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That looks great

Color coat on body down

Priming done onto first few coats of color

It’s a Fernando pinto model with decals sourced from lemans decals (I purchased used and included decals were stuck together)

Up on 4 wheels

Interior done

Le Mans decals

Nose painted

Thinking of yellow…

Still working on getting shape right, putty, sand, prime, repeat

Built the chassis today some observations to get chassis to fit in car: the 1.5 mm holes need to be fully drilled to place pieces m8 and m9 to bury them to the bend point I drilled the 1.5 mm holes in m3, m4 and m5 after securing these parts to the main frame brass tubes I substituted smaller diameter brass wire for the 1mm metal rod that needs to be bent. Much easier to get precise bends

I put this in wrong category should be under race cars….

I used Vallejo model air yellow ochre 71.033. I just trimmed some plastic rods to shape and brush painted

Build the chassis today some observations to get chassis to fit in car: the 1.5 mm holes need to be fully drilled to place pieces m9 and m8 to bury them to the bend point. I drilled the 1.5 mm holes in m3 m4 and m5 after securing those parts to the main frame brass tubes I substituted small diameter brass wire for 1 mm metal rods that need to be cut and bent. Much easier to get precise bends.

Dash done

I bought kit used and came with dashboard for a different 166 mm variant. Cast a copy and then eliminated all detail except center gauge. slowly making more correct version of dashboard

Profil24 kit tamiya bright red over gray and pink primers

Fernando pinto Ferrari 166 mm Le Mans winner. air brushed 50/50 mix of REAL COLORS maranello red 300 and Alfa BT red.

Purchased off eBay. Nicely printed, body will take some work to clean up

1/12 scale resin 3d printed Ferrari 250 gt California. Body shell joined with brass rod between sections and also brass plate secured with epoxy. Milliput to bridge gaps. 1/24 italeri kit for comparison

Almost done debating on using windshield in kit as raced or making separate windshields as currently restored at Simeone museum

More progress

More appropriate windshield frame shape made from 2 italeri Ferrari 250 California frames

Yes there is a resin engine that comes with the kit

Yes, Shape looks spot on when comparing to actual car at Simeone museum in Philadelphia