1/24 Ferrari 333SP

[Rich Chernosky]

This kit holds some great memories for me. It was the very first resin kit I purchased. It was at NNL East from a vendor I knew from a forum. I also got to watch this car win the 1998 Watkins Glen 6 hours.  I ran into my friend Oscar Koveleski. He was there promoting something but was finished. We watched the race from several locations but decided to watch the last 15 laps at the start/finish line. We were also directly behind the Ferrari pits.  We talked to the owners of the team , who were just on the other side of the fence, but only briefly. Reason being...the Ferrari and the Dyson Ford had been running nose to tail for the last 25 laps and they didn't want to be bothered. And the race finished that way with the Ferrari beating the Ford by only a car length. We saw the chequered flag, and the team celebrating. It was just one of those memorable moments.  Oscar was great fun to watch the race with as he explained a lot of things I didn't know.  He's gone now and I miss him.

      Don't know why I waited so long to do this kit. It was fairly complicated for a resin kit as it included full suspension, interior and  some engine detail. I had fiddled with it over the years. Cleaned some parts, did the really cool wheels and tires and some fitting. But now it was time for paint to hit resin.  Color is Tamiya TS8 Italian red. I added some extra features like steering wheels and seatbelts and a few other details.  There are more details below the pictures. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

Detail of the working steering. Had to drill out the steering rack and fabricate the 5 piece  tie rod. The boots (wire insulation) helped me adjust the track. The brake assembly and upright also had to be modified. It all worked very well in the end.  The two holes through the bottom chassis pan were for screws to attach this to the body. Took 5 screws and mounting posts as none were provided in the kit. 

Interior was fairly well detailed. Seat material is silk thread and decals from the spares. Hardware from the kit. The black looking cowl is actually a vacuum form piece that was tinted on the inside with clear green, smoke and a little semi black.  Mirrors are pinned on. 

Finished car on its wheels. Despite the many piece suspension parts all four wheels sat flat. Those decals over the hood louvers took some cutting and solvent. 

Rear end detail and not my best photo. Lots of detail here but most of it hidden by the body. The wing, although delicate looking ,fit well and adjusted easily. Still had to be careful.

Side veiw. Not sure I used the right decals for the Momo. My research showed they changed the decals from race to race so it could be right. Those wheels and tires were 5 pieces each and nothing beats the look of turned aluminium and photo etch. I made new center lugs and threaded them into the uprights. Way better than the resin thingies that came with the kit. A few other pieces were made as well. Decals were by  UMI and fit well and went on easily.

Had to take this picture of the whole tribe.  1/18 diecast is a Hot Wheels item and it came un-decorated.  I  sprayed the wheels and added after market decals. 1/43 dicast is of unknown origin and the 1/64 is also a Hot Wheels.

[1959scudetto]

Once again a very nice model from you, Rich! Very cool is the story of watching the `98 Watkins Glen race !

[SpikeSchumacher]

Very cool build of a very cool car!

[Roger U]

A cleanly built model with great looking paint and decals. Also, a cool collection of Ferraris.

[Dave B]

Looks really good Rich. There are some great resin kits out there.  You're knocking your builds off really quickly at the moment, don't you sleep!!

Dave B

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Jim B]

Great looking Ferrari.  Very well done.

[Phildaupho]

Is this a Perry's Resin kit? I had one too since it first became available that I am looking forward to building someday. One of my favourite racecars of which you have built a fabulous models.

[Nacho Z]

Very nice, Rich!  I enjoyed the story as well!

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[Leo64]

That came out really nice.  I recently found someone on the Cults3D website selling the files to do the short and long tail version of that car.  I bought the files and printed both versions out, now I just have to find the time to build them.  I hope they turn out as nice as yours.

Steve A.

[Pierre Rivard]

Another beautiful build Rich. The working steering/suspension setup looks quite delicate for resin pieces and it must have been a tricky job to make it work. Beautiful paint and a great livery for a Ferrari.

Back to the bench bud, you have another 249 waiting for your skilled hands to take on!

[absmiami]

https://automedia.revsinstitute.org/ferrari-156-dino-f1

this one's red, too  ...

[slusher]

Really great build!

[Rich Chernosky]

On 12/16/2024 at 2:45 PM, 1959scudetto said:

Once again a very nice model from you, Rich! Very cool is the story of watching the `98 Watkins Glen race !

Thank you very much Helmut. That was one of the best races and memories I have from the glen. 

 

On 12/16/2024 at 2:47 PM, SpikeSchumacher said:

Very cool build of a very cool car!

Thank you Mathias.

 

On 12/16/2024 at 3:14 PM, Roger U said:

A cleanly built model with great looking paint and decals. Also, a cool collection of Ferraris.

Thank you for the compliment Roger. You should see the rest of my Ferrari collection.

 

On 12/16/2024 at 6:24 PM, Dave B said:

Looks really good Rich. There are some great resin kits out there.  You're knocking your builds off really quickly at the moment, don't you sleep!!

Dave B

Dave...sleep is for people who don't build models...<G>  seriously...my organized work area and the fact that a lot of my projects already have work on them helps me get things done quickly. This one actually took longer than it should have. 

 

On 12/16/2024 at 7:06 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

Thanks Larry.

 

On 12/16/2024 at 7:26 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking Ferrari.  Very well done.

Thank you Jim

 

On 12/16/2024 at 9:04 PM, Phildaupho said:

Is this a Perry's Resin kit? I had one too since it first became available that I am looking forward to building someday. One of my favourite racecars of which you have built a fabulous models.

Phil if you do build it (yes its a Perry,s Resin) then mounting the pan to the body is the first thing you should address. The body fits very tight over locating ridges on the pan. It even has to be spread apart a little to go over them. I glued four round and square pegs from styrene rod to the inside  at  the four corners. Then took a dental tool and scratched into the pan the location of the pegs. Then drilled and tapped the holes. Not  difficult but very necessary. Glue would never hold this assembly. Good luck with it, its a great model.

 

 

On 12/16/2024 at 10:36 PM, Nacho Z said:

Very nice, Rich!  I enjoyed the story as well!

John..youi are quite welcome and thanks.

 

On 12/17/2024 at 2:02 AM, ChrisR said:

Very nice.

Thank you

 

On 12/17/2024 at 2:48 AM, Leo64 said:

That came out really nice.  I recently found someone on the Cults3D website selling the files to do the short and long tail version of that car.  I bought the files and printed both versions out, now I just have to find the time to build them.  I hope they turn out as nice as yours.

Steve A.

Steve....I am sure they will.  Those 3d prints look great.  Thanks for the photo and share. 

 

22 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Another beautiful build Rich. The working steering/suspension setup looks quite delicate for resin pieces and it must have been a tricky job to make it work. Beautiful paint and a great livery for a Ferrari.

Back to the bench bud, you have another 249 waiting for your skilled hands to take on!

Thank you most kindly Pierre.  It might be more than 249. Just bought a Formula 5000 Lola kit by Formula Canada.  Only waited 30yrs to get it.  The suspension pieces were metal by the way. But that really soft stuff. More likely pewter. Resin drills and works as easy as plastic but the dust and smell are caustic. 

 

22 hours ago, absmiami said:

https://automedia.revsinstitute.org/ferrari-156-dino-f1

this one's red, too  ..

Andy...thanks for the picture and the link.  The article and other pictures will be most helpful.  My Autokits metal Ferrari is currently on the bench and much work has been completed. Might not go as overboard as you but will definetly be scratchbuilding a few components like those coil over shock units.  How are you doing on your Lotus kit. Look forward to this project. 

 

10 hours ago, slusher said:

Really great build!

Thank you Carl

 

[absmiami]

RC - head on over to the WIP threads - i’ve opened ours …

[Rich Chernosky]

2 hours ago, absmiami said:

RC - head on over to the WIP threads - i’ve opened ours …

On my way.....

[absmiami]

You can run

But you can’t hide …

[Pierre Rivard]

No need to run Rich. Andy's Lotus 25 will cross path with a Maserati, a Ferrari and other Lotuses. Take 3 years and my bet is you still win the race!

🤣

[Rich Chernosky]

5 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

No need to run Rich. Andy's Lotus 25 will cross path with a Maserati, a Ferrari and other Lotuses. Take 3 years and my bet is you still win the race!

🤣

Thanks for the vote of confidence Pierre.  But its not really a race to see who gets it done first.  Its to show everybody two different takes on modeling and hopefully they gain something from both builds. While Andy and I are interested in basically the same cars our approach to building them will more than likely be a little different.