1965 Ferrari 206P Dino - Forgotten Prototipo

Ferrari 206P Dino Salone di Parigi, 1965
ABC Brianza, 1/24th

Kit Review here:
http://italianhorses.net/Reviews/ABC%20Dino%20206%20Salone%20di%20Parigi/206PDinoParigi.htm

Yes, its has been a long time fellas. Due to various reasons, I have not been building for a good 9-10 years now. Its time to put an end to this.

At this point, I'm just giving it a go, and I don't even know if my hand would let me finish this, but I got the itch and I will see what comes out of this.

Will be building this box-stock+, minimal changes planned, but we'll see how it goes. I wanted to have this car built before I got injured, and all these years of building it in my head, really want to put this on the shelf now.

Couple of real-deal photos to wet the appetite:

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There is absolutely zero meaningful detail in the kit itself, so I will try to add some eye-candy if possible. Since the kit is super-plain, I decided to put my best effort into finishing the body right, even though proportions are not exactly 100%. No desire to fix the flaws at this point.

Despite my initial impression about the kit being quality (or maybe my perception of quality have changed over time, likely the later), there was a lot of flaws/bubbles/you name it on the main body piece.

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I have re-shaped the engine air intake a but, put on little PE mesh, re-scribed the panel lines. Honestly, it sucks to scribe when you don't feel a darn thing. Not the best job, but I'm done making excuses :)

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Filled all bubbles and imperfections on the bottom, made sure opening fro the engine bay vent fits the vent:

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Rear vent was emulated with this PE mesh, would have been a prime candidate to open up if I were to build this full detail, but as such, I had no desire to remove a bunch of resin just to make it see-through - will wash with flat black once painted.

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And finally some primer - still lots of little flaws to fix, but its a start.

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Sure has been a long time since we got to enjoy one of your WIP's, more please!

Great start

Thanks guys, I’ve got more done, just need write it up.
Taking pictures and putting wip threads together sure takes time. But that’s part of the fun.

Next I was messing with the wheels - they are ok as they come in the kit (sorta), but the holes in them are somewhat wrong shape, and the tires are god awful truck tires so typical of Italian-made artisan kits from that period.

Tire problem was solved rather quickly, as I has a set of tires from Ferrari 275 GTB/4 kit in my spares box, they looked much better, with correct shape and proper thread.

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But wheels turned out to be much tougher problem. Originally I decided I'm just going to copy the wheels that came with Fujimi Dino 206S Competizione kit, so I made few resin copies of these tires. But as some of you know, they are too big even for that kit, so in the end, while the shape was right, the size was not, so I scrapped that idea.

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I feel like this build should be sponsored by the Jurassic Park or something.

Well, the Dino got painted. Used a really old bottle of Zero Paints Rosso Corsa over gray primer, the paint was still surprisingly fresh, and I'm pleased with the color.

Cleared with Dupont 2K, polished with 3M compounds. Not the best paint job I've done, let's be honest, I have not painted in 10 years and I can't feel the damn thing when I'm painting.

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Painted the underside as well, didn't mask, cause you can't see it once built - yes I'm lazy, but baby steps here.

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Made a few bits for the wheels. Decided to go with the kit rims, made washers from, well, washers, and copied Fujimi knock-offs cause they were infinitely better than PE ones from the kit. The little round bits are tops for the knock-offs.

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Headlights are given as a PE part with some engraving and a drop of clear epoxy on top - so very 90's I almost shed a tear. Well, sentimental as it may be, I didn't like the look, so I found this Modeler's set in my spares and decided to use these lenses for the headlights. Made bezel surrounds from the thin solder wire.

Tail lights are same sad story here, so I made pieces from clear plastic and painted them, but not sure if I'm using this or some other solution for the tails just yet. I guess I'm not 100% sold on this. Rearview mirror is also from the spares box to replace kit PE 2D rendition.

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Finally I finished the glazing - what a freaking pain to glue PE frames to clear plastic, and then bend them to shape. Reminded me my I used to like Tamiya kits. Overall, I'm happy with the way it turned out, but PE itself is not 100% conforms to the body, so there will be some fiddling while putting this on the body.

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That's where I sit at the moment.

Looks fantastic as usual!

So nice to see u back on track Alex ! I really love to follow your build ups.

The model here has some shape issues (i've seen the inner side of the C pyllar..) and mostly is the wheels that must be correct.

Keep on. I missed your builds.

Great to see you building again!!! May it continue for a long time!!

Stunning work Alex, doesn't look like you've missed a beat!

Thanks guys, it sure is both hard and exciting to get back. I forgot so many things! Its slowly coming back though. Working on the interior!

Hey Alex, nice to see you back...!

Seems the forced stop didn't affect your skill and style. Yes, re-start is tricky and exciting and, me too (I just re-started), I forgot many things and I'm in a sort of trial stage :p

Thanks for sharing very nice photos and explicative description.

Robi

Great to see you building again, Alex! Looks like you aren't rusty despite the intervening 10 years!

Alex, a pleasure to see you building again. I know we are all critical of our builds but i am struggling to find anything wrong with this. Your paint job is excellent.

More please

Philip

You didn't miss a beat, this is beautiful.

Thanks, appreciate the comments. I’m definitely rusty, and not able to do certain things with my klutz hand, but it’s definitely better than not building at all.

That's an awesome paintjob! I wish mine would always be so good in the end...

Good to know you are back. Beautiful paint job!

Welcome back, Alex !

Nice work on the paint job!

You've been missed, it's definitely good to see you building again.

Thanks guys, its good to be back.
I have more done, will post update soon!

Lovely!

A small update on things I was able to finish so far.

Dash was slightly wrong shape, but hte thing that bothered me the most was the fact that instrument binnacles were flat, while real car has gauges sort of embedded into the dash. Had to drill the gauge pods out. Now, the PE gauges do not fit in, but I will think of something later.

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Wheels were painted with aluminum metalizer, assembled, put on axles. Have not black-washed yet. Possibly will still add balance weights and stem valves. Overall, happy with how these turned out even though they are not exactly correct.

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With lots of cursing, I glued in the windows. The problem with PE framed windows, is that you don't even get a chance to make sure they fit just right, simply because they always flex, and even thought it seems they fit fine, they never do. Turned out ok, not perfect, but I'm not redoing it.

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Also glued in headlights, the size is just right, and looks much better than flat PE ones.

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Also attached the front plexiglass cowl. The cowl itself is of poor quality, not 100% transparent and slightly cloudy. But the only way to fix this is to make a buck and vacuuform a new one, and I wasn't about to start this adventure.

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Interior tub was painted, along with the chairs and the dash. Detail as such is completely absent here, and none provided in the kit, so I had to improvise. Shifter was made from bobby pin, shifter gate was stolen from some other kit and modified to fit. There is a reverse lock on the gate in real life, but it was too small to replicate correctly.

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Steering wheel is given as a PE part with two halves of the rim made in plastic. The problem is, in a typical manner for Italian kit makers of the end of last century, the rim is quite a bit larger than the spokes part. Umm...how?

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So, I had to fashion the rim out of thin wire. Also made new door pockets from tiny pieces of leather. Sourced pedals from the spares box. Next I need to make window cranks, door handles, floor mats, and detail the dash.

So this is where I'm at the moment.

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Wow my friend. I 'm so glad that you are back to business. So - so excited to follow your builds can be present and not only past.

My respects to you passion to overcome your difficulties and return to our hobby. Hope you are 100% OK now.



P.S. The model is beautiful, as always. :runaround:


George

Hey George, good to see you around. I'm not 100%, but it doesn't matter. I'm building and that's what matters the most. Having a blast.

On a different note, was in Greece couple of weeks ago, my first time, beautiful place. Thought about you when I saw a sign to Thessaloniki on the highway.

Hope all is good. Sorry about the fires in Athens.

Hey George, good to see you around. I'm not 100%, but it doesn't matter. I'm building and that's what matters the most. Having a blast.

On a different note, was in Greece couple of weeks ago, my first time, beautiful place. Thought about you when I saw a sign to Thessaloniki on the highway.

Hope all is good. Sorry about the fires in Athens.


Where you go in my country, Alex? Holidays or job?
Next time you come, inform me to make a meet.
The fires are catastrophic. Prays for the victims.


George

Where you go in my country, Alex? Holidays or job?
Next time you come, inform me to make a meet.
The fires are catastrophic. Prays for the victims.


George

I did spend few days in Athens, but mostly the islands, went to Santorini and Mykonos. Family vacation, wanted to show the ruins and palaces to my kiddo, he has been into Greek mythology for quite some time.

I enjoyed it tremendously. Great beer. Amazing food. Excellent people. Wonderful sights. And the sea....

Alex, thank you for a brilliant update. This build is really taking shape despite the issues you are having.

What is great for us less endowed builders is seeing how you over come these issues.

Keep the updates coming please.

Philip

Love the build!

I feel your pain on the PE window surrounds. Maybe in future, use the PE parts as a template to cut out BMF strips instead?

Looks really good!

ianc

great to see you building again Alex,
from the looks so far, you haven't missed a beat.

Paul

Alex, thank you for a brilliant update. This build is really taking shape despite the issues you are having.

What is great for us less endowed builders is seeing how you over come these issues.

Keep the updates coming please.

Philip
This is excellent. Really enjoy following along.

Great work Alex. I understand your frustration with the little things no being perfect but that said, your 99% was always better than my best effort so I can only admire the quality of your work and aspire to being as good.

Alex, thank you for a brilliant update. This build is really taking shape despite the issues you are having.

What is great for us less endowed builders is seeing how you over come these issues.

Keep the updates coming please.

Philip

Thanks, once the interior is done, there really isn't that much left, as there is no chassis detail and most of the exterior elements are basic. Should be on home stretch once interior is done.

Love the build!

I feel your pain on the PE window surrounds. Maybe in future, use the PE parts as a template to cut out BMF strips instead?

Looks really good!

ianc

Well, BMF usually is not a bad way to go, but only is you have something to stick it onto. In this case, PE frames ARE the backbone to which the windows are glued, so I can't really eliminate it. Also, BFM would not have the depth and engraving that PE frames have (especially on the side windows).

Overall, I don't think it turned out bad, just painful to put together.

great to see you building again Alex,
from the looks so far, you haven't missed a beat.

Paul

Oh man, it might not be apparent, but I have, I have big time.

This is excellent. Really enjoy following along.

Thanks!

Great work Alex. I understand your frustration with the little things no being perfect but that said, your 99% was always better than my best effort so I can only admire the quality of your work and aspire to being as good.

Ha, I think you being too kind. Pictures make it look better than it really is. I need more practice that's for sure.

Thanks all!

So Alex, the burning question is, if this one is nearly done, what build is next on your bench?

Philip

So Alex, the burning question is, if this one is nearly done, what build is next on your bench?

Philip

Some simple curbside from Tamiya or Fujimi, without PE window frames, probably. :lol2:
Not sure, got a few started back when and never finished, maybe one of those.

Thanks, appreciate the comments. I’m definitely rusty, and not able to do certain things with my klutz hand, but it’s definitely better than not building at all.

Beautiful work as always!

Your perseverance and not sweatin' the small stuff is truly inspiring. . . :thumbsup:

Looks great so far, well done ;)

Looks amazing!

Fantastic model GRande Alex. I don’t check often the street section but your job is really the dream ones I use to remember. Keep on great ! This is high school

Well Ladies and Gentleman, its time to wrap this WIP up.

Interior was assembled, I added some scratched door handles, cranks, pedals, floormats.

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Dashboard was detailed with a few switches, lamps, and gauges. I added small rings to the clocks, and of course, Pininfarina badge.

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Completed interior tub:

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Then interior was glued into the body, wheels attached and chassis plate installed. Not a lot of detail to talk about there.

Blinkers were made with photoetched frame, and some BMF, and then I used Microscale window maker to make the actual lens.

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Taillights were assembled:

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And then back end was put together – taillights, exhausts, plate frame, plate light. The DINO letters were stolen from one of self-adhesive Ferrari sets made by hObby DesIgN.

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Door handles and Pininfarina badges:

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Added air valves and some weights to the wheels:

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Wiper and wiper arm were assembled from spare parts, I also added some PE quick-release fasteners and DINO emblem from Model Factory Hiro sticker set.

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And that concludes this build. A few quick photos next to my house, will do a proper photoshoot soon and post completed thread in the gallery!

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Once again, fantastic.
U have no idea how I am happy to have u back posting, Master Alex!

Very nice result, it's good to have you back!

Alex, That is fantastic, i love the little extra detailing. :cool:

Looking forward to your next build already.

Philip

Thanks guys, the model is not perfect, but if there is something I learned by building this model, its that I think I no longer bothered by little imperfections and not going to loose my sleep over the fact that the model is not 100% correct.

I tremendously enjoyed the process of actually BUILDING it, and if I were to correct all the flaws and make it accurate, that would probably take the FUN out of building it and most likely leave me with an unfinished kit that I lost interest in.

Aside from that, I think that was not the best kit to get back into modelling after a hiatus, but I'm happy to complete this, shake the rust a bit, and put another one on the shelf!

Thank you all!

Great job Alex! So Great to have you building again! Whats Next?

Great job Alex! So Great to have you building again! Whats Next?

Thanks! Next - not sure, something that goes together well, and does not require scratchbuilding! I'm thinking simple Tamiya kit.

now thats beautiful! Excellent result of a rarely seen model, makes me want to search for one and build it :)
BTW if you are considering something Tamiya, I can say that the Mercedes 300sl gullwing is AWESOME model and pure joy to build :) It would be great to see master modellers take on it :)

now thats beautiful! Excellent result of a rarely seen model, makes me want to search for one and build it :)
BTW if you are considering something Tamiya, I can say that the Mercedes 300sl gullwing is AWESOME model and pure joy to build :) It would be great to see master modellers take on it :)

Thank you.
Yeah, 300SL is a great looking car and l like the kit, so maybe I'll get one.
Thanks for suggestion!

Excellent build Alex!

I've been away from the hobby for nearly 10 years now also and I've been getting the itch to get back into it. Seeing this build has pushed me into finding all my old tools and kits and hopefully getting going on a project myself.

Cheers!

Excellent build Alex!

I've been away from the hobby for nearly 10 years now also and I've been getting the itch to get back into it. Seeing this build has pushed me into finding all my old tools and kits and hopefully getting going on a project myself.

Cheers!

Excellent! I'm glad this inspiring folks to pick up the Exacto again!

Very, very cool.

Alex, it sure is a pleasure to see you building again. From where I'm seeing it, it seems your recovery is coming very well. :thumbsup:

Great job on a very cool car. Glad to see you back working again!