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Post by Alfaholic on Apr 7, 2024 23:27:28 GMT -5
I am pacing around (in a motion similar to the La Sarthe circuit ) in anticipation of my supplier letting me know that mine has arrived!! I can't wait.
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Post by LM24HRS on Apr 8, 2024 5:59:35 GMT -5
Great to see these 499's are starting to migrate into people's collections. It looks huge in comparison. I'm waiting with great anticipation for mine to arrive soon.
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Post by jager on Apr 8, 2024 8:21:28 GMT -5
I'm green with envy Jerry .
Showing the 2023 winner alongside the 1949 winner is a nice touch, and having just visited Paul's thread with his display boxes, I'm thinking these two displayed side by side would make a great two car display.
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Post by 105epaul on Apr 8, 2024 11:02:58 GMT -5
I am not really into modern racing as much as I used to be but the 499 does look nice. Congratulations on having all the winners, I only have some.
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Post by alex on Apr 8, 2024 11:18:20 GMT -5
Mine is arriving this week!
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Post by WallOfCars on Apr 8, 2024 13:37:24 GMT -5
That is a BIG milestone Jerry! For LM, Ferrari and more importantly you and your mesmerizing collection. I am really ignorant of all 3, but there is no less joy in seeing your work in lovely photos! Not going to lie, the endless flow of model's photos here is actually helping me 'restrain' my urge while I spend in other places
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Post by raceoddity on Apr 11, 2024 21:22:14 GMT -5
Wow, that is nice. Mine wont even hurt when it arrives. I prepaid it. Now its like Christmas.
Scott
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Apr 12, 2024 2:38:57 GMT -5
Beaten to the pass. It's an absolute must have and a cracking model. I just wish the subject was more aesthetically pleasing, but that's modern competition cars for you.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Apr 12, 2024 10:15:39 GMT -5
It’s interesting, at least it is to me, that I’ve read a couple of opinions complaining about the looks of that new Ferrari! Although it certainly is not a beauty queen I feel that it’s much better looking than most of the recent LeMans cars that I’ve seen, which seem to me particularly ugly! Again, nice addition, Jerry!
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 12, 2024 14:34:36 GMT -5
Fantastic model, not a real fan of the 1:1's shape but they did deserve the win. Congrats on your 100 years of winners! Thanks Tom! I think the overall design shape is a fact of life we have to live with in the age of computer designed aerodynamics and that pretty much, all cars will look more or less the same. Only liveries will set them apart. I like the technological side of the equation and will be interested to see how the Hypercars continue to develop and evolve. I especially like the fact that this past years race was a closer affair between more than one make. Perhaps we are seeing an exciting change in what has become a rather ho hum race the last few years. Great looking model of that Ferrari! Thanks Julio! I think it looks the bees knees but is the red the right shade? I believe it is Paul. If anything, my retouching the images in an attempt to lighten may have put the red off a shade. It certainly looks right in my minds eye when looking at pictures. I would really like to compare it to the 1:1 car in different lighting conditions to know for sure. I am pacing around (in a motion similar to the La Sarthe circuit ) in anticipation of my supplier letting me know that mine has arrived!! I can't wait. It will be worth the wait Martin! In the meantime, don't pace so much you wear the carpet in a design of the circuit. Great to see these 499's are starting to migrate into people's collections. It looks huge in comparison. I'm waiting with great anticipation for mine to arrive soon. I'm green with envy Jerry . Showing the 2023 winner alongside the 1949 winner is a nice touch, and having just visited Paul's thread with his display boxes, I'm thinking these two displayed side by side would make a great two car display. Thanks Ian and Paul. Yes I agree, his shadow boxes would be a great way to display the two cars. But then, why not all the Ferrari winners? If its any consolation Ian, the US market has not received the model yet either Ian. I got mine from the UK. Besides the huge price differential that the distributor increased Spark/Looksmart here (its now $99 USD for a Spark), the whole distribution system over the last year has been dodgy and I wanted to make sure I got one. I am not really into modern racing as much as I used to be but the 499 does look nice. Congratulations on having all the winners, I only have some. Thanks Paul! The winners collection has been built up over many years and I thought 2024 was a nice place to stop. Mine is arriving this week! Let us know what you think! That is a BIG milestone Jerry! For LM, Ferrari and more importantly you and your mesmerizing collection. I am really ignorant of all 3, but there is no less joy in seeing your work in lovely photos! Not going to lie, the endless flow of model's photos here is actually helping me 'restrain' my urge while I spend in other places Thanks BB! We are all anxious for you as you build your new home. Always interested in hearing details about the progress. Wow, that is nice. Mine wont even hurt when it arrives. I prepaid it. Now its like Christmas.
Scott
Glad to hear from you and that you are getting one Scott! Merry Christmas! Beaten to the pass. It's an absolute must have and a cracking model. I just wish the subject was more aesthetically pleasing, but that's modern competition cars for you. It’s interesting, at least it is to me, that I’ve read a couple of opinions complaining about the looks of that new Ferrari! Although it certainly is not a beauty queen I feel that it’s much better looking than most of the recent LeMans cars that I’ve seen, which seem to me particularly ugly! Again, nice addition, Jerry! As I mentioned, I am not a big fan of the design of recent Le Mans cars and the liveries are one of the things that makes them interesting. A Ferrari will probably always be a bit more special than most if not all of its peers at any given point in time. There is so much wrapped up in the Ferrari name due to its history, allure and mystic. One can certainly argue that Porsche has had a better record with more technologically advanced cars, particularly at Le Mans. However, I don't think anyone has made a movie about Ferry Porsche.
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Post by LM24HRS on Apr 21, 2024 9:21:11 GMT -5
I'm green with envy Jerry . Showing the 2023 winner alongside the 1949 winner is a nice touch, and having just visited Paul's thread with his display boxes, I'm thinking these two displayed side by side would make a great two car display. Unfortunately I do not have the 49 winner in my collection so as an alternative Ian I hope you like the two 499's together now completed. Taking up on Jerry's point of all Ferrari winners together, I might just have to explore that possibility. Will be a very large frame though. Work in progress as they say....
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Post by oldirish33 on May 6, 2024 14:22:55 GMT -5
Fateful Monza - As I have mentioned on other pages in the Forum, my collecting focus has shifted to making small vignettes, or dioramas around some of the transporters and models I already have in my collection. One of those projects involves the famous Ferrari Fiat 642 Bartoletti transporter at 1961 Italian GP at Monza. I selected this race to feature for many reasons, the fact that I already had a couple of the cars from that race among them. However, as they often do, project plans get bigger, so I set out to find models of one of the other three Ferrari 156 F1 cars that ran in that race. I managed to find two (and now need the third.) One is the car of Ritchie Ginther who as a F1 driver, whose driving talent never quite got the full attention he deserved. The other is that of Giancarlo Baghetti. A driver of great talent, who like Ginther, because of uncompetitive machinery, never reached the acclaim he merited. At Monza, both drivers would exit a tragic race that saw the death of their teammate von Trips and another (Hill) crowned World Champion, with engine failure. Ferrari 156 F1 - Ritchie Ginther, 1961 Italian GP, Retired - Scale Racing Cars/SMTS
Paul Richard ‘Ritchie’ Ginther began helping his friend and future World F1 Champion Phil Hill repair and maintain his cars and when Hill’s racing career began to take off, Ginther started his own racing career in 1951. After serving a couple of years as an aircraft mechanic in the Korean War, Ginther returned to motorsports as Hill’s riding mechanic in the 1953 and 54 (2nd that year). His success racing Ferraris brought him to the attention of Luigi Chinetti and Ginther became one of his regular drivers in the late 50’s when he wasn’t racing his own cars on the West Coast USA. Ginther’s racing success and contacts with Ferrari through his job at John von Neumann’s Ferrari dealership. landed him a F1 drive with Ferrari in 1960 for three races. He finished second behind Hill at Monza, earning him a full-time drive in 1961 as the third team driver. He finished 2nd to Moss at Monaco and earned two other podium finishes before the ill-fated Italian GP at Monza. He qualified 3rd behind his Ferrari teammates and was mathematically in contention for the World Championship, but his engine would fail on Lap 23 of the race that would see the death of Von Trips and Hill take the Championship. Ritchie Ginther would finish 5th in the World Championship in 1961 and left Ferrari for BRM, where he was successful (9 podiums 1962-64) driving alongside Graham Hill until BRM was no longer competitive. He joined Honda in 1965 to help develop their new F1 car and won the first F1 race for the make in Mexico to close out a tough season. After, his F1 fortunes waned as he drove for Cooper and Honda without success in 1966 and after starting the season for Dan Gurney’s Eagle F1 team in 1967, a near tragic incident at Indy in an Eagle caused him to suddenly call it a career. Ferrari 156 F1 - Giancarlo Baghetti, 1961 Italian GP, Retired - Quartzo
Federazione Italiana Scuderie Automobilistiche (FISA), a coalition of independent Italian team owners, struck a deal with Ferrari in 1961 to run an older 156 F1 (65-degree V6), to showcase promising young Italian drivers. Giancarlo Baghetti was selected to drive this car at select Championship and non-Championship F1 events. Baghetti won the first event entered, the non-championship Syracuse GP. At the French GP following, he became the first driver to ever win a World Championship Grand Prix on their debut. Milan born Baghetti’s luck at the Italian GP in 1961 was not as good in the Milan based Scuderia St. Ambroeus 156. Down 15HP to the upgraded Ferrari team cars, Baghetti qualified a respectable 6th, but his engine gave up on the 13th lap. Not before setting the fastest race lap however. Enzo Ferrari praised his talent, calling Baghetti ‘a lesser Varzi’ and he would land a part-time factory drive in 1962. He turned down a full-time drive at Ferrari in 1963 to go to ATS, which unfortunately their struggles in turn also sunk his F1 career. Both are older models and I'm happy to have found them to give my Ferrari diorama some additional depth. Now to find the Bandini car!
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Post by Tom on May 6, 2024 14:35:43 GMT -5
Love your dioramas, they give the models lots of depth! Great to read the back stories of these two gents as well.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 6, 2024 20:03:31 GMT -5
Cool looking model, great photos!
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Post by Alfaholic on May 6, 2024 22:46:45 GMT -5
Wonderful work. A tragic story but it's nice to see the less well-known participants getting some attention.
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