Another pair of Ferraris: 365 Daytona and 599GTO

[auw12]

Nice and fast as always Matt~ Just got my kit few weeks ago and I really like it. It's like a brand new tooling compare to the Fiorano, I really appreciate what Revell does, just hope they do the FF. Good luck man!

[pawlie]

I love your interior in the 599 - it looks great!

[mattbacon]

Thanks, fellas...

The mesh is a fabric normally used for frilly 50s petticoats and veils, called tulle. It cost me a couple of £ for 2 square metres, which will last a long time! It stretches over complex shapes quite nicely, especially if you use the spray glue to fix it in place.

I'm calling this one done, and will try to do some decent pictures tomorrow, if it's dry enough outside to take them!











bestest,
M.

[andybmw7272]

That looks great Matt!

What can you offer in terms of goods and bads on the 599GTO kit?

Anything to look out for?

Again, it looks great!
Andy

[MidMazar]

Looks great can't wait for outdoor pics!!

[mattbacon]

Thanks, guys!

Back to the bench now, and continuing with the Daytona...



The engine is rather nice, and I wish I could wire it better! 0.3mm brass tube for the spark plugs works nicely, but I really need some wire that's a bit tougher but just as flexible as the lead I've used here. Does anyone make 0.25mm PVC or elastic thread in black, red and white?



Fits in place OK, though getting the engine mounts into position under the exhaust manifolds is a pain!




Rubber is a bit "tractor tyre", but the wire wheels are pretty good for plastic, and the whole thing fits together very well, with the aid of some silicone "plastic parts" grease (intended for mountain bikes) to stop the wrong bits sticking permanently.



Engine in situ. The yellow fans are my own idea (instructions say silver), but they liven things up a bit.



Stance is a bit "nose down". but I think that it's probably prototypical. Let's see how it looks with the body on...



The underside looks nicely "busy". There's a small (broken) tie rod to put in place on the front suspension, which kinda sums the whole thing up... a nice compromise between detail, scale accuracy and ease of assembly, generally, but it really should have been made in tougher plastic! The distributors have been off a couple of times on each side, because they are just not tough enough when the kit nearly (but not quite) fits perfectly...

bestest,
M.

[tonioseven]

Fantastic work!!! I have yet to find that kit.

[mattbacon]

Thanks, Antonio!

The cabin is well under way, in all its 1970s glory!



This is just a test fit... much more to do.



I've started BMFing... the new sheet I have is much harder to handle than the old one -- far more "springy" with a tendency to roll up as your remove it from the backing. A bit at a time, and doing it in several sessions over time is the recipe for keeping your sanity, I find...



With The Hobbit so see tomorrow afternoon, I doubt I'll quite get this one finished in 2012, but it's heading toward the finishing line now...

bestest,
M.

[mattbacon]

The dash is completely OOB. The dial decals are really good... Revell in particular could learn a lesson here about not leaving wide carrier film borders around their dials so that the don't in fact fit onto the bezels... these went in beautifully!




A couple of the cabin being assembled. It all fits very nicely.





Could it be more 1970s? The close-up is a bit unforgiving, especially the painting on the Daytona inserts in the seats, but it looks OK in real life, honest...



...and finally. Just the brake master cylinder to add before I can fix the chassis together finally. Off camera, work on the BMF continues, as well...

bestest,
M.

[mattbacon]

Chassis and body finally brought together. This was not easy!





The reservoir on the brake master cylinder gets in between the front left wheel well liner on the chassis and the top part inside the bonnet area, the drivers side exhaust manifold fouls somewhere I couldn't see, and the fit front and back is dubious to say the best. Anyway, 'tis done now!

bestest,
M.

[mattbacon]

Last update for this one!



Here she is on the bench last night. The BMF is punched out for the door locks.



The bonnet is a PITA. I've had to refix the hinge three times now! If you look closely, you can also see that I've had to shave the pivot end of both the wipers back pretty hard to have a HOPE of the bonnet closing properly. It's not the engine, in this case, it's the wiper arms!



But it kinda stands up...

And finally... to draw this "TwoFer" thread to a close, here are both of the "pair of Ferraris" of the title:



...more in the Completed Projects thread...

Thank you for your interest, folks -- it's been a pleasure sharing this build with you all!

bestest,
M.

[Tompidom]

Fatastic thread to follow! Love all your duo builds so far. You now have to more amazing models to add to your collection congrats man!!!