Here is my Hasegawa 1/24 scale Ferrari 250TR "Testa Rossa"
In the 50's Ferrari was famous for taking street cars and
putting them on a race track, as well as taking race cars and putting them on
the street. The 250TR would fall in the latter category. Powered by the Ferrari "Colombo"
3 litre V-12 in a very light aerodynamic chassis, it wasn't long before the
racing version started winning races worldwide. The name "Testa Rossa"
is for the red painted cam covers on the engine, this would be one of the first
Ferraris to do so. That tradition was revived in the '80s with the "Testarossa"
and has been a staple at Ferrari ever since.
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The kit is one of the first
mainstream kits of the 250TR I have ever seen. I've been a Ferrari fan for
ages and I've always wanted a decent model, this kit fit the bill nicely.
The only real problems I remember were the front inner fender to main body
joins which took a few attempts to get lined up right with little or no
positive placement points and several mold separation seams around the
very curvy body, lots of slide mold technology used here.
For
the cockpit I added some lap belts made from leftover "Modelers" brand
F1 harnesses. The windshield frame was done using Testors Model Master self
adhesive chrome foil. The exterior was painted with Model Master Italian Red
enamels, and polished out with a Novus plastic polishing sample pack, Got to get
me some of that stuff. Decals are from the kit, "cut and pasted" to
honor the Late Gilles Villeneuve.
Salut Gilles!
I highly recommend
this kit.
Charlie
'Cheetah' Arsenault
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