Finished - Ferrari 643

[AndyM]

A little something that I spent ten months building.

Additional pictures may be viewed at http://www.collectionatcarriagehouse.../Header643.htm

[got hemi?]

please dont tell me your named ofter andy milionokis [sp]

[your screen name]

[AndyM]

Heavens no! I'm named after my Great Grandfather.

[<AAA-MOD>]

A little something that I spent ten months building.

spectacular work!


and welcome to the UCP Forums.

[AndyM]

Thanks Rob. Have you recovered from Monterey?

[<AAA-MOD>]

Thanks Rob. Have you recovered from Monterey?

yeah, i've recovered pretty quick, but that's because Wouter's been doing most of the work since we've returned. sorting, renaming, and writing articles, etc. He deserves a lot of credit for his prompt updates during and after the Monterey frenzy.

He'll be preparing for Frankfurt next, and I think I'll be heading stateside for NY at the end of Sept. see you there?

[AndyM]

Yea. I'm the "official" photographer for NYC. Should be a very nice event. (two events actually).

[Esperante]

Fantastic!

[Sauc3]

That's amazing! How much time over the ten months did you spend on it? That's just absolutely stunning...

[AndyM]

Probably about 750 - 800 hours Sauc3.

[henk4]

Probably about 750 - 800 hours Sauc3.

where did you find them in 10 months

[henk4]

Having never seen the contents of the Rosso kit (when that was issued my budget would not allow me to get one, and now that it is only on Ebay prices are still scaring me off ), but what is the level of detail in the kit and what scratchbuilding and wiring was necessary. Was all the foil included? Carbon decals?

It really is a piece of art (and I won't make a joke about the bare metal suspension )

[AndyM]

Henk4 - The radio control and telemetry systems are 100% scratch built. All of the engine and cockpit wiring and detailing is from scratch. The carbon fiber is from both Studio7 and SMS. The level of detail in the kit is fair. All of the compression fittings, wires, seat upholstery and control lines were added by me during construction. Don't get me wrong - the kit itself is very good in terms of quality. I just didn't think it had enough "stuff".

And thanks for not mentioning the bare metal arms. Jeesh! I'm going to be hearing about those for the rest of my life!

In terms of the time, I'd get in about 3-4 hours per day (in the evening) and another dozen or so hours on the weekend. It wasn't too difficult to find 20 hours per week in a good week and 5-10 during a busy one. It helps that I only sleep 4-5 hours per night.

[Wouter Melissen]

Andy, good to see your work on here. My patience is way too limited to get on with something like this.

You already popped up in some of the shots I went through. You and rob should sync positions in NY !

[<AAA-MOD>]

Andy, don't listen to him. you and i already seem to know where each other is in a shoot, and patiently work together. he's just buggin cuz we were on opposite locations during the awards presentation at PB.