Ferrari 312 T4 1:12 Tamiya Jody's '79 ride

[Belugawrx]

I started this more than 4 years ago, and didn't start a WIP because the sites were inundated with 312 T4 builds at the time and I didn't want to have to keep up..lol..anyways...
I bare metal foiled the cockpit and fuel tank, added extra wires and plumbing to the engine and transmission, battery cables and hold downs, electrical to the gauges and controls, kill switch, brake lines to the front and rear, buttons to the windscreen, ...and on and on...
I chose Duplicolor Acrylic lacquer spray #CBVW2037 Tornado red for the body paint, and some coats of Duplicolor Acrylic lacquer spray #CDAL1695 clear gloss to shine it up. Then lots of 1000g sanding followed by Novus polish #3 and Meguiar's Ultimate Polish to finish.
The side skirts were sprayed with Alclad #116 semi gloss aluminum and the skid strips picked out with a Krylon silver leaf pen..the front and rear wings were stripped of the chrome and shot with Alclad #107 chrome over gloss black, and then coated with Alclad #600 Aqua Gloss Clear. All engine parts, skirts, and some body panel areas were washed with a variety of solutions..Tamiya panel washes and custom mixed grime washes...I don't like a clean engine..lol
The decals came from Michael at Indycals, although I did mask and spray the white with Duplicolor #CBHY Nordic White before decals went down to avoid any opacity problems.
This is a close representation of Jody Scheckter's winning ride at Monza, but by no means perfect...
On to the pictures...












Any and all hairs you may see on the model were lovingly supplied by this girl

Thanks Zig
This build was in the box more than on the bench over the course of 4+ years and I'm happy with the results.
Thanks for looking in...happy building !
All questions, comments and critiques are welcome.
Cheers

Edited March 7, 2023 by Belugawrx

[Pierre Rivard]

The best way I could summarize my impressions is that you could easily fool people into believing these are pictures of the real car. The combination of all your research, detailing, finishing and above all the careful weathering of all powertrain and chassis components add up to an incredibly lifelike model. 

Craftsmanship extraordinaire !!!

[Jim B]

That's one fabulous Ferrari!  Incredible details.

[majel]

No fair taking pictures of the real car and submitting them as a model.?   Holy cow!!!  That is some great detail on the car, extremely well done!  Everything is very clean and well put together.

[jaymcminn]

That is a work of art. I love those big Tamiya golden age F1 kits!

[Rich Chernosky]

That is one outstanding model Bruce.   Attention to detail everywhere (luv the engine)  Four years to build...huh?  Works of art do take a long time and this is no exception. 

[Dave Van]

I liked the 'As raced' look. Well done!! 

[cobraman]

Soooooo nice, very well done detail.

[1959scudetto]

Excellent Bruce, you hardly can tell it from the real one!

[bbowser]

Wow!  Thanks for sharing.

[happy grumpy]

Awesome and outstanding model. Amazing details and craftsmanship. Well done.

[Tommy124]

On 3/7/2023 at 5:12 PM, Pierre Rivard said:

The best way I could summarize my impressions is that you could easily fool people into believing these are pictures of the real car. The combination of all your research, detailing, finishing and above all the careful weathering of all powertrain and chassis components add up to an incredibly lifelike model. 

Craftsmanship extraordinaire !!!

I couldn’t put it any better. Outstanding job, fantastic model!

[Roger U]

The detailing, finishing, overall craftsmanship are awesome. A very beautiful model. 

[Belugawrx]

Thanks guys?

I did a lot of research (many hours staring at pictures and following wires) on this car, and it just seemed proper to add the plumbing if was there...make it look as real as possible.

What's next?

We'll, I do have a Renault RE20, or maybe Niki's 312T, or Andretti's Lotus 78...hmmm decisions decisions..lol

Take Care and have fun at the bench...Cheers

 

 

[ybsluos]

Amazing Bruce!

[Mattilacken]

Epic build of an very interesting era of racing!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[slusher]

Outstanding!

[Mike C]

Great build and a nice pooch!

[Rattlecan Dan]

" Honey! Where's the eye drops?!" Gracious! Outrageous plumbing and detailing. Even the dog can't believe her eyes. Thanks for showing!