1/12 Ferrari Testarossa (Revell + scaledetails)

[Emilssi]

Hello everyone! My name is Emil and I am a true AF addict. Although I've been a member of AF for some time this will be my first WIP ever. Perhaps I haven’t got the experience and skills that most of you guys have, but I know that I can count on your support and professional advice. Anyway back to the model: It is a somewhat controversial old Revell 1/12 kit. Yes, it’s not the most detailed kit in this scale but with a bit of effort, some scratch building and a few etched parts I should be able to turn it into a decent model of a truly beautiful car.

I started with the interior. The seats have been given handles at the bottom, which the kit was missing. I used revell enamels for the seats and sealed them with humbrol satin varnish





Comments and criticism are welcome

[Emilssi]

Then I moved on to main panel. I decided to open all air vents since Rvell's ones were hardly good enough for 1/24 scale.
But I am not going to complain about the quality of the kit anymore, since I guess we should be gratefull to Revell for at least producing the model of Testarossa in 12th scale.

Dashboard with drilled side and front vents:


And some dryfitting of my hommade replacement:

[pug=309]

any pics of the box

allan

[rollin80s]

nice project. what are you using to load pics? should be an option to be able to post pics on forums or emails. if not then, try www.photobucket.com it's free and fairly easy to use. just make an album for each project, cause if you do it after posting pics, they will be erased from where you posted them.

[Emilssi]

The left vent is painted and test fitted to the dashboard


So is the right one


The picture of both vents fitted to the dashboard. I built them in different positions (left is open wider than the right) to add a bit of realism to it


Carpets were made of... wet wipes (trust me they look much more realistic than on the pics.) I find this method easier and more realistic thn flocking



I made the carpets on the floor a little bit dirty but the floor will probably be covered with small
removable carpets anyway (if I manage to hand paint the Ferrari logo on them or come up with some
other way of transfering the logo on to the carpets)





I will appreciate your comments and suggestions

[KevHw]

Everything looks really good so far. I think the wet-wipe idea works well and I'll have to try it myself. It's also nice to see another Londoner. Looking forward to more.

[Hemi Killer]

Hey I am building this car as well. I also have the Scale Details kit, but it doesnt seem like any of the phot etched parts are the right scale. everything is too big. Did you notice this as well?

[Emilssi]

Originally Posted by Hemi Killer

Hey I am building this car as well. I also have the Scale Details kit, but it doesnt seem like any of the phot etched parts are the right scale. everything is too big. Did you notice this as well?

Yes, I had simmilar impression with some of these parts. However, many scaledetails parts like the speakers (which absolutely have to be used since in the kit they are represented by a decal),

central air vent (which is very poorly moulded)

or the control pannel

Seem to be well etched and up tp size.
The highlight of the model will definitely be very well made (and up to scale) scaledetails Ferrari badges:

For me the worst flow of the scaledetails PE set is that it gives you only half of the parts i.e. only 2 brake discs

PS If you're building this model or in fact any major exotic car model, you'll love this website for great reference pics: www.motorcars-intl.com

[Emilssi]

Hello everyone,
Another quick update. I just want to show you the reference pic of the steering wheel and the kit part.
1. the part


And my reference photo:


The difference is evident – the central area of the kit part, the one with the logo is huge and really highly raised. Fortunately I have perfect solution for it in form of pe parts. You can also see there other great testarossa, brembo, pinnifarina logos, and a really nice touch from scaledetails – sun glasses.

[Hemi Killer]

I do not remember seing sunglasses in my kit, do they make different PE kits? Hmmm

[Emilssi]

Originally Posted by Hemi Killer

I do not remember seing sunglasses in my kit, do they make different PE kits? Hmmm

Which kit have you got?
There are 2 kits. First is with the badges, tools, seat belts etc

And more complex one with F40 and Testarossa engine, brake, interior parts etc. However it is missing Ferrari logos (probably to force modellers to buy both expensive sets), which I think is unfair

P.S. Do you know about any other aftermarket parts for this model?

[janositamas]

Very nice job so far, I like it!
As for transferring the Ferrari logo onto the carpet, you may try a leftover Ferrari PE logo (painted the desired color) and glue it to the carpet instead of hand painting it!

[Hemi Killer]

I must have overlooked the sunglasses, but I do not have the first kit you posted. I am missing the logo for the rear of the car, it must be on the other set.

[Emerald1999]

Could you show how you did the "wet-wipe" carpets? The results look very good, and I am interested in learning the method.

There may be a tutorial here.

[Twowheelsrule]

Originally Posted by Emerald1999

Could you show how you did the "wet-wipe" carpets? The results look very good, and I am interested in learning the method.

There may be a tutorial here.

Some people call them baby wipes. They come in a container moist with alcohol and sometimes soap to clean your hands and such.

He must have let it dry, then painted it, and glued it in to place. I would like to see a tutorial if it would help.

TW