1971 Ferrari 312B - Jacky Ickx – Tamiya 1/12
Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I completed this model earlier this year after 4 months work. I was happy how it turned out. Here are some of the build details:
MFH Brown clear fuel line (P975)
MFH zip ties (P1089)
Masterclub 1.4 mm hex nuts
Masterclub 0.7 mm resin rivets 2 x pkg @ 160 each (MC435004)
Titchy 0.03” rivets 3 x pkg @200 each (#8019)
Reji Models seatbelts (REJ-1014)
Scale Scenics Micro Mesh – aluminum (scratch-built intake covers)
Tamiya 0.65mm ignition wire (12676)
Indy Cals Decals: IndyCals Ickx and Hound’s-tooth seat
Zero Paints Rosso Formula 1 70's and 80's (ZP-1007)
Zero Paints 2K Primer
Gravity Colors 2K Clear (GC-306a, b & c)
All my models can be viewed here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/albums/72157603606379755
10 additional images. Click to enlarge.
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on September 14, 2019
Delicious as a lolly in its red paint job. Looking awsome with all details.
Tom Cleaver said on September 14, 2019
I like racers from the period where they looked like this. Modern ones, not so much. Beautiful work on this and welcome to iModeler.
R_G said on September 14, 2019
Beautiful model! Very well done!
Ralph
bob mack said on September 14, 2019
beautiful work
Jaime Carreon said on September 14, 2019
Formula cars of that era are so cool, from a time when drivers actually operated the machines. Nothing like those cookie cutter plastic rolling computers they drive now.
Beautiful model!
Craig Abrahamson said on September 14, 2019
Sharp-lookin' build right there, my friend...welcome to the site.
Rob Anderson said on September 15, 2019
Beautiful! I love the Tamiya formula 1 cars
DE4EVER said on September 15, 2019
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Welcome to this forum Richard.
As for your first post here, you have just made this model look great and clean.
Nice work overall.
Gary Wiley said on September 15, 2019
Welcome Richard. Good to see your models on iModeler. That's a beauty!
david leigh-smith said on September 15, 2019
A beautifully built and finished piece from a truly golden era of the sport. Well done, Richard.
‘Liked’
Jérôme Chapelle said on September 15, 2019
Excellent, Richard, I especially like the metallic look and all the details you added to your model.
Greg Kittinger said on September 16, 2019
Looks great! I'm not a car guy, but she sure looks the part to me! Welcome aboard.
Josh Patterson said on September 16, 2019
What Tom said! The area behind the driver is the best. The pipes and velocity stacks really fill out the area around the rear suspension! This looks great, but did you have to remove a battery box where the driver's legs would go? I'm about half done with my Matra MS11 and it had one. Scored a 1/12 P34 last winter and it'll be next. Welcome to iModeler Richard!
Richard Bungay said on September 22, 2019
Hi Josh,
There was no battery box in this kit. I have the Matra in my stash too - I'll have to check for that. Odd that they motorized these kits - can you imagine spending 4 months building one of these then putting batteries in and watching it run into the wall? At least with balsa aircraft, one has a controller. Some tank kits are motorized too - really odd since they usually have crappy vinyl tracks - I can just see the drive wheels spinning and the tracks doing nothing. I wonder if anyone ever got them to work...
Robert Royes said on September 16, 2019
Nice! A real beauty of a build.
Don Weixl said on December 21, 2019
Super clean build. I loved those 1/12 F-1 Tamiya kits when I was younger...the Holy Grail of models. Now I am seeing Model Factory Hiro F1 builds that are frankly unbelievable and out of my price range. Great job upgrading the classic Tamiya kit.