A (mostly) happy accident - Ferrari 288 GTO

[Kmb0319]

After finishing my holy grail Ferrari 250 GTO, I was looking around seeing if there was anything else that might be at the top of my list still to do.  One of them is coming soon... I never got to build the Revell 69 Daytona, and I've always wanted to build a winged warrior, so I will grab that when it comes out again.

But, what else??  I'm getting to the bottom of my holy grails... the Fujimi enthusiast kits are great, but either not "must" builds or getting too rare and expensive to be worth it.  But.... while I don't think it was part of the enthusiast line, the 288 GTO was my favorite supercar back in high school, and the Fujimi kit of it is one I've wanted for 30 years.

So, I started looking for one, and I goofed.  I found the Testors 288 GTO at Spotlight Hobbies for $25, and jumped on it.  Now, Testors reboxed the Fujimi Porsche 356, Ferrari Dino, Porsche 911, BMW 635, etc, so I made the mistake of thinking it was the same.  However, when it arrived, I saw it was the Italeri kit that Testors boxed, not the Fujimi.  

It's not the Fujimi kit... far less parts, more simplified and out of proportion in areas, but the overall look of the finished model is pretty good.  Since it was lacking details, I added some of my own... mostly wiring in the engine and borrowed decals.  I've now built 5 Ferraris, and none of them are basic red.  But, this one is in the neighborhood... I used Duplicolor Inferno red metallic.  In the end, this ended up being a fun little build, and I'm OK with the result.  Although, I am still thinking about that Fujimi kit.  Anyway, I hope you like it!

Here is the engine after adding details:

 

interior

 

done:

 

 

Edited October 11, 2017 by Kmb0319

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[donb]

Looks really nice. Like the interior too 

[Dodge Driver]

Here's some discussion on the Fujimi 288 GTO. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/126322-fujimi-ferrari-288-gto-variants/

Kits can be had on ebay for under $35.00, shipping included. Look for the 250 part count.

[#1 model citizen]

A very nice red!

[bbowser]

I should have such accidents !  That looks great.

[iamsuperdan]

The 288 GTO is my all time fav Ferrari. 

I think you did a great job.

[Gt fan]

Great looking build. Very nice

[Dave42]

Another nice one. The seats look great, but man I bet that was a pain in neck.

[Dann Tier]

After finishing my holy grail Ferrari 250 GTO, I was looking around seeing if there was anything else that might be at the top of my list still to do.  One of them is coming soon... I never got to build the Revell 69 Daytona, and I've always wanted to build a winged warrior, so I will grab that when it comes out again.

But, what else??  I'm getting to the bottom of my holy grails... the Fujimi enthusiast kits are great, but either not "must" builds or getting too rare and expensive to be worth it.  But.... while I don't think it was part of the enthusiast line, the 288 GTO was my favorite supercar back in high school, and the Fujimi kit of it is one I've wanted for 30 years.

So, I started looking for one, and I goofed.  I found the Testors 288 GTO at Spotlight Hobbies for $25, and jumped on it.  Now, Testors reboxed the Fujimi Porsche 356, Ferrari Dino, Porsche 911, BMW 635, etc, so I made the mistake of thinking it was the same.  However, when it arrived, I saw it was the Italeri kit that Testors boxed, not the Fujimi.  

It's not the Fujimi kit... far less parts, more simplified and out of proportion in areas, but the overall look of the finished model is pretty good.  Since it was lacking details, I added some of my own... mostly wiring in the engine and borrowed decals.  I've now built 5 Ferraris, and none of them are basic red.  But, this one is in the neighborhood... I used Duplicolor Inferno red metallic.  In the end, this ended up being a fun little build, and I'm OK with the result.  Although, I am still thinking about that Fujimi kit.  Anyway, I hope you like it!

Here is the engine after adding details:

interior

done:

I think you did a fantastic job on this kit!!!!, I have a couple of these, and a couple of the Fujimi ones, and yes, they are Enthusiast kits. If you are still looking for the Fujimi version, may I suggest kit No.9 -its the one I have, but its the only one that comes with a HUGE fret of photo-etch parts!!, it is pretty rare, but worth the time and price!!!