Complete: 1962 Ferrari GTO Series One.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by rockinanko

if we discard the fact that this revell kit, along with the protar version, sports an inaccurate tail from the GTO...i would say this is a thunderous build & showroom shine!

i cringe on this inaccuracy, not discovered by me though, resurfaces everytime i look at these 2 kit builds.
you have done justice in this, not on the car itself but the skills you have on such a high level build!

cheers!

This model is accurate; the 1:1 GTO that this particular model is patterned after was wrecked in a previous life and the repaired/reconstructed body is out of proportion. I've seen pics of the real car; this one looks correct. Not that it makes it attractive...but the Revell/Protar kit gets unfairly panned because the real car is mis-proportioned. Let's be glad that the Fujimi kit was patterned after one of the well-proportioned GTO's

And Dave, it looks great in person! It's funny that so many people think the wheels are metal & PE vs. kit components. Thanks for coming, always enjoy seeing you and your incredible models at the show. It was a lot of fun, can't wait for next year.

[nniemi]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

This model is accurate; the 1:1 GTO that this particular model is patterned after was wrecked in a previous life and the repaired/reconstructed body is out of proportion...

Please tell me which GTO looks like this. I've understood that original Protar molds were patterned after 3851gt from Maranello Rosso Collection. The tail is nothing like the Protar/Revell GTO. Most of the other GTO:s can be judged here.

Having said that, the model itself is really the best that i've seen built from the P/R kit. Most pic angles make me forget the misproportioned tail.

-Niko

[Shunter]

Oh, now that is sweet.

[SkylineFan]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

This model is accurate; the 1:1 GTO that this particular model is patterned after was wrecked in a previous life and the repaired/reconstructed body is out of proportion. I've seen pics of the real car; this one looks correct. Not that it makes it attractive...but the Revell/Protar kit gets unfairly panned because the real car is mis-proportioned. Let's be glad that the Fujimi kit was patterned after one of the well-proportioned GTO's

And Dave, it looks great in person! It's funny that so many people think the wheels are metal & PE vs. kit components. Thanks for coming, always enjoy seeing you and your incredible models at the show. It was a lot of fun, can't wait for next year.

Thanks Bob for the clarification, It looks off on the rear panel but other than that and the window frames, with a little TLC ( and new tires) the car makes a beautiful replica... I too enjoyed the show.....

Thanks to all who replied to this car... its not a bad kit!

DaveT

[AustinMartin]

Great job!

[builder77]

Dave did you have a lot of clean up work on the body?
I just dug this kit out of my stack (thanks for the inspiration) and it's a mess!

Great build with a perfect finish!

Chris

[Ralphymeyer]

I am going to build the same kit soon, I hope mine comes out close to yours. Otherwise I'll be really jealous!

[blackf40]

I had the same thought about the wheels...they looked too good to be kit pieces. Regardless, fantastic job--it really does look like a high-dollar multi-media kit. -although that's probably what it is by now :P

[SkylineFan]

Originally Posted by blackf40

I had the same thought about the wheels...they looked too good to be kit pieces. Regardless, fantastic job--it really does look like a high-dollar multi-media kit. -although that's probably what it is by now :P

That is the look I was after!!! Thanks!!

Chris..... LOTS of clean up on the body.......

DaveT

[indy1977tx]

Dave,

Your talent is plain to see with this build from a Revell/Protar kit. Not just another great build from you - another talent redefining build from you! All the best to you on your future projects, too.

Jordan