jaymcminn Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) The 250 SWB California is one of my favourite Ferraris together with the 250 GTO, great work of a very nice car. By the way, doesn't Replicas & Miniatures Co Of Mayland have more accurate things for this model? RMCoM doesn't produce the 250 motor anymore, which is a shame because I've heard it was fantastic. I missed the opportunity to score one at a swap meet a few years back and have been kicking myself since. I've heard the HRM Testa Rossa engine kit is really nice too... one of those will probably make its way into my 250 SWB project. One of these days... Edited January 16, 2014 by jaymcminn
1959scudetto Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Jason, this is absolutely stunning! The interior, the details, but most of all the paint job - perfectly suited color. This gives me a great inspiration for my two unbuilt ones (dark blue with tan int.? black with red int.?), though my first one became red with black, I prefer different colors on my Ferrari kits.
Gregg Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Jason, please send me the Ferrari. It needs a home here in Hawai'i... I promise I'll be good to it. Excellant job! It's one of those projects that's been on the too-do list for way too long!
ChrisR Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Very nice. Does look like the old Italeri tool.
Exotics_Builder Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Very nice job. It's a shame that Italeri also has the wrong engine in it as well. It is the 250 GTO with 250 SWB intake and airbox. But, yes, the interior is, by far, the biggest inaccuracy. It does make building the kit a chore. I'm thinking about scratchbuilding a correct air cleaner for this model, which should help the look of the engine bay a lot. I glued the airbox and carbs down with Krystal-Klear to make disassembly easier just in case. Thanks! It can be done with the base engine. The big difference is moving the oil tubes more to the center of the engine. I did that when I built my version of the California almost 20 years ago. I also scratched the air cleaner to be more accurate: I have another California that I was intending to do more to, once we've moved back to Washington state.
CaptainAhab Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Superb execution. Would love to have this on my shelf... This is by far my favorite Ferrari. Well done sir
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