1971 Sunoco Ferrari 512

This has been on my “need to do” list for quite a while. It is a Fisher Pattern & Model kit. It is engineered and cast exceptionally well and the directions are very informative.
First I cleaned the body, not very much effort required for that. A good wash in detergent and water, then a light coat of primer that I sanded before final clean up test fitting and paint prep.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02275_zps23731310.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02275_zps23731310.jpg.html)
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The tub is a nice solid piece of resin. Primed and shot semi-flat black here…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02280_zpsd5c7644b.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02280_zpsd5c7644b.jpg.html)
And some detail painting…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02289_zps5b73fe93.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02289_zps5b73fe93.jpg.html)
Transmission with a little wash…
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Most of the suspension & transmission parts installed…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02297_zps31b148c9.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02297_zps31b148c9.jpg.html)

The rear framework is provided in the kit by three sizes of plastic rod and the measurements to cut them to.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02287_zpse2f5e2bf.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02287_zpse2f5e2bf.jpg.html)
Also included to make that task relatively easy is this nifty resin jig.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02286_zps3d20dd5e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02286_zps3d20dd5e.jpg.html)

Very nice and look forward to seeing this one with colour on it.

Just an FYI to show how these kits are engineered. Most of the smaller resin parts are molded on a sheet like this. Very easy to remove and almost just as easy to clean up. Notice that some extra small parts are included, just in case… (common practice in Fisher kits).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02277_zpsc949c5a7.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02277_zpsc949c5a7.jpg.html)

The main PE sheet is also very nice… There are also some pre-made gauges with lenses included (inside bag) and another small sheet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02278_zps894204d2.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02278_zps894204d2.jpg.html)



How about some PE origami? The interior tub folds up from one piece into this. Just follow the instructions. I did have to do some finessing (cutting and filing) of the resin tub to get it to fit without binding. Again, the instructions even advise to do so.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02288_zpsb3ce5d69.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02288_zpsb3ce5d69.jpg.html)
A couple more PE pieces bent and installed…
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Nice work on a nice kit...
I really enjoy my build on yellow camel 512M, so I though that you enjoy yours...
Really, is any news from Fisher Model and Pattern upcoming 500 Mondial?

This kit must be later than the Fisher 1970 Le Mans 917L #3 I've been working on recently. The casting quality is much higher and the use of PE much more extensive. Love that jig!

ianc

The quality appears to be the same as the few other previous kits I have built from Fisher, but the detail, PE and parts count is up on this one.

Back to the rear of the car… The headers are done and installed. I used a mix of Krylon white primer and Tamiya lacquer to get the texture.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02305_zpse441a648.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02305_zpse441a648.jpg.html)

Looks good so far, it is a shame, that the PE interior diaappears in the interior

Outstanding. This kit has been on my "want" list for a long time. I really need to put it at the top of my purchase list.

Paul Erlendson

The tires are resin. Mine were a little off in the tread area, not bad enough to require much if any work, but then a couple minutes on the lathe made them true, so why not…? Even the backs are cleanly cast only needing a few minutes of sanding to prep for paint. I didn’t have to do anything to the outer sidewalls.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02292_zpsd0c2186f.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02292_zpsd0c2186f.jpg.html)


The rims are two pieces each. A white metal outer rim:
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And a resin center. The bottom two have been cleaned up, the top two are how they come from the box. The flash is minor and clean up only takes a few minutes.
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And after a little sanding and polishing the outer rims look like this…
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I painted the tires semi-gloss black and hit the tread area with some dirtied (brownish) black. The tire decals weren’t the right arc shape, they looked as though they were for smaller diameter tires, but a little coaxing with some decal solvent and I was able to correct that and stretch out the wrinkles too. After the Goodyear decals were applied I shot them with clear flat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02398_zpsf88a0f1e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02398_zpsf88a0f1e.jpg.html)

Coming along very nicely. Really nice work with the white metal rims to polish them up like that, did you throw those on the lathe too?

Looking good!! :)

Very nice and i do like all of their PE items...

The wheels & tires are done… I used Tamiya Chrome Yellow to make the centers a hair richer than the Bright Yellow I’ll be using on the body. Instructions call out for the raised ribs to be painted chrome silver. Can’t make that detail out in the few photos I have, but I went ahead and followed the directions like I have for the rest of the build…

Yes, I did use the lathe to polish the outer rims a bit quicker. Being white metal I had to be cautious not to deform them with the chuck.
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The dash is coming along. The gauges are printed on what appears to be an acetate type photographic film. I painted white on the back side of the film to bring the detail out. They fit to a PE piece that sandwiches them to the resin dash. The PE part was painted black. The bezels are raised so I just knocked the black paint off them to make them look chrome.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02401_zpsb3f98df8.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02401_zpsb3f98df8.jpg.html)
The body is in its final primer (good old stock Floquil), masked and ready for some Sunoco Blue.
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The brakes are cast with the calipers attached to the rotors. Some bright silver and metallic gray was used, barely needed as they are mostly hidden behind the wheels.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02403_zps39a834bc.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02403_zps39a834bc.jpg.html)
I sprayed the body too. I used Testors 1111 blue enamel tweaked with a little 1143 for a richer deeper shade.
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The seat belt hardware is provided in the kit, I used tape for the belts. A little work with washes and dry brushing was done to the seat to give it a used look and bring out some of the cast in detail. The belts were also made to look like they had seen some use…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02413_zps4f151e33.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02413_zps4f151e33.jpg.html)

Wow. I really like that seat and gearshift.

Very good work so far.Keep it up!

Christian

Thanks guys. I made a little more progress. So many projects...

The headlights are cast white metal with vac-u-formed lenses. I polished the metal and punched the lenses out of the sheet with a brass tube/punch. A nice detail is the PE mounting rings that attach to the rear of the headlights.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02428_zpsd799f701.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02428_zpsd799f701.jpg.html)
Very little fiddling was needed to get the chassis and wheels under the body. Just a dry fitting here…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02430_zpsf385dde2.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02430_zpsf385dde2.jpg.html)

Looking good!!

Convincing work so far !

Thanks guys, slow progress, but it's getting there...
A little BMF for the raw metal areas… Another nice feature of the kit is the sculpting of the ripples in the fuel tank. Now it is time to decal the body.
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Decals have been applied…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02450_zps4e0896a9.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02450_zps4e0896a9.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02449_zpsa8984332.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02449_zpsa8984332.jpg.html)

Who the heck was Kirk F. White again; it escapes me now? Just finished 'The Unfair Advantage' not too long ago...

Oh, and nice job BTW! ;-)

ianc

Nice !!

Back to working on the interior… Here is the finished dash assembly.
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And installed as well as the added brace.
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This is the finished chassis. Only what needs to be done for what can be seen from outside the body.
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Been away from the bench for a while, but I got some time behind it yesterday and was able to put the clear on the body…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02507_zpsdcdf84a0.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02507_zpsdcdf84a0.jpg.html)
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Onto the final assembly... I installed the windows first. Not a fan of windows that mount from the outside, but it is the way the car is. At least the scribed lines on the vac-u-formed windows are crisp and match the openings in the resin body.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Scale-Master/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02535_zps87daeb04.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Scale-Master/media/1971%20Sunoco%20Ferrari%20512M/DSC02535_zps87daeb04.jpg.html)

The chassis and body are together for the final time. Still a half dozen or so more parts to attach…
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Look nice.
The 512 is a great looking car and is so beautiful!

Great !!

Looking very very cool.

Nice work, looks great