Pascal Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 A collector asked me to build this car, using a Hotwheels 1/18 model. The Hot Wheels model and some PE from Tremonia : And some parts and decals from Legende Miniatures : I got rid of the paint and used my Dremel to trim off the metal on the sides. Before : After : The original car has large air-inlets on both sides : My Dremel made short work of the zamac : I cut out a gap for the resin NACA duct : Bill Cross, Girlscanplay2, Joe66 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Sanded the louvres on the left side and added plasticard to change the shape of the headlight housing : Cut away some zamac, added some plasticard and added another NACA duct : Sincerely Pascal Hubert Boillot, Shaka HI, LSP_Paul and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Great work so far Keep thé pics coming Mark Hans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Excellent !.... I have always wanted to do this - ever since I sat in one of the 333SP cars ! I will follow along with great interest !! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 WOW, thanks for all the likes @ mark31 : Thanks mate, how are you ? @ Joe66 : Thank you. You actually SAT in a 333SP ? Lucky man, I have never seen one in real live. This project started on januari 14 2013, and it's still going on, so there's plenty more updates : (The next couple of updates will show a watermark on the photos, after that it will be gone) I took a look at the rims and tires, and decided to use the original Hot Wheels tires because they fit the rims better : The tires look a lot better after some sanding : I found a way to fix the rims to the suspension. First I cut off the brakes and sanded the plastic brake discs to the same diameter of the PE ones : Three little pieces of tubing for the front rims : The front rims are to wide : The diameter is to small for the Hot Wheels tires :I glued a pieces of tubing to the rear rims : A dryfit : Looks good, but I wasn't happy. In future updates you'll see just how much extra work I put into the rear suspension. Starfighter, Girlscanplay2 and Shaka HI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Update : This is how Hotwheels made the cockpit :The cockpit of the real car looks like this :The seat has some plastic rods on the sides :These were cut off, and will be replaced :With my Dremel (What else ?) I removed the left sidewall :With a couple of pieces of plasticard, I extended the cockpit bathtub :Dryfit :I made a new sidewall : Shaka HI, Starfighter, Girlscanplay2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 The suspension "arms / bars" (what's the name of those things ?) are overscale :Made my one from a brass tube and rebuild the gearbox :All my work is inspected by my cat :SincerelyPascal Starfighter, Girlscanplay2, Joe66 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 So that car is chassis # 19, Michelotto built.... nice ! Can't wait to see the finished model !! The one I was in was a car from 1995 stable of Scandia Racing, a Dallara built car.... All of them are awesome in my book ! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 If this isn't a "fighter plane" in automobile form, I don't know what is ! Out2gtcha and bigern007 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Hi Joe, yes it's chassis 019 that I'm building. Very cool video, the sound of that engine is great ! Update : This is how Hot Wheels made the exhaust pipes :The first 2, made from sprue :Four more. Looks a bit better than the ones from Hotwheels, but there's a lot more room for improvement :This 333SP has no radiators, the inside of the sidepods will be visible. I removed the 4 metal tubes that hold the screws :And modified the fueltank. Before :After : It took a lot of work (and patience) to build the rear suspension from brass tube and copper plate :Fixed together with a soldering iron :Dryfit with the wheels : The construction is hold together by 2 brass tubes inside the gearbox. It will be glued after painting :There still a lot of sanding work left on the headlight housings, and I have to find a way to make the headlight covers : SincerelyPascal Joe66, Starfighter, 109 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 To help with exhaust layout......( chassis #15 ) LSP_Paul, Lars Befring and Girlscanplay2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Here are the oil coolers. Lars Befring and LSP_Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) These cars are an art form. Your work even more so...Bravo!! Geoff I'd love to do this to a big AC Shelby. Edited December 4, 2016 by Ironwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 The Ferrari 333 SP is the first Sports Prototype racing car since the 312 PB.....examine them together and you can see the direct link in purity of design..... here is a short vid of the 312 PB.....listen to the 12 cylinder music ! - Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Pascal Beautiful work and enjoying following your Ferrari thread Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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