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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

It’s a curbside. The chassis piece has some under engine cast detail

Profil 24 kit very nice resin cast with excellent photoetch including wheels

Fernando Pinto 1/24 Ferrari 375 Plus airbrushed tamiya Italian red lacquer over pink primer replaced rivets with Archer decal rivets i did some minimal engine detailing but after a lot of work to get engine and rear deck hoods to fit they are loosely closed with thin double sided tape the window silver molding on the door and passenger cover were not molded in this newer opening version of the kit so I cast copies from the original release that I had in my kit stash all of Fernando Pinto’s kits are very nice

A pair of 1/24 Ferrari 250 gt California built from modified Renaissance kits representing serial number 2015 as raced at Lemans 1960 and restored body color is airbrushed mix of tamiya white and racing white

Adding details

This looks amazing

Mocking up a 1/24 Ferrari 330 gts body obtained as a rough copy of what was likely the Airtrax kit. windshield was very distorted so removed. New windshield frame from italeri Ferrari 250 California kit. Side 1/4 windows and front bumpers from italeri Ferrari 275 kit will remove crude rear bumpers and replace with chopped and modified italeri Ferrari 275 rear bumper

Italeri kit with reshaped fenders, bumpers stripped, bumperettes removed, revell chrom spray paint with spaztix clear bburago windshield with bare metal foil for frame and black art tape for rubber gaskets Door handles from Gunze sangyo Ferrari 250 swb kit replicas and miniatures of maryland interior and engine modifications Renaissance parts: metal headlights, clear headlight covers, resin copy of trunk latch headlight surrounds from Hobby Design Ferrari 250 GTO detail up set rear taillights are side marker lights from italeri Porsche 993 kit Door Mirrors from fujimi Ferrari Daytona reconfigured with insect pin and painted with revell chrom spray paint hood windscreen metal piece from tecnomodel Ferrari 250 swb photoetch sheet borrani wheels from Jack Modelling with fujimi spinners Gas cap from MFH windshield wipers from Fujimi Porsche 356 other scratch made or resin cast copies of other engine bits guitar wire fuel line color: airbrushed mix of tamiya white and racing white interior red is rust-oleum matte red lacquer

Photoetch surrounds in place

I was lucky a few years ago to come across on eBay someone getting rid of several of the photoetch sheets for the 1/24 tecnomodel Ferrari 250 swb kits which had the metal bug guard as one of the parts. Bought them with this car in mind. for the Renaissance version one of their body shells come with the part molded…

More progress still need to change out headlight covers. Chrome drying on front bumper renaissance kit also in progress

BNA model world sometimes has the fujimi Ferrari 250 gto detail set from hobby design…

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