Ferrari F430 Challenge

[Rich Chernosky]

Second completion of this year is this Ferrari F430 Challenge  in 1/24.  Color is MrColor #3  Red with MrColor clear.  Kit is almost a curbside with just the top half of the engine showing through the glass. I had painted this kit some time ago and was waiting for space to clear out in the Ferrari case. Relatively  simple kit but lots of nice exterior detail.  This model represents a specialy built  racing version of the F430 to compete in the all Ferrari Challenge series. It may be interesting to note that Ferrari built over 130 of these but fewer than 5o of these cars survive as most were written off. Apparently they race these pretty hard.  More details in the captions. Thanks for looking and all comments appreciated. 

Finished car on its wheels.  The rear wing is actually not used on the racing version. It is on the street version. I liked the looks of it so I put it on there anyway. Looks more like a race car. 

Rear veiw and plenty of detail here. The body wanted to spring up off its mounting posts in the back even though I was careful to make sure all the interior was seated in place. I drilled the posts out and tapped the holes then screwed it in place.  You can just see them in the photo in the undertray. 

Side veiw. Those decals were a little tricky to get right.  Anytime you have decals that come to a sharp point its a challenge. A pun on the  name of the car. 

Top view shows the engine detail through the glass. I went out of my way to use a slightly different color red on the valve covers. 

 

 

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Gramps46]

Oh yes!  Beautiful build.

[Nacho Z]

Very nice, Rich!  I really like the model as well as the real car.  Just something about them.  Yours is going to look great in that display case.

[Metalmad]

awesome looking build !

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Bainford]

Good looking Ferrari, Rich. 

[Funkychiken]

It's a cool racer! 

[1959scudetto]

Nice model, Rich, of a Ferrari that is raced in a series of rich amateur racers (in the 50's you would have probably called them gentlemen racers).

[Rich Chernosky]

10 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Nice model, Rich, of a Ferrari that is raced in a series of rich amateur racers (in the 50's you would have probably called them gentlemen racers).

Thank you Helmut.....Rich ...yes. At 110,00 to 135,000USD a piece for a car that is not street legal.   Gentlermen...noooo...look at how many of them were trashed as if the money never mattered.