Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona Spyder

Completed June 2023

This is the build progression of a Fujimi 1/24th scale Ferrari Daytona from the Enthusiast Model series that someone asked me to build for him.

I told him "I don't do shiny" but he said "it's ok if you mess it up. I don't mind what it looks like, I merely want one in my collection. Nobody will get close enough to see your mistakes".

And with that reassurance in mind, I set about building the best out if the box model that I was able to.

 

Website builder issues aside, I continued building this model and here is a brief account.

 

The kit went togethjer very well and without any issues.

I started with the engine, making a jig to help get the plug wires all neat and tidy (Reference photos showed that the ignition wires are indeed very tidy!) I used 0.5mm binding wire for the ignition wiring and 1mm wire for the spark plug connectors

Turn. Don't Burn.

It's as easy as 

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For the carpeting, and because I don't really think that the flocking method preferred by most people looks very realistic, I decided to first conduct some tests. 

Eventually, I decided that

Eventually, I decided that material from a pair of old pajamas, sprayed matte black, had exactly the desired texture and scale. I cut templates of the floor, transferred them to the material, cut them out and viola! Decent-looking carpets (i.e. to scale).

 

I have heard of bad decals, but not yet had this experience - until now. This is a really old kit and the decals simply disintegrated. I managed to fix look of the dash by printing a photo of the dashboard, making little loops from 0.3mm wire, which I put on the picture. This gave the instruments a 3D look (thanks to my friend "mr G" for this tip!) The decals inside the engine bay were a total lost case, and even prints didn't look crisp enough, so I simply painted some rectangles silver and called it a done. 

Paint job