Ferrari F-40 "Beurlys" spider, scale 1/8

Pascal D

10-09-2009, 07:59 PM

Pascal D

10-09-2009, 08:01 PM

gtziaf

10-10-2009, 02:16 AM

Great idea, passion and work for this awesome project.
Good luck until the end...

klutz_100

10-10-2009, 02:25 AM

Super project! :thumbsup:

I'll be waiting for the next instalment of this as eagerly as I wait for the next episode of House ;)

Pascal D

10-10-2009, 03:42 AM

Pascal D

10-10-2009, 03:43 AM

With both doors and the left sidewall widened, and the centerconsole altered, this is the result. Notice the difference between the Pocher and the new sidewall :

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/11024/IMAG0707.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/11024/IMAG0708.jpg

http://albums.modelbrouwers.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/11024/IMAG0709.jpg

Pascal D

10-10-2009, 03:46 AM

Pascal D

10-10-2009, 03:48 AM

Pascal D

10-10-2009, 03:50 AM

Pascal D

10-10-2009, 03:52 AM

Well, I've been looking at the pictures of the 1/1 Beurlys for days, and still I'm not shure if the shape of the big hole in the hood is correct. So I did some filing and bending to make the area in front of the windscreen a little flatter :

http://www.modelbouw1.be/photoplog/images/168/large/1_06fb.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=20923)

And I started making the lip/edge around the big hole. Glued a plastic strip with "2 component glue", the strip needs to be sanded in shape :

http://www.modelbouw1.be/photoplog/images/168/large/1_06fb__1_.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=20924)

Greetings

Pascal

And that's all for now, till next time.

Greetings

Pascal

stump

10-10-2009, 06:56 AM

Pascal,
What a totally insane build...:1:
My hats off to you my friend. This is going to look wicked when completed..
I'm not a real Ferrari guy, but I DO love seeing people attempt something out of the ordinary...;)

I can only imagine the fun (?) working with diecast.....
Knowing how difficult it can be at times, just to get mods looking right in plastic...what you have achieved so far is STUNNING !

Modelstate

10-10-2009, 07:48 AM

Fabulous work Pascal.
Seeming that I have allready seen most of the work it still is impressive to see this.

Keep it up.

Arno.

godfather23

10-10-2009, 08:43 AM

This surely takes some guts to cut one of the most expensive and hard to find kits apart to make this race version which parts you mostly have to make for yourself. I take my hat off, Sir.

Robert

klutz_100

10-10-2009, 09:08 AM

So, I guess I didn;t have to wait too long for the next instalment.... ;) LOL

Super work again :thumbsup:

Pascal D

10-10-2009, 07:56 PM

Thanks guys :smile:

godfather23 wrote :

This surely takes some guts to cut one of the most expensive and hard to find kits apart to make this race version which parts you mostly have to make for yourself. I take my hat off, Sir.

Robert

I've got 4 Pocher F-40's , three of them were bought on "Evilbay" and they were not so expensive. I've you look for a finished and damaged Pocher F-40, you will probably find one for about € 150-200. Of course that's a lot more expensive then a plastic 1/24 scale kit, but I think it's well worth it since it will take me about 1 tot 2,5 years to finish one conversion.
I'm planning to build 1 of the F-40's as a street version with almost all the parts from the Autograph transkit made from scratch (and adding a lot of extra details), 1 will be built as an LM version, 1 as an LM GTE, and this one will - hopefully - become the F-40 Beurlys.
And yes, apart from some switches and little parts for the interior, all the parts will be made from scratch :tongue:

Greetings

Pascal

Pascal D

10-11-2009, 10:44 AM

After four "sessions" of filler, sanding and primer, it starts to look smooth :

http://www.modelbouw1.be/forum/photoplog/images/168/large/1_1110b.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=21294) http://www.modelbouw1.be/photoplog/images/168/large/1_1110b.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=21294)

http://www.modelbouw1.be/photoplog/images/168/large/1_1110b__1_.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=21295)

There are still a couple of holes and bumps left, I hope that I will finally get rid off the last ones with more filling and sanding.

Greetings

Pascal

da_ashman

10-11-2009, 06:30 PM

Stunning work so far, looks awesome!! Great scratchbuilding

Pascal D

10-17-2009, 04:53 PM

star21

10-17-2009, 07:05 PM

interesting car and likewise interesting project. it takes a lot of guts (and money :lol2:) to chop up an F40LM. good job so far.

512BB

10-24-2009, 08:37 AM

Wow! Wow! Wow! This is one of the projects I have in mind in 1/24 scale and I also planned to use that lousy 1/43 from PM as a reference base. But thank you for your topic which will serve as an important reference for my future project (hopefully). Keep up your good work and I can't wait to see your completed model!

AustinMartin

10-24-2009, 12:03 PM

Looks amazing! Cannot wait to see more of this!

Pascal D

10-24-2009, 08:03 PM

Pascal D

11-01-2009, 05:27 PM

360spider

11-01-2009, 07:16 PM

Wow, that's pretty insane! Awesome workmanship!

tuned.by.twenty

11-01-2009, 07:30 PM

This is such a big project, in more ways than one! I like the fact that you're taking the time to make everything perfect-not everyone could keep with this like you have. I want to see more!

Pascal D

11-08-2009, 07:02 PM

Midnight Racer

11-08-2009, 10:48 PM

incredible progress, can't wait to see how this turns out

Pascal D

11-17-2009, 05:50 PM

ScratchBuilt

11-18-2009, 02:34 PM

Yay! I'm not the only one around here who uses knitting needles on my projects then! I agree with you Pascal - they're very useful to have around (I acquired my gran's stock several years ago - if she knew what I was using them for...) I found them particularly useful on the 908's roll-hoop - I threaded one inside a length of 4.8mm styrene tube so that it kept shape whilst I heated and bent it. Biggest problem seems to be cutting and drilling them - very tough (or my drills are blunt, I suppose).

Enjoying the spider project - I'm particularly looking forward to seeing the suspension come together on that gearbox. Keep going!

Cheers,

ScratchBuilt

Pascal D

12-12-2009, 04:53 AM

stainlesssteel

12-12-2009, 03:40 PM

It looks...
Sorry I'm speechless...
Amazing attention to details and execution! Keep us posted on this one!

Pascal D

02-03-2010, 06:00 AM

da_ashman

02-03-2010, 05:24 PM

Very Nice, I like the dirty Kevlar look. Are those Self adhesive Kevlar stickers part of the kit?

Pascal D

02-04-2010, 07:42 AM

Very Nice, I like the dirty Kevlar look. Are those Self adhesive Kevlar stickers part of the kit?

I found the self adhesive kevlar and carbon stickers on the internet a couple of years ago (I think they came from scaledetails, but I'm not sure).

The Pocher kit has a lot of parts, but it lacks the "nicer stuff" such as kevlar and carbon decals / stickers, heat-shield foil, mesh, brass bolts and nuts, etc.

Greetings

Pascal

Pascal D

04-20-2010, 05:08 PM

Pascal D

04-20-2010, 05:18 PM

da_ashman

04-20-2010, 07:35 PM

Oh itll be one Hell of a model when finished!!!! Looks amazing!!! Lego comes in handy so often!!

f40

04-22-2010, 10:53 AM

This will be One Hell of a beautiful replica. Your building skills are unbelievable. This project may be alot of work, but Im shure the end results will be worth all your efforts.

rx7king

04-26-2010, 01:57 PM

unfortunatly almost all of the pics in the beggining dont work, cool build tho

Pascal D

05-05-2010, 04:17 AM

unfortunatly almost all of the pics in the beggining dont work, cool build tho

Yes, something went wrong with the forum that hosts the pics. As soon as I get a chance, I'll put them back in this thread.

I finally found a way to keep the sides of the body together in the correct position. And I did some work on the insides of the interior :

http://www.modelbouw1.be/gallery/data/504/040510_2_.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=738&title=040510-2-&cat=504)

http://www.modelbouw1.be/gallery/data/504/040510_1_.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=737&title=040510-1-&cat=504)

http://www.modelbouw1.be/gallery/data/504/040510.jpg (http://www.modelbouw1.be/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=736&title=040510&cat=504)

It looks a bit strange, but when the interior is finished, the steel rod will be hidden from view.

Greetings

Pascal

da_ashman

05-05-2010, 07:24 PM

Nice work, how many sheets of styrene have you been through?

Pascal D

05-29-2010, 02:23 AM

Pascal D

10-15-2010, 06:04 PM

Pascal D

01-15-2011, 03:56 PM

cinqster

01-15-2011, 07:42 PM

Woooooooo..nice to see you back on it Pascal...looking good mate! :o)

f40

01-16-2011, 08:58 PM

Welcome back. As always awesome work mate.

Pascal D

02-23-2011, 06:22 PM

Pascal D

02-23-2011, 06:26 PM

Continued with the "boxes" :

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_220111b.jpg

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_220111b__1_.jpg

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_220111b__2_.jpg

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_220111b__3_.jpg

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_220111b__4_.jpg

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_220111b__5_.jpg

Yours sincerely

Pascal

gtziaf

02-24-2011, 06:22 AM

Great job...
Your effort to this work are inspiration for us...
I 'm sure, you doing a masterpiece here...

f40

02-24-2011, 09:30 AM

Great work . Hard to ever believe you started this project from a Pocher kit.True Craftsmanship.

rx7king

02-24-2011, 09:41 AM

wow that was quite the update! thanks for showing the refereance pics so we know what your replicating, helped a lot!

Pascal D

02-24-2011, 03:42 PM

Pascal D

02-24-2011, 03:48 PM

http://www.modelbouw1.be/photoplog/images/168/1_260211c__3_.jpg The new radiator will be made from plexiglass. The cooling pipes are attached to the triangles on both sides of the radiator. First I made these from plexiglas and covered them with aluminium sheet :

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_210111__5_.jpg

http://www.modelbouwen.be/PP/images/168/1_210111__4_.jpg

Yours sincerely

Pascal

Pascal D

04-10-2011, 08:37 AM

Scalemodelfanatic

04-10-2011, 01:24 PM

WOW...magnificent build and detailing!!! The amount of rework and scrachtbuilding to replicate this special F-40 is truly spectacular.

f40

04-11-2011, 09:25 AM

Just awesome work. Brilliant!!!!:)

Pascal D

04-16-2011, 05:48 PM

ridefast

04-17-2011, 02:35 AM

It's really hard to express how much we can learn from builds like this one. Thank you for showing us your great work Pascal. Keep it up.

CifeNet

04-18-2011, 01:01 PM

Very intense and entertaining!

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