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Pluscat
Netherlands
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 Posted - 08/27/2013 : 14:47:08
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People say I'm a gifted modelmaker and I should do more with my talent. So about three month ago I started a new project.
The car I chose was -according to Sergio Pininfarina's own words- the best design of his carreer: the 330 GTC speciale
The car was designed for prinsess Liliane de Rethy, second wife of king Leopold III of Belgium. Eventualy four of these special 330 GTC's were build in 1967/1968. I decided to make the first one S/N 9439; the Liliane de Rethy car.
The idea of creating a scalemodel from scratch, (every single part of this model wil be custommade) was an ambition I've had for many years.
It was about time to show the world the stuff I'm made of.
Secondly I want to show that there are still artisans in Europe who can make tru hand made models. The flood of stuff comming from China descimated a lot of small artisan manufacturers; time to make a stand, cause 'Not Everything Is Made In China' (NEIMIC)
In a few days I will publish the first report of the built. I hope you will enjoy my contribution to this forum. And God willing the model might become availabe on Miniwerks.
Very best regards
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Edited by - Pluscat on 09/09/2013 02:57:34 |
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moriaan
Netherlands
510 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2013 : 00:23:46
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I am curious!!
and you are SO right!
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ramapao69
Italy
512 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2013 : 06:32:30
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| Very happy to see the progress ;) |
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2013 : 04:47:52
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Starting is the most difficult thing about a scratchbuilt.
After I collected about every picture of the car on the net I made a scale drawing.
I started with making a base defining the internal measurements interior) and wheelbase
From the drawing I started making a metal skeleton, whith I gradualy filled with bondo (glassfibre polyester)In the pictures you can see the body slowly taking shape.
This work took the better part of four weeks..... |
Edited by - Pluscat on 08/30/2013 04:56:48 |
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Models123
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2013 : 07:46:12
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Wow, this looks wonderful. Very impressive work! Will you be making more than one of these models?
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F1tommy
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2013 : 07:47:13
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Very nice work. I know a company that is working on a kit of this actual car in 1/24th scale. Do you have any bigger photos of the model??
Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2014-Chicago March 2014-Pan Am art and model display |
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2013 : 15:47:46
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Originally posted by F1tommy
Very nice work. I know a company that is working on a kit of this actual car in 1/24th scale. Do you have any bigger photos of the model??
Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2014-Chicago March 2014-Pan Am art and model display
Hi,Tom
I do have bigger pictures, but somehow they do not seem to work on this site, Give me some time and I'll figure out how to post larger pictures.
Somebody is making this car in 1/24 scale? Wouldn't that be you by any chance?
Well mine is 1/18 scale.
I guess for collectors of 1/24 and collectors of 1/18 scale, 2013 might become a 'vintage year'.......
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 02:53:11
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Well, scratchbuilding a model is 'like a walk in the park' compared to placing pictures on this forum ;).
So here they are: LARGER PICTURES! :)
The project has evolved quitte a bit, and I think the pictures speak for themselves.......
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250GTE
Netherlands
295 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 13:34:12
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| Superb work! This is going to be an amazing modelcar. |
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2013 : 03:35:04
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A few more pictures. The blue paintjob is just for the dry-fit, the model will be sanded again, to get a perfect smooth surfase.
This was the result after about 8 weeks.
There is still a lot to do, the dashboard, all the detailling, glass and so on.
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Edited by - Pluscat on 09/14/2013 03:38:02 |
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 10/29/2013 : 06:22:12
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It has been a few weeks since my last update on the build. The project is still going and more pieces have been made. The dash, seats, bumpers, windows, decals.On de pictures below a dry-fit of the model
The model is made largely out of Bondo. Somehow that does not feel right. The car turned out so pretty that it would be a shame to make just one. So I made moulds, and casted the various parts in resin.
On the pictures below two painted resin bodies. One is S/N 9439 the Liliane the Rethy car, and the other is S/N 9653 the dr Micheal Debakey car
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Edited by - Pluscat on 10/29/2013 10:33:42 |
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 10/29/2013 : 10:45:44
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Two more pictures:
The resin parts
In the front the 'Mule' a resin testmodel to check the fit of parts in this case the windows and windowframes. These will be made of photo-etched alpaca, but on the photo they are cut out of a paperprint, to check the fit before etching.
In the back two resin bodies.
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zibbi
Italy
141 Posts |
Posted - 10/30/2013 : 09:23:01
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Fantastic work!
Are you going to make the Barilla's 330 too? |
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 10/30/2013 : 10:50:54
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Yes, I will make the Barilla car (S/N 10107) too and to make the set complete I will also make the dr Palma car (S/N 10241). But that will happen in the future, the Rethy car and the Debakey car are virtualy the same and differ only in very minor details. The Barilla car the Palma car differ in many more details from the Rethy car.
For the time being I'm concentrating on the development of the kit for the Rethy car. The other tree variants are just 'one offs' for my own collection, based on the Rethy kit.
Debakey S/N 9653
Barilla S/N 10107
Palma S/N 10241 |
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Pluscat
Netherlands
45 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2013 : 06:14:04
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Finally I can give you another update on the project, as the custom made parts I designed are arriving. Some time ago I received the decals, and last week the photo-etched parts arrived.
As far as the build, the preparation of the resin parts is the most work. The parts are pretty good (but not far as good as BBR), there are some airbubbles and pinholes. It just takes a lot more time to prepare the body than usual.
Once the body and other resin parts are painted, the rest of the build is quite straight forward. The photo-etched parts fit very good, but I did spent a lot of time on designing those.
On the photos the model with the photo-etched parts and decals fixed, I am quite chuffed with the result, it is all turning out pretty much the way I envisioned.
Sofar, not bad for a completely scratched model, build on my kitchentable, don't you think?
The wheels on the next photos are not the final items. They are just a spare set (with about the right dimensions) I had left from another project.
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gege
France
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Posted - 11/26/2013 : 07:33:29
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| very good job. In the future, is it possible do buy a kit? |
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330 GTC speciale 'Liliane de Rethy' 1/18
