Ferrari 288 GTO

[jabel]

Hello!
This story started abvout a year ago. I bought my favourite Ferrari in a deluxe kit, included metal transfer and KA PEset.



Of course I started with cutting ot the louvers and replaced it with a PE ones. The result was

I tried to glue the pe parts from the upside, But I realised that wouldn't work. So I tried with sheet styrene

but it wasn't better

But there were another parts:





After some weeks that was a point when I put into the box.



Now I have a Crazy's PE set and I restarted the building

it's a lot better







But if somebody buy this kit, DON'T CUT the louvers out! The original plastic better than the PE ones (I haven't belive before that I'll say it once)

[countach79]

nice start on an awesome car!

[auw12]

Nice start! Keep up the good work.

[jabel]

Hello!
While I'm preparing the body for the paint I started the assembly of the engine. And I haven't paint about the half of the engine parts...

[MidMazar]

Looking good, do you have any pics of the body without the pe vents? So we can compare. Eaither way progress looks good, im sure the pe was a pain to put in. Good luck on the rest of the build.

[jabel]

One step forwards, five backwards...

[drunken monkey]

Originally Posted by jabel

But if somebody buy this kit, DON'T CUT the louvers out! The original plastic better than the PE ones (I haven't belive before that I'll say it once)

that's what some of us have been saying for a long time.

[nugundam93]

wow. those PE louvers had to be glued-on one-by-one? now that's patience.

[jabel]

Fortunately no, just the frames are inside

[RonCla]

It looks like this one is putting up a fight. You are doing a nice job though. You will get a great deal of satisfaction when you have finished it knowing you got the better of it.

[jabel]

Hello!
I painted the red on the body with Ricebox paint. It used to glue/dry(??) into the bottle, but it can be fixet with Gunze thiner. After it theese're the bets paints that I'v ever used. Dries quickly and it will be a really thin, but strong-colored layer. I had to use ony two layers on GREY surfacer.

Sorry, the pisc are little dar, but my photomachine used to make purple or pink from red when it gets enough light.

[jabel]

[jabel]

Hello!
While the body is swimming (in a drain cleaner) I started the assembly of the interrior

[ShadowBroker]

Originally Posted by jabel

While the body is swimming (in a drain cleaner) I started the assembly of the interrior

Ah no that sucks. Hope it will turn out better in the next attempt!

[jabel]

with the dasboard: