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Beautifully executed. this model does above and beyond with the details. Thanks for sharing the progress

@Tommy124 Hey Thomas, so great to see you in this Forum. I am still getting around the kits i got from you last year (Moving to the new apartment and so on) I would like to reach that level of reaching 24 model in a year. Amazing Keep it up. Best Regards, Jorge From Bonn

@Matt Bacon i got it now, so basically you took a DB5 cut the roof off then shortened the door 5 mm and then get it back together. Wow, just impressive as it sits so well. quick question the 250 swb is an italeri or a gunze ? Thanks for the inspo, Best Regards,

Hi @Matt Bacon great builds and the recreation is amazing, it truly looks like a racing car of the era. One quick question. for the green one you use an Airfix (dosyusha) kit and for the DB5 James bond inspired is the same kit or from another vendor ? Thanks ,

Hi Guys, Thanks for the warm welcome to the forum, in the next couple of weeks i will start adding some on my work, looking forward to get some feedback and tips on how to improve the look of the build. Thanks ,

Thanks for posting this video i was looking for a while for a model of this car, which unfortunately is not available. However, i came across one day with and incomplete slot car version of it. I dont know the brand of it (it came in a plastic bag) but here and some pictures. ( sorry for the mess and the fast pics i am currently working on 250 GTO from Gunze and trying to make the open doors in that model has been a mess ). I think a chassis from a Revell / monogram of corvette from the he 60's can be a good donor + some modifications. Considering the engine of the prototype was a corvette 327 which is more or less the same engine as in the donor kit. If you have any ideas or tips on how to manage this build will be great. ( i haven't converted a slot car into a static model)

Hey Lee, While having a look at the 250 GTO from Italeri, i also notice that they share the same parts for engine and and interior and chassis. While having a look at the data sheet of the cars provided on the HEEL book i make sense as the car shares the same wheelbase, making them at wheelbase aspects and engine design closer to the actual vehicle. Regarding the comparison, the 250 GTO from Revell / Protar is not a bad kit, (I have 2 Revell and 2 Protar in Storage) I found a while ago a post on the Brit Modeler website where Coppercat makes a great side by side comparison. So to not reinvent the wheel here is the link: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235094636-ferrari-250-gto-124/

Hello All, My name is Jorge, I am originally from Barranquilla, Colombia and I am currently Living in Bonn, Germany. I started at a very young age in the scale model world with some small Revell kits and some local wood kits in Colombia. Then i took a long hiatus from the hobby as I spent sometime travelling and living in different countries around the globe. Finally, during the last 4 -5 year I got back to hobby and i have accumulated some kits during the past years. My current interest are 1950's - 1970's European Cars ( Ferrari 250 GTO, SWB / Mercedes 300SL - SLR / Aston Martin DB 4 - 5 Jaguar E Type - Porsche 365 ) among others. My usual scales are 1/24 - 1/43 and 1/16 i have a couple of 1/12 kits in storage but i have not touch one yet ( kinda scary ). Looking forward to share some pics of my builds and gain some more knowledge and tip from the more experiences folks around. Current Projects : Gunze - Ferrari 250 GTO 1/24 Revell - Porsche 628 1/16 Airfix - Aston Martin DB5 1/43 Airfix - Jaguar E Type 1/43 Revell - Ferrari Testarossa 1/24 Revell - Mercedes 300 SL - Gullwing doors Doors Revell - Mercedes 300 SL Cabrio Below you will see some pics of my first builds Mercedes 300SL 1/16 from Italeri and a Porsche 365 1/16 from Revell and some pictures of the engine for the Porsche 628 scale 1/16 from Revell

Hi All, I finally had some time to take pictures of the three models and make side-by-side comparisons (I should have glued the bumpers to the Italeri kit, but I did not have the time). The Italeri kit is the smallest among the three and, as discussed before, it is the one that most accurately captures the scale of the actual car. However, in my opinion, the Gunze kit better encapsulates the spirit of the car. By examining the pictures in "Ferrari 250 Grand Turismo" from HEEL, I noticed that while the Italeri kit is closest to the reference measurements, the back appears somewhat narrow. In contrast, the Gunze kit gives a more accurate impression of the car's essence, even though it appears broader and off-scale. The ESCI kit occupies a middle ground regarding measurement but fails to detail the rear part satisfactorily. One observation from the HEEL book photos is that the car’s rear seems elongated, and the distance from the rear frame mirror looks smaller—something the ESCI kit captures. This artistic decision may explain why the model's rear is made wider. One point of discussion is the arch on the front fender. In the Italeri kit, it looks more like a straight line, whereas the ESCI and Gunze kits depict it with a bump. However, looking at the car from the rear, as shown in the HEEL book, the front part appears to have a very round bump, similar to the Gunze kit, rather than the straight line seen in the Italeri kit. This might also be due to perspective, as the real car’s bump does not appear as curvy as in the Gunze kit. In the pictures below, you will find ruler references where I took the time to measure various parts of the models for comparison. Kit Design: Overall, all three kits are good options if you want to recreate this remarkable car for your collection. To rank them, I would place the Italeri first, followed by the Gunze, and lastly, the ESCI. In my personal opinion, the Gunze kit best captures the racing spirit of the car, despite being slightly wider than the Italeri, yet still closely resembling the car's design. The sculptors at Gunze typically do this to evoke a racing aura, which can also be seen when comparing the 250 GTO to Italeri's, Revell (Protar), and Fujimi's versions. Bonus: Ferrari California and Ferrari SWB (Italeri Kits) One noteworthy aspect of the Italeri 250 SWB kit is that it shares parts with another Italeri kit (the Ferrari 250 California). In the pictures below, I compare the engine, interiors, and chassis parts, and they are identical except for small modifications like door panels. This may explain why the sculptor needed the SWB kit's measurements to match those of the California kit (assuming the California kit is older given the numbering: 662 for California and 674 for SWB). Reference Book Ferrair 250 Gran Turismo HEEL https://www.zvab.com/9783898804868/FERRARI-250-GRAN-TURISMO-3898804860/plp

Hi, I am new in this forum, My name is Jorge and I am originally from Colombia but i live in Germany. I have in my stash the 3 Version of the 250 SWB (ESCI, Gunze and Italeri). I will add some pictures comparing the 3 of them.