Plastheniker Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 Hi, One of the few iconic (if not the iconic) post-war F1 cars was the 1961 Ferrari Tipo 156. What made it so unforgettable? It was the first mid-engine Ferrari ever. A nose cone with two openings gave a unique appearance resulting in the nickname "Sharknose". Many enthusiasts think the 156 is the most beautiful racing car ever. Its dramatic history: Ferrari's rising star Graf Berghe von Trips needed only one point in the last two 1961 races to become Germany's first post-war F1 champion. He died, however, during the first of these two races in a collision with Jim Clark. His friend and stable mate Phil Hill won this race at Monza and became America's first F1 champion. Almost the complete team of engineers involved in the development of the 156 left Ferrari at the end of 1961. Ferrari was so angry that he finally scrapped all 156s. It is said that Mrs. Ferrari became so infuriated that she even slapped one of these renegades. As usual the basis of my models were two 1/20 Casadio-Revival metal kits. Besides the Mercedes W154 the 156 was the crudest of all Casadio kits. Built OOB it would have looked unacceptable. Again correcting, completing and detailing was like falling into quicksand. This pair required probably most time of all, i.e. approximately 1300 hours. BTW MFH made a perfect kit of the 156. To my knowledge, however, it is OOP for years, and it cost almost thrice as much. Please note the rest of the pictures in the following post! Similar topics of mine: 1/20 Scale Casadio/Revival Classic Grand Prix Kits - Pros & Conshttp://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75275 1907 Fiat 130 HP Grand Prix Racer 1/20 http://www.modelcars...showtopic=75350 Auto Union Typ C - Grand Prix Champion 1936 1/20http://www.modelcars...showtopic=76696 Mercedes W154 M163 - Grand Prix Champion 1939 1/20http://www.modelcars...showtopic=79535 1951 Alfa Romeo Tipo 159 Alfetta - GP Champion 1951 - 1/20http://www.modelcars...showtopic=81024 Maserati 250F - Grand Prix Champion 1957 1/20http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=84195
Miatatom Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 Once again, Jurgen, you have built an incredible model. It is beautiful.
unclescott58 Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Always liked the looks of this car. Thank for sharing pictures of your magnificent model Jurgen. A beautiful job. And thanks for history lesson too. The car is cool, but so is the story that goes with it. Scott
High octane Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Relax Kennyboy, as those are just photos of the real car. LOL!
TooOld Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Wow , that's a beautiful model ! Absolutely one of the finest models I've seen in a long time !
Danno Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 That is simply exquisite. Bravo! G My words. His mouth. It's scary how much G and I think alike. Dittos on all he said, Jurgen!
Foxer Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Amazing model of an amazing car. Beautiful work on that!
Modlbldr Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 What a Beautiful Work of ART! I agree. This goes FAR beyond a mere model. Congratulations on such a wonderful, painstaking build. Later-
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