Ferrari 250GT SWB (Gunze/RM&M)

Yep, it's your eyes Jano. You should have those checked. (My pics are so blurry I'm surprised anyone is still viewing this thread!) Seriously, the vents on the SWB were closed off in front and back. Only narrow slits were present in the blanking plates (3 inline slits front, 2 back). So the front being open is less accurate than the back. The roof vent should have a tiny slit also .3 mm wide (about a #80 drill width). If anyone has a good way to make all those tiny slits I'd love to hear it!

Bloody typo, I wanted to type "rear" and type "real" instead. :headshake

I knew the real car has 3 little slits in every vent, but I was not sure if they are or not done on your model.
And yeah it would be tricky to make them. The easiest way being to open them up completely and use PE parts fro the inside.

Great work! How did you hinge the doors? I'd be curious to see since I'm planning on doing a full blown SWB from Hiro kit one day.

Funny you should ask Alex. The door hinges were the most difficult part of the build by far. After two or three tries I gave up and looked to your GTO doors for inspiration. It uses shim brass hinges and separate forward jambs. The tricky part was making the forward jamb fit between the door and dash and still be able to attach under the A-pillar. I used strips of brass bent at 90 degrees for brackets. Maybe a picture or two will help. Pardon the mess, these shots show how the sausage is being made!
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt233.jpg
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt229.jpg

The gunze window surround was incredibly fragile and I even considered trying to fabricate a new one out of aluminum wire filed to a rectangular cross-section but figured it was beyond me. Despite the thicker resin body, the Hiro should be a bit easier in two regards: the '60 competition car they chose to model has no vent window to worry about, and once the door is cut away the remaining jamb is already there. I like the way you did the hinge on the Boxer your currently working on. The jamb on the Hiro SWB should have enough meat to do the same design and would be more elegant than what I did here.

At this point I feel like I'm building two separate models at the same time. I've been scratch building pedals and upholstery this morning and I finally got the rear exhaust on the chassis. Oh, that reminds me I haven't posted a picture of the chassis lately! (That GTO radiator is just visiting.)
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt235.jpg

Funny you should ask Alex. The door hinges were the most difficult part of the build by far. After two or three tries I gave up and looked to your GTO doors for inspiration. It uses shim brass hinges and separate forward jambs. The tricky part was making the forward jamb fit between the door and dash and still be able to attach under the A-pillar. I used strips of brass bent at 90 degrees for brackets. Maybe a picture or two will help. Pardon the mess, these shots show how the sausage is being made!
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt233.jpg
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt229.jpg

The gunze window surround was incredibly fragile and I even considered trying to fabricate a new one out of aluminum wire filed to a rectangular cross-section but figured it was beyond me. Despite the thicker resin body, the Hiro should be a bit easier in two regards: the '60 competition car they chose to model has no vent window to worry about, and once the door is cut away the remaining jamb is already there. I like the way you did the hinge on the Boxer your currently working on. The jamb on the Hiro SWB should have enough meat to do the same design and would be more elegant than what I did here.


Ahh, ok :-) I'm just trying to see every possible way to hinge these doors. I'm learning more and more with every version I see :-)
thanks! Chassis looks terrific btw.

Really nice... loving the engine detail and the exhausts..

I really like that chassis-shot. I´m wondering - Will you connect the exhaust inlet at the engine with the exhausttips at the end of your build??

I´d like to see that done!


Robert

I really like that chassis-shot. I´m wondering - Will you connect the exhaust inlet at the engine with the exhausttips at the end of your build??

I´d like to see that done!


Robert
My camera seems to like a white background. I think I'll start doing all my shots that way. The exhausts will be connected to the headers as one of the last steps. I have everything drilled and will fabricate them from soft solder. Stay tuned...

Well it looks like I'm going to make my deadline afterall barring an unexpected disaster (Is there any other kind?). I've still got to come up with a convincing door strike plate for the jamb but feel good with how the doors turned out. Alignment, gaps and even swing angle exceeded all my expectations. They open very easily with just a nudge at the leading edge of the door. Now onto the dash and wooden steering wheel. I have a lot of work to do in order to make the Gunze parts closer to scale.
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt245.jpg
The door jamb was trimmed out with the cardboard stiffener material that came with the sheet of photoetch and the scuff plate was made from some soft K&S aluminum sheet.

Looks really good - more pictures please!

Looks really good - more pictures please!
Here are some more pics to help show what I have so far. I'm starting to panic a bit at all the things I have left to complete: door handles, wipers, radiator, dash, front shocks, coils,.........I promise I'll take a boat load of pictures after this weekend when I have more time and can clean the model. Some of the shots are a little dark because of dust and the thing is kinda shiney so my flash washes out the center of the shot.
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt248.jpg
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt253.jpg
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt254.jpg
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt257.jpg

Nice! Good luck at the show!

Lovely build :thumbsup:

Is the steering wheel from RMoM?

Looks great! :thumbsup:


Is the steering wheel from RMoM?

I think the PE is from the kit and he made the wood surounds himself. You will find it in the first pages of this thread.

I think the PE is from the kit and he made the wood surounds himself. You will find it in the first pages of this thread.
Ah sh*t - I'm so dumb! :loser:
So it was THIS thread where I saw that! LOL
Thanks Ioan :thumbsup:

Really nicely done !!!

Robi :)

Lovely build :thumbsup:

Is the steering wheel from RMoM?

Thanks everyone! The wheel rim was scratched with boxwood and aluminum earlier in the thread. I used an insect pin for the turn lever and a Hiro cloissonne for the horn button. The wheel center and etched spokes came in the Gunze kit and were filed down to look closer to scale(though still too big!).

Here is my latest tangent..It's a headliner made from polyester dress liner building on a fabric tape method I saw Alex do. I'm using foil adhesive to hold it down and it's going better than expected. The foil adhesive is just agressive enough to hold it but allows you to peel it back and reposition. Back to the build....
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/cratecruncher/Ferrari%20250%20SWB/swbfrt265.jpg

Great Model!!!. I saw your model at the San Antonio show and it's even better in person. Congratulations on completing such an outstanding model.

Nice, so, did you win? Come on, spill the beans!

Great Model!!!. I saw your model at the San Antonio show and it's even better in person. Congratulations on completing such an outstanding model.

Thanks! I enjoyed meeting and talking with you at the show.
Nice, so, did you win? Come on, spill the beans!

Alamo Squadron put on a great show Alex. The Ferrari SWB took 1st in Exotics Category and Best Automotive against some stiff competition. Considering how much I rushed the last part of this build I'm lucky to have done so well. Best of Show went to a Japanese aircraft called a Shinden.

My polyester fabric for the headliner kinda bit me in the buttocks as well. Some frayed strands started showing up in the rear window at the show. I need to somehow stabilize the cut edges or just try something different.

Good morning at all. I'm looking for the R&MM site, for the same engine, i think. I'have a Ferrari 250 TR 1/24 Hasegawa,so i would like to build the engine of R&MM....can you help me ?
I'm sorry for my bad english...I'm italian.

Thanks at all

Nero,
Norm Veber is the owner and artist behind these great engine kits. You can order any of his detail kits directly. Email him at [email protected] . Good luck to you.

One of my favourite Ferrari's...I'd love to get hold of this kit! love the progress

For my opinion you did a wonderful job with this model and gave us a lot of tips how to deal with some parts. Thank you! This build was astonishing!

Sorry Create cruncher, but the mail [email protected] (http://it.mc285.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) dont 'exist...Are you shure ?
Thankks

My apologies Nero. I gave you the wrong email address. Norman Veber is the owner of the company.

Here's what you need:

[email protected]
Replicas & Miniatures Company of Maryland
317 Roosevelt Ave. S.W.
Glen Burne, MD 21061
USA
(410) 768-3648

Norm is the best resin producer I've ever seen but his marketing is non-existent. He doesn't have a website or a catalog. But if you do a search of the company name you can find photo's of his offerings sprinkled around the internet. According to Norm, "everything is available".

For my opinion you did a wonderful job with this model and gave us a lot of tips how to deal with some parts. Thank you! This build was astonishing!

Thank you Buggy, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The model was finished some time ago. I will be taking some more photo's and posting them in the Completed Model section.