Alan’s build: Ferrari 488 GTE “AF Corse #51” (42125)
Alan built the Ferrari 488 GTE and sent six photos, including the V8 engine bay before the cover goes on. That shot is the one I always want to see with this set, so it is leading the photo section below.
The 42125 is a licensed replica of the #51 AF Corse entry as raced at Le Mans and in the FIA WEC. 1,677 pieces, working V8 with moving pistons visible through the rear, opening doors, opening bonnet and engine cover. The red livery is bright on a shelf. 4-5 hours for an experienced builder, with the V8 sub-assembly being the most fiddly section.
Six photos from Alan: front view, rear, side, and two engine bay shots. The engine bay photos are worth looking at before the cover goes on.
The engine sub-assembly is the most time-consuming part of the build. Moving pistons, visible through the rear bodywork once the car is complete. Alan’s interior shot shows the cavity before the cover goes on, which gives a clearer picture of how it all sits in the chassis than any finished-car photo can.
Alan has worked through enough of the library now that his photos are useful in a different way to product shots. They show the kit as a builder actually sees it: on a table, built in normal light, with the little mechanical details doing the talking.
If you have built Ferrari 488 GTE and spotted something I have missed, send it over. The member posts are better when they feel like a record of what people are actually building, not just a list of sets we happen to stock.
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