1962 Ferrari 156 sharknose F-1

[Rich Chernosky]

A recent completion as featured in the WIP started by my friend Andrew Sapiro.  Link to the WIP here: white metal Ferrari Sharknose and white metal Lotus 25 - Spy vs Spy ... - WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers - Model Cars Magazine Forum.  This is my first Autokit completion. It is an all metal kit and had its challenges.  Most of the pieces like suspension, interior, and bracing fit very well.  the body however required quite a bit of work to get it to look right. Luckily the metal (which is pewter I think)  was very soft and could be carved with a knife.  This made some of the alterations I made a lot easier. thgose included, new coil/shock units, working steering, aftermarket wire wheels and the engine cover screens. Color on this is Tamiya TS-49 over their pink primer. More details in the picture captions. 

Finished model on its wheels. Had to cut the windscreen from a piece of acetate and pattern supplied in the kit. Had my doubts but it fit easily  and looked good. 

rear veiw of the exhaust and suspension. Made new springs and shocks but retained the kit ends.  Much better. The exhaust on each side was one piece and looked like it would be a problem but careful fitting and it went on easily. I drilled out the ends  too. 

Side by side comparison of this kit and a 1/24 more current Fevell F-1.  My how things have changed.  The 156 Sharknose is tiny by comparison. 

Veiw of the interior.  Pretty stark but correct.  I added gauge decals form spares. Those and none of the logos were included in the kit.  Note the handmade screens over the carb inlets. I made a press mold out of epoxy from the kit screens which were cut away from the body. Also note the chrome tape for the mirrors.  These details make a real difference in my opinion. 

All three of my Ferrari 156 Sharknoses. The 1/20 is a Revival (also metal) and the 1/64 is a Hot Wheels.  The Revival has full chassis and engine detail and was featured in the WIP.. Check it out. 

 

Edited January 3 by Rich Chernosky

[Jim B]

Really cool looking Ferrari. Very well done. 

[PappyD340]

Great looking Ferrari!

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

One of the best looking F1 cars ever in my opinion. Yours is killer. 

[Mike 1017]

Nice 

[Earl Marischal]

An excellent job, on what is my favourite F1 car (& Ferrari) of all time.

steve

[1959scudetto]

Very well done, Rich - really nice model of this iconic F1 racecar. How boring are today's F1 cars - all look the same.

[Pierre Rivard]

Gorgeous replica Mr. Chernosky. Low part count, metal kit... we should not expect much but again you have defied the odds and created a rich, full of realism model. Another one hit out of the park.

[Dave B]

Great build Rich, waiting to see Andrews finished Lotus now!!

Dave B

[Rich Chernosky]

20 hours ago, Jim B said:

Really cool looking Ferrari. Very well done. 

Thank youi Jim

 

20 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Great looking Ferrari!

Thanks Larry

 

20 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:

One of the best looking F1 cars ever in my opinion. Yours is killer. 

Quite the compliment...thank you  Robert

 

19 hours ago, Mike 1017 said:

Nice 

Thanks

 

18 hours ago, Earl Marischal said:

An excellent job, on what is my favourite F1 car (& Ferrari) of all time.

steve

Thank you Steve,  it was a fun p[roject.

 

16 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Very well done, Rich - really nice model of this iconic F1 racecar. How boring are today's F1 cars - all look the same.

I think that is why I did that comparison photo.  Thank you Helmut, I agree with you. 

 

16 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Gorgeous replica Mr. Chernosky. Low part count, metal kit... we should not expect much but again you have defied the odds and created a rich, full of realism model. Another one hit out of the park.

Words of encouragement and high praise..Thank you Pierre

 

10 hours ago, Dave B said:

Great build Rich, waiting to see Andrews finished Lotus now!!

Dave B

Thanks Dave. You might be awhile waiting on Andrews Lotus. I think he has been lured away by a beautiful cat.  Although it might be worth the wait. What he has got started looks pretty good.

 

[Bugatti Fan]

This build has shown just what can be done with that old Autokits white metal kit that dates back to the sixties.

Many of those very old white metal kits get overlooked a bit with the plethora of resin kits out there that became more popular as a manufacturing medium for car kits.

The Autokits range does have some very interesting 1/24th scale classic cars in its range, as does the Wills Finecast range, both being absorbed into the South Eastern (ex Wills) Finecast company many years back. A company named Squires in Bognor Regis, Sussex, UK has acquired the ranges fairly recently and are now still available from them as far as this writer is aware.

Edited January 1 by Bugatti Fan

[drodg]

That is a very nice build.   I built a 1/43 version years ago from likely SMTS.  Impressive job on your part.  

[slusher]

Beautifully done!