Ferrari 500 F2 Ascari

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Re: Ferrari 500 F2 Ascari

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I like a lot this kind of Work in Progress presentation. Plenty of pictures and comments. A full lesson of your style of modelling. Thank you very much for your effort

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Re: Ferrari 500 F2 Ascari

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Thanks for all the pictures and explanations!
I have this kit to build as well. Might be some time before I tackle it :-)

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On with the battle on the square mm.

The instrument panel mounted on the chassis.

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And the fire wall with the two half cilinders for the pedals.


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Some detailed FE parts becoming the floor.


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It has to be bend in two places to fit it in.


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First some plumbing. It can't be fitted ater.


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Then a pump, driven by the drive shaft from the engine to the gear box.


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And fiddling it in.
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On with bending thedrive shaft tunnel. Very difficuly becouse of the thickniss of the metal which makes it very hard to bend.


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It must be placed exacly between the two floor parts. It payed of to use the metal colour itself. If painted I would have never been able to install this undamaged.


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For the second part of the tunnel I modified one of the templates of the pedal cilinders. This went a bit easier. The slot is for the connection with the pump shown earlier.


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At last in the right place and glued.


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Let it dry and then remove the surplus glue with acetone.

The installed the break plates which are sprayed in the chassis color in the polished break drums.


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The steering wheel.

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Some more pluming. The fuel line from the pump to the front.


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Also a filter ghas to be added.


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So another line from the pump.


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Also the rod from the gear shift assembly to the gear box in place.


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A handle added.

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The gear box reay for final assembly. Dust covers added. The axle is kept movable to make the ajustment of the wheels later a bit easier.


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Fitted in the chassis.

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Two oil filters I believe in raw.

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Polished to aluminium shine.


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And fitted in the chassis.


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And one of the next chassis arches placed. There will be a wash later for the holes.


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On with the mod of the break drums. The ywellow wire is for testing if there is enogh room for the 0,3 mm wire.

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That's it for today. In a few days I'll post the next update.

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Hi Schummie,
I built it in 1/12 scale, starting from an MG Models kit and I got to complete the frame and mechanics. I still have to complete the wheels, bodywork and driver's seat upholstery.
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Hello Giovanni,

Really beautiful. Perfectly build. Interesting that the ignition coils are on the back side of the engine.

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Regards,

Eric Schumacher
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Hi Schummie,
I like the way you are documenting this. I have learnt a few things already which I will put to good use as I complete my 1/43 Minardi.
The level of detail you have added to in these tiny things is impressive.
I look forward to seeing more. Keep up the good work. :D
Cheers, Tim
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Re: Ferrari 500 F2 Ascari

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Schummie wrote:On with the battle on the square mm.
That sentence hits it really well.
It's all so small and if you think it's not really possible, there is a smaller detail in the next picture or step. :o
What a great job !!
Greetings Thomas

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Schummie wrote:Hello Giovanni,

Really beautiful. Perfectly build. Interesting that the ignition coils are on the back side of the engine.

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Regards,

Eric Schumacher
Hi Shummie,
the version of the 500 F2 that I am mounting is the "Early" referring to the first part of the World Championship.
In fact, in the "Early version" the ignition magnets were placed in the rear part of the engine, in front of the cockpit; subsequently, probably after the German Grand Prix, the magnets were passed in the front, towards the large water radiator.
Furthermore, another difference between the "Early version" and the "Latter version" were the different carburettors: in the "Early" there were four single-body Webers, while, in the "latter" two double-body Webers were fitted, like those supplied in the Tameo kit.
I am attaching a photograph, referring to the 1952 German Grand Prix, from where you can see what I have described; on the contrary, it is also possible to notice how the firewall between the engine and the cockpiy differed from that of the "Latter version" due to the magnets that entered in the direction of the passenger compartment.
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Re: Ferrari 500 F2 Ascari

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@Giovanni,
Thank you for the reply and the picture. Nice to dig in de history to make our builds as accurate as possible.

On with some small work on parts of the front suspension.
Due to the vulnerability I did this just now.

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Again some 0,5 mm holes have to be drilled for the pins. It's very hard not to bend the parts during the sanding and polishing.

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To try and prevent this, I put a rod through the holes to keep this part aligned during the work.

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And started with the airbrushing of the tank. I used Valleo air aluminium on a black glossy primer.
In true size, it looks rather nice.

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Handpainted the seat becouse it is hard to mask that right due all the curves. Gloss black according the manual. I think it shines a little too much.
After this picture I corrected this with a flat clear coat. After that it is much better

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All body panels sprayed with zerop paints. The flat looks disapear after the 2K clear coat later.

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Some close-ups.

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And again some plumbing. Oil and fuel lines to the tanks. Some patient bending, fitting, bending and so on.


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Both lines in position. Later to be connected to the tanks.


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The body panels with the decals and after the 2K clear coat. I'm pleased with the reult on the aluminium polished inner sides of the panels.


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The body panels of the front still fit nicely after the paint work.


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I aprayed the support beams seperate to prevent shadow when spraying.


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And a seat fitting. I keep he seat removable. That way the gear box and all the oil and fuel lines and so on can be seen later.


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The leaf springs need some brackets. A small stip that needs 4 bends.


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And the leaf spring mounted.


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The installation of the detailed front suspension.


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The parts are to be connected with little pins. The are tiny, but you can make firm connections with this.


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On with the upper side of the front suspension. Three of those pins are needed to connect the parts.


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And the result. behind.

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And from above.


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And front after both sides are in place.


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And the damper. In reality s stack of metal discs claped together. By loosening and fastening you could ajust the damping.


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And some tiny PE connecting rods added.


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From above. The kit has a very good fit.


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That's it for today. Next update in a few days.
Happy hollydays and a very nice and healthy 2021 for you and your dear ones. The year we can leave Covid/Corona hpefully behind us.

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Re: Ferrari 500 F2 Ascari

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As promised, a new update.

In this kit, even the steering column is not a simple straight rod.

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A bit of bending and the needed parts.

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The result.

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Before assembly of the rear suspensioen first both side body panels have to be in place. Needs to be very precise because the upper body panels later have to rest on these panels with as less seam as possible.

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First a test fitting. Some little ajustments needed to make it flush.

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And both sides on final assembly.


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An impression on all wat is needed for the rear suspension.

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All parts assembled.

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The aft leafspring. It has a front and a back side. It is corrected for the slight inner bending of the chassis from front to after.


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The drive shaft in place. It is hollow and not glued to make movement and ajustment possible.


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The axle in position. Also not glued yet.


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The anchor plate with the wheel axle in place.


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The space rods for the axle to be assembled.


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The metal pins already glued in the connector that goes in the hollow rods. Also tiny washers needed.


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All rods on one side provided with the connectors. The other sides later to have some assembly space.


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The first rod in place. A fiddly job to get this right.


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And with some patience the other four.


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On with the connector for the axle and the leaf spring.


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Fits very well. It now pays that a have some tenthts of a mm moving space.


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And on with the dampers.


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And in between a support bracket for the tank. It gets a bit crampy.


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And support braces to keep the axles free.


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And the connectors between the damper and the axle.


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The result on he rear suspension.


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Some really needed rest for the eyes.
Next update wille be the marriage of the engine with the chassis.
That will be next year!!
In a few days.

Happy new year for all of you.
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