Fujimi Ferrari 250gto

[MarkJ]

7 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Chassis 3387 in action...on the streets.

https://www.motor1.com/news/495280/ferrari-gto-driven-hard-public/

Finally got to watch the video. The sound of that baby going through the gears could only come from a Ferrari. It's like music to my ears. If anybody who has seen this link and not checked it out do yourself a favor but turn down the sound so you don't wake up anybody like I did. And get in big trouble for it.

[Pierre Rivard]

When I clear over color I usually get traces of "frostiness" thinking it has to do with brushing it on or perhaps some of the color pigments telegraphing through. But it always clears up in the clear polishing process. Keep in mind that my paint process is unusual. Brushed on multiple highly thinned  coats of Vallejo color and Tamiya X22 with X20A thinner + Tam retarder for clear. All benign stuff and I never quite understood the process and since it polishes off...no big deal.

Same process with this body. After clear I had a bit of frosty showing through. After 24 hours the phenomenon actually expanded evenly everywhere. Waited 2 more days and polished the clear with 4000 and 6000 cloths and then Tamiya fine compound. Looks good with even but not too high gloss as I like it for period race cars. I'll wait a few days to see if it remains like that...

Picture 13 on this thread... good or bad?

[MarkJ]

Wow is all I have to say. If you're trying to capture the color in the video, I believe you are right there. Smooth as can be and not a fault that I can discern from the picture above if that is picture 13.

[Pierre Rivard]

Decals on, window trim painted and body sealed with Quick Shine.

[Pierre Rivard]

Chassis pretty much done. Nothing added, the kit parts are good and fit together very well. The only discovery is the sequence of headers & engine install. Instructions say to install the headers and then engine to chassis. I could not make that work but still had time (glue had not set) to pull them out and reinstall them after the engine was set to the chassis.

 

[1959scudetto]

This looks great, Pierre - a bit disappointing is the lack of detail on the upper side of the gearbox (short cut fromFujimi) but this is going to be hidden under the floor anyway and cannot be seen when when everything is put together - the underside looks good: Everything here shows the right amount of use.

Edited November 26, 2023 by 1959scudetto

[MarkJ]

Pierre, that body looks perfect, and the chassis does too. Looks like you are about to wrap this one up. Excellent work going on here. 

[Pierre Rivard]

1 hour ago, 1959scudetto said:

This looks great, Pierre - a bit disappointing is the lack of detail on the upper side of the gearbox (short cut fromFujimi) but this is going to be hidden under the floor anyway and cannot be seen when when everything is put together - the underside looks good: Everything here shows the right amount of use.

You're right about the gearbox Helmut, the top side is not visible after assembly. I did add some moderate weathering to the metal finished components and also put a touch of aluminium in my black for the frame (about 1 to 5 ratio). It looks better to me like that.

1 hour ago, MarkJ said:

Pierre, that body looks perfect, and the chassis does too. Looks like you are about to wrap this one up. Excellent work going on here. 

Thanks Mark. I am rushing through this one, trying to get it done before Thursday as I'll be out of country for 6 weeks this coming Friday. Not sure I'll make the deadline...

[MarkJ]

Enjoy your 6 weeks out of country. I have a feeling you might be going to France, but that's just a pure guess on my part.  That would definitely be an awesome trip. Enjoy it no matter where you end up.

[250 Testa Rossa]

Looking good! I plan to do the Sebring car. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Looks great. All the finishes are very believable.

Interesting the differences with and similarities to the Gunze chassis.

[Rattlecan Dan]

This build is absolutely gorgeous. You do such good work. Enjoy your time off.

[Pierre Rivard]

On 11/27/2023 at 1:55 PM, 250 Testa Rossa said:

Looking good! I plan to do the Sebring car. 

Almost did but settled on Nassau speed week. Look forward to seeing your build.

[Pierre Rivard]

Finally finished the engine compartment. I built an oil vent collector...because I lost the kit part.

Interior don as design with only minor changes. After  market metal gear shift and made gauge bezels from thin metal wire. I'm pretty happy with the steering wheel wood finish. Aluminium undercoat, thin medium brown coat allowing the silver to show through a bit and finally some Tamiya clear orange.

 

[MarkJ]

Awesome interior and engine compartment as always. That steering wheel looks so real you would swear it was wood.

[Misha]

Been following your build Pierre with great interest of this wonderful icon of motor racing. Your attention and execution of the details is compelling and instructive. Chiming in with others, it’s great to see a Ferrari in other colours. We are all getting closer to being on the grid in March. Cheering you on!

Cheers Misha

[Pierre Rivard]

4 hours ago, Misha said:

Been following your build Pierre with great interest of this wonderful icon of motor racing. Your attention and execution of the details is compelling and instructive. Chiming in with others, it’s great to see a Ferrari in other colours. We are all getting closer to being on the grid in March. Cheering you on!

Cheers Misha

Thanks Misha for following and commenting on this build. I completed all the body accessories (glass, lighting, door handles etc) so should be shooting the "beauty shots" in the morning for posting the final build. This one is not going on the 64 Sebring grid however, it represents an entry in the Dec 62 Nassau speed week. I have posted 2 builds for Andy's group build...I think he's seen enough of my stuff...lol.

[peteski]

Pierre, the model and its new wheels look really good!  You are doing an excellent job on this kit.

[peteski]

On 11/19/2023 at 5:36 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Those are the best looking scale wires I've ever seen. PE is nice, but always the spokes look flat to me, and they never have the adjustment nuts...at least the ones I've seen. The tires look right too.

One features impossible to do with photoetched spokes is accurately model the interlaced spokes. 3-D printing is capable of that, which dramatically improves the realism of those wheels.  The tires are also superbly rendered, and they have asymmetrical shape sidewalls - a feature I was not aware of until Jason designed those. Even the tread pattern is rendered correctly.  We live in some exciting times for modeling.

[Pierre Rivard]

Build complete and posted

 

[Funkychiken]

Is absolutely  beautiful!