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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 13:46:58
Jean-Paul Magnette has expanded his skills and decided to try his first post-race Ferraris. He decided on GTOs, and two very famous ones at that. I just received his WIP photos and comments and will share for all to see in this new thread. Photos and comments by Jean-Paul...
Ferrari 250 GTO 3451GT
“This photograph gave me the idea for a new project; why shouldn’t we try to reproduce the GTOs like they were in the sixties, racing cars covered with bumps, dust and dirt and not immaculate show cars for Pebble Beach or stars of auctions with astonishing selling prices? You surely did recognize GTO 3451GT at the Targa-Florio in 1962, the photograph was taken during practice and this is the version we’ll choose to build. The kit is an André- Marie Ruf one.“
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| 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/20/2013 : 08:29:31
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/20/2013 : 08:22:04
And the final result!
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/20/2013 : 08:17:43
Once body and chassis have been put together and wheels glued, last thing to do is to put all the little accessories.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/16/2013 : 10:45:49
Dashboard glued in place as well as rear license plate and front prancing horse. Headlihgt housings painted. Some weathering added, front part and insect spots.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/16/2013 : 10:44:19
Chassis finished with all the parts to close the car.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/16/2013 : 10:18:35
Dashboard and sun visors have been added. License and rally plates’ decals are put on an aluminium part to give them some thickness as well as the tiny front prancing horse, before glueing them on the body. Some weathering added too, on the rear part, rear wings and around the fuel cap. A few dirt and tar spots on the front part of the body and insect spots on the windscreen.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/16/2013 : 10:16:44
The rear and front little lights are moulded in translucent red and orange resin. Main front lights do consist of 3 parts, first is turned and receives a photo-etched insert. Last step is a drop of resin to represent the glass. Side direction indicators and rear reflectors are painted alongside the bonnet straps.
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| zibbi |
Posted - 09/13/2013 : 07:55:24
Cool project.. B-) |
| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 15:09:59
Time to work on the wheels. After having painted the wheels silver and put the tires, we can glue the balance weights and the valves. And we’ll finish with some weathering to figure the breaking pads’ dust with much diluted smoke paint on the wheels and some ocher paint on the tires.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 15:08:28
On 3451 GT both sides and the rear part of the body have been sprayed with a light coat of ocher paint using an aerograph. This was meant to reproduce the dust of the roads of Sicily. Some paint on the damaged parts where the bare aluminium does appear after the impact. The race numbers have been painted by hand as they were at the time; decals are too perfect and regular to give a realistic look.
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| PeterW |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 14:40:19
I love this Jean Paul...great stuff! |
| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 14:17:34
After having placed the vac-formed parts, the first decals have been applied and the weathering work has begun one the damaged parts to highlight them.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 14:16:39
4153 GT has received a coat of silver followed by one of varnish.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 14:13:54
and here is the result...
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 09/12/2013 : 14:13:10
The roof is masked before applying the coat of dark brown.
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