Conversion Tamiya 1/12Ferrari 641/2 to 640 '89

[ferrarissimus]

first putty and sanding session

air inlet is extended by 5 mm

[feelgood]

This is great stuff, well done!

Just one thing…. In 1989 Ferrari used black Arexons seat belts….. red Sabelt ones were used for the first time in 1990!

[ferrarissimus]

Thank you for the hint. I failed to see that and will change the seat belts to the right black ones.

[ferrarissimus]

Some more pictures of the airbox modification.

First step to cut the upper part

Building up the new box

building up the air box

[ferrarissimus]

first layer of base coat to show the imperfections

result not satisfying, some more processes to do. The ventilation slits are still missing

[daveyman]

Love this kind of work, my kind of thing.
I would suggest that the top of the new airbox should be blended in with a radius from the horizontal to the vertical. Looks a little too square of shoulders at the moment. Fascinating to see this come together.

[ferrarissimus]

Thank you for that hint, but I myself noticed that and I'm on the way to change it, although it needs some major corrections.

[daveyman]

I'm sure you'll find a solution. Your work looks very precise, the alterations to the leading edge of the sidepods look perfect.

[CK]

It looks nice for the body re-work. It will take some trials to get it right. I have done similar work for different cars and F1 body. Usually, it takes couple iterations to get to the correct shape.

Looking forward to see your work finished.

[ferrarissimus]

The top of the airbox is improved now and represent the original better. Scratchbuilding is always a way of try and error. Sometimes you find the errors eventuell after the priming process.

This looks better now, but will need some puttying and sanding. Ventilation slot are made.