Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta 'Tour De France'

[Hoffman]

 

 

Edited October 11, 2024 by Hoffman
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[Hoffman]

Basic Model:          Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Tour De France

                                De Agostini Le Grandi Ferrari Collection #52

                                https://diecast1-24.blogspot.com/2017/04/le-grandi-ferrari-124-29-250-gt.html

Interior:                    Repainted with artist acrylics and oils

Wheels:                    Danbury Mint ’58 250 TR rims, Herb Deeks PE spokes

Tires:                        Danbury Mint ’58 250 TR

I really, really wanted a model of the fabulous Ferrari Tour De France, and thanks to my good friend Helmut, I was finally able to get one. (Thank you!!!) 

This diecast is made by Burago and marketed as the 'De Agostini Le Grandi' Ferrari Collection. Some of them are readily available in the USA. Others, not so much, outside of Europe. I love the color so didn’t need to repaint the body. The interior was a good color too, but shiny plastic. I painted the headliner with some off-white artists acrylic from Deco Art. Everything else was painted with ‘Americana Honey Brown’ first, then I went over the seats and door panels with ‘Yellow Ochre’ oil paint from Artist’s Loft. That gave a nice contrast between what is carpet versus leather.

For the body, I added chrome bezels to the tail lights with a combination of BMF and Molotow. The driving lights and front turn signals were painted white then some silver over that. Added black in the hood scoop, brown for the leather straps on the hood and minor chrome details here and there.

The chassis is a simple curbside rendition with no engine. The wheels and tires were nice, but I felt there was room for improvement. I decided to go with Danbury Mint 250 Testa Rossa rims and tires, but with Herb Deeks photo etched spokes. Modifying them was time consuming, removing the heavy Danbury Mint spokes and replacing them with the photo etch. The hubs are shoe eyelets from Michael’s craft store. The brake drums are aluminum discs I cut from some thin sheet. I made the axles with brass tubing.

This model is fairly close in configuration to a TDF I found online, so I copied that cars license plate. And, that's about it.

Thanks for looking, enjoy! ?

Edited October 11, 2024 by Hoffman
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[1959scudetto]

Your tasteful modifications raise the level of realism of this model, Tim! Very nice !

[Hoffman]

1 hour ago, 1959scudetto said:

Your tasteful modifications raise the level of realism of this model, Tim! Very nice !

Helmut, and Gary~ Thank you, Guys!! You made my day. ?