Fujimi Ferrari Dino 246 GTS

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I bought this when the EM series first came out in the late 1980’s. I started on it in 2000 with some work on the body and then put it back in the stash. Last year I decided to resurrect it and finish it for the Ferrari Expo 2014. Well, some things interfered and I’m still working on it.
On the body, I cleaned it up and did the minor conversion to make it a US spec car. I wound up getting a KA models PE set for this, and, of all wonders, it includes PE side marker lights. I applied Tamiya Chrome Yellow because I didn’t want to open a new bottle of Cobra Colors Giallo Modena. Up to this point the body is thus:

The engine is mostly assembled. For those who have never done a Fujimi EM Series kit, the exhaust headers on this were individual and were a bear to assemble and mount. I wired the distributor and mounted to the chassis. Still more to do, but this is so far:

The interior is pretty much assembled. I still need to add some backing to the door pockets. I detailed out the dash and did seat belts. I decided to keep the seats stock rather than craft up Daytona seats.

The dash is a suede material. I found most options used for seats or carpeting was not giving the right look. So I painted the dash semi-gloss black. I then trimmed the bristles of a ¼ inch brush to about 3/8 inch long. I first stippled on flat black paint and then lightly stippled on some NATO Black (a very dark grey). The effect looks pretty good, but future efforts will improve my technique here.
I also made floor well templates and crafted up some floor mats using CorelDraw and printing on my Color Laserjet.

Next steps are to clear the body; assemble the engine compartment; assemble the front compartment; assemble the trunk area; finish the wheels/tires and put it all together.