1/12 Ferrari 330P4
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:11 pm
Hi everybody,
On the workbench: the Ferrari 330 P4, '67 Daytona winner, #23 driven by Amon/Bandini. This is my first MFH project, so I expect it to bring a bunch of totally new challenges.
So far I have only been cleaning, filing, sanding, drilling and bending the metal parts. Some parts looked like a ball of white-metal spaghetti out of the box, and need a lot of attention because it is not always clear what the intended shape is. I have heard people blame the shrink wrap plastic for the deformations, but I don't believe that: some parts require quite some force to bend back into shape and are way too strong to be deformed by shrink wrap plastic alone.
At the moment, my intention is to build the car as good and clean as possible out of the box, but who knows what opportunities for improvement arise From the start it is very clear to me that it is most important to plan far ahead and do a lot of test fitting before anything else.
Anyway, this is what it looks like right now:
A few questions already for you experienced MFH builders:
- is it possible/advisable to keep the polished bare metal for the chassis, or does the shine fade over time?
- what do you use as a filler, does milliput work?
- I read a lot about Araldite glue. Is it really about Araldite (the brand), or can any epoxy glue do the job?
Thanks for watching,
Marcus
On the workbench: the Ferrari 330 P4, '67 Daytona winner, #23 driven by Amon/Bandini. This is my first MFH project, so I expect it to bring a bunch of totally new challenges.
So far I have only been cleaning, filing, sanding, drilling and bending the metal parts. Some parts looked like a ball of white-metal spaghetti out of the box, and need a lot of attention because it is not always clear what the intended shape is. I have heard people blame the shrink wrap plastic for the deformations, but I don't believe that: some parts require quite some force to bend back into shape and are way too strong to be deformed by shrink wrap plastic alone.
At the moment, my intention is to build the car as good and clean as possible out of the box, but who knows what opportunities for improvement arise From the start it is very clear to me that it is most important to plan far ahead and do a lot of test fitting before anything else.
Anyway, this is what it looks like right now:
A few questions already for you experienced MFH builders:
- is it possible/advisable to keep the polished bare metal for the chassis, or does the shine fade over time?
- what do you use as a filler, does milliput work?
- I read a lot about Araldite glue. Is it really about Araldite (the brand), or can any epoxy glue do the job?
Thanks for watching,
Marcus