Ferraris that won 24 Hours of Le Mans

[Gramps46]

My 1/25 - 1/24 scale collection of Ferraris that won Le Mans is growing with the addition of the 2023 winner from BBurago.

Only 3 more to finish.  Do you know which ones were carved from wood?  Oops, 1958 TR58 and 1954 375 Plus are out of order.

[Jim B]

Great collection.  Really like the 499P.

[250 Testa Rossa]

I'm thinking the TR58 was carved out of wood

[Gramps46]

2 hours ago, 250 Testa Rossa said:

I'm thinking the TR58 was carved out of wood

You are right Maxx along with the 166MM and the TR61.  These were done before resin kits were available.

Edited November 2, 2024 by Gramps46

[Rich Chernosky]

Really great collection, thanks for sharing Gary. 

[PappyD340]

Great looking group!

[Gramps46]

Before there were home computers, resin kits, the internet, and 3D printing, we made drawings from magazines and books and carved models from wood.  These were in 1/25 scale because that was what we knew at the time.

[Mike 1017]

WOW what a great collection. How many years have you been building these Ferraris'?

Mike

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[1959scudetto]

Very nice collection, Gary - thanks for showing them all together !

Great model of the 1949 LM winner: from drawing to wood-carving to the final modelcar - absolutely marvellous!

[Dave B]

Great builds Gary, I'm a sook, I've never attempted to carve a model from wood, they're exceptional!

Dave B

[Pierre Rivard]

Impressive would be an understatement for what you created from magazine pictures, sketching to scale and transforming it into a 3 dimensional shape.... from a block of wood?

Pure artistry Gary, pure artistry.

[Gramps46]

A big thank you to all for your comments.  

[Hoffman]

Amazing body of work, Gary! Most impressive. Thank you for sharing.

[MarkJ]

Wow, Gary. Carved from wood. This is truly amazing work. Nobody would know if you did not tell them. I must ask one question though, what about those amazing wheels and tires? How did you create them?

[Gramps46]

On 11/10/2024 at 8:42 AM, MarkJ said:

Wow, Gary. Carved from wood. This is truly amazing work. Nobody would know if you did not tell them. I must ask one question though, what about those amazing wheels and tires? How did you create them?

Mark, the wire wheels were based upon the first release of the AMT Cobra kit.  They were the only thing available at the time.

[MarkJ]

So, you made them based on the amt cobra kit tires and wheels? That is amazing. Thanks for the info.

[absmiami]

Grampz - remember the British Model Cars mag fr the late sixties / early seventies ? The one with the 3 view  drawings in each issue - did you ever make something fr those  plans  ??

[Gramps46]

On 11/17/2024 at 10:24 PM, absmiami said:

Grampz - remember the British Model Cars mag fr the late sixties / early seventies ? The one with the 3 view  drawings in each issue - did you ever make something fr those  plans  ??

Good question.  The answer is I did not but I did collect the drawings.  Scale drawings is an interesting topic and may be worth a separate topic.  I wonder if they would have any value to the 3D folks.

[Matt Bacon]

For others who may be interested, the MCM plans are online in an archive here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20071211013214/http://vsrnonline.com/Mags/MC/MC_Plans.htm
 

Best,

M.

[Gramps46]

6 minutes ago, Matt Bacon said:

For others who may be interested, the MCM plans are online in an archive here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20071211013214/http://vsrnonline.com/Mags/MC/MC_Plans.htm
 

Best,

M.

Thank you for the link Matt.

[absmiami]

well done ...

[1959scudetto]

7 hours ago, Matt Bacon said:

For others who may be interested, the MCM plans are online in an archive here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20071211013214/http://vsrnonline.com/Mags/MC/MC_Plans.htm
 

Best,

M.

Wonderful site, Matt - many thanks !

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, guys.... I literally just found these as well, which are still live on the web:

http://www.cscra.co.uk/classic-slot-car-racing-association-prototype-parade.html

There are more of them, even if some overlap with the MCM ones...

best,

M.

Edited November 19, 2024 by Matt Bacon

[Rattlecan Dan]

Wow! That's some great talent on display. Nice work on all.