Targa Florio 1972 Diorama
Spectators’ hay bale back side view
Close-up
Merzario on Ferrari 312 P faces Collesano’s bend
Grocer (details)
Landowner and noble girl running
Andrea De Adamich on board the Alfa Romeo 33 TT3
Road signs view
Cross-roads and young man smoking
Wide view
Cross-roads
Hairpin bend view
Hairpin bend high view
Ferrari 312 P and pavements details
Balcony(details)
Cat on the roof
Alley detail
Sicilian woman at the window
Husband and wife with son on a balcony
Spectators
Wide view
Fish eye similar view
Bivio Polizzi(details)
View from the top(roofs, lane and road)
Full view with show-case
It was a spectacular and exciting edition with many surprising events following each other till the end
of the race. Many overtakings took place: in this historical reconstruction De Adamich is being overtaken by Merzario. Year 1972
sees for the Maranello’s Rossa the return to victory in the Sicilian classic race, also remembered for being the fastest edition.
Local favourite, Nino Vaccarella, the “flying principal”, despite the warm support of spectators along the circuit, could not
end the race because of an engine breakdown. The Munari-Merzario team on a Ferrari 312 P was triumphant in Palermo over Marko-Galli
team (driving the very competitive Alfa Romeo 33TT) who arrived few seconds later.
This panoramic view is a new 3-dimensional image of the famous cross-roads near Collesano. The building of this diorama took about two years. After collecting the necessary documentation (Google Earth pictures, Internet and books on Targa Florio), road and blocks footprints were firstly traced in order to delimit the preliminary spaces. Final dimensions, including external frame and external dome, are 80 x 80 x 50 cm. Hairpin bend was designed with the appropriate gradient. Habitations were completely self-built starting from high density polystyrene which was cut and assembled as shown in “my work bench” section. In order to obtain the rock surfaces near the bend with spectators figures, painted cork-tree cortex was employed. Metal figures are all handpainted (about 80), race cars are 1/43 handbuilt models respectively in white metal (Ferrari 312 P) and resin (Alfa Romeo 33TT). The “Cinquecento” is a Brumm diecast.
Background is a “trompe d’oeil” oil-painted on boards fixed to the base of the diorama
This panoramic view is a new 3-dimensional image of the famous cross-roads near Collesano. The building of this diorama took about two years. After collecting the necessary documentation (Google Earth pictures, Internet and books on Targa Florio), road and blocks footprints were firstly traced in order to delimit the preliminary spaces. Final dimensions, including external frame and external dome, are 80 x 80 x 50 cm. Hairpin bend was designed with the appropriate gradient. Habitations were completely self-built starting from high density polystyrene which was cut and assembled as shown in “my work bench” section. In order to obtain the rock surfaces near the bend with spectators figures, painted cork-tree cortex was employed. Metal figures are all handpainted (about 80), race cars are 1/43 handbuilt models respectively in white metal (Ferrari 312 P) and resin (Alfa Romeo 33TT). The “Cinquecento” is a Brumm diecast.
Background is a “trompe d’oeil” oil-painted on boards fixed to the base of the diorama