Ferrari 126C2 - GP Belgium 1982 - WIP

1
November 24, 2012
First I cleaned up the 20 or so sinkmarks, and I fixed the PE side skirts.
2
November 24, 2012
I removed the plastic suspension arms because they will be replaced by PE parts. The top of the cockpit also received some aftermarket parts.
3
November 24, 2012
The lower cockpit half received PE bulkhead, pedals and radiators.
4
November 24, 2012
The rear wing had been stripped of all the plastic deatil since it will be replaced by PE parts. The dashboard also received a PE part.
5
November 24, 2012
Dryfit of the cockpit...
6
November 24, 2012
Dash has been painted, decalled and weathered.
7
November 24, 2012
Brake cilinders have been scratched and painted, weathered and fixed.
8
November 24, 2012
Rear wing reveived PE part, rear wing support as well. The plastic endplates are replaced by PE.
9
November 24, 2012
Fixing the PE radiators at the bottom...
10
November 24, 2012
Dryfit of the dashboard.
11
November 24, 2012
Next the exterior PE parts are fixed. Unfortunately they don't fit very well...
12
November 24, 2012
With all the PE aprts in place, and lined up as they should (see lines 1-1 and 2) there is a problem at the hub top (see question mark).
13
November 24, 2012
The bottom fits ok though.
14
November 24, 2012
Again, the problem area which is situated at the top of the central hub. I have to find a solution.
15
November 24, 2012
With the cowling in place, the problem is invisible. But I want to show the car without the cowling in place!
16
November 29, 2012
This picture showed me the solution: the central hub has an extra reinforcement on top, which I will scratch to hide the problem.
17
November 29, 2012
So I scratched 2 aluminium reinforcement strips, polished them and fixed them over the erroneous area...
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November 29, 2012
Picture from the rear...
19
November 29, 2012
Close-up of the reinforcement strip at the right side...

Comments

24 November 2012, 14:43

Adrian LR
Amazing job!!! It looks so real.

24 November 2012, 14:59

Steve Wilson
Terrific start, one of my favourite F1 Cars, sadly the one that robbed us of Gilles🙁

24 November 2012, 17:34

Dirk Heyer
Nice built and it makes hungry!
Seems to be not the easy built but nevertheless one of the complexed and interesting constructions.
Wish you patience!

27 November 2012, 22:17

Guy Golsteyn
I found a solution to a bad fitting problem, so I'm a happy camper😉

29 November 2012, 19:02

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Ferrari 126C2 - GP Belgium 1982

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