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I've just gotten this one out of the paint shop- the Revell Ferrari 599 GTO. The paint is Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue. The yellow livery stripe came from the Hobby Design GTO stripe decal set. I decided to do something different here... usually 599 GTOs have either the livery stripes or the metallic grey roof. I decided to combine the two and I think the results are pretty striking. The wheels were stripped and finished in the same Tamiya gunmetal paint as the roof. Brake calipers will be yellow as well. Interior will be grey and black Alcantara. I also purchased the Hobby Design detail set which will provide a lot of additional detail for this build. I have some Scale Motorsports High-Def carbon fiber decals coming for the many carbon fiber bits on this car- I've never used these decals before, so it will definitely be an education. Here are some pics so far... as always, questions and comments are welcome!

Hey, it's finished! Can't wait to see it "in person" this Monday... just outstanding!

Good luck finding the Detail Master wire wheels... I don't think they make them anymore. It's a shame, because they were really nice.

Beautiful clean work, Geoff. That color scheme is fantastic!

For me, the "gotcha" factor has more to do with coming up with a cool and unusual color scheme than anything else. Everybody's seen a red Ferrari or Lamborghini. But a light blue Ferrari? A brown Lamborghini? That's something different that draws you in. I take pride in my paint work and detailing, but I really like building something that you don't see every day.

I've dealt directly with Tamiya's customer service on several occasions and they are fantastic. I'd be highly surprised if they couldn't help.

Matt, I'm really enjoying this build. This is one of my "someday" models and it's really interesting to see an accurized version taking shape.

I should have mine arriving tomorrow... $159 on Ebay and free shipping to boot! I've also ordered a set of decals to represent the #1 car. I'm probably not going to go nuts on getting every little detail perfect (and I'm not going to spend a fortune on the KA detail sets), but I'm going to do what I can (within reason) to do justice to the original. It seems that a lot of these get started and put away by builders who don't have the patience to see a project like this through, and I don't want to fall into that trap.

Beautiful build, Geoff. I'm in the process of building the '73 Carrera RS now as an "outlaw" hot rod and have been struggling with this kit's ride height issues as well. I love the subtle color choice... it really has that eighties vibe!

Awesome... when I painted my 288GTO I used red oxide primer and the Italian red turned out a little dark. This might be just the ticket for my next red Ferrari... probably the F50.

I hate the name, but the car is a masterpiece. I just wish Tamiya would do this one, although the Revell version should b e alright.

It's hideous. An overstyled mishmash of vents and louvers that isn't nearly as attractive as the Aventador it's based on. The price is an insult to decency, just like the styling. Hopefully the Sultan of Brunei will buy all three so they'll never be seen again.

Thanks, Charlie. I can't find a manufacturers tag anywhere, but I don't think it's Hey-Wake. My guess is Lane or Broyhill from the late sixties. I might research it if I ever get bored and/or curious enough.

Thanks, Ron. I had a blast restoring that thing... it's kind of appropriate to put some time and effort into a piece of furniture that showcases the models I've put so much time and effort into. And yes, that is the Big Deuce... it's really nice to get that monster under glass!

I just scored a great old display case at a local thrift shop. I've been looking for one for a while and was just about to give up and build one (which would have been pretty pricey) when I came across this one. My house is pure mid-century modern and I've restored most of the pieces in it myself, but the perfect display case (mirrored back, 12"deep,glass shelves, just the right size) eluded me for years until last week when I saw this one for $75. It was dusty, the finish was faded and the whole thing leaned backward at a fairly precarious angle, but I knew that it was a pretty good 'un underneath. I talked them down from $75 to $65 and brought it home. The lean was due to the case missing a set of self-leveling feet on the rear, and the wood responded beautifully to an application of teak oil. The only real carpentry that needed to be done was to replace the base piece of the display area- I cut a new piece of 1/4" ply and covered it with green felt. I added an LED light bar to really showcase everything. My future plans are to incorporate some acrylic risers for additional display space and to showcase models I'm particularly proud of!

Bill, looking at this rear view I can't help but think how cool this would look with the rear fenders bobbed to just behind the bodywork... I'm guessing that it's probably something you don't want to consider doing on this build but it might be something to think about for the next one!

Beautiful lines with the fenders removed. The idea of an MG TC hot rod is really cool too. Where did those wheels come from?

I do a little of everything to mock up my models. I'll pin parts, make brackets and mounting points for major subassemblies out of styrene, and use white glue to mock up suspensions for the perfect stance. I usually use Micro Kristal Klear for this... it's thicker and dries quicker than ordinary white glue and is still water soluble.

The "Jenson" button is the one that got me laughing....

I was just getting ready to post that up myself, Chuck. It's a pretty impressive model in the pics on the site... I'm guessing a four-figure price tag. Well done by Pocher, and hopefully they're back in the game for good!

Meh. I understand that if the tooling already exists it only makes sense to use it for the first "reborn" Pocher kit, but the F50 has pretty limited appeal. I'm not sure how wise it is to use the existing tooling anyway given the overall lack of detail of the last Pocher releases. I'm less excited about this than I was a few days ago. It's almost like Pocher's being set up to fail... but I could be wrong.

Absolutely amazing. This is one of the best models in both concept and execution I've seen recently. Great work!

This is actually a rebox of an old Palmer Plastics mold- it's a fairly terrible kit, as were all of Palmer's 1/25 cars. If you compare the box top photo with an actual '71 Mustang, they don't really look that much alike- the model looks more like a '70 with a lackadaisical attempt at a '71 front end grafted on. I'd pass.

The "Dragon Vette" (top picture) is a C6 Corvette whose owner has subjected it to a series of horrible mods over the last several years. The evolution of this monstrosity has been chronicled in blogs like Corvetteblogger.com and Jalopnik for a few years now- here's a link to one of the Jalopnik articles: http://jalopnik.com/5509630/worlds-worst-custom-corvette-supercharged-update I guess this photochop represents DragonVette 2.0!

Sooo nice- great decal work and overall detail. I'm just starting a build of the Testors/Fujimi '73 Carrera RS now. It's going to be built in the "outlaw" style... sort of a 911 hot rod. Are the louvered rear windows on your 911R kit items or aftermarket?