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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  17:36:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
“Our new project, based on the Esprit 43 kit will try to depict GTO #5111GT after a tough day on the mountain roads of the French Alps. The car was driven by Jean Guichet and José Behra and did win the Tour de France in 1963. As the building of the Esprit 43 GTO is well known by the faithfull visitors of this forum, we’ll stick to the main steps of this version”.

Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  17:38:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The resin parts with the exact tread of the Dunlop tires of that time.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  17:39:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The wheels ready for assembly with the accurate 3 ears wheel fixings, valves and balance weights.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  17:51:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Body painted and windows added, one of the sliding windows of the passenger’s side had apparently been lost or broken and was replaced by an improvised part. The rear wheel arches’ lips were damaged by stones.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  17:51:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Right front wing did suffer from an accident and was hastily fixed and repainted.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  17:52:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Wheels ready...
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  19:17:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Utmost comfort for the co-driver with this head rest.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 12/28/2014 :  19:18:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Decals
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 01/01/2015 :  10:07:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This model is now reserved but I will continue to post updates from Jean-Paul.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 01/02/2015 :  09:27:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
“Weathering" of the body. We can see on the photographs that the car was really dirty, so muddy marks are generously added wich darker shades of paint where the mud asn’t dried yet. Also some oil and fuel flows around the oil and fuel caps.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 01/02/2015 :  09:29:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The wheels do receive their coat of mud too, with dust from the brake pads.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 01/02/2015 :  09:30:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Chassis and body are put together and the wheels glued.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 01/02/2015 :  09:31:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Preparation of the characteristic red and yellow ribbons the leading car did receive at the end of each day. Also making of the elastic, bungee cords which did secure the 2 headlamps.
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Ferrarinut

USA
1489 Posts
Posted - 01/02/2015 :  09:39:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The finished model...
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PeterW

USA
1216 Posts
Posted - 01/02/2015 :  12:10:18  Show Profile  Visit PeterW's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Very nice result.
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the.x.man

New Zealand
877 Posts
Posted - 01/02/2015 :  16:11:36  Show Profile  Visit the.x.man's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Did Jean-Paul actually take that outside and play with it in the garden?! :o)

Spectacular result!

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