Post by 1961redlegs on Mar 5, 2022 22:25:19 GMT -5
Freshly completed this P.M. is my replica of the Ferrari 250 LM that Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory drove to victory in the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours, the last overall victory for the Scuderia in the great race.
This was the second year of the Ford-Ferrari duel at the Circuit de la Sarthe and to counter the onslaught of the Dearborn crew Ferrari entered an array of cars, featuring P2s as the new hope of the Prancing Horse. In support was an array of 250 LMs. The 250 LM was not a proper prototype. It had been designed as replacement for the GTO 250 but was declared ineligible due to the fact that it didn't meet homologation guidelines, which required a minimum of 100 being built.
Though these weren't true prototypes, they proved durable, something necessary in an enduro. That durability proved vital, as the not only did the Ford GT40s run into horrific levels of trouble, so to did the P2s. This left meant the race fell to the rugged 250 LMs, the winner being piloted by a veteran racer from Kansas City named Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt, a young Austrian aristocrat and future World Champion. Their car chugged along steadily and gave Ferrari its ninth-and final-overall class win.
This is an old kit from Academy that is nice out of the box, but one I decided to upgrade a little. This car was as much a test mule as it was a build. I tried out some new ideas and concepts that I think worked rather well. The grillwork was molded in, I removed all of it and replaced it with screen material, which I think added a lot to the final appearance. In addition, I added flocking to make the seats look a touch more realistic. I also stripped, painted, and applied a wash to the wheels to give them a more subdued and realistic look. I cut out the side windows and replaced them with clear plastic, which looks much better than what it replaced. In addition, I added panel line accents to the car prior to painting, which gave it a more subtle look, it doesn't show up well in the photos, but it is there. The paint is Tamiya Italian Red and the decals are Le Mans decals. This was a fun build and one that really gave me some good lessons for future projects. Thanks for looking!
This was the second year of the Ford-Ferrari duel at the Circuit de la Sarthe and to counter the onslaught of the Dearborn crew Ferrari entered an array of cars, featuring P2s as the new hope of the Prancing Horse. In support was an array of 250 LMs. The 250 LM was not a proper prototype. It had been designed as replacement for the GTO 250 but was declared ineligible due to the fact that it didn't meet homologation guidelines, which required a minimum of 100 being built.
Though these weren't true prototypes, they proved durable, something necessary in an enduro. That durability proved vital, as the not only did the Ford GT40s run into horrific levels of trouble, so to did the P2s. This left meant the race fell to the rugged 250 LMs, the winner being piloted by a veteran racer from Kansas City named Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt, a young Austrian aristocrat and future World Champion. Their car chugged along steadily and gave Ferrari its ninth-and final-overall class win.
This is an old kit from Academy that is nice out of the box, but one I decided to upgrade a little. This car was as much a test mule as it was a build. I tried out some new ideas and concepts that I think worked rather well. The grillwork was molded in, I removed all of it and replaced it with screen material, which I think added a lot to the final appearance. In addition, I added flocking to make the seats look a touch more realistic. I also stripped, painted, and applied a wash to the wheels to give them a more subdued and realistic look. I cut out the side windows and replaced them with clear plastic, which looks much better than what it replaced. In addition, I added panel line accents to the car prior to painting, which gave it a more subtle look, it doesn't show up well in the photos, but it is there. The paint is Tamiya Italian Red and the decals are Le Mans decals. This was a fun build and one that really gave me some good lessons for future projects. Thanks for looking!
