Ferrari 312PB, Ickx/Regazzoni, Spa 1972, 1/24.

[pg265]

Hi,

I would like to share with you the build of the nice MFH kit of the Ferrari 312PB Sprint Version.

Few paint job is already done.
Paint is from Zero Paint and clear coat is also ZP 2K. I used Ferrari Red, Pure White, Giallo Modena and semi gloss black.
Metallic paints are mainly from Alclad.
The kit will be almost built OOB. I will just turn few small parts and add small details.









Start to assemble engine parts :



Masks for the other color





"Pure White" ZP:







"Giallo Modena, Zero Paint:









Mask off:










"2K Clear" ZP :







Engine at different steps:





















Test fitting:





















Front disc:



Small turned part for the battery switch:




Oil Tank is soldered using low temp solder






few parts added on the engine and a test fit of the engine with the rest of the car:













Switches test fitting and also test fit for the fire extinguisher push button turned part.







More soon..

Pascal

[DC87]

Gosh those pictures are amazing, this looks like an awesome and inspirational build.

Really really looking forward to more.

[Paul]

Fantastic work Pascal, look forward to seeing more.

Is that a mini lathe in the background of some of the pics.

Could you also put your location in your profile if possible too, it always nice knowing where people are from

Cheers Paul

[pg265]

Me again,

Next steps :

Brake fluid tanks assembled to the main body and lightly tinted.
Some wires added behind gauges and RPM meter.

here are few pics:













Still have few pics...


Fire extinguisher quickly tuned on the lathe and braided line/AN fitting/turned part glued!



















2nd part of the seat is now covered with ferrari fabric.
A light correction has to be done on the upper corner of the seat to put the fabric in the right direction.
Seat will be covered of flat acrylic varnish.
Fire extinguisher cleared with Alclad light sheen.
Light work on radiators. Still need to work a bit on it...

Few pics:




















Pascal

[DC87]

Man you are good - insanely good, great work

Are those seats painted by hand or decals to make the carbon fibre pattern?

[pg265]

Hi again,

Few more pics from the 312PB :
























Original wheels gold anodized :



Nice, but not really realistic... so a coat of grey primer:





Start to work on the tires while the primer is drying :



Ok! let's play with Alclad Gold :





Original and Gold painted rims :





I hope you like this build...

More soon...

Pascal

[Paul]

That is just superb, fair play fantastic.

[T3hGuppy]

The detail on this kit is amazing.

And your doing an amazing job

Will be watching this one closely.

[spruecutter]

Fantastic build. The level of detail and quality of finish is simply amazing.

[pg265]

Hi,

Thanks a lot for all your kind comments and your warm welcome

Small progress on the Ickx/Rega sprint car.

First of all, the missing wheel was painted.

Then... Holes! One per rim is enough :



... to welcome the RBM valve stems :



OK for everyone:



Now the balance weights :



... and a tiny dark wash as a light weathering step :





I turned a new gear shift :



... to take place in the famous Ferrari Grid :



Acrylic tan before darker oil color :



More to come soon...

Pascal

[Gav0909]

So...like are you building a real car here....

That's how good this is! Awesome work dude!

[keith]

Can't say anything that hasn't already been said man your good

[pg265]

Hi,

Thanks a lot for comment mates !!

Still working on the 312PB .

Work on tires...

1st step : masking





The whole family :



Then paint for the second step : white before



Gold :



Unmasking :



A bit "flashy", so a light weathering is done :



Finally just have to install on the finished rims:





Hope you still like it...

More soon.

Pascal

[DC87]

Great stuff, you are able to put as much detail into a plastic kit as any diecast model I have seen

[Rob]

Cracking stuff - I'll be back to watch this one

[Matthew]

great work m8 just wow

[pg265]

Hi,

Thank you very much for all the comments!

Still working on the 312PB!
It's now time to work on the front brakes air ducts.

Original parts :




Opening :



Enlarging :



for this preliminary result :



Now time to put the part upside down... Grrrrr!



Bi-component :





Still need to re-open the air duct :



the 2 sisters! :



While the air ducts are drying, I have to work on the rear lights:

- First part in "white metal" :





Closed with another one made of clear resin :



All is semi gloss black except the red and orange lights.

Well..., a long post for poor progress.
... that must be done!!

More soon!!

Pascal

[pg265]

Well, as nothing was dry, I decided to work on the opposite side of the Ferrari :
The gearbox cooler!

I modified the MFH fittings by cutting the radiator pins and making a 0.75 hole to fit the tube I wanted to use.





Then, thanks to the pictures I have, I modified the end of the gearbox and install modified machined/anodized A/N fittings from RBMotion.











Connected :







Sorry for the poor quality pics...

More soon I hope !!

Pascal

[T3hGuppy]

Great update dude.

Looks like she's coming together very nicely indeed.

I must say you have inspired me to try a car kit

Now just to find one I want to build lol.

[pg265]

Hi,

Thanks


Work on the rear lights still going on.
After gluing the resin part on the WM part ; a light coat of Orange and Red paint.



Few other light coats of red and orange and black where needed.



Some finishing work is needed to reach a better result.

After the rear... Front head lights.
Yellow on the bulb to enhance the machined parts and give a bit of relief



Then the glass part is glued:







Here we are.
Better pics tomorrow



Front brake lines :





Voilà.

More soon!

Pascal

[Matthew]

top work m8

[pg265]

Hi,

Thanks Matthew!

Small progress again for today, but needed!

Few touch up paint job before the 2K.
Some Rosso Corsa ZP, cellulose thinner, small nozzle and go ... but not without masking!

...Mask on:





Yellow on yellow :





Touch up done :



Mask off :



... And finally, a picture less rotten than others to the rear of the car.
The lights are just laid for the purposes of the photo, which explains the misalignment and lack of electrical wiring:




As usual, do not hesitate if you have questions and / or comments.
I will try to answer my best!

Pascal

[Paul]

Morea wesome work, your attention to detail is amazing, look forward to seeing more

[pg265]

Hi,

Thanks

Small progress, but coool progress.

Opening of the front air duct.





Well, maybe you'll think I'm a bit "slow", crazy....






















... But there is "someone" inside :







More to come soon

Pascal

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

So much detailing and craftmanship...
Superb!

[Paul]

Great looking gloss work, look forward to seeing more

[pg265]

Thank you!

Talking about clear coat, I just have a look inside the box to see how it went ...
 

 

 

 
Not too bad.
 
Cool for the 500 F2 too  
 

 
 
Pascal 

[Paul]

Yeah that's come out nice pascal. Great work mate

[CrackedCubes]

Fantastic work! Some of those parts looked like metal or were they just painted so well that they fooled me? Great stuff.

[pg265]

Hi,

Thank you Mates!

Small update .
There are still sooooo many things to do or finish !

I started to work on the harness.
I'm not a big fan of the canvas elements typically provided in the kits or detail sets , I find the plot too visible to the scale and too rigid material.
Matter of taste to some... they are right !

So I cut thin strips of 2mm in tin foil .
Hull belt mounting points , locking system and loops were taken from the photo-etched boards and assembled.
The central locking is polished to give it a little relief. Maybe he will later be " anodized " blue.





The connection of the expansion tank did not seem consistent with some snapshots observed.
I removed the previous installation and decided to replace it with a "T" shaped fitting.
I used the beautiful Modeler 's fittings to do it.

Drilling to facilitate the integration of the tube :



Left (or right...) side done :



The set up of the turned part , equipped with two tubes :



Remains to finalize the mounting " coiling " tubes correctly when connecting the side pod with the rest of the engine compartment.

I also realized a fire extinguisher from odds and ends .
I took the piece I had turned at the beginning of WIP, slightly modified and was finally fitted with a billet A/N fitting .
A small decal punched out from the "Aircraft Cockpit Closet" decal sheet is finally used to enhanced the set:



The hood of the Tipo 500 is impatient ...



The fire extinguisher and the expansion tank were equipped with their collars :







First mat black coat (Model Master) on the harness :



There's still lots of things to do on the harness to make it more realistic, but also to give it shape and position once it will be finally installed.

More soon.

Pascal

[DC87]

Superb work, every time you post something my jaw drops. The extinguisher is first class

[Paul]

Wow that looks fantastic, love the anodised fittings, brilliant work

[pg265]

Hi,

Thank you guys!

Small update on the 312PB :

The harness has received its shoulder markings and a mix of satin / matt varnish.
Abdominal straps are put in shape to give a little more life to this detail of the cockpit.



The extinguisher has been equipped with its spray tube and should soon reach the floor of the cockpit:



Sorry for this tiny update...

More very soon!

Pascal

[bullgill67]

awesome work Pascal

michael

[Rodney]

Great Job and I really like the detail going into it

[ChubberLang]

Stunning stuff so far. Really like your attention to detail. Lovely car.

[conradschmid99]

Thats amazing work
Perfection