Post by David Mitcham on Oct 6, 2020 14:43:00 GMT -5
I recently discovered this Ferrari which raced only twice in 1962 at the Nurburgring (Bandini DNF) and Monza (Mairesse, 4th). It was a development of the Sharknose using smaller chassis tubes and generally smaller body dimensions (but a longer wheelbase and wider track) and was a step towards the development of the 1963 156.
Bandini
Mairesse in practice - note the damaged nose
For some reason I chose to make the Monza car although in hindsight it would have been more straightforward if I'd chosen the Nurburgring version, mainly because the engine cover on the latter is more complicated. As usual I carved the body out of tooling board with a little engine detail in styrene and sent it to John Warren for moulding and casting. The carving was based on photographs - of which there are quite a few and a poor drawing, much modified, from Model Cars.
Since the beautifully cast shells arrived back from NZ I've been working on preparing the body and making various detailed parts. The engine cover detail has been a bit problematic as it would seem the Ferrari mechanics attacked the intake blisters with tin snips before the race. I still haven't decided how to make the small holes in the front of the blisters. The body is almost ready for priming and the chassis ids finished. The latter is a conventional brass and wire one with a 25k rpm Scaleauto motor and, contrary to what one might expect, it is not a handful with that amount of power and narrow tyres.
Best Wishes
David
Bandini
Mairesse in practice - note the damaged nose
For some reason I chose to make the Monza car although in hindsight it would have been more straightforward if I'd chosen the Nurburgring version, mainly because the engine cover on the latter is more complicated. As usual I carved the body out of tooling board with a little engine detail in styrene and sent it to John Warren for moulding and casting. The carving was based on photographs - of which there are quite a few and a poor drawing, much modified, from Model Cars.
Since the beautifully cast shells arrived back from NZ I've been working on preparing the body and making various detailed parts. The engine cover detail has been a bit problematic as it would seem the Ferrari mechanics attacked the intake blisters with tin snips before the race. I still haven't decided how to make the small holes in the front of the blisters. The body is almost ready for priming and the chassis ids finished. The latter is a conventional brass and wire one with a 25k rpm Scaleauto motor and, contrary to what one might expect, it is not a handful with that amount of power and narrow tyres.
Best Wishes
David
