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Have you ever had one of those projects that just seems to drag on and on. Well this was one of them. I spent a lot of time drilling out holes, filing things to fit, adding pins and waiting over night for glue to dry. This was an early Italeri kit and the engineering was...well...not as good as their current kits. And being 1/16 scale meant that everything important had to fit. Big scale kits are like that. But it is done now (sigh!!) and for the most part I am pleased with the results. Color on this one is Splash SP-059 Rosso Scuderia. Clear is 2K. Model particulars are in the captions. Thanks for looking. Engine on this kit was fairly well detailed and fit. Rear suspension...not so much. I added some wiring and hoses. All done and ready to race. The overall stance and look of the model came out well. The rear deck on this kit gave me the most problems. It fit but tended to spring apart. Locater tabs and pins were required. There are two small handmade latches for the fenders and two more pins on the rear. Another u-shaped clip on the other side was needed as well. The glass fit well but that was about it. Drivers side view. That tiny clip is just behind the rear tires. Wheel centers were sprayed flat metallic grey. Doors open and close quite nicely thanks to some magnets. One can be seen on the lower door sill. just push them closed and they fit with a satisfying "snick" Interesting feature of this kit is the wheels steer through the steering wheel. Interior is kinda sparse so I added seatbelts and some wires and hoses. Front cover opens and there is some nice detail here. Getting that hinge glued in place and working was a real challenge. Front cover rests oon two square pins in the bodywork just in front of the door. The plastic in this kit was brittle and a lot of the delicate body pieces broke and had to be re-inforced. That included those square pins which were replaced with square styrene rod and with metal centers. Thanks for looking. Comments welcome.