JohnnyK

Nice color. What engine?

I'll bet that the '37 truck looked really cool.

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I went downstairs and looked at the 1/25 scale Camaro. Scale wise, it looks too small compared to the FXXK. The majority of Revell car models are 1/25 scale. I think that the only Revell car model that I built and is 1/24 scale is a 1937 Ford coupe.

The Camaro is 1/25 scale. The Ferrari is 1/24 scale. The difference is about 4%.

The La Ferrari kit looks very similar to the FXXK. I would guess that the door hinges are the same. The hinges do not operate properly until the front fenders are installed. These kits are real "slow go" kits. There are a lot of subassemblies that need to be assembled with care. Just take your time. I am sure that your new kit will turn out just fine.

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, it is not an easy build. Lots and lots of parts. However, Tamiya did a good job on engineering the model. All the parts fit properly. AlbertD, The Ferrari FXXK is based on the La Ferrari. That's too bad regarding the door issue on your model. The hinge system is pretty funky. The door hinges on the FXXK work pretty good. The big difference between the two cars is that the La Ferrari is street legal and the FXXK is not street legal. In fact, the FXXK is not allowed to run in any sanctioned race event either! Worse yet, you cannot take the car home after paying $2.8 million dollars for the car. The car is kept and maintained by Ferrari in a Ferrari garage. You can drive the car in a 'Ferrari Track Day Event". For example, your FXXK will be shipped to Road Atlanta and you can drive the car around the race track with other Ferrari cars. After the event, your FXXK is shipped back to a Ferrari garage. The car is the perfect rich person's toy.

Just great. The detailing of the engine is superb.

Well, I finally finished this kit. I started this build in April and finished it in the last week of June. A lot of things got in the way of finishing this kit sooner. One of which was my poor judgement of trying tp remove the paint from the driver's door by soaking the door in lacquer thinner. The result was a red blob of dissolved plastic. Tamiya provided a replacement door at no cost to me. I have worked on many 1/24 scale cars. I can say that this kit was the most challenging to build. It has over 150 parts (that's a lot of parts for a 1/24 scale model. I also purchased a couple of Tamiya Detail-Up parts upgrades including PE parts and carbon fiber decals. The body was painted in Tamiya rattle can Italian Red and Gloss Black. The engine is visible through a clear plastic window in the engine hood. The engine hood is operable, thus providing a nice view of the detailed engine bay. Carbon fiber decals dress-up the engine compartment. The doors operable and provide a nice view of the detailed cockpit. The kit includes soft rubber tires and nice looking wheels. This is not a small "sport's car". It's larger than a Camero.

There is no need to remove the seam between the two halves of the tires. Actual F1 racing tires have a seam running down the middle of the tire.

Al, Thank you so much for the kind words. John

I am running out of display room. My shelves are full. I'll need to relocate a few models to a box.

This took a long time to build. There are just so many parts that need to be individually painted. And the hoses! Good lord, so many hoses! Was it worth building this Model? With out a doubt, YES! How about a group shot with a Lotus and a ELF six-wheeler.

Update April 29 This build is starting to become a real pain. The model is heavy and clumsy. So far I have broken off both oil coolers (yellow arrows) with my thumbs when lifting the model off of my bench. The rear wing bracket (blue arrow) is heavy and is attached to the engine by two short pins. There was no way to clamp the bracket in place, so I placed the model in a cabinet drawer to place the model in a vertical position while the glue cured.

This build is starting off really slow because I am trying to finish my 1/12 Ferrari 312 T. The 312T is a real zombie kit because as soon as I feel that I am almost finished I discover that there is more to do.

The size of the photo is much better ?

Update April 24 The old decals that came with the kit were unusable, so I purchased a set of decals from www.bestbalsakits.com. Very nice decals, however, they are a little thick. Now this is an annoyance. The decals in the instruction sheet are identified with letters, the decals themselves are identified by numbers. I'm about half done with the decals. The colors are very dense and there is no color bleedthrough. The carrier film is crystal clear. As I mentioned, the decals are thick which is nice because the pinstriping decals do not tear.

I have a suggestion. It might be helpful if you reduced your photos to 600x450. It's difficult to scroll through your posts with really large photos.

This should be a fun build, the Tamiya Ferrari FXXK super car. This car is not street legal and it is not sanctioned for competition use. It can be purchased by individuals, however it is kept and maintained by Ferrari and it is driven by its owners on track day events. I got this as a Christmas present in 2020. I haven't had time to start it until now. It has 154 parts, which is a lot of parts for a 1/24 scale car. Let's see what's in the box. One fret of red parts. Two frets of black parts. One fret of gray parts Nice soft vinyl tires and a fret of chrome wheels One fret of clear parts. Decals and black mesh To increase the fun factor I also ordered Tamiya Detail-Up parts including PE parts and carbon fiber details.

Thanks for the kind words. This is a great forum because modelers share their skills which benefits everyone. Good luck on your build.

The decals that came with this kit are unusable. They are yellow from age. I tried to use the Sun to bleach the decals, but that didn't really work. Plus, the decals disintagrate when placed in water. I bought a set of replacement decals on line. I'll put this kit on-hold until the decals arrive.

I built that kit a few years ago. It does have fit and finish issues. I also bought the KA Models Detail Pack to add some extra detailing. The price of the Detail Pack now costs $175.00. It is not worth that price. Anyway, the Trumpeter kit is not up to par with the quality and detailing of 1/12 scale Tamiya kits. That's too bad because the GT40 MK II is a great car.

The body panels were painted Tamiya Italian Red. First I did a dry fit of the body panels starting with the side body panels. Next I placed the top body panels (green arrows) onto the tub. These panels were bowed with the ends being higher that the middle. I used paint bottles to flatten the top body panel while the glue cured. Unfortunately the top body panel is warped (twisted). There are some fit issues (green arrows). This panel is designed to be removable, so there isn't much that I can do to fix these fit issues.

Very nice looking work.