1:24 Tamiya Ferrari Testarossa

[Funkychiken]

Typical gret quality kit from Tamiya, but there are some flaws. The clear parts were not so clear, had some mould stress marks and defects in them. The way the body shell attaches to the chassis means a bead of glue all the way around the front and sides, this is always a bad idea - 2 pins on the chassis with 2 tubes in the body whould have given more of a positive setting.

When test fitting the body, it sat proud about 8mm at the front, but fine at the back, I test fitted multiple times and the rear engine cover sat perfectly, then after gluing together - annoyingly, the engine cover doesn't sit flush.

I also messed up the panel line wash, I tried to clean it out with IPA & made a mess, then had to re-polish which ended up with going through to primer at the very front end of the bonnet.

The photos highlight more issues than the kit in real life, it looks great on the shelf.

finished in Tamiya rattle can red & clear, multple light coats of each with some minor sanding and polishing.

There is a build log in WIP! Enjoy...

[Gramps46]

I like it!  Almost subtle in a way that I like.  Thanks for sharing.

[Jim B]

Great looking Ferrari.  Well done.

[Rich Chernosky]

Atin, this is one of Tamiya's first  1/24 kits and it definetly had issues, especially  the windshield.  I built this kit twice and finally managed to get a decent model out of it.  Your skills as a modeler show as you were able  to overcome a lot of these problems first time out.   Great job...I  like it. 

 

[slusher]

Great looking ? Ferrari!