Ferrari GTO in a slight drizzle

[kjohan]

My attempt on a GTO
There was a slight drizzle when I photoed but why not...The light was not the best = the engine bay is (too) dark
To make the12  ingintion cables from the distributors to the "flutes", another 12 coming out of the flutes +plugs + dual ignition coils with their cables, required patience.

It is an Italeri kit. Box std with the exception of:

- the cables mentioned above
    The flutes came a bit too low, making the engine in total a little too wide, hence slight interference with left foot well
    Some sanding on the foot weell wall solved that
- an incoming fuel line, a "feeder pipe" along the carburettors, and another line coming out of the front end of the pipe ,
   going down to a fuel filter on the low left of the engine
- made three short, straight ventilation "chimneys" on the top center of the instrument panel
- BMF on the exterior

The kit came together nicely with two major exceptions:

- There was interence between the windscreen and the instrument cluster,
   making the body sit too high on the chassis
   = sanding on the cluster required.
   As the location of the cluster/ instrument panel is clearly defined
  as well as the side panels to the chassis and the glass to the body,
   there might be a dimensional problem
    For those intending to build this kit: Lower the IP / cluster by ca 1 mm in their locations in the respective side panels
    BEFORE gluing the IP/cluster assy into the side panels

- There was also interference between the large luggage compartment paritition and the lower lonitudinal edges of the rear glass
   as well as to the longitudinal body crease above the fender
    Required extensive sanding of the upper rear cuntours of the paritition
    For those intending to build this kit: it is better to lower the partition by removing material, ca 1 - 1,5 mm along the lower contour of the paritition
    BEFORE gluing it into position on the interior

  In general i think it is good to make provisions on the various inner panels to allow the body to come down properly, 
  should it be too low, it is easy to add back a few spacers

The body on my build still sits a little too high but now it is at least reasonable, difficult to correct further when everything is into place
   

The exterior colour is Humbrol Ferrari Red no 220

 

 

 

 

[drodg]

Nice.  I like the rain shots

 

[Snake45]

Very nice, very clean build! I built one of these back in the '90s and thought it was a very nice, no-hassles kit. VERY well done and model on! 

[TransAmMike]

WOW Gunner, looks like Ferrari perfection!! Beautiful?

[Roger U]

A beautiful model. Very clean and great paint.

[landman]

50 minutes ago, drodg said:

Nice.  I like the rain shots

 

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[Bainford]

A lovely Ferrari. Nice paint work. Looks good in nature with a little rain on it. Well done.

[Jim B]

Great looking Ferrari.  Well done.

[Gramps46]

Really appreciate the insight on the interior panels to the body height.  Yours looks super.

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Looks great

[Mike C.]

Thats a nice one. ?

[cobraman]

Very well done !

[steveracer]

Thumbs UP!

[kjohan]

Thanks all for encouraging comments

I googled the registration number on the decal included in the kit, Mo 19 553.
What I found:
This number sat and still sits on a GTO with chassis no 4399,originally a series 1 car with right-hand drive.
It was originally purchased and campaigned by well-known British enthusiast Col. Ronnie Hoare.
When the series 2 bodies were available in 1964,
this was one of the four series 1 cars which were rebodied with the new body.
This serie2- body remains on the original chassis.
After a couple of decades a recreation of the original car was apparently built, reportedly to be based on a 330 GT 2+2.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Mattilacken]

A true classic made beautifuly! 

[Zippi]

Nice looking.  That red really looks nice.  I like the rain drops.  Looks like it's on the track awaiting a rain delay for the start of the race.

[spencer1984]

Great build of a beautiful car!

[papajohn97]

Very nice build and photographing it in the rain really adds to the realism. You may have started a whole new under glass trend here!

[happy grumpy]

Gunnar ,as others have said the rain shots are really nice, the photos are nice too and the model, despite the issues you mentioned, looks like there were none, a tribute to your skills.

great job on both the model and photography.

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[Andrew McD]

I have this one in my stash and really appreciate your heads up on the fitment issues.  Stellar workmanship on your part has produced a beautiful replica of one of my favorite Ferrari.

Edited November 21, 2021 by Andrew McD
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[ewetwo]

Nicely done and the drizzle is cool looking.

 

[unclescott58]

Looks good. 

[slusher]

Beautifully done..