Ferrari F1 87/88C Alboreto 1987

bossy122
Joining this goofball kit pretty much finished. I cannot figure out why Fujimi moulded pieces that should be red, black and pieces that should be black, chrome! Why can't they all do like Hasegawa and mould everything in white? A nice blank canvas on which to work. And their goofball instructions made me feel dyslexic and I wound up putting a pop off valve on that doesn't belong. And i'm still not sure I did the correct rear wing set up.

Kyle DeHart
Well it looks really nice! I built a Protar version of this years ago and that was a nightmare. I'm about to embark on the Fujimi 126ck so I'm a little distressed to hear about the kit instructions. Lol

bossy122
Having built Fujimis CK, I will advise you to be very careful with the cowling. Mine broke right above the headrest area as it is very thin plastic. I've done 2 of these 87 - 88 kits now and both times missed something so glaringly obvious that I wanted to kick myself. The first one, I overlooked the fact they have you glue an extra piece on for the headrest and thus I had this SEAM that did not belong. On this one, I correct problem A then realize after the fact that the opening of the side pod should A. be red, NOT black ( as the instructions instruct) and B. there is no seam there either! I had to take some white decal sheet, paint it red and apply. Fortunatley, that giant AGIP decal obscures both problems......but I know they're there! 😉

Kyle DeHart
Always our own worst critics aren't we? Still a great looking result! Thank you, as well, for the pointer on the CK

bossy122
All done. I hate that the needless chrome can be seen on the rear wheel, but for the most part, it came out okay.

Neuling
Looks very good anyway!

Starrryy
Hello! please tell me how you managed to achieve such a joining of the engine cover? The gap between the cover and the fairing is perfect. In almost all the works that I have seen, the gap is huge. I plan to assemble this model myself, I want to know how to get rid of this gap. Thanks a lot!

bossy122
Wow. I wish that I could answer that question. I took it out of storage and was going to pop off the engine cover but it's on there pretty good. I can't remember if I glued it in place or not. I'm guessing that I didn't use all the parts for the engine as I didn't intend to show off the engine so maybe something isn't fouling the covers fit. I wish I knew. I will tell you to be aware of the headrest piece, B8 onto A1, there should be NO seam there. And down inside the sidepods, B4, B2 into B11, that whole thing should be red and have no seams either. Same for the other side. Those were the issues I do remember.

Starrryy
I really want to assemble this model with good engine detail. At the same time, I want to achieve a good docking. If you do not know what prevents the engine cover from closing well, I will have to find the reason myself. I hope everything will be solved by grinding the lid a little so that it becomes thinner. I know about the headrest and pallets thanks to your comments under the photo. Thank you very much!