1/12 Ferrari 312T4
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As it came.
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Parts spread out for inspection. Needs some work.
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Some items that I 3D printed. New roll bar (original broke during disassembly), wheel bearings, fuel injectors and fuel pump.
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The motor as received. Look closely and you can see the fuel injectors are installed backwards. Not to mention, a 12 cylinder motor with 8 fuel lines (?)
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Here we go....first order of business, BSI Debonder. This stuff works great, if you don't mind the smell of dead fish.
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Motor in pieces.
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Managed to remove all of the air intake horns without breaking or losing one!
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New mesh for the intakes and 3D printed frames for them. Didn't turn out like I had hoped. I'll explain later.
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The fuel pump looked rather...useless.
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Printed a new one. Wasn't perfect but won't be seen very much anyway.
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New 3D printed fuel injectors installed.
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The final product! To explain the air intake frames from earlier, I measured them from the mesh, not the horn. They were a bit big so didn't quite fit properly in the end.
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The chassis needed some work.
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Pieces missing from fire extinguisher. Need to 3D print.
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Front suspension pretty messed.
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Original extinguisher, 3D printed valve assembly.
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A little body work.
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Old seat and belts.
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New belts in refinished seat.
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Rear end as received.
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Brake ducts need some work.
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Brakes refinished.
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Springs/shocks redone. Revell Chrom spray. Wonderful stuff.
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Completed rear end.
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Front roll bar. Added toggle switches.
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Redone steering wheel.
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Rear end test fit.
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Front end with new 3D printed brake ducts.
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Oven cleaner bath for the body and other parts.
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Body after the bath. Well, two baths actually. Paint was pretty thick.
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Body parts after stripping.
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Primed and ready.
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Finally, a coat of red paint!
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Rubber was glued to rims, destroyed while disassembling, so, off we go to the 3D printer again.
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I know. No sizing/manufacturer data on the tires. My 3D design skills aren't that good.
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Even with the missing info, I still say they look better than the old ones.
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3D printed helmet. Decals were in the kit.
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Overall not too bad. Not perfect but, it'll do.
Comments
10 21 March, 03:54
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Great work. I have kit to do, only hope I can get near your work.
I'm finding it hard to find a 3D design package I can use could I ask what you use to design your parts and any book/youtube you used to learn it? Do you design in kit scale or one to one then shrink to kit scale? Any help would be a great help cheers 👍
6 April, 05:58
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That's exactly, a perfect example of how 3D printing has improved our hobby. There's lots of things that I'd love to add to my builds, but they're not out there yet? Hence why I try to make my own.
Great restoration Mike!
6 April, 08:55
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Thanks, folks! I can honestly say, without a 3D printer, this car would have been a bear to finish. My scratch building skills aren't near as good as a 3D printer can do!
I've had a garage diorama in mind for many years and now with a 3D printer, I am making diorama pieces like a mad man! Tools, parts, people, signs...anything you can imagine. Now I just need to get off my butt and start building the damn thing! (As soon as I finish the other 15 projects that are in my "to do" pile! 🤣)
6 April, 15:00
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really interested in seeing that dio 🙂
by the way your albums about 3D prints, have comments disabled....
6 April, 21:01
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Thanks, Spanjaard...didn't realize the comments were off, don't remember setting it. Oh well, good now.
I recommend you don't hold your breath for the dio. I was basing it on my father-in-laws shop.
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He had a two bay garage and his wife ran a fruit and vegetable shop from the convenience store side. I had actually bought some resin cast pieces for it when I was living with my wife and kids. I moved out in 2009 so...it's been on the back burner for awhile! 🤣😁
6 April, 22:57
Album info
A restore/rescue/rebuild...whatever you want to call it. Was partially assembled, partially painted and partially there! A few pieces missing, some destroyed during disassembly and some just needed replacing. A few flubs in the end but turned out pretty good, all things considered.