Pierre Rivard Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) The first GTO early in it's racing career when it briefly raced under NART colors. It participated in 5 events at the speed week with Bandini and Hayes sharing driving duties. Initially the car wore a roughly painted number 21 but it was properly done for the last outing, the Nassau Trophy race in which Hayes came in 5th and first in class. Fujimi kit with some minor detailing of the interior and engine compartment. 3D printed wheels and tires from Jack_Modelling are providing a much improved upgrade from the kit components. Superb VRM decals and my own mix of colors for the car livery. Thank you for watching  Edited November 30, 2023 by Pierre Rivard 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Great job. The wheels are fabulous.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mittagskind Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Yeah, another phantstic built. Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Really excellent build and finish as we have come to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Absolutely top class model, Pierre ! I've been following your WIPÂ all along - I will be looking for other modeling subjects for a while - this GTO can hardly be topped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Another amazingly excellent, life like build, Pierre. It's hard to wrap your head around a blue Ferrari but when you read the history, you understand how that happened. Again, the paint is out of this world deep and beautiful and knowing it is brush painted makes it even more amazing. You are the master of this brush painting process and I thank you for all you have taught me about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 It's always a blast to look at your models Pierre, Awesome as always and you include a bit of history as well. Pure eye candy. Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 A beautiful model cleanly built.  Thanks for including information on the wheels and decals. I have the Fujimi kit and plan to build it when my skills improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Beautiful Ferrari. Really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Pierre...this turned out spectacular. Followed your WIP with great interest. You definetly knocked it out of the park with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Another great build Pierre, tks for posting. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 WOW. Fabulously attractive GTO. Love the colour. I was at the 2004 Monterey Historics when 20 GTO's raced. Most were red but there was one very much the same colour as your model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 22 hours ago, drodg said: Great job. The wheels are fabulous.  Thank you David. The wheels & tires were a little team project with Jason Hupin (Jack_Modelling) and they are a game changer. 22 hours ago, Mittagskind said: Yeah, another phantstic built. Great! Thanks Hanjo, I needed a good straightforward kit after the Alfa 8C challenge and Fujimi came to the rescue. 21 hours ago, Gramps46 said: Really excellent build and finish as we have come to expect. Thank you Gary. It's a very good kit and a joy to put together. 20 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thank you Chris 20 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: Absolutely top class model, Pierre ! I've been following your WIP all along - I will be looking for other modeling subjects for a while - this GTO can hardly be topped. Thanks Helmut. The kit was easy, the paint not so easy but I took notes on adjustments I need to make in my metallic color formulations 19 hours ago, MarkJ said: Another amazingly excellent, life like build, Pierre. It's hard to wrap your head around a blue Ferrari but when you read the history, you understand how that happened. Again, the paint is out of this world deep and beautiful and knowing it is brush painted makes it even more amazing. You are the master of this brush painting process and I thank you for all you have taught me about it. Thank you sir. I need a solid color for the next build, this metallic color stuff is not easy! 19 hours ago, happy grumpy said: It's always a blast to look at your models Pierre, Awesome as always and you include a bit of history as well. Pure eye candy. Bravo! Thank you Mario, likewise I very much enjoy following your builds. 19 hours ago, Roger U said: A beautiful model cleanly built.  Thanks for including information on the wheels and decals. I have the Fujimi kit and plan to build it when my skills improve. I highly recommend the wheel & tire package upgrade as it adds a lot of realism 16 hours ago, Jim B said: Beautiful Ferrari. Really well done. Thanks Jim 15 hours ago, afx said: Brilliant. Thank you professor Reckner. 14 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Pierre...this turned out spectacular. Followed your WIP with great interest. You definetly knocked it out of the park with this one. There are a few things I would do better but it came out good considering I built it on a tight (for me) schedule. 12 hours ago, Dave B said: Another great build Pierre, tks for posting. Dave B Thanks Dave 12 hours ago, Phildaupho said: WOW. Fabulously attractive GTO. Love the colour. I was at the 2004 Monterey Historics when 20 GTO's raced. Most were red but there was one very much the same colour as your model. Possibly the restored chassis 3387, which is the color I aimed for as 3223 was also a NART entry for a short period in late 62 / early 63. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Sharp-looking GTO, very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maysula Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Good looking car 🙂 Great work and the wheels are very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 IMHO this is the most beautiful Ferrari ever built and your rendition is just as beautiful as the original. I am thoroughly floored by that awesome paint job, and to know it is brush painted makes it even more so. Excellent build sir, you are a true craftsman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Very very nice! Fantastic build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Looks fantastic Pierre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 12/1/2023 at 9:03 AM, Tommy124 said: Sharp-looking GTO, very nicely done! Thank you very much sir On 12/1/2023 at 9:14 AM, SpikeSchumacher said: Superb! Thanks schumi 23 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice!! Thank you Larry 18 hours ago, maysula said: Good looking car 🙂 Great work and the wheels are very nice ! The printed Borranis and Dunlops address a weakness in what is otherwise a very good kit 11 hours ago, TarheelRick said: IMHO this is the most beautiful Ferrari ever built and your rendition is just as beautiful as the original. I am thoroughly floored by that awesome paint job, and to know it is brush painted makes it even more so. Excellent build sir, you are a true craftsman. Thank you Ricky. This car was styled in house with the only purpose of maximum top speed but somehow it ended up being the most beautiful of them all. It has been a journey (by necessity, not by choice) to learn how to brush paint these. I'm not completely satisfied with the paint job on this one but I was pressed for time and could not re-do it to my liking. Still reasonably good in the end. 10 hours ago, Brudda said: Very very nice! Fantastic build! Thanks Bruce 7 hours ago, bytownshaker said: Looks fantastic Pierre Merci Edgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Very nicely detailed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Bravo!  Flawless work here!  Love the details and high quality finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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