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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 05/24/2014 : 07:21:52
Jean-Paul Magnette has begun another one-off post-race GTO plus 3 standard versions. Photos and comments by Jean-Paul...
Our new project is the Ferrari 250 GTO 3757GT as it raced in the 1962 Tour de France. The car was entered by Ecurie Francorchamps from Belgium, you can see on the second picture Mr Jacques Swaters, big boss of the team and the driver Gérald Langlois. The Esprit 43 kit chosen for the project is certainly the most accurate of that mythical car and his creator Mike Craig has perfectly reproduced the sensual shapes of the GTO. We’ll build 3 models in “standard “ form and one weathered and covered with the scars of several hard days of racing on the roads and race-tracks in France.
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| LaSource |
Posted - 06/29/2014 : 11:53:23
Fantastic, man!
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| the.x.man |
Posted - 06/28/2014 : 15:06:21
Wow - the post race version is amazing!
I like the evidence of spilled fuel from the filler.
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The only substitute for cubic inches is more cubic inches!
Max Balchowsky
the.x.man 1:43
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/28/2014 : 06:53:30
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/28/2014 : 06:50:50
In addition to 3 "standard" builds, Jean-Paul built one battered, post-race version. His effects look amazingly realistic, even the brown dirt looks to scale.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/23/2014 : 11:55:54
The finished model!
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/19/2014 : 14:38:43
Chassis and body put together, wheels glued. The car is fastened on a temporary wooden base to make it easier to handle while putting all the small parts.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/19/2014 : 14:37:50
Some of the accessories waiting to find their place on the bodies, let you guess what is what and where they go.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/19/2014 : 14:02:24
Application of the decals, as you can see the car had still the yellow dots on the doors, characteristic of the Le Mans 24 Hours where it finished 2d overall.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/19/2014 : 14:01:35
Painting of the blue cloth of the seats.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/19/2014 : 14:00:48
Front light covers, the vac-formed part first, held in place with tape and glued with a bead of 2 components adhesive. Same process for the photo-etched parts and if everything goes well, you can see the result on the car on the right of the picture.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/09/2014 : 09:23:29
Always a long and not easy step, the preparation of the front lights covers. The vac-formed parts are cut, re-cut and dry tested until they fit perfectly; the photo-etched surrounds are bent until they conform to the shape of the body.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/09/2014 : 09:21:48
Each part of the vac-formed screen is cut separately. The side ones are replaced by acetate sheet, thinner and more appropriate for the 2 parts sliding glass of the doors.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/09/2014 : 09:18:15
Assembly of the dash boards. The very characteristical aerators moulded with the dashboards are removed and replaced by brass tube, more realistic and easier to paint. The steering wheel spokes are bent to get the right shape and the wheel is carefuly painted.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/09/2014 : 09:17:02
Painting of the black and silver details of the bodies. Windscreen surround in 2 steps, black first for the rubber part and silver afterwards. Also painted the front air intake, the front wings intakes and the inner doors.
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| Ferrarinut |
Posted - 06/09/2014 : 09:15:59
After sanding with 4 grades of paper from 2000 to 8000, the bodies are polished; first by hand and then with a foam pad mounted on the flexible shaft of an electric drill.
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