Tamiya Testarossa

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Since Ferrari's are so popular this week, I cleaned up this oldie-Tamiya's Testarossa. This is the only pic I have at the moment, my camera batteries are recharging...need 'em for a model show that starts tonight.

I built this kit when it came out, I guess about 12-14 years ago. I got best paint and first place trophies for it, but honestly it wouldn't get anything these days at model show, much less a second look. It still looks good to me, and it proves my skills (and Tamiya's) have improved by a huge margin in that time period.

Paint is Model Master Classic Black, interior is two-tone brown and tan. Built box-stock. I'll take a rear shot and engine shot later.

[360spider]

Great work. One of my favorite cars also. Like your choice of color.

[Rtuned]

beautiful. post more picts..

[935k3]

Looks very nice in black.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Here are a few more pics:



Engine detail is good, but I brush painted everything so it's really not indicative of how good it could look done properly.

Oh, the exhausts are not stock-the original ones were lost, these I just added to see if I like them. I'd rather have quads.

[Jay!]

Very cool, Bob! :sun:

Any chance you can take a peek into the intrior for us? :frog:

And did you alter the colors in the engine shot? The red on the intake plenums looks red, but the heads look pink, and there looks like a shade of dark red in the black paint.

[ales]

Looks absolutely great! One of my TR-s will be black.

Did you use anything specialt for the "Ferrari" lettering on the engine cover or did you just paint the raised letters? A pic of that would be really appreciated!
Alex

[360spider]

Awesome, but loose these exhaust tips. They look outrageous on TR.

[tonioseven]

Stunning!!! But then again, I expect nothing less from you!:bandit:

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Did you use anything specialt for the "Ferrari" lettering on the engine cover or did you just paint the raised letters? A pic of that would be really appreciated!

I painted it, and didn't do a great job of it either. I recently got a decal sheet full of Ferrari emblems and shields, so I can make this one look better. I'm going to add fender shields to my F355 now.

Any chance you can take a peek into the intrior for us? And did you alter the colors in the engine shot? The red on the intake plenums looks red, but the heads look pink, and there looks like a shade of dark red in the black paint.

Hard to photograph the interior, and it's glued together

I don't know what happened w/the engine colors, I did what I could do to make the weird look of the valve cover go away. The color on the fender is really a reflection of my hand, holding the engine cover open. The engine colors are correct on the model at least!