e30lover Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Hi everyone, here’s my latest build - 1/24 Hasegawa 348TB. This time I decided to build straight from the box without any aftermarket rims or modification. As per the usual older Hasegawa full-detail kits, it has full engine, chassis and suspension details which assembles like a real car, but fitment was a bit of challenge especially when assembling the body with chassis. Personally I hate red Ferraris because Ferrari makes beautiful non-red colours too but 90% of Ferrari you see on the streets are in red. With 348 I decided to simulate one of rarer colours - Blue Medio. As for the interior, I saw a beautiful photo of tri-tone interior (black, tan and red) and decided to replicate that. Full build detail: Scribed panel lines and wet sanded all body panels with 600 > 1500 grit Laid grey surfacer and further corrected the surface with 1500 grit Laid r color’s GX silver and tiny bit of metallic green as base coat Laid a mixture of clear blue, cobalt blue and little bit of black on top Added 1 clear (mr color’s super clear III), wet-sanded with 2000 grit Added 2 additional layers of clear coats and cured for 1 month Wet-sanded with 3000 grit sponge and polished with Tamiya 3-stage compounds Added embossing powder for carpets and masked interior 3 times to paint tan > red > black. De-chromed the wheels and repainted them Overall it was fun full-detail kit but etching emblems were kinda tricky to apply. It’s not my cleanest build but definitely had fun building one. Thank you for reading! Edited December 29, 2022 by e30lover 10
iamsuperdan Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 Looks great! Although I love Ferraris (and pretty much everything else) in bright red, it is refreshing to see different colours. There's a Testarossa that shows up at local shows with a similar tri-colour interior. An acquired taste for sure!
espo Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 Beautiful looking paint finishes throughout. Amazing how good an OOB build looks when built in this way.
jaymcminn Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 Those old Hasegawa Ferraris are nice kits. You did an incredible job on this one. Great photography and bold color choices!
Beamerman Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 Very nice! I allways liked the 348. i build a italeri kit many years ago but far far away from your great work...very nice!
bogger44 Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 Wow is that a great finish! It could definitely pass as a 1:1. It is refreshing to see a Ferrari in a color other than red (though I do like them that way too lol).
beeRS Posted December 30, 2022 Posted December 30, 2022 What a beauty! I don’t mind red, but blue looks better on this shape, and together with the tan/red interior this really stands out.
galaxyg Posted December 30, 2022 Posted December 30, 2022 Very very nice, and great paintwork. The colour suits it well and now this kit is going on my "might buy" list.
e30lover Posted January 1, 2023 Author Posted January 1, 2023 On 12/29/2022 at 11:31 AM, iamsuperdan said: Looks great! Although I love Ferraris (and pretty much everything else) in bright red, it is refreshing to see different colours. There's a Testarossa that shows up at local shows with a similar tri-colour interior. An acquired taste for sure! Thanks I wonder what extra it costed back in 80s to spec with those individual colour combos! On 12/29/2022 at 12:00 PM, espo said: Beautiful looking paint finishes throughout. Amazing how good an OOB build looks when built in this way. Thank you! Some kits just work well as OOB for sure. On 12/29/2022 at 12:33 PM, jaymcminn said: Those old Hasegawa Ferraris are nice kits. You did an incredible job on this one. Great photography and bold color choices! Thank you! Ferrari sure had some of the most incredible shades of blue colour codes. On 12/29/2022 at 2:34 PM, Beamerman said: Very nice! I allways liked the 348. i build a italeri kit many years ago but far far away from your great work...very nice! Thanks! Italeri kits typically need better wheels & stance - they do have some really nice Ferrari kits though! On 12/29/2022 at 3:02 PM, bogger44 said: Wow is that a great finish! It could definitely pass as a 1:1. It is refreshing to see a Ferrari in a color other than red (though I do like them that way too lol). Thank you! I had issue with wavy surface on the hood which I wasn't able to fully correct. On 12/29/2022 at 5:28 PM, slusher said: Gorgeous Ferrari! Thanks! On 12/29/2022 at 6:18 PM, bbowser said: Beautiful, and great photography! Thank you! On 12/30/2022 at 2:28 AM, beeRS said: What a beauty! I don’t mind red, but blue looks better on this shape, and together with the tan/red interior this really stands out. I'm sucker for non-red extrior and blue/green/red interior! On 12/30/2022 at 3:39 AM, ChrisR said: Looks great!! Thank you! On 12/30/2022 at 3:42 AM, galaxyg said: Very very nice, and great paintwork. The colour suits it well and now this kit is going on my "might buy" list. I highly recommend all older Hasegawa kits! They're great fun to build.
Bruce Scully Posted January 1, 2023 Posted January 1, 2023 This is a top class build , lots of great detail work . Well done .
ismaelg Posted January 3, 2023 Posted January 3, 2023 That is most likely be the best looking 348 I've ever seen built.
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