1/20 Ferrari GTB/4

[Rich Chernosky]

I aquired this kit as a glue bomb as it was about the only way I was going to get it..  Luckily it was do-able and not missing any of the key components.   Got it in Dec of 2021 and stripped and dis-assembled it right away.  It got a coat of Testors Boyds red #52909 that I decanted and airbrushed. Then a coat of Testors clear. Enamel takes the better part of a month to cure so back in the box it went. Like many of my projects it got lost in the shuffle and on occasion it would come out for a little polishing and other work.  It finally hit the bench for good. Most of the work went pretty quick since this is an early Japanese kit and was motorized.  So no motor or much undercarriage detail but the body was passable. The hood opens but only to put batteries in. The door open nicely and strangely enough the front suspension works. More details in the picture captions. 

OnceI got going on this, it turned out pretty good. Ther chassis slipped in place easily and I like the stance. Paint polished out nice. Usually does when its had  3 1/2 yrs to cure. Not much back here. The Ferrari logo was bare metal foiled first then the paint rubbed off. Then clear coated. An old trick of mine. 

One of the nice features of this kit were the wheels which looked pretty good.  I have had the pleasure of driving one of these cars and can tell you the experience is like nothing before or since. Everytime you shifted it felt like first gear again. That v-12 engine just wanted to sing.

Interior could have used a little help. All I did was paint the seats doors and dash and add some decals out of the stash.  Doors opened smoothly but then look at those massive hinges. 

Its kinda cool having the same car in four different scales.  In the back is a recently completed Renwal 1/12.  Center is the subject car and on either sides are the Italeri spyder and berlinetta. 1/64 diecast is a rather expensive Kyosho

[1959scudetto]

Nice model, Rich - I happen to get the very same Otaki as an unpainted glue-bomb in a bunch of 3 (gluebombs) :

Molded in yellow, it needs only a treatment of the chrome parts with Revell Chrome spray. Most of the parts are there. The weakest point are the narrow tires, but in 1/20 they will have to do. It is a crude toy,

but you demonstrate that with a bit TLC a nice model can be achieved.

They call it 275 GTB and show the "longnose" on the box lid but the kit is definitely a 275 GTB(2) shortnose from 1965 with some characteristic details and the Starburst wheels (only for this model).

P.S. I envy your for riding in such a car !

[Rich Chernosky]

37 minutes ago, 1959scudetto said:

Nice model, Rich - I happen to get the very same Otaki as an unpainted glue-bomb in a bunch of 3 (gluebombs) :

Molded in yellow, it needs only a treatment of the chrome parts with Revell Chrome spray. Most of the parts are there. The weakest point are the narrow tires, but in 1/20 they will have to do. It is a crude toy,

but you demonstrate that with a bit TLC a nice model can be achieved.

They call it 275 GTB and show the "longnose" on the box lid but the kit is definitely a 275 GTB(2) shortnose from 1965 with some characteristic details and the Starburst wheels (only for this model).

P.S. I envy your for riding in such a car !

Helmut....thank you for the kind words and the detail information that I was not aware of.  I am quite sure that if you apply your talents to this project you will achieve great results if not better than mine. In retrospect...if there was an engine available in this scale I would have definetly cut away the battery box and replaced it. I did replace the side windows with clear acetate and probably should have vacuum formed a new windscreen since that gave me the most trouble. We have very similar tastes as I also have all those kits.  That was quite a ride BTW. 

[1959scudetto]

6 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said:

Helmut....thank you for the kind words and the detail information that I was not aware of.  I am quite sure that if you apply your talents to this project you will achieve great results if not better than mine. In retrospect...if there was an engine available in this scale I would have definetly cut away the battery box and replaced it. I did replace the side windows with clear acetate and probably should have vacuum formed a new windscreen since that gave me the most trouble. We have very similar tastes as I also have all those kits.  That was quite a ride BTW. 

Thanks, Rich - I don't believe that I could do better than you.

I wanted to have the Lotus 49 gluebomb for its engine and wheels (will be mis- or abused for a 1971 Alfa 33/3 racing car - I have a nice slotcar-body for this) and got the 2 other gluebombs additionally for about € 15,00 all together, so I took them all. The Lotus can only be butchered, but the 2 others can be saved.

Edited August 30 by 1959scudetto

[PappyD340]

Really nice Ferrari!

[slusher]

Beautifully done'