Rich Chernosky Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Been in a get something done mode lately and this one hit the spot. This is a fairly rare 1/20 scale kit by Aoshima of a Dino 246 GT. This car was made by Ferrari as most know but it is considered a Dino as there are no Ferrari badging to be found on the car. This was supposed to be a motorized and lighted model so there is no engine to speak of although the engine cover opens and there is a cast piece that sorta resembles an engine. Doors also open to reveal a rather sparse interior but I was surprised to see how well they fit for this older kit. Color is Tamiya TS-8 Italian red. More details in the captions. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Finished model. Door actually closes better than that. Just got in a hurry when I took all the pictures. There was lots of detail at the back of this kit..all of it included in the kit. I modified the steering a little so it sit better and I could pose the wheels at not too sharp a turn. Dash and steering wheel were well detailed. I had to replace the glass in the doors as they were way too thick. An interesting comparison between my Fujimi 1/24 Dino and the 1/20 Aoshima. Both were painted Tamiya TS-8 although over different bases. The Fujimi was definetly a nicer kit and its from their Enthusiast series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I like these kits. It's an underappreciated car that looks great. I got one for the collection a few years ago. You did great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Well done Rich and thanks for the comparison. First time I have seen the Aoshima built up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 17 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: I like these kits. It's an underappreciated car that looks great. I got one for the collection a few years ago. You did great. Thank you....if its a Ferrari or even related to one...I like it. 31 minutes ago, Gramps46 said: Well done Rich and thanks for the comparison. First time I have seen the Aoshima built up. Thanks Gary...I have gone way out of my way to find some of these rare an odd size kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Thanks for sharing. That poor kit, you did well considering. I've amazed myself about what a difference the primer color makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 4 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Thanks for sharing. That poor kit, you did well considering. I've amazed myself about what a difference the primer color makes. Thanks Kurt...the Aoshima came molded in blue so I had to use primer under the red. The Fujimi was molded in red and TS-8 comes out much brighter over red than white. I always avoid using primer whenever I can. Saves time and I get better results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Well done, Rich - I never knew about this Aoshima kit which is way off in proportions compared with the Fujimi EM 246 GTS - what were your base colors for these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Just now, 1959scudetto said: Well done, Rich - I never knew about this Aoshima kit which is way off in proportions compared with the Fujimi EM 246 GTS - what were your base colors for these? Sorry, I just read your answer to Kurt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Nice Ferraris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Very nice build !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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