Ferrari 500 F2, 1/20

[pg265]

Hi,

I propose to show you the build of the MFH kit of the 1952 Ferrari 500F2...
This is my "reading" of the car:





















2 more pics of the engine:





Small progress on the chassis...

Prep, primer, paint (before "patine") and test fit.... Few pics:







Primer:










prep of rear wheel axle:





Primer:



Paint:

















Gray is Grayish Blue, FS 35237, Gunze, Semi Gloss.

Trying to add few details using machined nuts and bolts, castle nuts.
First part treated: front end of the car.
Rear wil come soon...

Few pics:





With the pin:





Suspension & steering:















Test fitting global view :





Hope you like it.

Front and rear axles with hubs are now in place.
Wheels just need the valves and have their "Bibendum socks".

Few pics:









Balance weights and valves added on the wheels...



Fuel tank ready for riveting work around the filler...



Gear box without the tanks this time...





A wide view...



Still working into the cockpit.
Test fitting of the dash board and the bulkhead or firewall(?) ...
Pedals have been quickly textured, even if they are pretty well hidden...
Just need to paint them with aluminum.









"Arrival" and "departure" have been added on the mid fuel pump to reach the backward fuel tank.



Same thing was done on the engine and I will "just" have to join the engine fuel pump to the mid fuel pump (the one near the seat, driven by the drive shaft)... and then the fuel circuit will be OK



The parts who depict the link between the carbs linkage and the accelerator pedal will be added later... when the engine will be kindly installed in the chassis!


I just "painted" the pedals buy dry brushing them with Humbrol Metal Cote Mat Alu and still have to give them a sheen.
I also realized that the brakes and the throttle pedals were inverted...

So I made a new slot of 1.5mm width using my Tiger saw on the left side of the right foot location...
Then I put the part of WM which was cut off and put it in the former slot and weld it in place.
The throttle pedal then found the right place on the right.

The two following pics will surely be a better explanation than what I wrote above...

Wide view with a test fit of the meters on the dash board. I now have to "chrome" the bezels.



"Inside" the cockpit:



I've “chromed” the external part of the instruments and then put the dials decals inside.
I still have to make the glass and wonder if I will use epoxy or punched acetate/rhodoïd…







I've also worked on the seat, trying to make it more real: with a metal seat covered with fabric.
A pretty important part of resin has to be removed to materialize the metallic part of the seat and a demarcation with fabric.
I also still have some work to do on the way the seat is fastened on the chassis…









The last progress of the day was some work done on the wheel.
All the parts were assembled. A small thick MFH Caballino was installed on the hub which was just lightly polished.
The rim was first painted with acrylic flat earth, then received Burnt Sienna and then Raw Umber, both from W&N.





Once again, there is still work to be done on the wheel…

Riveting started on visible areas of the fuel tank:
Around the fuel filler cap and behind the driver seat.










A test to depict a discreet fuel leak...



I also made a test to realize the rivets on the wheel rim.
A bit too big maybe and to glossy on the pics, but I've just put some satin clear on the gold rivets.
I'm not sure I will keep it like this...



BEURKK!...


In fact I was pretty unhappy and found it more and more awful!
So I lightly progress on the subject:

PLOUF!(Sound of the wheel into the Cellulosic thinner )





I just have to quickly redo the paint job with primer, acrylic tan then oils... then new rivets of right diameter!
Those have already been "punched" in Bare Metal gold, but I may also use one of my beading tools...

I've also started to fill the holes on the bottom part of the body as I don't want to represent the 1953 BATMOBILE ...

So quick masking job and quick mix of the 2 components magic paste: Mori Mori GO!!





Few progress on the little Red Bullet.

First, I turned a part and fix it on the fuel tank:



Parts for the tank straps



Fuel tank webbing



Everything will be hidden so no detail here!

Engine in the chassis!!



The firewall, the center tunnel, the shaft are also permanently set in place:







The upper plate





Brake drums with their fittings





Radiator in place



...and connected!



Fuel lines to the tank and the engine fuel pump







Dash board and shift lever temporarily fixed



Same thing for the seat to test fittings of all the parts



Mori Mori OK and sanded: ready for paint!



Small update on the "piccola macchina da corsa rossa".

I've tried to represent the link between the Throttle pedal and the carbs





Body parts prepared and test fitted on the chassis prior to paint job









Here is what will still be visible of the engine once the body parts will be installed



I hope you like it as much as me...

Don't hesitate if you have any questions. I'll try to reply the best I can.

Thanks for reading.

Pascal

[pg265]

Me again...

I quickly turned a part to hold the steering wheel during paint ops:





Maskol and primer



...Quickly followed by acrylic Flat Earth.



Than oils...



But I still have to work on the wheel.

Prep of the different parts of the body, but not the bottom part...









Primer:











Pink primer to enhance the red:













Red is on!















Hope you like the color...

louvers opened on both side, pink is on waiting for the Ferrari red.










Exhaust started, but still need a lot of work... paint....












Low body painted in red.







I'm still wondering wether I'll use 2K or Low sheen to depict the 1951 paint finish...

I've also work on the exhaust. I didn't like the rear end of the exhaust provided, so I machined a new one in a piece of aluminum.





The original "pipe" was cut off



...and replaced with the new one.





The different tubes and rough material:





Hope you still like the build of the Red Bullet.
More to come soon I hope.

Pascal

[Paul]

Wow that's a truly awesome build, fantastic work

[spruecutter]

Epic build mate, this looks more like model engineering than kit building. It's an absolute beauty.

I used to work as a carburetter specialist - would they be model versions of 40mm dellortos? Ha ha

[bullgill67]

absolutely stunning Pascal looking forward to the rest of the build

michael

[T3hGuppy]

Live the detail you are doing on this build.

Very impress.

I bow to your patience and skill.

[Nige201980]

OMG this is amazing work pascal

[Lee]

Awesome work fella - That engine is sublime

[keith]

Another master class

[alextheblue]

Have been following your Ferrari threads and in a word - breathtaking!!

The level of detail is completely awesome and with the sheer amount of skill you possess I only have one comment.

You should build yourself a 1/1 scale model!

[conradschmid99]

amazing

[Rodney]

WOW... Some detail in that build

[FraGNet0]

What kinda aftermarket/accesoires/brand did you use, because this looks great.
Very beautiful build

[JayCub]

absolutely awesome build, few cars would appeal to me these days but boy that one is truly a marvel.

[LudvigN]

Beautiful work! Nice documentation aswell!

[AchtungPanzer]

Its great, amazing

[gaz45]

wow that is some awesome work

[pg265]

Hi,

It's been quite a long time since the last update on the Magic Tipo 500...

It seems that modeling time is "on" again.

First of all all the paint process was redone!
I met a problem with the clear coat and put all the painted parts in a bath of Alcohol to strip the paint and clear coat.
Then DC primer was sprayed before ZP Rosso corsa and finally GC clear coat.
Here are the parts waiting for complete dry in the box:



But I found that this Hi Shine final coat was too ... shiny!
Too much for that era and without defect.
So I decided to lightly "sand" the surface with 8000 to "tone down" the mirror finish and use a bit of Mr Treatment to give a "lower shine" to the parts.
Not too much because I also wanted tiny "scratches" to be visible...











And, even if I still wonder if the rear tanks will be visible, I add few details and rivets... big ones.













Pascal

[RossiM1]

Absolutley stunning and to get a Hiro kit to build that well is an achievement in itself, I have a 1/12th 917 Porsche and it's scary just how bad the fit is the rear engine cover and the doors are not even close to being able to fit in place, Iam convinced that MFH do not build a prototype but are just relying on the fact that it's being designed on C.A.D that it will go together.
Your attention to detail and realism will make this a a stunner.
ATB

[pg265]

Thank you very much Gary!

Pascal

[Davethepitch]

Brilliant absolutely brilliant love the top coat

[Gauzer]

stunning work

[exmoor]

Awsome love the detail

[Patrik72]

Awesome build. Looks like that engine would actually fire up for real!

[pg265]

Good evening,

The Ferrari 312F1 67 drawing to the end, I thought it would not be silly to take advantage of the momentum to launch a new project / challenge ...
In the mood for Rosso Corsa, I decided to reopen the box containing an assembly started a long time ago and finished at 95% (there were only all the rivets / Dzus, the decals and some small details ..), the result did not satisfy me.
So I decided to deconstruct as much as possible and ... to rebuild to finish the model.

I offer you some pictures of the whole recovery.

Big job of modifying the resin parts of the bodywork



Before passing the internal layer of Grayish Blue FS 35237 from GS (Navy when you hold us ...) without excessive masking:



Resumption of the seat on which I pass a layer of beige which will serve as a sanding guide and background for the steering wheel:





The exhaust is also modified with the addition of some welds in metal and Tamiya epoxy putty (sorry for the image ... blurred!)



The whole is masked to pass a veil of diluted Gunze tire Black.
This keeps the heated metal appearance at the outlet of the cylinders.
The part before the 2 in 1 is buffered with liquid rubber to simulate the burnt paint which is crumbling, the whole is then passed to oils and pastels.









All of the front and rear axles are dismantled, rebuilt, modified and reinstalled.
The clamps of the leaf springs are redone in strips of lead sheet of 1 mm: it is thinner, it facilitates the assembly and ... I like it more than before!



The rear axle wired, the tanks connected before a new pass of "traces of lives"



We don't really see the pretty castellated nuts anymore ...





And finally the final assembly with the installation of all the screws, the windshield, the mirrors, the installation of the decals ...
The wheels are only provisionally installed so that I can more easily prepare its storage / transport box.
I will definitely do more pictures later.













Voilà.

Pascal