MFH 1/12 Ferrari 126C2 - Long beach

[Blackbaron]

Good morning to all,

I will open a new WIP. I always liked this car so just bought one kit from MFH(hard to find now). One of their older releases, so will see how it goes together - scary shiny white metal monocoque. I do not have any mill of lathe machine, just a mini sandblasting gun and I have ordered some aftermarket stuff like bolts, nuts, rod ends.... Just thinking to buy the Proxxon MF70 mill machine - but is the mill machine any helpful without the lathe? So the progress will be rather slow as I have to finish our new house and we have to move in in next 3 months. But anyhow I will try to post as much as possible. Will be gratefull on any help with this kit. Thanks a lot.

BTW: by any chance does somebody knows if RBmotion is still operational? I have no luct to get in touch with them for weeks. Thanks

[VR2]

Hi "Blackbaron", his kit was my entry into the MFH world a few years ago. Built completely out-of-box, it can already be used to create a museum-quality model. In my experience, no aftermarket parts are required.

There were no serious problems with fit during construction. However, what you should pay attention to is the fit of the hood to the monocoque with intercoolers mounted, it could be tight !
The biggest effort was the treatment/finishing of the white metal parts for the monocoque and the front and rear spoilers. Endless grinding and polishing until I was satisfied with the result. Finally polished to a high gloss and then fogged with a thin layer of Alclad aluminum to break the shine.

Have fun and success with the build and here are a few pictures that might be helpful to you in the build.

Best regards, Uli

[Blackbaron]

Hallo Uli, Thank you for the info. Your model surely looks stunning! As you say museum quality. I had the same idea with the monocoque. Overdilute Alclad aluminium and just fog it as I do not much like the overpolished white metal. It is not in line with my reference pictures. Thank you for the pictures those will be my motivation.

Best regards, Libor.

[Seema]

A beautiful model. I look forward to your progress. In relation to the Proxxon MF70! I have them too and a Proxxon PD230E lathe. Both are very reliable and suitable for our hobby. Both machines have a few hundredths of play, but this can be adjusted. However, if I had to decide on a milling machine again, I would take the next larger one. Especially with the use of a parts apparatus, things get tight with the MF70. However, this is only my opinion.

[M.Chriss]

Noice!