"The Stig Collection" -Ferrari California Spyder

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Dann Tier]

3 hours ago, DeeCee said:

Another gorgeous build Dann, well done sir.

Thanks a lot, Dale!....much appreciated!

[Funkychiken]

A great build of a true classic, love it...!

[Dann Tier]

13 hours ago, Funkychiken said:

A great build of a true classic, love it...!

Much appreciated, Atin!!

[slusher]

That is one fine Ferarri Dann!

[1959scudetto]

Very nice Ferrari, Dann - I appreciate the non-red color - the older Ferraris look great in different colors! ( whereas the new models are  almost always pictured in red on the kit boxes!)

[Dann Tier]

7 hours ago, slusher said:

That is one fine Ferarri Dann!

Thanks a lot ,Carl!!

[Dann Tier]

2 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Very nice Ferrari, Dann - I appreciate the non-red color - the older Ferraris look great in different colors! ( whereas the new models are  almost always pictured in red on the kit boxes!)

Thanks, Helmut!, red is NOT my favorite kolor, I purposely avoid using it whenever I can!!…..Fujimis red boxes, with the red Ferraris is WAAAAAAAAY too much for me.

[cdgamble]

Gorgeous Build, the interior and engine are Superb

[89AKurt]

Hey, believe it or not, I really like this!  I see you did something with the mirrors, are you adding what is used for glitter for the reflective lens?  You detailed the engine nicely with wiring, and did you add the battery?  The kit's seats are horrible, nice choice.  I also had to replace the hood hinge, but used piano wire.  I did a few other things, like use Replicas & Miniatures seats and door panels.  As always, you did a fabulous job on the paint job.

I have a Road & Track poster of a Montery Historics when Ferrari was featured.  There is a CA that's dark grey, seems to be at every Ferrari event.  I also know one crossed the auction block for an astronomical price, and it is black.

[89AKurt]

Here is mine, in the garish red.  LOL

 

[BKF]

Awesome build and really like the color.

[Dann Tier]

Thanks, guys!!, i'm glad you all like it!!

[Dann Tier]

20 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

Hey, believe it or not, I really like this!  I see you did something with the mirrors, are you adding what is used for glitter for the reflective lens?  You detailed the engine nicely with wiring, and did you add the battery?  The kit's seats are horrible, nice choice.  I also had to replace the hood hinge, but used piano wire.  I did a few other things, like use Replicas & Miniatures seats and door panels.  As always, you did a fabulous job on the paint job.

I have a Road & Track poster of a Montery Historics when Ferrari was featured.  There is a CA that's dark grey, seems to be at every Ferrari event.  I also know one crossed the auction block for an astronomical price, and it is black.

Thanks, Kurt!!, if this kit wasn't so hard to find, and expensive, I would build it over, and over again!!  The mirror lenses are chrome stickers from a huge roll that I got in the RC department of a hobby shop, Yes I added the battery, but I also SB; the upper engine braces, coils, coolant, brake, and washer bottles with racks. The carbs weren't real enough for me either, So I SB those as well. Thanks again!.....I will check yours out...….you should just post it for everyone to enjoy!...not enough of these get built and shared.

[Dann Tier]

Hey everyone!, I think I've figured out where I got the seats from!....they were modified seats from this kit.....I think..lol

[Nacho Z]

Doggone, Dan, do you have any models that aren't gorgeous!?!? You, Sir, are one beck of a model builder!

[89AKurt]

On August 14, 2018 at 7:15 PM, Oldcarfan27 said:

I thought it was internationally illegal to paint a Ferrari in any other color besides red!

Apparently not!  This picture was taken by a friend's son, who worked for Ferrari at Pebble Beach this year.  I searched for a public picture recently, did not see this car, with a gorgeous teal paint.  Almost makes me want to break open the sealed kit and built another one.

[Dann Tier]

8 hours ago, Nacho Z said:

Doggone, Dan, do you have any models that aren't gorgeous!?!? You, Sir, are one beck of a model builder!

LOL!, I sure do!.....i'll post it later today....

[Dann Tier]

5 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

Apparently not!  This picture was taken by a friend's son, who worked for Ferrari at Pebble Beach this year.  I searched for a public picture recently, did not see this car, with a gorgeous teal paint.  Almost makes me want to break open the sealed kit and built another one.

STUNNING!!!.....that's a tough call, Kurt, its such a fun kit to build!!

[Dann Tier]

Here you go, John!......heres a build that's "other than" gorgeous......lol

[geetee66]

Wow! What a beauty!

Looks sumptuous in that colour!

Nice work, mate!

[Dann Tier]

1 hour ago, geetee66 said:

Wow! What a beauty!

Looks sumptuous in that colour!

Nice work, mate!

Thanks, Guy!!, I thought it was a pretty classy kolor for it!

[mustang1989]

Mister, that is some crisp detail you've got on that car!!  Blown away!!!! What technique did you use to get the finish on those seats? Those have just the right look to them.

 

[Dann Tier]

7 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Mister, that is some crisp detail you've got on that car!!  Blown away!!!! What technique did you use to get the finish on those seats? Those have just the right look to them.

 

Thanks, Joe!, all I did to the seats was cut the headrests off, primer them with filler primer...black primer...then universal flat black paint.

[Tommy124]

 

On 14.8.2018 at 5:14 PM, Dann Tier said:

A lot of people don't like Italeri, or Testors-Italeri, but apart from slightly brittle plastic, and a million ejection pin marks, they have some great details and textures! I would build one any day over an AMT, REVELL, Monogram, or Lindberg!

Great result, Dann! The color and finish are nothing short of beautiful.

Personally, I would have gone for a dark metallic blue for my own build (yet to come, one day...) but yours is looking VEEERY nice, too...

Regarding the Italeri kit, I must however say that to my knowledge this one is identical to the Revell kit that I own myself.

Speaking of Italeri... I don't know how it is in the USA, but in Germany/ Europe new car model kit releases by Italeri nowadays mostly are just re-releases of old Protar (best case) or Esci (worst case) kits. Some current examples being the Lancia Stratos, Lancia Delta Integrale, Ford Escort Mk. 2, Lamborghini Miura (the Esci one with the awful truck-like doors...). 

Looking forward however to the upcoming (re-)release of the Alfa Romeo 1600 Giulia Spider (originally be Protar).

Edited September 11, 2018 by Tommy124