Here is my latest completion- Tamiya's Ferrari 360 Spider. This is my contribution to the
Topless Trio group build that Klutz_100, Gionc and I have been working on for the last year or so. My progress thread is
here.
Tamiya's 360 is exactly what you'd expect- a terrific kit in nearly every way possible. As far as I'm concerned, if it has any real shortcoming at all it's that the interior details (engine and suspension) are practically invisible- like on the real 360 itself. Although this does possibly make the kit easier to build- which is maybe why I managed to finish it....
This build is largely out of the box. I added machined drilled brake rotors, machined suspension dampers (frustratingly invisible), and converted the transmission from F1 paddle style to 6 speed manual- a minor detail, but as with the paint I just wanted to do something slightly different.
The paint is CobraColors Ferrari Verde Zeltweg- a metallic black green (truely excellent paint, as always). It's certainly a rare color on a Ferrari, but I rather like it. I saw one painted this way when I was in South Beach last year, and liked it more than any red or yellow 360 I'd ever seen. Esoteric taste, perhaps.
I nearly always build to strict factory stock, so it was fun to do a build that looks so unconventional while holding to this spirit.
This is a color that truely looks best in bright sunlight- so this is how I chose to show it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Comments welcome. Thanks for looking in!