Ferrari 312T - 1976 Brazil GP

[WRCfan]

After finishing up the Tyrrell it is time to jump into another historic F1 build. Until now I have been building only Tamiya kits for 10+ years but decided to give a Hasegawa a try. I received the kit from Hobbylink Japan. www.hlj.com Speedy delivery times meant that I have been able to start right away.

This is the kitset I am building: http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG20252

The kit is a comprehensive 1/20 and first impressions are good. Fitment on the engine block is fantastic. Minimal seams and quality product have left a good first impression.

Progress will come regularly as this is just a fantastic kitset to build.
Comments and critique very welcome. Engine is coming along nicely, have drilled out space for some basic wiring as engine looked bare. Will be a mainly OOB build although where required additional detail will be done.

[sebasoakley]

nice wiring to the engine at this moment..

[edi956]

Sorry, I don't like to be a "teacher" but there is something wrong in that engine.

I post a pair of pics of the 312T of the time, I seem could be useful for you:




Kind regards.
Edgardo

[lovegt40]

very nice start.also cool pictures from Montecarlo. keep on posting

[WRCfan]

Thanks for the comments.

As far as the engine goes, I am leaving off the trays in which the trumpets sit, it is listed as optional in the instruction manual and allows more of the engine to be viewed when the framework is on it.

Apart from that I am unsure what else is so different about it, perhaps because it's not completely finished is the reason it looks a little off? Those pics show a few differences for sure, if anyone knows please chime in. Thanks for the pics too, they are a great help for working on the cockpit.

I found this pic, and this is the engine I am recreating (and which was supplied with the kit)



Will be back onto this one tonight, so hope for some additional progress photos soon!


Regards

WRCfan

[edi956]

The difference amog those three pics is that the engine is alone or mounted.

What I could see in the whole pics is that the wiring is black and not blue!

A part of that, good job.

Ed

[WRCfan]

Ahh yes the engine might look more normal after it is attached to the chassis.
As for the wiring, I have run out of black and blue was the closest after red and yellow haha. Will be mainly displaying with cowling on so shouldn't be too much of a worry.

[WRCfan]

A little progress has been made. The diff and suspension has been started. The difference with this kit was that the air intakes for the brakes were moulded in clear.

I painted 2 coats of clear yellow onto the parts and once dried lightly sanded them to make them flat. I am happy enough with the final result as most of the intakes are covered by rear cowling.

Comments and critiques are welcome as always.

[Greg23]

Sorry for being late. The distributor cap is different. That seems to be the most obvious engine difference to me.

[WRCfan]

A little update. I have finished working on the suspension and have butted everything together. Once again fitment has been amazing, everything just lines up beautifully.

Next stage is the exhaust's, the kit calls for pure white so that is how they will be done, I will give them a matte finish and possibly some light smoking as pure pure white will look a little odd.

Comments welcomed!

[Shelby 427 1965]

That engine looks gorgeous, looking awesome so far!
- Tomo

[WRCfan]

A tad more progress. Exhausts have been assembled, painted, slightly weathered and attached to the engine. Unlike the Tamiya kits where the exhausts are made of 5 pieces, Hasegawa kits have managed to do this in 2 pieces. It wasn't the usual headache which was nice.

Monocoque has been painted and assembly begins tomorrow.

Comments welcome as always!

[stevenoble]

I think your engine looks great so far..!! No problem about the blue wiring. It adds a little colour to the engine. When I build I sometimes use a little 'artistic license' as well on various parts, so maybe the model is not 100% accurate, but it looks good in my opinion..

[John18d]

WRCfan - I agree with Steve - a little artistic license is fine - looks very good for 1/20 - I think when it's all done no one will pick out the wire's blue color - John

[WRCfan]

Thanks guys! I agree. Artistic license is good and the engine is a little more colourful. Thanks for following and I hope to have more photos up later on today!

Aaron