Improving the Pauls Model Art Ferrari 310 1/12
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 4:58 pm
Unfortunately there are no 1/12 scale Ferraris of the Schumacher era, except the 2002 car by Revell and the 310 of 1996 by Paul's Model Art. Besides these two models, which are not really satisfying for a demanding modeler, MP Models from Italy made all Ferraris from 1999 to 2004. But they are from really poor quality- only the 2001 car is halfway satisfying- and it's a hard challenge to realize a model of acceptable quality. All MP models are in my stock but never built them, and I will see what to do with them.
The 310 from Pauls Model Art is a metal cast curbside car with a nice shape and seems to be a good base for further improvement. So I decided to make an attempt when I discovered a decal sheet by Museum Collection in scale 1/12 of this car. The model represents the car from the second half of the season with the high nose. But I don't like that high nose and want the car of Schumacher's epic victory in Spain, leading the field for more than a minute, the first Schumacher win for Ferrari.
So these are the main points on the to do list:
Base model: 1.Replacing the high nose by a low nose 2. Complete construction of the suspensions
The 310 from Pauls Model Art is a metal cast curbside car with a nice shape and seems to be a good base for further improvement. So I decided to make an attempt when I discovered a decal sheet by Museum Collection in scale 1/12 of this car. The model represents the car from the second half of the season with the high nose. But I don't like that high nose and want the car of Schumacher's epic victory in Spain, leading the field for more than a minute, the first Schumacher win for Ferrari.
So these are the main points on the to do list:
Base model: 1.Replacing the high nose by a low nose 2. Complete construction of the suspensions