Ferrari 288 GTO Yellow by CDW - FINISHED - Fujimi Enthusiast Series - 1:24 Scale

[Canute]

Very cool, Craig. Interesting "airboat". Any plans?

[CDW]

Driving my wife's sister home today, I saw this M-60 on the side of the road, so I got down and took a few photos. Man, that's a lot of steel right there.

"MISS BRENDA"

 

 

Edited April 24 by CDW

[Egilman]

Nice photos of an M-60A1....

[Egilman]

Oh, she's named "brenda" although those letters don't make it easy to read....

[CDW]

4 hours ago, Egilman said:

Oh, she's named "brenda" although those letters don't make it easy to read....

I can’t blame the letters. I read it up close, then by the time I got home and posted the photos, had her mistaken for another girl. 😊

[Jack12477]

That's okay! There's no penalty for Senior Moments 😇

[CDW]

I found a replacement for my missing tire and wheel today on Ebay. I gave $20 plus shipping for a kit identical to my own. Seller states he lost the engine and transmission pieces, but I don't want/need those anyway. 

 

Fujimi 1/24 scale Ferrari 288 GTO Yellow - USED | eBay

[Egilman]

Great deal.... What you need always seems to eventually find it's way onto evilbay....

[CDW]

Yesterday, the donor kit I ordered from Ebay arrived. The only parts I can see that are missing is the engine block and heads. Everything else is there, all the parts necessary to build a curbside model with a lot of extra parts left over. The vendor actually had two of these offered for sale. I liked the one I bought so much, I went and ordered his second kit, also for $20. It's worth more than that just as parts.

 

Then as fate would have it, quite by accident, found my missing tire and wheel from the kit I was building. It had fallen down between some boxes in a place I could not see until I moved the boxes while looking for something else. 😅

 

 

 

So my next project will be finishing my Ferrari 288 GTO Yellow! 😁

[Old Collingwood]

44 minutes ago, CDW said:

Yesterday, the donor kit I ordered from Ebay arrived. The only parts I can see that are missing is the engine block and heads. Everything else is there, all the parts necessary to build a curbside model with a lot of extra parts left over. The vendor actually had two of these offered for sale. I liked the one I bought so much, I went and ordered his second kit, also for $20. It's worth more than that just as parts.

 

Then as fate would have it, quite by accident, found my missing tire and wheel from the kit I was building. It had fallen down between some boxes in a place I could not see until I moved the boxes while looking for something else. 😅

 

 

 

So my next project will be finishing my Ferrari 288 GTO Yellow! 😁

Thats called  Fate  Craig  -  it led  you  to  finding them  Two jems.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

6 hours ago, CDW said:

...as fate would have it, quite by accident, found my missing tire and wheel from the kit I was building. It had fallen down between some boxes in a place I could not see until I moved the boxes while looking for something else.

Yep, that happens all too often....  Good that you found it...

[Canute]

Isn't that the truth. Kit hardware disappearing into the 4th Dimension on Monday, found on Wednesday while searching for a different widget. 😁

[mtaylor]

I think the glitch in the matrix was working normally..... you lose a part, order another one along with more stuff, and then lost part suddenly shows up.  Or maybe it's gremlins.....????

[CDW]

Here is a pristine body fresh out of the factory sealed plastic bag. There are two areas of interest I would like to point out. First notice there are three “gills” located directly behind the rear wheel well openings. The plastic body directly behind these gills should be thinned down by sanding and filing, then the gills be opened up so you can see through with some fine mesh wire attached to the back side. Next in the second photo, notice that mid-way in the rocker panel underneath the door is a small indention. This should also be opened up with fine screen mesh on the back side as these are air scoops to help cool brakes and turbochargers. 
I was not aware of this until after I painted my car body, so I may take this opportunity to correct this oversight now, then paint and use this fresh new body on my model. 
 

Edited May 9 by CDW
typo correction

[CDW]

I found the best way to open the gills and the air scoops on the rocker panels was to first drill out the openings using a .25mm micro drill, then cleaning up the openings using a #11 surgical scalpel blade. An XActo blade is just too thick, the surgical one just right.

Edited May 11 by CDW

[Canute]

Good tip, Craig. I have some slots in underframes I need to open up for brake rigging. And I do have a box of Swann-Morton #11 blades. Didn't realize they are thinner. Thanks.

[CDW]

Use a section of Flexi-file sandpaper to do the final cleanup of the openings. 

 

[CDW]

Worked on other projects this week, but one of those projects was about all I want to know about the subject...installed a new door gasket on a front load washing machine. Man, that thing gave me a workout. I count my blessings it was indoor work. The heat/heat index has been ridiculously hot this week.

All week I looked forward to today. There was a model car show in a neighboring county, and I showed up bright and early to see the model cars and vendors. Walked off with a few nice kits and took a lot of photos of the model car entries. A nice venue and a large crowd supported the show. I did not enter any models in this show because that requires you stay the entire day. I didn't feel like hanging out there all day long.

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

That  is  some  collection   amazing  models.

 

OC.

[Jack12477]

WOW 👌!

[Canute]

Quite the show. Somebody was a huge Richard Petty fan, even had the Petty blue paint nailed. 😊

[CDW]

41 minutes ago, Canute said:

Quite the show. Somebody was a huge Richard Petty fan, even had the Petty blue paint nailed. 😊

Someone sure was a Petty fan. He even had the car Petty "rented" for one race, the number 6 green Monte Carlo.

I saw Petty race at several Firecracker 400's on July 4th at Daytona. I was young when I went to those races way back then. Today, I would not want to sit through that heat for that long. It makes me realize how huge a fan was my dad for taking me to all those kinds of events when I was a kid. My dad loved racing, and he didn't care what kind of racing it was. Horse racing, buggy/trotter racing, motorcycle, sprint cars, clay track, hydroplanes. just everything. 

[CDW]

The vendor tables were well stocked at the show as well. Among a few other other things I brought these home.

 

Didn’t have any plans for a 1:35 PT boat, but the price was right so I snagged it. Good trading material if nothing else.

The Iwata HP-CS airbrush is smooth as silk. A great all-around airbrush. If you find one for $75 or less at a swap meet, do yourself a favor and grab it. You won’t regret it.

[Egilman]

4 hours ago, CDW said:

If you find one for $75 or less at a swap meet, do yourself a favor and grab it. You won’t regret it.

Yeah, since they run around 170-180 new... I wouldn't regret it either... (even if I haven't a clue on how to use one)

[CDW]

5 hours ago, Egilman said:

Yeah, since they run around 170-180 new... I wouldn't regret it either... (even if I haven't a clue on how to use one)

Paid $60, brand new in the box. 😁

Gotta love swap meets

[Old Collingwood]

Cant wait for you  to do a  log  on the  MTB.

 

OC.

[CDW]

33 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Cant wait for you  to do a  log  on the  MTB.

 

OC.

It may not be long. My niece and her husband both work in the maritime industry. She is an executive for an ocean-going tug company, and he is the first mate on a super-tanker. Their new home is decorated with many nautical items, and I mentioned to him he needed a ship model on display. I am going to give him several choices with that PT boat being one, and then build his choice for display in their new home. Will wait to see what he decides he would prefer.  

Edited May 22 by CDW

[Old Collingwood]

22 minutes ago, CDW said:

It may not be long. My niece and her husband both work in the maritime industry. She is an executive for an ocean-going tug company, and he is the first mate on a super-tanker. Their new home is decorated with many nautical items, and I mentioned to him he needed a ship model on display. I am going to give him several choices with that PT boat being one, and then build his choice for display in their new home. Will wait to see what he decides he would prefer.  

Sounds good mate.

 

OC.

[CDW]

Home improvement projects and a model club project for the month of June has this project on a temporary hold. Will return to it ASAP.

Thanks for following along.

[CDW]

With the missing parts I need in hand, pulled the Ferrari out of moth balls intent on finishing it.

Spent a few hours masking off the entire body to paint the semi-gloss black trim details. Glued in the glass pieces. Next will begin final detailing and assembly to put this one in the history book and on the display shelf.