Dino 246 GT (Fujimi Enthusiast Model)

[1959scudetto]

This has to be my best (most detailed) model  yet  - at least the one I put my most effort into:

 I wanted to make it as good as I can (it was a commission work for the owner of the real car; I put the Fujimi  EM together and built an additional engine - from a second kit – complete with engine stand).

As this is one of my favorite cars ever, I went the full route: ordered photo-etched scripts from RMCM, yellow wire for the spark plugs, a Micromesh polishing set, fresh Bare-metal-foil  and  organized a can of original Ferrari “Giallo Fly” yellow.

The owner had imported a metallic blue  U.S. Dino (with A/C) and had it completely restored to European specs with a repaint in that Ferrari yellow. He gave me every color  information – from the color of the oil filter, the distributor and the spark plug cables, the light grey of the suspensions parts to the underside body panels  and  up to where the black underbody protection had been applied; I modified the steering wheel  to look like from the US version. To achieve a little more depth, I  drilled holes into the instrument panel, glued plastic sheet with the dials from behind and sealed the dials with 5 min. epoxy to simulate glasses (a rather useless  thing because you can’t see it through the windows  anyway).

My other reference was the  excellent book “Dino – the other Ferraris” by Jean-Pierre Gabriel.

I wish that I could have posted pictures like Marco Tullio did, but after taking some pictures, I handed over the model  to its owner back in 1994, so I had to scan my color prints – but I still have the 3 different Fujimi EM Dinos and one from their  RS series in my stash, together with a cheaply  build-up that will replace the missing engine…

On to the pics ( I had a little issue with the plastic hinges of the front lid – it would not sit flush  and raise permanently for about 0,5 mm - like a spring = too elastic) :

these 2 were made during the building process:  I gave the body the full treatment: wetsanding the primer, wetsanding and finally polishing several paint coats (rattle can).

 

 

 

On the underside  you can clearly see the black parts of the body panels:

 

2 views of the 2^nd engine/transmission mounted  on the engine stand (included in the kit):

This is the final result of the 2 kits:

At last, I put the car onto a small diorama with the sign of the town where the owner lives.

 

This is a highly detailed kit with about 230 parts, IIRC, and I highly recommend this  to all fans of classic sportscars.

Remember, that the 1:1 Dinos - as they left the factory - did NOT show any Ferrari script, badge or prancing horses. This has always been applied later by their owners.

 

[Hi-Po]

Beautifully done!  One of the most beautiful cars ever designed.  I have had one of these kits in my stash for many years and I just might have to pull it out and seriously consider building it.

[Gluebomber]

Really nice work, Helmut.  I started one of these a number of years ago so I know it's a fiddley kit to build.  You did an outstanding job on yours.

Great Job!

 

[Rich Chernosky]

Very nice Helmut, I have built one of these so I can appreciate the effort  that goes into a project like this.  It looks good in yellow too. 

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Nice

[1959scudetto]

20 hours ago, Gluebomber said:

Really nice work, Helmut.  I started one of these a number of years ago so I know it's a fiddley kit to build.  You did an outstanding job on yours.

Great Job!

 

Thank you. Larry - the kit is not easy to build but absolutely worth it - it was my first Fujimi Enthusiast Model but certainly not my last one (3 Dinos, 1 Countach, 1 Stratos, 4 Porsche 356 and 5 Porsche 911 are still in my stash)

 

19 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said:

Very nice Helmut, I have built one of these so I can appreciate the effort  that goes into a project like this.  It looks good in yellow too. 

Thank you Rich - the owner had a yellow Dino, and that is also my favorite color for this car.

 

14 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

Nice

Thanks, Eric!

[Justin Porter]

Genuinely a pretty build of a very pretty car. These aren't easy kits to work with but they are so worth it. 

[1959scudetto]

1 hour ago, Justin Porter said:

Genuinely a pretty build of a very pretty car. These aren't easy kits to work with but they are so worth it. 

Thank you, Justin !

You are right about these kits - due to the sheer number of tiny, delicate parts, they are a bit complicated to build, but if you work carefully and take your time, you should not face huge problems.

[MarcoTJ]

Beautiful work, Helmut!

I love yellow Ferraris. Very nice finish.

[Belugawrx]

That came out great Helmut !

[1959scudetto]

18 hours ago, MarcoTJ said:

Beautiful work, Helmut!

I love yellow Ferraris. Very nice finish.

Thank you, Marco - it is my favorite color for this car.

 

18 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

That came out great Helmut !

Thank you Bruce - in my opinion, sports (and race) cars of the '60s look best.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[doorsovdoon]

Nice! Engine looks superbly detailed, very nice looking build.

[ATHU]

Beautiful Dino!! One of my favorite car designs of all time, first class work Helmut!!

[1959scudetto]

6 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

Thanks Larry!

[1959scudetto]

5 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Nice! Engine looks superbly detailed, very nice looking build.

Thank you Gareth, the engine with its different color shades was built exactly according to the informations from the owner.

By the way, the 2nd engine would not have fit into the model - the exhaust headers stick out too far - the built-in engine has them much tighter to the cylinder block.

[1959scudetto]

4 hours ago, ATHU said:

Beautiful Dino!! One of my favorite car designs of all time, first class work Helmut!!

Thank you very much, Anders - this was a labor of love for me - together with the 250 GT Lusso and the Miura this is my favorite Italian sportscar.

[slusher]

Beautiful model!

[1959scudetto]

5 hours ago, slusher said:

Beautiful model!

Thanks, Carl - I like the shape of this car !

[VanSpence]

Wow, I love the end results and the diorama is great. I totally want this kit now! haha. 

[1959scudetto]

3 hours ago, VanSpence said:

Wow, I love the end results and the diorama is great. I totally want this kit now! haha. 

Thank you very much for the compliments, Spence !