Filling The P4 Gap.... [PIC]

Thirty years ago, if you were looking for Ferrari models. the French company, Jouef offered a line up of '60s era race cars. To me, Jouef worked a$$ backward. Their 1/43s and 1/24s had a much higher parts count than their 1/18 scaled models. But if you were looking for a 412 P4 model, you had only their 1/18 models available. The 412 P4 had different body modifications for a visual difference. They were built for privateers like NART, and the Swiss Scuderis Filipinetti. Ferrari built just a handful and keeping the clear Plexiglas engine cover, there was an opaque shroud that hid the engine from prying eyes. The main reason was that the cars had the same 4 liter V12 as the 330 P4 but the fuel injection system was removed and replaced with Weber carburetors with Ferrari's intention of having the 412 P4s competitive but incapable beating the factory 330s but still capable of garnering points for the Manufacturer's Cup. The red Scuderia Filipinetti model was in the best shape so beyond adding mirrors to the cowled fender units, I added mesh to the nose opening and in the engine compartment I built 4 coils, 2 distributors and 24 plug wires along with metal heat shrouds over the exhaust headers. The white NART model suffered from extensive yellowing of all the decals which were also peeling a bit, I removed as much of the carrier film as I could and painted the missing parts. The "North American Racing Team" script decal was poorly adapted to the screening below the spoiler so it was impossible to remove the yellow carrier film without destroying everything so I softened the transfer to adapt it better and quit and left the engine bay as is.