Delicatezza italiana

Well, this is my first topic in the scratch building section. My original plan was to finalize my track first before starting with scratch building (again, after a ten year spell) but staring at a few kits in my project box, I could not resist this time! And why not, the track won't ever be ready-ready and working on the cars is just as much fun!

So this is the plan: I am going to build John Surtees' 1964 title winning Ferrari 158 and simultaneously (why not start with two?), the Ferrari 1512, sometimes called 512. The latter is an evolution of the 158 (= 1.5 litre V8) with a 12 cylinder engine (so 1512 = 1.5 litre V12) and was introduced for the last two races of 1964 and then raced for the entire '65 season.
The 158 was the more successful car, winning the German and Italian GP's and subsequently the championship for John Surtees. The 1512 finished several times on the podium but unfortunately never won a race.
The kits are from Penelope Pitlane and I plan to add some additional detail along the way.

For the 158 I have chosen John Surtees' Monza Grand Prix winner with the No.2 and for the 1512 I will build the No.17 that finished second in the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix driven by Lorenzo Bandini.



Starting point:





I started with the 158, first cleaning the body and removing rough edges. Then I opened the air vents on the sides of the nose since this is a very characteristic feature of this car. I also drilled the cylinder heads to give it more power, uhhhh detail and depth . I removed the gearbox for now as it rubbed against the gears. I will reposition it later as part of the rear suspension.



That's it for now. More updates will follow soon.

Cheers
René