Calling Ferrari Fans - 1/24 Fujimi 330/P4

Thanks djmodels - 'life gets tedious - don't it?'

Just warning you, the decals are THICK, and do not blend in well with all those curves...

OK - will do that if it comes out OK - still have plenty of scope for messing it up yet!! And if I can figure out how to post pictures!!!

Crasher,
The faired mirror pods would have been separate units that would have been pop-riveted onto the bodywork - if they were removed, then the holes would have been filled (probably a spot of mig-weld) and filed down and the panel repainted so that the morrors on stalks could have been attached.
It can be difficult modelling a specific car over its racing life as there can be so many changes - look at the GT-40's for example - any particular chassis may have gotten a different engine, wheels, bodywork, nose, lights.........whatever.
Post some pictures of the car when you're done....I'd like to see it.
Cheers,
LeeTree

Lee Tree - I agree with that. I've been doing some more digging and it seems that the #21 car for 67 Le Mans, which is the one in the kit, did have the large pods - however the Daytona car had smaller mirrors on stalks further towards the front. Some pictures even show the #21 without the mirrors all together (maybe in later races).
From this I deduce that the pods were not flared into the bodywork which was my original query. I presume that they all must have been add-ons whichever configuration you choose. Anyway I'll build as in the kit as I don't have anymore decals, and leave a slight panel line around the fixing onto the wing. That should do it!!

Cheers

Crasher,
This is a nasty one - I've seen photos of the 330/P4 with mirrors on stalks AND mirrors in the faired in pods on the front fenders. I guess it depends on the owner/driver and the race because these cars tended to be slightly evolutionary - the same chassis often underwent slight changes to running gear and bodywork throughout the racing season- there's so many different variables. To make life easier, I either build a car however I want and pay little attention to historical accuracy, or choose to model a specific car as it appeared at a particular race meeting. Either way, you pick yer poison.
Good luck,
LeeTree

That's great! Thanks Rick. There seem to be plenty of model photos on the net but I can't see one that shows the car close enough to see that detail around the mirrors. I know the P3 had its mirrors on stalks in the same place and wondered if they had just made the pods and bolted them on for the P4

I know the guy that owns the P4 that won Daytona in 1967. He has pictures posted on another site but the link will not work. I will have him send me pictures and post them here for you. The car is undergoing restoration and he has a BUNCH of excellent detail pictures.

Rick

Rick