Deatiling a 1/18 Ferrari 512 Testarossa from Kyosho

A real beauty in form, I consider the 512 Testarossa as among the most beautiful ever produced by Ferrari before the end of the 20th century.  Here is the exquisitely sculpted 1/18 model from Kyosho posing in my garage diorama back during Christmas of 2008. Then using a light blue cartolina paper under my window. 

Back in 1994, I assembled a 1/24 Tamiya model or an earlier version, the first released by Ferrari and had it painted white, my favorite color for this particular Ferrari. I had it sit beside the 1/18 model. 

Another nice thing about the Kyosho model is that it was relatively easy to disassemble so I could have more detailing done to either the interior or the engine.  The interior I left untouched. but had a good time detailing  engine.  

The engine of the Kyosho model was detailed enough to allow for more detailing. This is perhaps the most detailing I did for any model. It rivaled the engines in some CMC and BBR models. Here are some pics that remained in my hard drive. 

 

Wiper Arm Detailing

If there was one feature of 1/18 die cast models, even those Tamiya 1/24 assembly kits, that annoyed me a lot for not living up to the realism of other parts, is the windshield wiper.  I find them problematic for most models of pre-2000 models. Unfortunately, I never had the inclination to photograph them before I made the modification.  But fellow hobbyists out there can appreciate the new wiper arms I made. 

Here's one of my favorite models, the BMW 635 CSI in rally configuration and body artwork.  `Can't recall if this was from Autoart or Kyosho,  These two brands compete well in the market.  They often have the same models with varying levels of accurate detailing, whether on the body job, interior, and  engine. Will be posting all the photos I had o this model from my PC drive. Check  out the wiper arm I made for this beauty,

I just love that figure smoking seated smoking on his retro 1950s chair. The fellow was gathering dust in a display case at the local hobby store and I was immediately captivated.  It was not for sale, but after some interpersonal communication skills, I was able to convince the saleslady-owner to sell it for a minimal price.  Too bad, when my grandson aged 5 got hold of it with glee, it soon ended up in various parts.