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Post by pg265 on Mar 28, 2020 13:23:22 GMT -5
Hi Thanks a lot for all your kind words Mates. I’m so happy you’re still enjoying this build. I decided to make the fuel cells connection faucet. It's made of white metal and a spare / modified distributor.   Working on the dashboard.   installed    the lower body part is now done and weathered   All the body parts are now fully dry. White dust is coming from the varnish dust while reopening the rivet holes. The CAVALLINO is installed on the nose and the original decal is replaced by an "enamelled" badge from an old MFH reference.    Fit test of the front area.   Starting the riveting process...    Ainsi que sur les platines d'ancrage des tirants de suspension:  More soon. Pascal |
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Post by Gary Davis on Mar 28, 2020 13:36:08 GMT -5
Man Pascal...this detail work you're doing is incredible! It's a pleasure and pure enjoyment watching you build this very cool car.
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Post by pg265 on Mar 30, 2020 15:56:14 GMT -5
Hi, Thank you very much. Decisive assembly if any, the engine is assembled with the chassis.   Assy is done with Loctite 401 and reinforced, as usual, with screws, washers and bolts. The inside of the bathtub is done, the seat is finally installed as the side water pipe and the gear selector.  The fuel valve is installed.   More soon. Pascal |
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Post by pg265 on Apr 1, 2020 14:01:51 GMT -5
Hi, I made and temporary installed the soft fuel cell. We call it Bladder for aircrafts... It was not modeled by MFH and, even if the polished metal part is nice, the front end was too empty for my taste. The fuel cell fills the both sides and the front body above the pilot legs. I made it from self amalgamating tape which depicts pretty well the rubber bladder. Then, rivets.. I finally installed about 300 and need around 300 more. So I primed, painted and varnished those ...300 rivets.        Wheels done and Balancing weights installed, made of... Lead.  More soon. Pascal |
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Post by Gary Davis on Apr 1, 2020 14:09:15 GMT -5
Man...Pascal...this just keeps getting better and better.
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Post by alterrenner on Apr 2, 2020 4:55:37 GMT -5
300 miniature rivets! You know what I would do with 300 miniature rivets? Drop them, all at once. In a high-traffic area.
Incredible build!
--Frank
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Post by pg265 on Apr 4, 2020 15:33:52 GMT -5
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Post by racerbrown on Apr 5, 2020 5:22:44 GMT -5
it's both amazing and daunting the amount of work it takes to do this.
the result is worth it though. oh so close to the finish!
duane
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Post by alterrenner on Apr 5, 2020 7:22:26 GMT -5
Capisco "Prova Mo" su una macchina stradale, ma perche su una macchina da pista?
Scusa il mio povero Italiano.
--Frank
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Post by pg265 on Apr 5, 2020 8:40:01 GMT -5
Hi,
Thank a lot for kind comments Mates!
Regarding the Prova MO-xx, please find below a good explanation:
flyingboa
flyingboa
Formula 3
Nov 27, 2003
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Italy/India
Full Name:
Eugenio
#9 Feb 20, 2004
Real meaning is a little different...
In Italy insurance is linked to the car (not to the driver) and for a car to be driven on public road insurance is mandatory. If you are a dealer who has a number of cars to sell, it is impossible to ensure them all while in process of being sold, while sometimes cars must be driven for let customers test drive them or deliver to the Customer.
So, as an exception to the general rule, if you are a recognized dealer (or a Manufacturer...) you are given a "Targa Prova" (test plate) that you can ensure as plate and move among different vehicles.
Targa prova letters represent the location where the dealer is located (MO stays for Modena on Ferrari) and the numbers are sequential indicating the specific license.
In this case the insurance is linked to the plate itself and is limited to the persons who are listed on the document that goes along with the plate. As Ferrari had to have the prototype cars legally circulating on open road, insurance was required so Prova plates were applied to the cars. Clearly for practicality reasons they were painted.
That is the story.
Ciao
Eugenio
Pascal
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Post by indy on Apr 5, 2020 10:35:42 GMT -5
Interest explanation of the Provo. I love the model and it looks great next to the 1/20 312. Loving the updates.
Jordan
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Post by bevital on Apr 5, 2020 14:57:43 GMT -5
Amazing kit, amazing job, amazing realism...
For the plate story I have to add a little thing: from the end on 1950s there was no more need of on-road transferts for the singleseaters, but Ferrari kept the plates on the bodies as a sort of lucky charm... they disappeared at the end of '60s...
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Post by alterrenner on Apr 6, 2020 4:40:52 GMT -5
Sorry about the poor Italian--it just seemed so appropriate after looking at this beautiful Italian automobile!
I'm familiar with the test plates from my driving days in Italy, but the ones I saw were always removable plates, on the back of a street car (and, on one occasion, an obvious road racing car). I had never noticed "Provo" painted on a formula car, a car that would never see a public roadway, and so was curious.
So, from what I take from the explanation, the painted test number is the registration and insurance number for that car?
--Frank
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Post by bevital on Apr 6, 2020 12:01:59 GMT -5
Hi Frank,your Italian in the previous message it's excellent, better than my English (me, I'm Italian)...
First of all, "Prova" and not "Provo" is the correct word...
As I already wrote, the need of a test plate on singleseaters, necessary in case of short on-road transfers (or on-road tests) when permanent circuits were very rare in Europe, ended in the second half of the fifties, but Ferrari kept it as a distinction and maybe a lucky charm...
Formula 1 Maseratis too featured a "Prova MO" test plate painted on the body until 1957...
Now, it's my time to apologize for my English...
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Post by pg265 on Apr 6, 2020 15:08:10 GMT -5
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Post by racerbrown on Apr 7, 2020 5:10:16 GMT -5
Beautiful just beautiful!
thanks for sharing this whole process.
duane
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Post by bevital on Apr 7, 2020 8:50:50 GMT -5
This is pure art...
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Post by pg265 on Apr 7, 2020 15:25:34 GMT -5
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Post by alwaysindy on Apr 8, 2020 10:35:42 GMT -5
This needs to be in a Museum in Modena! Unbelievable!
Tim
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Post by alterrenner on Apr 9, 2020 4:49:20 GMT -5
Finished! Oh no! No more work in progress!
Great build, and just an incredible model. No, not a model, a miniature of the Ferrari 312.
Like Tim wrote, it is museum quality. So, where does it go now? The Museo Nazionale dell' Automobile must have a section for something like this!
Thank you for doing this--
--Frank
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Post by bevital on Apr 10, 2020 3:43:47 GMT -5
a real masterpiece by a real Maestro!
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Post by Art Laski on Apr 10, 2020 12:44:10 GMT -5
Fantastic work, Pascal! I definitely learned a few things. Masterful...
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Post by pg265 on Nov 13, 2020 15:05:59 GMT -5
Thanks a lot for your patience and kind comments Mates.
Pascal
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