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- Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
Some improvement ar the motor: I replaced the resin cast Protar 312 B2 half axles by resin cast MFH axle copies from the 312 B. 434FF57F-5155-420A-BD8E-486D31A5B253.jpeg 797A14C3-0EB3-4840-97A3-3ACC2845422F.jpeg Next was the construction of the bottom part of the ram boxes. Made the master from hard...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:37 pm
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
DSC_0012.JPG Motor cover was complete now, but the roll bar elongations were too wide. DSC_0013.JPG So I cut them at the black line and moved the outer wall inside. The now existing surface irregulations are leveled with Tamiya light curing putty DSC_0019.JPG DSC_0017.JPG DSC_0016.JPG DSC_0021.JPG ...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
Over christmas and new year days was no time to continue this endless work.Now I will go on. Starting this car I didn't foresee the the challenge of that build. But I hope for a lucky finish now. The motor cover is finished so far. First I bent the brass sheet for middle part over some layers of sof...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:17 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
Cockpits rear wall (0,25 mm brass sheet)is soldered.
Cockpit needs some putty and finish, some open seams I will close by solder.- Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:29 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
The middle part was cut from 0,5 mm alu sheet.
Openings for the fir extinguisher jets are cut.
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:24 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
After a small modeling brake I'm back with this project. Before I continue detailing cockpit, motor, suspension and rear end I will construct the cockpit and motor cowling. But I have no plan or experience in doing that. My first idea was vacuumforming the cowling. But I rejected the idea, cause I f...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:23 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:22 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
To bend the middle hard brass tube, I mode a wooden form.
And soldered the supports.
And added a mount for the electric box
and the upper longitudinals
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:59 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
I made a temporary paper model testing the right silhouette of the cockpit and motor cowling and the hight of the roll bar. Result was a 2 mm too high cockpit cowling. DSC_0001.JPG DSC_0002.JPG The roll bar was tested with a 2mm soft alu bar. Finally I choose a 2,5 mm brass bar not a tube, to avoid ...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:02 am
- Forum: Work in Progress
- Topic: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
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Re: Ferrari 312 B3 1973 1:12
Tank painted with Alclad white aluminium and fixed gear box oil radiator support