Plastheniker Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hi, After little interest in my two conversions of the 1907 Fiat F-2 GP racer this is a second attempt with a younger GP vehicle., Very roughly spoken the Maserati 250F was a modernized 1953 A6 SSG for the 1954 GP season. Compared f. e. with the technically sophisticated 1954 Mercedes W 196 it was technically very simple. Despite its simplicity it suffered from a lot of teething problems initially, and with only mediocre drivers it was not very successful. From the beginning, however, it was a well-balanced car. In 1955 and 1956 Maserati improved the 250 F continuously, resulting f. e. in a significantly different appearance. In 1957 the 250F was reliable and competitive. Fangio, the best driver of the era (possibly ever), joined Maserati and won his fifth GP world championship. As usual I converted two of the crude Casadio/Revival kits. The 250F kit was not as disastrous as the Mercedes W154 or the Ferrari Sharknose, but crude enough to require significantly more than 1000 hours for both models. Particularly the chassis was so extremely simplified that it became rather a scratch build than a conversion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darson Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 That is simply stunning Jurgen, congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thats a cracker. Although I am a bit long in the tooth I was never able to see one in its heyday, but have fond memories of seeing Neil Corner lapping Silverstone in the ex-Fangio car a bit quicker than the Maestro had managed! Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Great build of an iconic F1car, the detail is exquisite. Wonder how the modern crop of F1 drivers would have gone on in one of these in the 50s! Cheers, Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetfighterjeff Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 that is stunning, love the detail. a credit to you bud. jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromance Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Wow, that's is a work of art. *throws own models away* Any work in progress shots? Could you expand a bit on what you did to get such stunning results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Absolutely stunning, as said a work of art. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Correct me if I am wrong (which I may be due to my age) but didnt this car have an engine that was mounted diagonally also very nice cars, If I ever suggested to the other half that I wanted to do to cars but one was with all the inner workings she would probably boot me out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I think there is a in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Great work on a kit I have never heard of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffsrw Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 wow, this is stunning in every respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vally G Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Very impressive, Juergen! Kind regards, Adm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 Thanks for your comments! Wow, that's is a work of art. *throws own models away* Any work in progress shots? Could you expand a bit on what you did to get such stunning results? No, I am sorry, I have no WIP pictures. I built these two models before (my personal) www-era, i. e. 2002 or earlier. I still had to spend a lot of money for books, all information for the following Ferrari Sharknose came free from the web. I summed up some general information about the Casadio/Revival kits in this topic: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234952273-120-casadio-revival-classic-grand-prix-kits-pros-cons/ I cannot remember all details of the build after these years, but very roughly spoken almost every part of the chassis model except rims and tyres had to be reworked, replaced or built from scratch. The vehicle with body was less time-consuming because the body was quite good. As usual, however, there would have been unrealistic body gaps because of the unflexible metal body parts (as described in the a. m. link). A particular problem of this kit were the numerous body vents. Since the metal used for the body was extremely hard it was painstaking to open them neatly. In case that anyone should consider this kit I could scan and post the instruction sheet. This would at least give a rough impression of what has to be done. Correct me if I am wrong (which I may be due to my age) but didnt this car have an engine that was mounted diagonally also very nice cars, If I ever suggested to the other half that I wanted to do to cars but one was with all the inner workings she would probably boot me out Your memory is excellent. These two additional pictures make the diagonal drivetrain of the model more obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cameraman Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hi Jurgen, hell fire , that's a thing of beauty! Reagrds Reggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 That's beautiful - really beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Exquisite simply exquisite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Simply fantastic! Work of art in its true form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Simply stunning. Beautiful, beautiful model making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 That is incredible. Absolutely incredible. The detail is so intricate. Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Work of art - absolutely gorgeous... And from a period when racing cars were real racing cars and just looked, well, sooo good! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thanks for the further feedback! I hope you will be also interested in my other Casadio/Revival pairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobell Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Good grief, that is an amazing piece of work Beautiful, simply beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanW Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 That is simply awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks for your interest! The next pair will follow in a few weeks, namely the 1937 Auto Union Typ C, plus a third model with the streamline Avus body. Since the Typ C was the first successful mid-engine racing car, its chassis is technically very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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