Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer

[Rich Chernosky]

This kit hold special memories for me. It was purchased from a department store along with 3 other Fujimi kits in the same scale.  They were all $20  but the store was getting out of the model business so they were 20% off. The other three were Ferrari Testarossa spyder and berlinetta and the Porsche 959. These kits have a wealth of detail plus a lot of working features which is what atrracted me to this scale in the first place. A long time on the priority list I finally painted the body in 2020. Testors Model Master Guards red was the choice and their clear  for the top coat. I also sorted and painted all the parts. Since it was enamel I knew it would be a good month before it cured so everything went back in the box.  That is until now. Details of this build are below the pictures.

Completed car with everything open.  Getting all this to work and fit was a chore. 

Seats are a color of Gunze Aqueous called Middlestone H71.  It represents the leather used in this period Ferrari quite well. Flocking for carpet. There are four screws (two on each side) that hold the upper body, interior floor pan and chassis all together. Glue was never going to hold this assembly in place so the screws were the answer. 

Considering this kit is motorized the engine was quite well detailed and engineered. 
The struts holing up the rear deck were included in the kit. I opened the vents in the deck and would up eliminating the attachment points for the struts. It wasn't easy getting them attached where they were supposed to be but in the end it all worked perfectly. 

Grain of wheat bulbs were included in the kit but I replaced them with LEDs. They fit better and look better. The headlights go up and lock in place but were very fiddly to get right. 

Rear veiw with the lights on. Tail pipes are chrome tubing ( I lost one of the kit ones anyway.)  It took forever to open all those vents. Rear
Ferrari emblem was bare metal foiled before painting then exposed before clear coating. 

Full side veiw.  Body fit on this kit was not bad but still needed some tweaking. Wheel color is a mixture of gold /silver/copper.  Campagnolo cast  these wheels special for Ferrari and this is the actual color of the metal they used. They were not painted.  Thanks for looking and comments welcome. 

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[Chuckyg1]

This is a nice build. Lots of attention to detail and everything looks neat and tidy. Nice initial score on getting these kits. On to the next.

[Rich Chernosky]

18 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very nice build!

Thanks Larry

 

18 hours ago, Chuckyg1 said:

This is a nice build. Lots of attention to detail and everything looks neat and tidy. Nice initial score on getting these kits. On to the next.

John...thanks for the compliment.....definetly plan on doing the others..even got one painted. 

 

[lordairgtar]

Really makes me want to build one

[karbuildr]

Very well done Ferrari. I really like the Guards Red color. 

[Chinacar]

A lot of hard work went into this car and the final execution shows! Good work, congratulations.

[happy grumpy]

That's a real looker Rich, nicely detailed.

[Plastheniker]

Very nice work! I built this kit maybe 40 years ago. I still remember issues with the lower edges of the doors. Your result is better than mine.

[70 Sting]

Super-sharp build. Very realistic. ❤️

[slusher]

Great Ferrari !

[Dann Tier]

Beautiful!

[Rich Chernosky]

On 11/30/2024 at 2:11 PM, lordairgtar said:

Really makes me want to build one

I think these are still out there...happy to be your inspiration

 

On 11/30/2024 at 5:24 PM, karbuildr said:

Very well done Ferrari. I really like the Guards Red color. 

Thank you David.  I use a lot of laquer and sometimes I forget how nice and shiny enamel goes on. Polishes easy too. Just wish it didn't take so long to cure. 

 

On 11/30/2024 at 11:05 PM, Chinacar said:

A lot of hard work went into this car and the final execution shows! Good work, congratulations.

Some projects just seem to go that way. Glad its done and thanks for the compliment.

 

On 12/1/2024 at 2:07 PM, happy grumpy said:

That's a real looker Rich, nicely detailed.

Thank you  Mario.

 

On 12/1/2024 at 3:31 PM, Plastheniker said:

Very nice work! I built this kit maybe 40 years ago. I still remember issues with the lower edges of the doors. Your result is better than mine.

Installing the center section with screws solved that problem. The attachment points were too small and gluing would have required a lot of clamping and praying.

 

On 12/2/2024 at 5:59 AM, 70 Sting said:

Super-sharp build. Very realistic. ❤️

Thanks Harry...glad you liked it. 

 

9 hours ago, slusher said:

Great Ferrari !

Thanks Carl

 

1 hour ago, Dann Tier said:

Beautiful!

Thanks Dann...nice to see you back on the forum.   Missed ya !!!

 

[Pierre Rivard]

Another gorgeous build from your productive factory Rich. At a time when all the attention was on the outrageous Countach this one was a bit overlooked, a shame because it is so beautiful. Darn you Chernosky, now I have to add this one to my build list. Will you slow down man! 🥴

[Gramps46]

That red really pops and the build is super well done.  

[ncbuckeye67]

That's some amazing work! Beautiful build!!

[Phildaupho]

Gorgeous Boxer. Very well built. I am going to build myself one of these some day.

[Rich Chernosky]

On 12/3/2024 at 8:00 AM, Pierre Rivard said:

Another gorgeous build from your productive factory Rich. At a time when all the attention was on the outrageous Countach this one was a bit overlooked, a shame because it is so beautiful. Darn you Chernosky, now I have to add this one to my build list. Will you slow down man! 🥴

Pierre...as funny as this is...you don't have to compete with me. I'm on a mission to finish all the kits I have...some 250+.  You just have to keep doing the gorgeous work that you do.  Thank you for the compliment BTW, always appreciate your kind words. 

 

On 12/3/2024 at 8:34 AM, Gramps46 said:

That red really pops and the build is super well done.  

Gary..Model Master Guards Red comes pretty close to Rosso Corsa. It also sprays and dries real nice.  And as always thank you. 

 

On 12/3/2024 at 8:35 AM, ncbuckeye67 said:

That's some amazing work! Beautiful build!!

Thanks Jeff...more to come from this series. 

 

23 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

Gorgeous Boxer. Very well built. I am going to build myself one of these some day.

Thank you Phil. Would luv to see your take on this kit. 

 

[ChrisR]

Looks great!