Gordon Holsinger's 1957 Ferrari Testarossa
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This model is about as close to a box-stock build as
Gordon gets. Like most modelers who've seen the kit, Gordon
felt the front fender arches were too flat, so he re-contoured
them with about .0025" more arch. He opened the fuel
filler door and cooling vents. After fitting a piece of
Detail Master photo-etched mesh in the grille opening,
Gordon fitted two driving lamps (provided in the kit,
but not intended to be used) to either side of the grille
and a third lamp, taken from a second 250 TR kit, in the
center of the grille. Gordon also found it necessary to
place .0015" strip styrene re-inforcment behind the
seam where the lower body sides are attached to prevent
them cracking off while placing the body over the chassis.
A noticable improvement in the car's visual depth is the
Hasegawa photo-etched wire wheel set Gordon used to replace
the kit's molded plastic wheels.