Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spyder

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh hell, I am going to join the car GB
I cannot fiddle around for four months and not join the GB I voted for. I was planning the Repsol bike build as my first for January, but Gav has one well started here already and I have a hundred car kits to chose from in my stash...literally

So, a classic V-12 Ferrari...... beautiful engine, beautiful body



Instructions and a broken body... the a-pillar and roof’s front cross member have cracked, both can be fixed


Mass of sprues...the enthusiast kits are quite detailed, even this one from 1988. So I labelled the sprues with tape for easy ID. For this Ferrari Fujimi kit, there is no comparison in quality and detail to the Fujimi Porsche 928 kit I did last fall which was not an enthusiast kit and had little detail and poor engineering.


Jumped right in and got the engine block started. Kit comes with a lovely little rotisserie engine stand...this will come in handy as I detail it up

[Twokidsnosleep]

Was thinking about doing a black one a’la Miami Vice

But this is more likely what I will make




Interior leather





Engine


So, there we go

[DrSprue]

Oh cool Scott, count me in for this. Lotta sprues on that beast!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh cool Scott, count me in for this. Lotta sprues on that beast!

Hi Tony
Ya she has a few parts to slot together. So far it looks like really well engineered and detailed mouldings.
I am not going to do a big long blow by blow thread like I did with the shuttles as everyone seems bored with those.

Not supposed to be building any models at all actually, am mandated to finish my workshop. Hanging an upper cabinet last night just about killed me and I don’t like where it finished out....bit too low and a bit too left.
Too much junk in the way to work easily yet pouring outside so I have no place to move it all and can’t fire up the table saw outside for some French cleats. Have a corner shelving unit and stuff to make as well...oh and a bench

[DrSprue]

Oh wow, it looks like its going to be an awesome workshop!

It looks similar to this guys workshop where just makes a couple tiny boats (hehe)
(.... hmmm. now where does part A-45 go! )

[OlaHansson]

Another nice model!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Half of the engine wired

[DrSprue]

Oh that looks just so cool!!!!

(hmm what is in the white frame on the top right Scott?)

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh that looks just so cool!!!!

(hmm what is in the white frame on the top right Scott?)

Oh, those are little PE hose clamps from Studio Somethingorother that I used to do the three wire retainers
See what happens when I don’t do a blow by blow thread
Looking at my photo, lots of sloppy paint to clean up.
I have repainted the head black to improve the Ferrari logo dry brush

[DrSprue]

Oh that looks just so cool!!!!

(hmm what is in the white frame on the top right Scott?)

Oh, those are little PE hose clamps from Studio Somethingorother that I used to do the three wire retainers
See what happens when I don’t do a blow by blow thread
Looking at my photo, lots of sloppy paint to clean up.
I have repainted the head black to improve the Ferrari logo dry brush

Ohh I see that now, around the wires! COOL! Man thats coming out nice.

[demarcation]

Nice choice of kit and great work so far!!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Nice choice of kit and great work so far!!

Thanks
I loved this car in Miami Vice, absolute beauty of a car.
Used to stay home and watch that show Friday nights....now I just stay up on Fridays and model while listening to a bunch of nerds on the replay

[Twokidsnosleep]

A Weekend’s work...have the day ‘off’ but much to do other than modelling


I was considering more detailing, but this engine is shoehorned in so not much would be seen


Gosh, she is a beautiful shape

[demarcation]

Nice choice of kit and great work so far!!

Thanks
I loved this car in Miami Vice, absolute beauty of a car.
Used to stay home and watch that show Friday nights....now I just stay up on Fridays and model while listening to a bunch of nerds on the replay

Oh yes the 80's Great show. Crockett got a white Testarossa when the Daytona was blown to bits if I remember it correctly.

Awesome work on the model!

[DrSprue]

Oh wow that looks sleek!

[NorthernModeller]

Stunning work so far mate

[Tomcat64]

Great work on the detailing Scott - that looks superb!

But aren't you supposed to be working on the house??

[Twokidsnosleep]

Superb work on the detailing Scott - that looks superb!

But aren't you supposed to be working on the house??

Shhhh
Man, she will hear you

I AM working on the house, just my part of the house first with a paint rack for my workbench. I tell her I am practicing for her pull down drying rack in the laundry room I thought I had way more scrap wood than this to make stuff, but apparently not





Have to figure out what paints go where before I affix the shelving permanently.....hate bouncy shelves so not making them adjustable
That was my "Monday off" project

[Tomcat64]

I think the top picture looks enough like an a/c vent or something for you to bluff your way out though - neat thinking

[pourquoi61]

Loving the work so far and I think she will look fantastic in the red paint work.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thanks to all above

This car is sooooo getting the wire wheels on her, far superior to the boring five spokes


Changing out the plastic (bottom) drive shaft to aluminum (top)


There, dry fit aluminum drive shaft with sleeves

Simple little change, but makes a difference

[demarcation]

Wow those wheels looks stunning!!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Wow those wheels looks stunning!!

Ya, not bad for plastic and manufacturer chrome
I don’t think I am going to even strip them, just leave them like this

[EricM]

Very nice work! Did you make the engine stand? love the engine detail. looking forward to your progress!

[chief5437]

nice work on the engine, and those wheels look sweeet!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Very nice work! Did you make the engine stand? love the engine detail. looking forward to your progress!

I usually do make engine stands, but this quirky kit came with one
Pretty cool.

[DrSprue]

Just awesome engine work Scott, so cool!

[Tay99]

Looking good Scott, nice looking engine and gear box,

[gaz45]

Sweet

[pourquoi61]

They look like the spiders web, and very nice.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Working away this morning, got it in yellow primer and picking away at the frame
Tamiya XF-3 yellow about 50-50 with Tamiya Lacquer thinner...sprays like butter

[Tay99]

Looking good Scott, nice and tidy wiring.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looking good Scott, nice and tidy wiring.

thanks for noticing
Hardest part is finding a decent 360* engine reference photo

[DrSprue]

Man that looks cool! Love the engine/chassis stuff!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Painting spoons to get the colour. #’s 1-3 left to right
#3 is my control.....yellow, red and clear
#2 gets yellow, clear orange, red and then clear red
#1 gets yellow, clear orange and clear red

The left two have the clear orange layer so far
Interested to see the variations

[DrSprue]

#1 looks pretty cool!

[Twokidsnosleep]

#1 looks pretty cool!

Ya I went a smidge deeper on the orange clear just to get a smidge more tone
Have to help clean the house and run errands ...like I don’t have anything to paint.
I am experimenting here lady! Geeze

[Shunter]

Excellent work so far, and so close to being completed. I love these cars and your choice of wire wheels is perfect.

[demarcation]

Great work. Really looking forward to the finished paintjob!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Great work. Really looking forward to the finished paintjob!

I am hiding upstairs avoiding more housework
Everybody

[Fridgy]

Great work. Really looking forward to the finished paintjob!

I am hiding upstairs avoiding more housework
Everybody

Sounds like you need someone to come over and knock on the door.......

"Mrs twokids.... can scott come out to play??"

[Twokidsnosleep]

Hmm, lost a post there
Fridgy, then I would be busted for sure...”he can’t come out until he cleans the bathroom “


From the first set of spoons, now I have painted #1 with clear red and #3 with x-3 red


So #1 is done, kind of an orangey-red with pretty good shine. Next:
#2 will get the x-3 red next and then clear red to see how shiny the clear red gives over red itself
#3 gets the x22 clear on it
Clear as mud??? I wrote it all down so I don’t muff it up

[DrSprue]

Hmm 1 and 3 look the same to me.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Hmm 1 and 3 look the same to me.

Ya, I hesitate to even show you a photo of them all at their end stages
#1 is definitely an orange colour
#2 and #3 came out pretty much identical, just subtle shade

So I will likely go with the easiest and least likely method for me to screw up...leave it unpainted plastic

[DrSprue]

Hmm 1 and 3 look the same to me.

Ya, I hesitate to even show you a photo of them all at their end stages
#1 is definitely an orange colour
#2 and #3 came out pretty much identical, just subtle shade

So I will likely go with the easiest and least likely method for me to screw up...leave it unpainted plastic

Wow... just when you said a a bit of orange in the color I went bask to view it and thats all see now is the hint of orange in it! I think when you mentioned X22 I missed that in the previous post when looking at the spoons. (hmm so funny how you can see a color in the spoon and then in a single word later... it can change it in a second) This comes to mind!!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Hmm 1 and 3 look the same to me.

Ya, I hesitate to even show you a photo of them all at their end stages
#1 is definitely an orange colour
#2 and #3 came out pretty much identical, just subtle shade

So I will likely go with the easiest and least likely method for me to screw up...leave it unpainted plastic

Wow... just when you said a a bit of orange in the color I went bask to view it and thats all see now is the hint of orange in it! I think when you mentioned X22 I missed that in the previous post when looking at the spoons. (hmm so funny how you can see a color in the spoon and then in a single word later... it can change it in a second) This comes to mind!!

They are all very similar, subtleties only with the naked eye

[Fridgy]

No.2 looks a deeper red to me....

[Twokidsnosleep]

No.2 looks a deeper red to me....

Good eyes
It has a bit of orange under the red...probably the combination I will do
Having a 'drop-every-f'ing-thing-on-the-GD-floor' day...bit too frustrated and impatient to try and spray the body.
Will try tomorrow, extra day off

[Fridgy]

No.2 looks a deeper red to me....

Good eyes
It has a bit of orange under the red...probably the combination I will do
Having a 'drop-every-f'ing-thing-on-the-GD-floor' day...bit too frustrated and impatient to try and spray the body.
Will try tomorrow, extra day off

We all have those days, ive been having one of those weekends as you know, still i go back and sit in the model room for 1/2hr and do a little bit at a time... its seems to be keeping me a tad sane at the moment

[Twokidsnosleep]

Bit of a sruggle, well a lot of a struggle but got it to here over the weekend



She cuts quite a comely stance, really nice lines for a mid 80’s kit.
I had to mess with the firewall a bit to allow it to fit past the engine