Post by richardh on Jul 1, 2020 20:41:52 GMT -5
1958 Ferrari 801's
These F1 models on George Turner's website caught my eye - and when I received them I was not disappointed. They are superb castings and I need to start this thread by enthusing over the incredible detail GTM has put into this model. The minuscule size and number of rivets is totally insane and like all the the GTM bodies I have bought very little work needs to be done - the openings are all there, the mouldings are excellent and I would highly recommend these to anyone who has not built an 801 yet. Enough of that but think credit needs to be given where due!
I chose the Mike Hawthorn #8 from the German Grand Prix of '58 and made the short nose version with a #10 and replicated the Luigi Musso driver. The chassis were built similar to my earlier Maserati build with the rotating front end which seems to work okay and at least keeps all four wheels on the ground which is largely new for me. I actually finished the cars off a few weeks ago, chassis, bodies painted and all I had to make was the pendulum driver mounts. Easier said than done - those Ferrari 801 have NO space behind the driver as I was soon to discover - my method of holding the pendulum shaft simply did not work. I have to admit it took days and days of trying and fiddling and finally came up with a completely new system which was easy to make and install. How annoying it is to be so slow to come up with a good solution - must be getting old.
Mike Hawthorn Driver Figure
The Immense Miniature figure had to be altered to replicate in some way the flamboyant dress code of Mr Hawthorn. So the jacket was altered and two paper tabs with the unique cut style that he wore was added along with the bow tie (yes - there are small dots painted on). Unfortunately I am bad with colour so the jacket went through about 4 colour changes before I got close to what I wanted and in the meantime the detail got lost. One day I plan to re-do this but I wanted to get it finished. Ditto his helmet with curved glass shield.
I used VallejoAir for the first time on these cars as the Tamiya rattle cans are getting pricey. With an airbrush I can control smaller amounts and reduce the amount clogging up the nice radiator detail the GTM has on his bodies. Clear-coat over and quite a nice shine appears but not too glossy.
The long nose Ferrari 801 of Mike Hawthorn - love those exhausts!
The short nose Ferrari 801 shown with Luigi Musso. Not sure about the green shirt but the red in the only colour photo I have of Mr Musso has him wearing red which clashed with the car colour in my humble opinion. Note the white black detail on the helmet - at least I got that more or less correct.
Mike Hawthorn - you can see the unique cut of his jacket with the "tabs" and of course the bow tie!
Chassis - rotating front assembly but now has built in guide lead supports.
The detail on the body is superb - count those rivets!
Thanks for looking
Regards
Richard
These F1 models on George Turner's website caught my eye - and when I received them I was not disappointed. They are superb castings and I need to start this thread by enthusing over the incredible detail GTM has put into this model. The minuscule size and number of rivets is totally insane and like all the the GTM bodies I have bought very little work needs to be done - the openings are all there, the mouldings are excellent and I would highly recommend these to anyone who has not built an 801 yet. Enough of that but think credit needs to be given where due!
I chose the Mike Hawthorn #8 from the German Grand Prix of '58 and made the short nose version with a #10 and replicated the Luigi Musso driver. The chassis were built similar to my earlier Maserati build with the rotating front end which seems to work okay and at least keeps all four wheels on the ground which is largely new for me. I actually finished the cars off a few weeks ago, chassis, bodies painted and all I had to make was the pendulum driver mounts. Easier said than done - those Ferrari 801 have NO space behind the driver as I was soon to discover - my method of holding the pendulum shaft simply did not work. I have to admit it took days and days of trying and fiddling and finally came up with a completely new system which was easy to make and install. How annoying it is to be so slow to come up with a good solution - must be getting old.
Mike Hawthorn Driver Figure
The Immense Miniature figure had to be altered to replicate in some way the flamboyant dress code of Mr Hawthorn. So the jacket was altered and two paper tabs with the unique cut style that he wore was added along with the bow tie (yes - there are small dots painted on). Unfortunately I am bad with colour so the jacket went through about 4 colour changes before I got close to what I wanted and in the meantime the detail got lost. One day I plan to re-do this but I wanted to get it finished. Ditto his helmet with curved glass shield.
I used VallejoAir for the first time on these cars as the Tamiya rattle cans are getting pricey. With an airbrush I can control smaller amounts and reduce the amount clogging up the nice radiator detail the GTM has on his bodies. Clear-coat over and quite a nice shine appears but not too glossy.
The long nose Ferrari 801 of Mike Hawthorn - love those exhausts!
The short nose Ferrari 801 shown with Luigi Musso. Not sure about the green shirt but the red in the only colour photo I have of Mr Musso has him wearing red which clashed with the car colour in my humble opinion. Note the white black detail on the helmet - at least I got that more or less correct.
Mike Hawthorn - you can see the unique cut of his jacket with the "tabs" and of course the bow tie!
Chassis - rotating front assembly but now has built in guide lead supports.
The detail on the body is superb - count those rivets!
Thanks for looking
Regards
Richard
