     - or does everyone go to work with a hangover ??

[Gramps46]

Well done!

[absmiami]

Gracias - before the hinges there is the matter of the steering wheel - the kit wheel is white metal and measures 15 scale inches across - that’s a problem …

[absmiami]

Most sports cars of this era had larger steering wheels - 16 or maybe 17

inches … barchettas included

[absmiami]

Profil24 makes a nice photo-etched sports car wheel that is the correct size - but the spokes aren’t quite right for the Ferrari …

[absmiami]

Fernando Pinto has a resin cast wheel in his early Ferrari kits that has the correct 12 - 4 - 8 shape and the right size …

[absmiami]

But - the casting is not super crisp - i’m shaping it using my Fordom drill to sand it as thin as I dare - got the rim under .030 - so its fragile …

[absmiami]

But the Profil24 wheel kit surrenders its wheel grips - which are a perfect size - and feature the finger grips on the back side - once glued together - the assembly will be reasonably strong …

[absmiami]

http://www.profil24-models.com/model-kits-modeles-reduits/en/14-variety-of-accessories

for the record - Profil24 does have a steering wheel set that is correct for the early Ferraris ...

and yes, they are kitting this yr's winner ...

 

 

[absmiami]

Now to the bonnet hinges - this is a doll house accessory brass hinge that I’ve had for years - haven’t searched for one recently - mite find one in ETSY ??  Dunno …

Edited June 17, 2023 by absmiami