The X-Clinic: Ferrari GTO (twin ladies on the table) - FINISHED!
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Hi Dirk! I wanted to put the link for the finished model but forgot it! You can find that "before-and-after" comparison on the finished models in https://www.diecastxchange.com/forum1/topic/228919-the-x-clinic-ferrari-gto-duet-finished/.
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Wow , looks great!
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Thank you!Wowsers, that is genuinely some outstanding work! Wouldn't mind having that in my collection right now! Well done![]()
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The letterings are rather easy to find, there's a seller on eBay (I think he's from China) who has a complete sheet of metal photoetched stuff like the Ferrari Logos, horses, GTO badges and the Pininfarina plates too... Search for "globaltoy" or just jump to this link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-18-1-12-1-24-1-20-1-43-chrome-metal-decals-Ferrari-black-2076/183951001921?hash=item2ad4558941:g:k~kAAOSw-D5debZz
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Amazing work and details! Inspires me to buy an old Bburago and attempt to improve it at least half as well as you have done here.
Superb work João!
Thanks for pointing me in this direction as I have a HW 288 GTO on it's way to me. Although you've worked with the Bburago models, I'm sure what you have done will be relevant to the HW version, so I have duly bookmarked this thread so I can plagiarise the hell out of what you have done. Just ordered the last of the Tremonia kits from Andre as well. Now I'll go take a look at your P4 ladies.
Cheers,
Peter
Thanks for pointing me in this direction as I have a HW 288 GTO on it's way to me. Although you've worked with the Bburago models, I'm sure what you have done will be relevant to the HW version, so I have duly bookmarked this thread so I can plagiarise the hell out of what you have done. Just ordered the last of the Tremonia kits from Andre as well. Now I'll go take a look at your P4 ladies.
Cheers,
Peter
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Hehe, plagiarise away as much as you want. I didn't mention but I was very close from giving up on this joint project because, just when I was closing up both models, the "dog's leg" hinge on mine decided to give up and snapped off right in my hands. I was heartbroke. Fortunatelly a modeller friend of mine gave me a tip of drilling a hole through both pieces and drivind a steel rod through it and superglue everything up. And it worked out perfect, no one can even tell it was ever broken!
I'll eagerly wait to see what you come up with (and put my effort to shame, considering the quality I've seen on your work)!
I'll eagerly wait to see what you come up with (and put my effort to shame, considering the quality I've seen on your work)!
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Claro!
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Amazing work! The before and after photos really highlight the difference. The original clearly looks like a toy (the crooked GTO badge gave me a chuckle), but the after could easily pass for a 1:1. I received the same Bburango diecast as a gift years ago and while I always liked the look/shape of it I always felt the rest of it came off as incredibly cheap (and this was before discovering AutoArt and the like) especially since my driver's door never stayed shut.
Your interior is gorgeous! That alone would be worth displaying. Especially with the black and red seating: outstanding!
You've inspired me to at least hold onto it knowing the beauty she could become with enough time and dedication!! What would you say was the most difficult/frustrating part of the mod?
Your interior is gorgeous! That alone would be worth displaying. Especially with the black and red seating: outstanding!
You've inspired me to at least hold onto it knowing the beauty she could become with enough time and dedication!! What would you say was the most difficult/frustrating part of the mod?
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Thank you! Indeed when I look at it, I have to admit I do it with a bit of pride, although I was almost at the brink of giving up. The most frustrating part really was when I snapped the door hinge, just as I was closing the model up, other than, one detail I was frustrated was not being able to build the fuel tanks as I intended because the exhaust manifolds were shaped in such a way that prortude into them and so I gave up on that. Other than that, I still defend it's a very nice work basis, especially the engine, which is nicelly shaped and after a bit of fiddling sure looks like something else!
After screwing up the paint job when nearing completion on my P4, I know how you must have felt when the hinge broke. I assume the hinges are riveted not screwed as on the Bb E Type, which is a cheapskate way of doing it. Good that you got out of jail by drilling and pinning the joint. As you know, this thread is on my home screen and I will attempt to copy every single detail when I get go my HW 288 GTO. Two really beautiful models and my favourite of your portfolio so far.
Cheers,
Peter
Cheers,
Peter
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Yeah, the door hinges are hot-press-riveted (don't know if this is the way it's actually called so, if it isn't I apologize for the incorrection), just like the E-Type and the Aurelias I'm finishing.
I'm sure you'll be copying and exceeding what I've done, you have way more flight hours than I. But still yeah, I have to admit I'm kinda pround of how it worked out and, honestly, I don't think I could've done any better even if I wanted except for the radiator, after finding that photoetched radiator core pattern at Spot Model, that really makes a radiator look like something else!
I'm sure you'll be copying and exceeding what I've done, you have way more flight hours than I. But still yeah, I have to admit I'm kinda pround of how it worked out and, honestly, I don't think I could've done any better even if I wanted except for the radiator, after finding that photoetched radiator core pattern at Spot Model, that really makes a radiator look like something else!
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