Ferrari Hydroplane(scratchbuild/kitbash)

[Jurva]

• Lower hull is made out of insulation foam. Planking is mahogany wood strips. Then cleared multiple times.
• Upper hull is a 1950 Alfa Romeo Alfetta racecar by Smer. Pro Stock car scoop molded to the front. Rear part got a stabilizer fin. 
• Firewall has real engine turned aluminium tape.
• Hood is made out of aluminium sheet.
• Figure added and posture modified to fit to a smaller cockpit.
• Engine is a Ferrari V12. Velocity stacks are crimp ends. Exhaust pipes are made out of aluminium.

 

[shoopdog]

Now that’s quite impressive!

[bondo bill]

outstanding concept and work

[slusher]

Fantastic build!

[John B.]

Incredible piece of work, sir!

[PappyD340]

On 5/25/2024 at 9:28 PM, shoopdog said:

Now that’s quite impressive!

Yes indeed, well done!

[louis Carabott]

Nice ?

[ChrisR]

Cool!!!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Wow. That is really cool.  

[the goon]

Beauty.

Mark

[Bugatti Fan]

A really lovely and unusual model, beautifully finished.

Innovative use of the SMER Alfetta body, so guess the model is 1/24th scale as it has not been mentioned. Just shows what can be adapted to make something completely different.

Edited June 9, 2024 by Bugatti Fan

[TonyK]

Wow, what an imagination! You did a great job on creating this. A lot of very nice work.

[ea0863]

Ville, this is a real stunner! And I would love to know how you did the machine turning on the aluminum tape.

[Kolu]

Yes, i like it.

[Jurva]

On 6/11/2024 at 8:57 PM, ea0863 said:

Ville, this is a real stunner! And I would love to know how you did the machine turning on the aluminum tape.

I found this thread and made similar jig as Scott Colmer. My pics are there too.

https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/171650-engine-turning-aluminum/

[stavanzer]

Wow!

That is a truly creative Build! Great Use of an Older kit.

Good Show.

[NYLIBUD]

Wild boat,reminds me of a boat on the show Fantomworks.

[Bainford]

Freaking awesome!  Great project and creative construction. I really dig the engine turning. Very nice work.