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Post by 105epaul on May 24, 2022 13:35:24 GMT -5
Here's a link to the Association brmassociation.org/ it's not bad value for me, think the subscription is 12 pounds pa. I guess that overseas residents can join should they so wish. A friend's uncle was an F1 mechanic with BRM in the 70's and I have met some of the mechanics from the 50's, they gave a talk at the Bourne Motor Racing Club a few years ago.
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Post by jager on May 25, 2022 8:17:22 GMT -5
R.A.R.E. models was new to me, but there is no denying the quality.
The short tail vs long tail question will be interesting. I know Brumm aren't always the most accurate model maker, but it seem they produces the same car in short tail configuration.
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Post by Alfaholic on May 26, 2022 3:15:24 GMT -5
R.A.R.E. is a new name on me as well. As you say, it seems to be a good effort and up to handbuilt standards. Asd a comparison here is the Look Smart version of the car from a different event.
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Post by MG Rocks On on May 27, 2022 8:40:23 GMT -5
Looks Good.
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Post by oldirish33 on May 27, 2022 10:42:05 GMT -5
Great story, your models make it come alive! Thanks Tom! Like many Italian cars, it has an interesting history and played the important roie of cornerstone in the foundation of what we now enjoy as Ferrari. Here's a link to the Association brmassociation.org/ it's not bad value for me, think the subscription is 12 pounds pa. I guess that overseas residents can join should they so wish. A friend's uncle was an F1 mechanic with BRM in the 70's and I have met some of the mechanics from the 50's, they gave a talk at the Bourne Motor Racing Club a few years ago. Thanks for the link Paul. I didn't see much benefit in joining, but will refre back to the site from time to time. R.A.R.E. models was new to me, but there is no denying the quality. The short tail vs long tail question will be interesting. I know Brumm aren't always the most accurate model maker, but it seem they produces the same car in short tail configuration. R.A.R.E. is a new name on me as well. As you say, it seems to be a good effort and up to handbuilt standards. Asd a comparison here is the Look Smart version of the car from a different event. The car that gets modeled most often is the 1940 Mille Miglia car (#66) of Ascari, even though like with Brumm the color might be wrong (the one I had was black) It is the one Martin posted pictures of the fine Looksmart model (I think the numbers style may be wrong for 1940 and are how it is today - one more thing to research). Of the two cars entered for that event, it was the short-tailed version, the other the long-tail like the model I posted. However, the car I posted is the same car that Ascari drove in 1940 in short-tail configuration. What happened to the car in the seven years after that and over WWII there is little information so far. We do know the long-tail car was wrecked and eventually scrapped. It may be possible the tail found its way onto this car. More research is in order as I get time. Correct or not, in either case, I like having both the short and long-tail versions of this car. As an aside, Spark has just announced the two versions of the ASA RB13000 GT which ran at Le Mans in 1966, It may just be coincidence, but R.A.R.E Models did the N.A.R.T. version of this car previously. It made me wonder if perhaps Spark ended up with the moulds if RARE went under? Perhaps just coincidence. Thanks David! I'm envious of the two Ferrari's you have recently posted!
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 28, 2022 0:50:11 GMT -5
Very nice looking model of a Ferrari that I’ve never liked that much!
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Post by oldirish33 on May 28, 2022 10:01:11 GMT -5
Very nice looking model of a Ferrari that I’ve never liked that much! It may not have been one of Touring's best efforts styling wise Julio, especially compared to what would come a decade later after WWII. However, given the very brief time in which they had to design and build this car (four months) I think they did a very creditable job. To me, it still looks like a post WWII design rather than 1939/40.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 28, 2022 16:35:15 GMT -5
Very nice looking model of a Ferrari that I’ve never liked that much! It may not have been one of Touring's best efforts styling wise Julio, especially compared to what would come a decade later after WWII. However, given the very brief time in which they had to design and build this car (four months) I think they did a very creditable job. To me, it still looks like a post WWII design rather than 1939/40. I feel that it has an odd mix between pre and post WWII design ideas. A bit like Aston Martin’s strange looking Type C, although definitely not as weird!
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Post by oldirish33 on May 28, 2022 18:35:08 GMT -5
Back to Back - I have chronicled my interest in the handbuilt models of John Haynes of Historic Replicars in both 1/43 and 1/24 scales in this forum before. While I have focused on the larger scale cars in the past, I have been quite taken with the 1/43 cars since I bought a Ferrari 500/625 F1 car earlier this year. So, when this pair of British Grand Prix winners were offered up for sale on eBay recently, I seized the opportunity. Even though I already have other examples of these cars in my collection already, I told myself there was more room in the collection for a pair of 1950's Ferrari F1 cars. Ferrari 500 F2 - 1953 British GP Winner, Alberto Ascari - Historic ReplicarsWith the FIA changing the F1 regulations for 1952 and 1953 with cars running to F2 specifications, Ferrari just a season away from its first F1 win had the car that proved dominant over those two seasons. Powered by a four-cylinder 2.0L engine producing 170 bhp, the light 500 F2 carried Alberto Ascari and Ferrari to World Championships. This car (Ch. #005) was the fifth of six factory team cars constructed for the 1952 season. This car is arguably the most successful chassis in F1 history, Carrying Ascari to eleven F1 victories over the 1952-53 seasons. Ascari drove to nine consecutive F1 wins, a record that still stands today. For the 1953 British GP, Ascari led Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati from pole and won the 90-lap race, with teammate Mike Hawthorn behind Fangio in third. The car resides today in its British GP livery seen here, in the Donnington Museum in the UK. Ferrari 625 F1 - 1954 British GP Winner, Jose Froilan Gonzalez
When F1 regulations changed in 1954, Ferrari modified the 500 F2 chassis and increased the size of the four-cylinder engine to 2.5L, which increased the power output from 170 to 250 bhp, while only increasing the cars weight only 100 lbs. However, even with the increased power, it was still not as fast as its major competition the Mercedes W196 and the Maserati 250F. 1954 would be a season of two Championship wins between its two principal drivers, Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Mike Hawthorn. At the 1954 British GP, Gonzalez made it an Argentinian front row, starting 2nd besides Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes); with teammate Hawthorn qualifying 3rd and next to Stirling Moss (Maserarti) in the second row. Gonzalez accelerated into the lead, as Fangio had handling problems with his streamlined W196, dropping back to 4th. Moss and Hawthorn diced for 2nd until Moss retired, which allowed Marimon in another Maserati to take 3rd after passing Fangio. It was a great 1-2 finish for Ferrari in a year where Gonzalez and Hawthorn would finish a distant 2nd & 3rd to Fangio in the F1 Drivers Championship.
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Post by Tom on May 29, 2022 0:06:21 GMT -5
Right up my alley F1-wise as you know. Love these and the wonderful shots you've put together.
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Post by LM24HRS on May 29, 2022 1:25:35 GMT -5
Very enjoyable viewing Jerry. Love the Ferrari dioramas. 50's F1 is a period I will admit not knowing well so reading your back stories is an education. I get so much encouragement especially to see your completed and well painted figures too.
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Post by Alfaholic on May 29, 2022 3:38:43 GMT -5
I love these models Jerry - the hand-built nature makes them look much more lived-in than a PW or Tecnomodel! I would suggest this is much more how they looked in period, when sponsors and TV didn't have to be considered.
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Post by MG Rocks On on May 29, 2022 4:51:41 GMT -5
When F1 was for men who risked their lives and not jewellery wearing prima donnas in safety cocoons! Great models and dios, Jerry.
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Post by jager on May 29, 2022 5:07:58 GMT -5
Your two latest acquisitions have a lovely patina Jerry. I can see why you wanted them.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 29, 2022 8:47:47 GMT -5
Great photos of your new models!
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