1959scudetto

Yesterday I saw that the 1961 and 1962 Ford Station wagons went for about € 58 or 55 (which is in the $ 70 range) without postage - might be reasonable for such an old kit, but was still too expensive for me (in the US the price probably would have risen much more, I guess)

Thank you, Marco - it is my favorite color for this car. Thank you Bruce - in my opinion, sports (and race) cars of the '60s look best.

Thank you, Justin ! You are right about these kits - due to the sheer number of tiny, delicate parts, they are a bit complicated to build, but if you work carefully and take your time, you should not face huge problems.

Thank you Monty - if I had wetsanded the primer and the final color (and eventually polished it, too) it certainly would look a lot more smooth (and would have no orange peel)

Thank you. Larry - the kit is not easy to build but absolutely worth it - it was my first Fujimi Enthusiast Model but certainly not my last one (3 Dinos, 1 Countach, 1 Stratos, 4 Porsche 356 and 5 Porsche 911 are still in my stash) Thank you Rich - the owner had a yellow Dino, and that is also my favorite color for this car. Thanks, Eric!

Well done, Mark - especially the bent chrome trim hanging down from the driver's door and the mounting holes in the left front fender.

Very nice TC's, David - the only difference is the color of the horn (?) below the right headlight.

Thanks, David ! Thank you, Bob ! Thanks, Bill ! Thanks, David !

This has to be my best (most detailed) model yet - at least the one I put my most effort into: I wanted to make it as good as I can (it was a commission work for the owner of the real car; I put the Fujimi EM together and built an additional engine - from a second kit – complete with engine stand). As this is one of my favorite cars ever, I went the full route: ordered photo-etched scripts from RMCM, yellow wire for the spark plugs, a Micromesh polishing set, fresh Bare-metal-foil and organized a can of original Ferrari “Giallo Fly” yellow. The owner had imported a metallic blue U.S. Dino (with A/C) and had it completely restored to European specs with a repaint in that Ferrari yellow. He gave me every color information – from the color of the oil filter, the distributor and the spark plug cables, the light grey of the suspensions parts to the underside body panels and up to where the black underbody protection had been applied; I modified the steering wheel to look like from the US version. To achieve a little more depth, I drilled holes into the instrument panel, glued plastic sheet with the dials from behind and sealed the dials with 5 min. epoxy to simulate glasses (a rather useless thing because you can’t see it through the windows anyway). My other reference was the excellent book “Dino – the other Ferraris” by Jean-Pierre Gabriel. I wish that I could have posted pictures like Marco Tullio did, but after taking some pictures, I handed over the model to its owner back in 1994, so I had to scan my color prints – but I still have the 3 different Fujimi EM Dinos and one from their RS series in my stash, together with a cheaply build-up that will replace the missing engine… On to the pics ( I had a little issue with the plastic hinges of the front lid – it would not sit flush and raise permanently for about 0,5 mm - like a spring = too elastic) : these 2 were made during the building process: I gave the body the full treatment: wetsanding the primer, wetsanding and finally polishing several paint coats (rattle can). On the underside you can clearly see the black parts of the body panels: 2 views of the 2nd engine/transmission mounted on the engine stand (included in the kit): This is the final result of the 2 kits: At last, I put the car onto a small diorama with the sign of the town where the owner lives. This is a highly detailed kit with about 230 parts, IIRC, and I highly recommend this to all fans of classic sportscars. Remember, that the 1:1 Dinos - as they left the factory - did NOT show any Ferrari script, badge or prancing horses. This has always been applied later by their owners.

Merci, Philippe, glad you like it !

Thanks, Pat !

Thanks, JT ! 'Thank you lBill - the Monogram has a narrow track and looks a little bit too high in its stance, but maybe this is correct for the stock version. I built the racing version more or less out of the box and swapped wheels/tires. Thank, Carl ! Merci beaucoup, Philippe !

Very nice build, Thomas ! Thank God I have at least 3 of these in my stash !

Exactly my words - that rotten, worn-out look: very realistic!

Thank you, Don. The stance is like it was out of the box: I built the Petty racecar minus rollcage and made a wheel swap - that's it!

Very nice, Patrick!

Thank you. Larry !

Superb model, Clifford - looks great !

Tomasz, once again an outstanding model from you - excellent weathering! The cockpit and the engine are works of art - you can almost smell the oil and gasoline....

Thanks, Steve !

Al, this might be the case here (another continent !), but several times I have made the experience that sellers ship to foreign countries when you ask them if they are willing to do so, even if at first they say they won't. Just ask - it will only cost a few seconds of time...

Thank you, Chris !

Excellent, Anders - with your trade-mark glass-smooth paint !

Great model, Pat - I can almost hear Steve McQueen roaring around the corner witch screeching tires...

Thanks, Michelle ! Thank you, Ricky ! Thanks, Craig !