Topless in scale?
I don’t know about me going topless with this, but being in a joint build thread with gionc and MPWR, I definitely feel bare-assed
Actually it’s really great to be able to share my work in the company of these 2 great modelers and nice guys - it is certainly motivating me to try hard!
I’ll save most of my blah blah for the dedicated 365GTS/4 thread but I’d just like to give a few words of introduction here.
The kit I am building is the Fujimi Enthusiast Series 365GTS/4. The Daytona - in both its cabriolet and closed body guises - is up there with the Dino and 250s as one of my all-time favorite Ferraris.
I’m not really into counting nuts and bolts, but overall the kit seems to be very well mastered with a lot of attention to detail. This is particularly evident in the engine which is comprised of over 36 pieces not including the exhaust and cooling system!!
I will admit that when I first started this project, my original intention - with Gionc and MPWR having lathes - was to go for an OOB build. However, I’m in a more flexible frame of mind nowadays and I might decide to add some PE stuff and maybe some simple scratch built items. When all is said and done, I’ll just be happy if I don’t embarrass the other guys (or myself)
Anyway, the thread marshal has called “Gentlemen, start your engines!!” – so I have!
Here’s a little “Topless Striptease” …
Cylinder block was painted in Alclad 2, valve covers detailed with BMF scripts, scratch built accurate distributor caps (RTV mold made for future use) and fuel rails added.
You can find more detailed 365 GTS/4 verbiage
here
Thanks for joining in with our bit of fun – we hope you enjoy it!!!