60th Anniversary Build Finished, Ferrari F430 Spider

[73superduty]

I absolutely hated this Revell of Germany Ferrari F430 Spider. It fought me all the way. Just when I thought things were looking good it would rear its ugly head.

Now, I've settled for a shelf model. It will look just fine for my shelf. I need to buy a Fujimi kit.

This was built as my Miami Vice Movie car.
Paint is Grigio Silverstone Metallic by Cobra Colors.
Tamiya interior and basic decals from the sheet.

I have to say that what upset me the most was all the work and time I put into sanding mold lines and cleaning the body to only have them pop through the body after I polished the car.

Yes, the front sits too high, the wheels seem too small. But, it looks fine on my shelf.

Here are the pics I took. I'll get a few outside pics later.
Thanks.
Chris

[pawlie]

Looks good, I've built 2 Fujimi F430's and they didn't fit together as easily as the Tamiya 360...and you can't open the engine bay on the Fujimi

[stevenoble]

Nice looking build.Despite the problems you had it came out very well and the Grigio Silverstone really suits the car.

[tonioseven]

You've done an awesome job on it, Chris! I'm reluctant to finish my Revell f430 coupe.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Looks cool regardless of problems; seems the biggest issue w/the kit is the front wheels are a bit small and the ride height a bit tall.

Of course I said that last night when looking at a GORGEOUS blue w/white stripes Ford GT GTX1 (the convertible) that showed up at our cruise night! No pics though. It would have been perfect w/a 2" front suspension drop...man, that car was as cool as any Lambo I've ever seen...sorry for the hijack