1/16 Ferrari Testarossa spyder

[Rich Chernosky]

This is the first of 3 Testarossa's I currently have on the bench. All the bodies are painted and chassis complete.  Thought I would finish this one first because I like the lines of the car. I bought 4 of these Fujimi kits at the same time a very long time ago.  Got a bargain price on them and over the years have been itching to do them. Now that I am retired and have nothing better to do, I think its time. So next post will be the berlinetta and the Koinig modified twin turbo. Color on thhis is Gravity GC 1133 Ferrari F1 rossa. More details on this build in the picture captions.

Really dig the lines of this car. From any angle it just looks fast.  Kit went together relatively trouble free.  Really like some fo the details like the engraving ib the wheel centers. Painted it yellow then rubbed the paint off the cavalinno  That is the prancing horse figure on the Ferrari badge. 

Lots of detail back here.  tail lights hidden behind the grill, seperate cavalinno badge and more. 

This shot give a good view of the lines of this car. Seats are adjustable and the wheels steer (kit features)

Interior was well appointed. Color is Tamiya LP75 Buff and Lp59 Nato brown.

Rear engine cover opens to reveal a wired and plumbed flat 12. Fit of all these components was a little iffy at first but once you did one the rest fell into place. Engine is a model all by itself and Fujimi included an engine stand if you  wanted to do so. 

Interesting photo I don't usually take but it really shows off the opening doors , which, if you were careful went together flawlessly. I used magnets to hold the doors shut and they close with a satisfying "snick" One of the magnets is shown on the left side of the rocker panel.  This car was the  "go to" sports car in one of my favorite Sega video games.....Outrun.

 

Edited August 1 by Rich Chernosky

[karbuildr]

Outstanding Ferrari. Really well done. I really like a Ferrari in red. The first photo I thought was a real car.

[Cosmic D]

What a blast!  Super nice build and showing the advantages that are found in larger scale models when detailed as nice as this one is.   Plus, retirement is the perfect time to go deep on some of those more demanding subjects.  Thanks for sharing this one.

[Jim B]

Awesome Ferrari! Excellent job. 

[VanGoGo]

Looks great! I have a coupe version and this inspires me to start on it sooner!

[ea0863]

Sexy car done to perfection Rich! And congrats on the retirement - - - I too pulled the pin just recently and am enjoying building models in earnest.

[Mike 1017]

Fantastico

[slusher]

Truly absolutely stunning!

[70 Sting]

Geez, I thought I was looking at the real car!  2x👍

[Rich Chernosky]

On 8/1/2025 at 5:42 PM, karbuildr said:

Outstanding Ferrari. Really well done. I really like a Ferrari in red. The first photo I thought was a real car.

Most of my collection of Ferrari's are red so I am pretty much in agreement.  Thanks for the outstanding compliment. 

 

On 8/1/2025 at 6:44 PM, Cosmic D said:

What a blast!  Super nice build and showing the advantages that are found in larger scale models when detailed as nice as this one is.   Plus, retirement is the perfect time to go deep on some of those more demanding subjects.  Thanks for sharing this one.

I'm a big fan of large scale. So much more you can add even though its a lot more work. Since I retired (4 1/2 yrs ago) I have put a huge dent in my stash which at one time was over 300.

 

On 8/1/2025 at 6:53 PM, Jim B said:

Awesome Ferrari! Excellent job. 

Thank you Jim.

 

On 8/1/2025 at 7:34 PM, VanGoGo said:

Looks great! I have a coupe version and this inspires me to start on it sooner!

Thanks Vince.  The coupe version (aka berlinetta)  is currently on my bench now and will show up here in a couple of days. My only advice is the front hood. Get that to fit right and the rest of the kit is a breeze. 

 

On 8/1/2025 at 9:49 PM, ea0863 said:

Sexy car done to perfection Rich! And congrats on the retirement - - - I too pulled the pin just recently and am enjoying building models in earnest.

Thank you kindly Emre. Can't tell you how many times I longingly looked at my stash and said "some day" Well that happened on 8/20/21. I have been fulfilling my dreams ever since and enjoying every minute. Hope you are too and look forward to seeing many of your masterpieces here. 

 

22 hours ago, Mike 1017 said:

Fantastico

Thanks Mike.

 

4 hours ago, slusher said:

Truly absolutely stunning!

Appreciated Carl.

 

32 minutes ago, 70 Sting said:

Geez, I thought I was looking at the real car!  2x👍

No finer compliment than that. Thank you Harry. 

 

[ChrisR]

Very nice.