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Old 01-25-2017, 03:41 AM   #31
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Re: Ferrari 250 LM (Climax/MFH)

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thats absolutely magnificent job!
Also a great tutorial for those of us, that would like to try something similar .
I have one question: what references do you use for detailing the engine, maybe some books, websites etc?
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Hi Sasho and thank you. I've collected hundreds of photos from the internet and have spent many hours making choices with this model. Every car was hand built & modified over the years and it seems no two are the same which is in my opinion a good reason to avoid building a particular car. I've taken the bits I like in order to build a model that I hope will look like an LM that's been raced, loved and evolved and not a historical record. Hope that explains it and thanks again for your interest.

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Old 01-25-2017, 07:20 AM   #32
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...a master work,really....many compliments!
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Old 01-25-2017, 10:05 AM   #33
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Stunning my friend. The hood is magnificent and love the opened doors.
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Old 01-25-2017, 03:44 PM   #34
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A masterpiece so far
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Old 01-29-2017, 12:45 PM   #35
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Wonderful job Making a great kit into an even better model!!!
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Old 02-15-2017, 07:54 AM   #36
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Hi Guys, I’ve been spending a lot of time filling & airbrushing the remaining bodywork over the last couple of weeks, superfine Milliput, grey etch prime, white primer, four coats of red base and three coats of pre thinned lacquer from Zero. I much prefer this clear coat as it gives a more authentic finish but requires a lot of flattening and polishing. As I like to leave the paint to harden over a few weeks before polishing I’ve had plenty of time to finish the interior details:



Door sill plate:



I’ve made a fire extinguisher and mount:









Managed to get hold of some 1/24 resin helmets from Immense miniatures in the US, cleaned up, painted the stripes etc. and added details:











Next step will be the final assembly and then I can start thinking about the display; something simple probably similar to the Aston DBR1 I built a couple of years back for anyone who remembers that one:


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Old 02-15-2017, 03:34 PM   #37
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Beautiful work LeeABC! May I ask you what machine do you use to turn and mill those nice parts for the fire extinguisher? Also would like to know about that great textured (holes) seatbelt material and the sparco sign which looks like fabric. Does these latter ones come with the kit? It is fascinating to follow your work!
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Old 02-16-2017, 07:52 AM   #38
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Beautiful work LeeABC! May I ask you what machine do you use to turn and mill those nice parts for the fire extinguisher? Also would like to know about that great textured (holes) seatbelt material and the sparco sign which looks like fabric. Does these latter ones come with the kit? It is fascinating to follow your work!
Thanks for the interest, the belts and hardware are an accessory from MFH, modified to suit my needs. Their belts are in my opinion the best available but as with all MFH stuff require a lot of work.
The turning was done on an old watchmakers lathe, the smaller parts I generally make by hand after turning a diameter to hold a piece of material in a pin vice. I'm an engineering technician at a University and am lucky enough to have the knowledge and access to all machine tools, which is very useful!

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Old 03-27-2017, 08:46 AM   #39
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Hi Guys, I've finished the paintwork and I'm fairly happy with the results although when you look this closely at details you can always see flaws.

I'm in the process of getting the best body fit I can on the chassis and fitting the fuel tanks, when I'm happy it will be glued and screwed together and I can get on with the finishing details before I start thinking about the diorama.












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Re: Ferrari 250 LM (Climax/MFH)

Excellent progress, I really like this build!

Few days ago I was thinking of asking you for more door pictures as I plan to attempt somehting similar in 1/43, but here they are and perfectly explains how you have planned it THank you very much!
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Excellent progress, I really like this build!

Few days ago I was thinking of asking you for more door pictures as I plan to attempt somehting similar in 1/43, but here they are and perfectly explains how you have planned it THank you very much!
Thank you for the compliment! Glad the pictures have helped I'll post some more soon.

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Old 05-11-2017, 08:09 AM   #42
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This is the last WIP post for this build, just a few details to add to the model,fixing the door and engine cover for the last time and then positioning it on it's display base with a small diorama I'm preparing.

I've made a former to beat some 0.25mm ally into something resembling Armco and will add some tarmac and shrubs etc.
After two years work I will be very glad to post some gallery shots in a month or so.

Thanks for watching, cheers, Lee.

















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Woow looks so awesome. Great work
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Love it. Bravo my friend.
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Old 05-15-2017, 04:48 AM   #45
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Excellent, congratz on finishing it or nearly finishing it\!
The Armc is axcellent also
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