Scale-Master Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Resin and white metal kit in 1/43rd scale by Marsh. Body is pretty clean, minimal clean-up and a few holes need to be drilled for the roll bar and fuel filler. Here I have taped the roll bar to the body so I can get an idea of what angle to drill the holes in the body for the supports. I mounted the chassis to the body to make sure the roll bar would meet the floor and attached the supports to the main bar with CA. When the CA set, I removed the assembly… Doing it this way pays off in the end since I know it will fit and I won’t have to fiddle with it over a finished body.
Scale-Master Posted August 4, 2011 Author Posted August 4, 2011 As you can see the tires (made of a hard resin) have holes too large and not all that true for the wire wheels. I have one coat of silver on the rims, they will get another. I honed the inside bead of the tires and machined a “wedding band” from 6061 aluminum. They fit snugly onto the wheels and into the tires and will be painted silver to match the wheels.
Scale-Master Posted August 4, 2011 Author Posted August 4, 2011 There were not even indentations for the tail pipes so the exhaust pipes were drilled out a little with a pin vise… The interior comes with PE for floor and bulkheads. PE also for the pedals and shift gate. The seats received some very mild weathering and shading to give them a little life.
Scale-Master Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 The gauge cluster is done. PE and decals. I went with a crinkle finish. Steering wheel was easier to assemble on the white metal “sprue”. Wood grained rim to match the gear shift knob. I added “lenses” to the gauges with Future…
Scale-Master Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 The body was primed in white after being fully cleaned up and washed in detergent and shot Testors Italian Red. Now it gets to dry for a spell, thankfully it is summer and hot… Wheels & tires are done for now…
GTMust Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Beautiful work on such a small scale model! I wonder why most manufacturers of 1/32 scale and 1/25-1/24 scale can't make such beautifully detailed wire wheels that have scale size wires? Yet the tiny 1/43 scale manufacturers can. Or is it just a matter of cost? Tony
Danno Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Incredible what you can do, Mark, in a scale I can barely see (your Hot Wheels stuff), so this one is a real treat! I can see it! (Emoticon indicating laughing out loud here.) (Emoticon indicating approval here.) (Emoticon indicating amusement with myself and my unique brand of humor here.) No emoticons were harmed in the presentation of this post.
Scale-Master Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 To add to Mr. Taylor's comments... I think part of it is two different audiences for the 1/43 vs. the 1/24&5 kits. Those of us who have building 1/43 for a while are used to the prices. Another reason it is standard for the smaller kits to have these well rendered wheels is there really is no other way to make them look acceptable in this size. That being said, the same basic PE wheels construction in larger scales sometimes don't look as real as they do in the smaller scales. You can see the flatness of the spokes, whereas in the small scale your eyes tend to accept them as wire.
GTMust Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 All good points, and very valid. Personally I'd be quite happy to pay a few more bucks for decent wires.... having said that, I'd forgotten that the average new model kit, with taxes or shipping and handling costs, is well into the $25+ dollars now so I guess the average model buyer would hesitate with regular AMT or Revell kits hitting the $35+ price range. (Something tells me we're not far away from that price now, even with plastic spokes!) Oh for the good old days of $1.97 kits from K-Mart and the like! Probably even cheaper in the US. Back then I could afford to buy a few at a time. No more hi jacking....... back to the thread........ Tony
Scale-Master Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 The body has been decaled and cleared… Some black detailing has been done too. I see there is a little wax I need to remove from some of the crevices…
Romell R Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Mark you must eat a lot of carrots , cause as I get older the little parts get harder to see (hence why I moved up in scale) but you my friend continue to build in microscopic scale please tell me your secrete. Just kidding of coarse, You are doing a wonderful job on this project I just have one more question for ya.......wait for it.......Can I have it? LOL take care buddy. Romell
MrObsessive Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Mark, I really like this little 1/43.........great paint job!! They are nice to do as a break from the superdetailed stuff! I have a number of these........and among them is a '58 Ferrari Testarossa (Starter). Now after seeing yours, I may dig that one out and get started on it!
Scale-Master Posted August 10, 2011 Author Posted August 10, 2011 Sorry Romell, you are too late again. It's going to someone else. And yes I do eat a lot of carrots. I can make an argument to have at least one 1/43 kit going at any time, and if not enough detail turns you off, there are some crazy super detailed kits available, or just go off on your own... But the balance of relatively low parts count balanced with adequate detail for the size makes them enjoyable to do between big projects. For anyone who cares, this one is in the Under Glass section now...
Romell R Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Hey where do I start to look for a super detailed Kit like maybe an vintage Ferrari ?
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