1/16 Ferrari Testarossa Koenig Special turbo

[Rich Chernosky]

This is the last of my 3  1/16 Fujimi Ferrari Testarossa's.  The chassis, interior,engine were all finished and the body painted.  Just had to finish the body, add the glass and intall.  So it went pretty quick. This kit was issued by Revell but the casting is all Fujimi. Color is Testors Laquer Revving Red #1837 and it was cleared  with Tamiya LP9.  Sure am glad this one is done as there were problem with final assembly. See comments below pictures. Leave your own comments if you like.

Once done the car sat nice. Biggest problem was the glass. Front window had to be clamped and sat overnight as the body was slightly warped. Side glass on the working doors was the same.  Frames were very thin and didn't fit into the body. Special care had to be taken to get the doors to fit and the glass in place. All took some time. Koenig removed the side strakes on the Testarossa body for better cooling. 

Rear had some nice detail but getting all the pieces to fit was something else. rear wing looks nice but had to be pinned and glued into place. Underneath that removab;e engine cover sits a plumbed and wired flat 12 engine with twin turbos that put out over 650 horses. It was very fast. 

The body did eventually fit over the chassis. There were four glue attachment points on the body and chassis. I drilled these out and threaded jeweler screws in their place and this made it much easier without the usual gluing and clamping. A very small pin (just barely visible) on either side of the front clip, holds the body in place as well. 

Interior was well appointed but the seat headrests had to be lowered to clear the roof. Just one more headache in many. Doors close nicely and are held in place with magnets which are clearly visible in the rocker panel. 

forgot to take this in the original post.  Here is that flat 12 engine.  The twin turbos are visible just in front of the rear bodywork. This is where the exhaust would normally have been so i bet this is loud. 

Here is a picture of all three of my Fujimi Ferrari Testarossa builds. Thank you Dan Clark for the suggestion.

Edited 10 hours ago by Rich Chernosky
added two pictures

[iamsuperdan]

Nicely done! Time for a family shot of all three of them!

 

I have the standard Testarossa kit. Need a bigger workbench though!

 

[Jim B]

Beautiful Ferrari. Very well done. 

[clipper57]

Good looking build even after the problems.

[Rich Chernosky]

1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said:

Nicely done! Time for a family shot of all three of them!

 

I have the standard Testarossa kit. Need a bigger workbench though!

Thanks Dan. Already done. Great suggestion, check it out. 

 

 

56 minutes ago, Jim B said:

Beautiful Ferrari. Very well done. 

Thanks Jim

 

9 minutes ago, clipper57 said:

Good looking build even after the problems.

Solving problems is what makes us better modelers. Thanks.

 

[TonyK]

Sorry to read about all your troubles. Usually Fujimi kits are pretty good. Your model turned out well and I like your photos with the backdrop.

[VanGoGo]

Looks great, I did the standard Testarossa and can relate to your challenges! I  like your use of screws to attach a warped body, and have resorted to that on a few cars...saves alot of frustration and really holds the pieces together.