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Wow. That is a beautiful job you’ve done. I could look at these pictures all day long. Looks fantastic posed with the Spyder too. This is what you call a ‘winding down’ project! I’d have to wind up to hit this standard of build. I have a couple of questions. Are those headlamp covers the kit parts? If so did you do something to make the glass look thinner. I always thought the blobby moulding of the covers let the kit down. Maybe it’s just the particular kit I have, or you have a special trick up your sleeve to make them look so good? Also, is that a chrome self-adhesive Ferrari script and logo on the boot lid?

Wow. I love the 70s wedge styling. I don’t think I’ve seen one of these built up. It looks great and so does the Bora.

Very nice indeed ??. I like the red colour. The foil work on the side trim looks good. I agree with what you say about fiddly pieces falling off. Mine’s been on the shelf for nearly 30 years, and bit by bit I’ve lost all the bullet tail lamps.

Excellent work in this. I love the Grabber Lime. I think this is the first one of these new Revell kits I’ve seen built up. I’m still awaiting stock to arrive in the UK. Thanks for the tips about the decal and the rear view mirror. iI hope Revell do some other versions of this kit too.

Picture the scene. It's the mid-1970s. I'm about 3 or 4 years old and I'm playing with toy cars with my older brother. "What car is that?" I ask pointing at a red bullet shaped toy. My Brother goes on to explain its a Ferrari, and from that moment on the Boxer shape was embedded in my mind as what a Ferrari looks like. I absolutely loved that shape when I was a kid and grew up learning all about the car. I also learned that the initials 'BB' stood for Berlinetta Boxer, so imagine my surprise when I learnt that wasn't quite right! There are numerous articles online, including one from the official Ferrari magazine stating otherwise. This quote comes from Road & Track; But there's always been something puzzling about that name. In Ferrari parlance, "Berlinetta" usually means a front-engine car, which this is not. And a "boxer" engine, while still horizontally opposed, uses an individual crank journal for each piston; the 365 GT4 BB's motor has pairs of pistons sharing a common crank journal, making it, technically, a "flat 12" rather than a "boxer 12." As it turns out, the Berlinetta Boxer—"BB" for short—isn't a berlinetta or a boxer at all. The name was a clandestine reference to French model, actress, singer, dancer, animal-rights activist, and all around pop culture icon Brigitte Bardot. When Fujimi released the 512BB I was excited. When they also released the 512BBi and the 365GT4BB, my mind was blown. Of course, I bought all three. A quick guide for those not familiar with the Boxer trilogy... First generation. Ferrari 365 GT4BB (manufactured 1973 - 1976) Second generation. Ferrari 512BB (manufactured 1976 - 1981) Third generation. Ferrari 512BBi (manufactured 1981 - 1984) But which one to build first? First impressions of the kits were very positive, but the wheels looked wrong - very wrong! I purchased a PE set for the 512BBi version and hoped PE sets would be released for the other two. I wished some better wheels would become available, and I waited. These three kits must have been in my stash for over 10 years now, and I'm not waiting any longer. Because I can't decide which one to build, I'm going to build all three simultaneously! My first ever triple build. The first hurdle to cross is the wheels. The wheel and tyre package included in all three kits is the same. Fujimi have included the correct size 15" tyres, but wheels that would look more at home on a 360 Modena. They seem to be 19" and look wrong to my eyes. First I found what I needed on Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/product/6VWN4AT66/1-24-ferrari-512bb-wheels But then I found a 3D .stl file available online for free download here; https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/architecture/ferrari-512-bb-rim-x-fujimi-1-24th-model I sent the .stl files to a printer and here is his first attempt of printing. The layer thickness was too big. Finally we settled on 0.05mm and here's the results. At the top we have the kit supplied wheels. They're massive! Under that are a set of 5 spokes form Fujimi's Ferrari Daytona Enthusiast kit. They aren't bad, and I did strongly consider using them at one point. Below that are the three sets of printed wheels, which I'm super happy with. At the bottom is a set of tyres from the Fujimi Boxer kit. All three kits use the same tyres. Note that the resin printed wheels have a deeper dish for the rear. The Daytona wheels at the top are the same for the front and the rear. Here they are pressed into the tyres. I'm happy with this. More than happy! Now there's nothing stopping me from cracking on. Building three at once should be like a production line for the chassis and suspension. all the colours for these parts will be the same (well, mostly). Much of the interior is the same on all three. Of course the bodies have their subtle differences and they will all be a different colour. Thanks for watching.

Thanks to all for your encouragement. Just a small update on this one today I found the chrome on the wheels to be too shiny so I tried this little cheat with a sanding sponge 1500 grade. I thought I'd give it a try before stripping off the chrome. If it didn't work out I would be stripping it anyway. As it turned out, I quite like it and it was super easy The tyres were sprayed with Tamiya Rubber black. Flocked the carpet and Molotow pen for the window winders. A few more parts hit by the air brush. This is the look I'm going for. Mountain Green ? Thanks for watching my progress. Spraying the body is always a bit of 'nail biting' fun. Here I go...

Thers nothing much to show in the final few stages of this build, so I cracked on and it's finally done. I’ve put it under glass Here Overall a great kit, but I did have my challenges. The final trim fit up was not much fun, but not so bad that it put me off buying the Turbo version for a future build...

Wow - looking forward to watching this one Ben. I just received my kit a couple of days ago and my first impressions are very good! Tamiya just keep getting better. I think this is the first time I've seen injection moulded suspension springs. This will look amazing in silver or orange. If you do go silver, the Tamiya Mica silver has a great finish. I bet a PE detail kit will be out soon, but I can't see where you could improve upon the kit.

Thank you Thanks Emre. Thanks David. Thanks. Those are the kit supplied wheels. I did toy with the idea of Minilites, but I'm glad I stuck with these. Thanks Martin. Thanks for the tips on the embossing powder. I think it may be worth another try - it's so cheap compared to the flocking powders. I checked out that video. WOW! That looks like just the ticket. I looked on ebay - gosh that's expensive stuff! I will probably order some from Plaza Japan on my next order with them as its much cheaper from there. Great tip - thanks for that. Thanks David. Thanks Pete. The chrome on the side windows was a challenge as I got some of BMF's infamous non-stick stuff. Thanks. Thanks Thanks. You have your workk cut out there Peter. This kit can really benefit from super detailing. Light metalic blue sounds good! I think I'll go the whole hog when I do the Turbo version. Thanks Hanjo.

Thanks for the great tip Les. I have purchased some thin permanent marker type with 0.2mm tips to try out next time. You need a steady hand I guess. Good luck with your Golf project. Thanks. Thanks. It's Tamiya TS-9. Thanks. Yes - sanding those bits of trim was tricky. Thanks. Thanks. The wheels are the standard kit parts. I did the windows down so that you could see a b=the interior a bit better, however black is not the best for that! Thanks. Thanks Thanks. Thanks Helmut. It's not too bad. I was fitting one piece of trim per evening and it took more than a week.

That looks great. The photography and lighting is great too. The last picture looks like a 1:1

I started this one near the beginning of Covid19 lockdowns as a quicky (laugh). This was finished recently, and I've been waiting for perfect dry overcast day to photograph it. You can see the build thread Here Here are some of the things I learned along the way... 1. This was my first time using a Tamiya TS aerosol. The paint is lovely, but I did not find it as tough as others. I did not clear coat over the top, but if I had it would not have been an issue. The paint finished seemed to pick up micro scratches very easily during the final stages of the build. 2. All the extra work put into modifying the interior door trim was mostly wasted. You can barely see it and it held up progress a lot. 3. This kit has a lot of trim to add to the body. It’s extremely fiddly and drained the fun out of the build towards the end. If I were building it again, I may be tempted to build as a modded car without the trim, or actually fit the trim before paint and then apply foil afterwards. 4. Although many have had good results with embossing powder for carpet, it did not agree with me. I will be using flocking from now on. 5. The biggest hold-up with this project was figuring out how to do the front and rear window trim. They should be chrome trim and black rubber seals (like most cars of this period). I just could not figure out how to replicate this in an easy way. I could foil it and it would all be chrome, or I could paint it and it would all be black. In the end I used the kit supplied decals, which are okay, but they are silver/black not chrome/black. I’m constantly trying to learn, so your comments, criticisms and advice are welcome. Here is the end result. I hope you like it. Thanks for looking. Overall this kit is a joy. Despite the fiddly bits, things like the self-adhesive chrome badges and multi-piece tail-lights make this kit stand out. You won't be surprised to know that I have now purchased the Turbo version of this kit and it is waiting in my stash for a future build.

This appears to be a very nice kit. I don’t know why I overlooked it before. I had some Hella kits before that weren’t great, but this one does look good. Nice work on the engine. I’ll be watching.

Such a cool project. I love that you shoe-horned the Enzo engine in. With the engine positioned like that, it kinda reminds me of a 288GTO.

Oh this is so cool. The work so far looks great. Where did you find the 3D files for this?

That dash came out so good! Did you just get lucky with old decals still working well, or is there some trick with hot water that I’m unaware of?

This is looking great. Silver with red interior is a timeless classic.

I’ve never been a fan of black wheels, so nice to see you went for silver. I think it’ll contrast nicely against the Ruby paint. What will you do for seats?

Nice work so far Atin. The 2K finish looks great. I’m not familiar with this kit, but it does look good for an old 60s tooling. I love the box art too. Is it 1/25 or 1/24 scale?

Just checked out this amazing thread from the beginning. This must be the best 33 I’ve ever seen in scale. I’m in awe of the attention to detail. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

That’s cool. What printer did you use?

I love the madness of it!! This will certainly fit the 'what the heck' design brief. When I was a kid I built a Tamiya Mini with a 454ci Chevy, and monster truck wheels and tyres. Looking forward to seeing more.

I've purchased a few second-hand kits over the years where only the two engine halves are glued together. I wonder what's going on here? Maybe someone glues the first two bits together and gives up! That is a beautifully built Camaro. Nice colour! Thanks. Thanks. Here's some more progress on my Camaro. The body primered. Zero paint's Bright aluminium. Note - those wheels are from a different project. Tamiya satin black for the underside and Zero Paint's 'Steel' for the fuel tank. I mixed my own 'chevy orange' for the engine block. This was done with Tamiya red and a little yellow. I just did this by eye to match pics I could see from Google. The valve covers a chrome plated in the kit, so I stripped them and did them silver. I added boots to the distributor before painting black. This will help with wiring the engine later. Same satin black as the underside for the interior (because I'm a lazy modeler today). Now it's time for the most important dilemma...

I’m really liking the hot magenta.

I know where you’re coming from. Sometimes it’s easy to get carried away and the cost of a detail kit could just as well have gone on the next kit.