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Ferrari 126 C2 - MORE Pictures

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:47 PM
Beautiful!!Cool [8D]
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    July 2005
  • From: Texas
Posted by painklr on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 4:50 PM
Man!!!!! That is awesom Andy. More pic's please!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:49 AM
John - here are some pictures of my workshop. These are older shots that were taken on one of those rare occassions when it was clean.









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    July 2003
  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Monday, August 15, 2005 8:29 AM
Wow, absolutely spectacular work. This is really impressive. Keep us posted.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 15, 2005 8:22 AM
John - I'll post some pictures of my shop this evening.

The equipment in my shop includes a drill press, 6" rotary sander, scroll saw and metal shear/brake. I also have a metal mill and lathe by Sherline.

I do all my own fabrications - the only thing I outsource is chrome and nickel plating.
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 12, 2005 9:59 PM
Hi there Andy.
I am throughly flabbergasted at the level of detail that you have achieved! But what I would really love to see, is your machine shop. If you could give us a brief rundown of the equipment and manufactures I for one would really appreciate it.
Thanks for the inspiration, (my girlfriend says that I turn this funny shade of green whenever I look at your posts) your work is going to be virtually impossible to match.
You have given me a very high hurdle to try and leap over.
Once again, Exquisite Job! And thanks for the challenge.
John.
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 8, 2005 8:05 AM
9x19mm - I find it's best to use that line as you are running away quickly.

Let me know if it works for you better than it works for me. For some reason, my wife doesn't seem to take it in the positive way it is intended.

Good Luck.

P.S. If you're wife kills you, can I have your kits?
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    December 2003
  • From: Phoenix,Az
Posted by 9x19mm on Friday, August 5, 2005 7:12 AM
ROFL Andy Ill try that line on my wife!!!
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 8:26 AM
Oh yes - she's the best. In all honesty, I figure any woman who would stick with me for nearly twenty years AND carry the UPS packages down to my workshop for me when they arrive is a pretty good catch.

Like I always tell her, "out of all the women I've ever dated, you're one of my favorites".
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 8:17 AM
Andy, sounds like a "keeper" to me
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 8:12 AM
Rad - I have a wife and two daughters - one a teenager and one very close. "Mountains" of cash rarely find their way to my pockets. I'm lucky if I can hit a little speed bump of cash once in a while.

I am blessed, however, with a very understanding wife however. She's promised that after she kills me in my sleep, that she'll make sure all my model kits find good homes. Isn't she the best!
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    July 2003
  • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 12:55 AM
Wow. Looks great so far.
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    February 2005
  • From: Cleveland, OH
Posted by RadMax8 on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 10:39 PM
Hye just think about it this way... if you're ever in a pinch you can sell what you dont ant and have a mountain of cash!
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 8:27 AM
I know the feeling SeaBee. I love the model I'm working on now, but I've got a dozen more that I'd love to start. I've got the Pocher Bugatti, Rolls and Mercedes that I've been wanting to do for some time as well as a brass era Fiat. I've got a big Jaguar E-Type Coupe and a 1972 Ferrari 312PB Engine that I also want to detail. I've also got this crazy idea about building a V12 Ferrari Engine and putting it in a 1927 Ford Tudor and making the ulimate hot rod.

The sick part is, I keep buying kits when I've already got more than I could build in a lifetime. It's a sickness man and I got it bad.
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    March 2004
  • From: Paarl, South Africa
Posted by SeaBee on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 1:16 AM
Will do, but I'll have to disappoint you: I am waaaaayyyyy off starting. Not even remotely this year....
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 1, 2005 7:49 AM
SeaBee - I'll keep posting pics, but you have to do the same as you go through your build.
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    March 2004
  • From: Paarl, South Africa
Posted by SeaBee on Monday, August 1, 2005 1:14 AM
You up to it again, Andy! Wink [;)] Great work!

Keep posting pics, I will need them for when I start on my model of the same car. It an all-metal S27 1:20 one. (Thought it had a resin body and was quite surprised when I opened the box)

Enjoy your build, this looks a real fun one!
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    December 2003
  • From: Phoenix,Az
Posted by 9x19mm on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:15 PM
Wow totaly amazing Im am speechless. Please keep us updated on this.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:21 PM
What can I tell you Vapo. I just love building models.

Here are a few more pics of the engine after this weekend's progress. I have to tell you, an all-metal model takes a heck of a lot longer than I planned. Above and beyond just fabricating the scratch parts, drilling out the OOB parts so they can be bolted instead of glued is a real experience.





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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:07 PM
Andy, I've just found that kit, boy you sure have got the Ferrari bug bad!
That's a lot of money for a kit, the engine kit alone is wayyyy more than most people spend on a model,lol.
It's going to look amazing when it's done.
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    February 2005
  • From: Cleveland, OH
Posted by RadMax8 on Sunday, July 31, 2005 1:17 PM
Andy, i'll take small bills as long as small doesn't mean 1:8 scale LOL
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:51 AM
Killer - that's real composit carbon fiber. The brake cooling intakes are molded fiberglas. There isn't going to be any plastic anywhere on this model. No bare metal foil either. Everything will be metal and finished with the appropriate coating, be it nickel plate, chrome, polished brass, etc. I've always wanted to build a model like this so it should be an interesting journey.
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    December 2002
  • From: Falun, Sweden
Posted by proosen on Sunday, July 31, 2005 4:52 AM
You are simply an outstanding modeler!
Can't wait to see the progress of this one after seeing the other Ferrari, amazing piece of work and I doubt this one will let anyone down.
So this is going to be an exciting year following the rise of this machine.

Thank you for the inspirational work!
Niclas
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    January 2003
  • From: Washington State
Posted by leemitcheltree on Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:30 AM
Whoa, Andy -
That's outstanding, mate.
Please - please keep us posted on developments, mate.

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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Posted by bubbalicious on Saturday, July 30, 2005 8:19 PM
That is a f----n' mazing! How about the carbon fiber, is it real or fiberglass?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:57 PM
Sure Rad. You want small bills or big ones?
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  • From: Cleveland, OH
Posted by RadMax8 on Saturday, July 30, 2005 4:39 PM
Andy, when you get a chance can you float some of the money it cost to build that my way? Phenominal work. Simply outstanding!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 30, 2005 3:56 PM
Killer - I started with a kit that I had imported from Italy. Then I used the white metal pieces in the kit as guides for pieces that I machined from scratch out of aluminum billet. The different finishes come from using different brushes (cloth, nylon, brass and stainless steel) to polish the metal. For high gloss finishes, I use a jewelers wheel with silver polish and then shoot the pieces with clear coat. About 60% of what you're looking at in these pictures I machined in my workshop.
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    March 2005
Posted by bubbalicious on Saturday, July 30, 2005 2:53 PM
Where do you get something like that or did you machine all of it?
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