Plastheniker Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hi, Though the Ferrari 250 LM was intended to be the successor of the 250 GTO there were only two kits of the Ferrari 250 LM produced by major kit manufacturers. The first was a terrible Esci kit. The second kit was made by Sunny/Academy/Minicraft. It was released more than 30 years ago and has been reissued several times. Only few modelers seem to be happy with the Sunny/Academy/Minicraft kit. I built my model maybe 15 years ago, and I found it not that bad. I remember the following major problems: The panel lines are not very deep and not clearly defined, i. e. the panel lines do not have sharp (90°) edges. Instead the edges are strikingly round. This makes the panel lines look very wide, and their width seems to vary. This would spoil any model. As a remedy I scribed all panel lines considerably deeper and sanded the body until all edges looked satisfactory. All grilles are molded plastic. The front grille is acceptable because it is recessed and because it is black on the 1:1 car. The 3 molded-in rear grilles, however, are flush and painted in body colour on the 1:1 car. Since I found no way to make them look realistic I replaced them by segments of a universal PE fret. The plastic “wire” wheels of the kit are really crude. Since the 1:1 car has strikingly different wheel sizes front and rear the model wheels attract the attention even more than usually. Using PE wire wheels will be a bad and expensive compromise if this specific feature of the car is not replicated. The web shows examples where wrong rim/tyre sizes make good models look strange. As always I made my own wires, so I didn‘t have to compromise. Provided that you tackle its shortcomings the kit makes a unique and at least acceptable model. For me it became one of my favourite Ferrari models. Similar topics of mine: 1962 Ferrari GTOhttp://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78461 Making real wire wheels in all scaleshttp://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77554 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 One of my favourite Ferraris and an absolutely stunning model of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoPed Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) Sharp... I have an MPC 1/32nd model of the 250 LM, never had one in 1/24th. Saw the '65 LeMans winning car at the IMS HOF last year. This is a Ferrari that I think looks better in person than in photos. Edited November 18, 2013 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rv1963 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Outstanding work as always, I have always liked this car better than the 250 GTO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Jurgen, I so enjoy your models because the detail level is off the scale!!! This one is no different, JUST BEAUTIFUL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Thanks for your replies so far! Robert, I agree, but I just didn't dare to say. I experienced in another forum that some GTO enthusiasts are not to be trifled with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Darn fine model! Great detail and paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluebum Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 That is a Nice build! The whole build is great but THOSE WHEELS!! Got to love them! Too cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Very sweet ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Very impressive build. Excellent work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Very nice build Jergen, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Another exquisite example of your building skills Jurgen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Yes, this is a well built example of this car. I have the same kit and agree with your assessment of it. Yours looks very clean and precise, nice job and the wire wheels look perfect, just beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Spectacular, again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Most excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Nice. Great wire wheels and I need to learn how to make my own. So many of the kits have such lousy wire wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Thanks for your comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrherald420 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Stunning!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMSANUT Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Nice indeed. I have one awaiting a build.....common theme with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
João Canas Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Great build! Very, very well done. Those scratchbuild wire wheel are just prefection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 A yellow LM sold last night at the RM/Sotheby's auction for $14.3 million. As the article notes, only 32 were built (with a number of non-factory replicas also produced). http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/136/Ferrari-250-LM.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossa156 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 The Academy/Sunny 275LM is another old slot car body turned to static model by a model company. It is pretty good in shape and lends itself well to adaptation to a Drogo long nose version. I have 3 of them in my collection. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apriliadan Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendog261 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Very nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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