1/24 Ferrari 458 GT2

[Rich Chernosky]

Awhile back I bought a bunch of decals and in that set were some for a Ferrari GT2 racer. I had a Revell kit and swapped out the wheels and a wing from a LeMans Corvette. This project was going to take a lot of mods to the body and is something I can do but am not fond of. Then along comes this Studio 27 resin body kit.  Its a conversion and requires a 1/24 Fujimi donor kit for the chassis. Problem solved.  Well...maybe.  Adapting the chassis, windows and other modifications turned this project inot a lot more work than I thought. But I soldiered on and this is the result. Color is Gravity GC210 Ferrari Rosso F1.  I used 2K clear.  Below the pictures are more comments on the build. Thanks for looking and your input will be appreciated.

Finished racer and detail everywhere. Lots of photo etch in this conversion.  I used the Fujimi kits front suspension because it steered. My pet peeve.  It had to be lowered almost 4mm to get the stance right.  Windows had to be cut apart and then carefully ground down to fit. 

Rear end detail and lots more PE. That small piece of tubing out the back is for the air jack. 

Studio 27 decals fit nicely but took a lot of solvent and time to conform.  I like the 2K clear for it svery hi shine and the fact that its cured in 2 days. I added quite a bit to this kit. Interior recieved the most with a new racing seat and wired electrical boxes.  Glad this one is done.

 

 

[Jim B]

Beautiful Ferrari. Very well done.

[Roger U]

You did a lot of work on that model and it turned out very nice.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Very nice. First impression is that of a real car.