Hello Modelers and Collectors...
I'm sorry, but I will post this message three other boads as I believe that no one should miss this.
After you review the site you will understand. Doesn't matter if you do not like this automotive manufacturer from Italy. Enjoy the master work of this scale artisan as he has "Da Vinci genes" on him !
Make sure to view the video at all cost.
http://www.fine-art-models.com/e/su...rrari/index.htm
Many Thanks and Best regards from Montreal,
Marcel Brossi.
Full Version: A truly incredible Ferrari 312PB model!
That is just amazing! He must have the patience of a saint...
It is just beautiful.
Wonder if you could get a 2 year old to drive it.
Thanks for the link.
It is just beautiful.
Wonder if you could get a 2 year old to drive it.
Thanks for the link.
There's a good one page article on this in the current issue of AutoWeek (well, the one I received 2 days ago, at any rate).
I've seen that model at the Model Engineer exhibition in London a few years ago - it is fantastic. I have some photos I could dig out and post here if anyone is interested.
I have some photos I could dig out and post here if anyone is interested.
..yes i am...
Wonder if you could get a 2 year old to drive it.
uh-oh..... I would think twice before doing that.
Yes, I think we all would like to see more about this model, dolomite, feel free to post your pics!
Oh. My. God.
That is true genius! And the sound!
I'm going to lie down now.
Bruce Moxon
That is true genius! And the sound!
I'm going to lie down now.
Bruce Moxon
OK, I scanned some pictures last night, here they are. These were taken at the Model Engineer Exhibition at London Olympia in 1997.
Here's another picture I found on the same film as the Ferrari ones, this is a 1/4 scale working model of a BRM V8!
The caption to this model reads as follows:
"1/4 scale BRM 1.5 litre V8 Grand Prix engine. Made by Prof D H Chaddock over a period of some 10 years as the culmination of a lifetime of model engineering.
Machined entirely from solid magnesium, aluminium and high strength steels. The only concessions to scale are BA threads (sizes range fron 6 to 12) and slight reduction in bore to bring the capacity to 15cc. Virtually complete it only requires manifolds and carburettors to run.
The model has the full oil lubrication system of the original with a duplex scavenge pump for the dry sump and a separate pressure pump feeding all bearings including a spray over the face of each cam follower. All the pumps are gear driven from the camshaft.
To reduce the size of the camshaft gears the overall 2:1 reduction is made in several stages using hardened and ground gears, ball bearing mounted, in a separate steel gear case to limit the effects of thermal expansion. There are 24 gears in all.
The pistons (machined from the crown of a Bristol Jupiter aero engine piston) have both oil control and compression rings, with a floating gudgeon pin retained by circlips. Intended to be a working model and expected to produce well over 1hp at 25000 rpm."
The caption to this model reads as follows:
"1/4 scale BRM 1.5 litre V8 Grand Prix engine. Made by Prof D H Chaddock over a period of some 10 years as the culmination of a lifetime of model engineering.
Machined entirely from solid magnesium, aluminium and high strength steels. The only concessions to scale are BA threads (sizes range fron 6 to 12) and slight reduction in bore to bring the capacity to 15cc. Virtually complete it only requires manifolds and carburettors to run.
The model has the full oil lubrication system of the original with a duplex scavenge pump for the dry sump and a separate pressure pump feeding all bearings including a spray over the face of each cam follower. All the pumps are gear driven from the camshaft.
To reduce the size of the camshaft gears the overall 2:1 reduction is made in several stages using hardened and ground gears, ball bearing mounted, in a separate steel gear case to limit the effects of thermal expansion. There are 24 gears in all.
The pistons (machined from the crown of a Bristol Jupiter aero engine piston) have both oil control and compression rings, with a floating gudgeon pin retained by circlips. Intended to be a working model and expected to produce well over 1hp at 25000 rpm."
Simply.... or I should say, complexly amazing! For all the research and time it took, he could have built himself a real car! An Incredible video. Thanks for posting that.
The best models I've ever seen. They make the Poacher kits look primitive by comparison.
The airplane models are also fantastic - love that P51 Mustang.
question; when does a model become not a model??..when conti or wingrove produce a scale car it's a masterpiece!..when c&g make a 1:1 bugatti royale or a T59..suddenly it's a car!
question;at what scale does a model become the real item??
are the AU's not just 1:1 scale models built to exacting accuracy?
comments?
question;at what scale does a model become the real item??
are the AU's not just 1:1 scale models built to exacting accuracy?
comments?
I see a model as a reasonable representation of an actual car, and a miniature as a model built with exact the same proportions as the real car. The eye plays funny tricks. As a modeler, I have had to alter my attemps at making exact miniatures in some cases, as things just don't look "right". To me, this 1/3 scale model is so good it isn't even really a model; but I'm not sure what to call it beyond a very small racing car.. Getting beyond the problems of "miniaturizing" electrics and fuel to make these things actually run is amazing to me...
I've lost my link to what is arguably the finest Ferrari model ever created. Some dedicated soul spent 7 years constructing a model of a V12 Ferrai which actually started and ran. The micromachining is absolutely incredible.
Would someone be so kind as to post the link?
Would someone be so kind as to post the link?
doc540
Do you mean this one Great is't it. LINK here...........
http://hofstadparkhill.com/interest/ferrari312.rm (Need REALPLAYER to view it!)
Incredible!
There's a stream here which might be quicker for those, like me, on dial-up. When the page opens, click on the photo strip to the right...
(You'll still need RealPlayer)
There's a stream here which might be quicker for those, like me, on dial-up. When the page opens, click on the photo strip to the right...
(You'll still need RealPlayer)
Here is the 'official' site: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.scerri/
The model is truly unbelievable. Some years ago Mr. Scerri demonstrated his model. Upon a touch of his finger on the throtle Mr. Scerri made the engine roar, at the same time the rev meter showed the rpm's. I believe his marriage was one of the sacrifices.
In modelling this is not the only 312 PB large scale model around. The Pierre Scerri one is really the best and even imitated (or was it an inspiration for other modellers).
By the way it took him way more time, look at his modelling time line...
The model is truly unbelievable. Some years ago Mr. Scerri demonstrated his model. Upon a touch of his finger on the throtle Mr. Scerri made the engine roar, at the same time the rev meter showed the rpm's. I believe his marriage was one of the sacrifices.
In modelling this is not the only 312 PB large scale model around. The Pierre Scerri one is really the best and even imitated (or was it an inspiration for other modellers).
By the way it took him way more time, look at his modelling time line...
My God! What a work of art, truly a magnificent obsession.
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