70 Sting Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) Good morning, Sharing my thoughts on this Fujimi kit. It was painted with Tamiya LP-42 Mica Red over Tamiya Pink Primer and clear coated with TS-13. The interior is Zero Paints Ferrari Cuoio Leather clear coated with Tamiya X-35 Semi Gloss and Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black. In hindsight, I wished I'd added a little more back to the interior - which I would have done if the doors could be opened and closed. I left the wheels their original chrome but gave them 3 coats of Tamiya X-19 Smoke. The kit contains some photo etch parts and window masks. Most of the kit went together quite well, however I noted a few exception below. What I learned: 1. Mica Red required multiple coats before it started looking red and not orange over the pink primer. 2. First time using decanted TS-29 Semi Gloss Black - it seemed to go on like their LP-5 and looks identical to my eyes once dry. 3. First time using Zero Paints. It can be sprayed between 15 to 40 psi. I would lean more towards 15 next time - especially for the interior as the paint dried very quickly. 4. It's probably just me, but the plastic seemed more brittle than other kits I've built. I broke a wiper and the small front spoiler. 5. Fitment issues: When dropping in the engine, make sure the headers are tight to the engine as it is a snug fit inside the engine compartment (they can't be seen anyway). The nose/mustache did not fit flush against the left and right quarter panels so I used CA glue + accelerator to hold them down. The headlights are attached from below but there is no way they can be attached to the pins on the nose/mustache. I had to cut the mounting holes on the headlights into semicircles (kinda hard to explain, but picture horseshoe vs. ring toss). The side mirrors and the small front spoiler gave me nightmares. The contact points are too small and I popped the mirrors off a couple times and made a glue mess of the (broken) spoiler. And finally, perhaps this is a Fujimi characteristic (had the same problem with a GT40), the body to chassis fit takes a little patience while you enjoy all the creaking and scraping sounds. I'm not bashing the kit, however I don't think I'd build another Berlinetta. Thanks for reading :^) Edited June 7, 2022 by 70 Sting 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Outstanding! Nicely done and great attention to detail and paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Wow Harry, this is one gorgeous build, looks like the real deal. Absolutely stunning. 👍👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 That interior looks darn great. Well the whole car looks great. Detail is eye popping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Phenomenal build. I particularly love the slight pink and metallic hue to the "Ferrari red" - which as we all know has a hundred variations. This one is closer to the hue we used to see in the 80's, and I love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Nice work !! 👍😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 That is one outstanding Ferrari , luv the paint and interior. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Hi-Po said: Outstanding! Nicely done and great attention to detail and paint. I agree. It’s a beautiful model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Looks chuffing amazing to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Perfect in every respect, can't be done better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 5 hours ago, ea0863 said: Phenomenal build. I particularly love the slight pink and metallic hue to the "Ferrari red" - which as we all know has a hundred variations. This one is closer to the hue we used to see in the 80's, and I love it! Thanks @ea0863 . That Mica Red changes hue under different colours of light - more than any paint I’ve worked with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Absolutely stunning, Harry! What a gorgeous model! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanGlover Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 @70 Sting Beautiful work! I recently painted my Dodge Omni in the TS version of Mica red, also over pink primer. You’re right about it looking slightly orange under certain light- I could have used another coat or two but I ran out of paint. Mine turned out nowhere near as well as yours! Hard to imagine a world where a Ferrari and a subcompact Dodge would be painted the same color! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Beautiful job on a gorgeous car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Amazing work. If you hadn't listed the challenges you had building this I would have thought it just "fell together"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Marvelous simply Marvelous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 That is simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing your building notes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 It turned out great, that its a fantastic build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Gorgeous build! Everything looks perfect. David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 12 hours ago, StanGlover said: @70 Sting Beautiful work! I recently painted my Dodge Omni in the TS version of Mica red, also over pink primer. You’re right about it looking slightly orange under certain light- I could have used another coat or two but I ran out of paint. Mine turned out nowhere near as well as yours! Hard to imagine a world where a Ferrari and a subcompact Dodge would be painted the same color! @StanGlover That’s a nice looking Omni :^) I used the entire LP jar plus the start of a second. Was your TS-39 full? Back in the 80’s, a friend’s mom bought a Dodge Omni 024 that was 2-tone orange and black. Better looking than any of the hand-me-downs we drove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 10 hours ago, jaymcminn said: Amazing work. If you hadn't listed the challenges you had building this I would have thought it just "fell together"! Thanks @jaymcminn. I have a Fujimi Ferrari 430 Scuderia in the stash… I’m hoping IT “falls together” :^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful!!! Good job sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 11 hours ago, beeRS said: That is simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing your building notes. Thanks @beeRS I’ve picked up so many tips from this forum and various YouTubers to avoid pitfalls that its nice to give back a little. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanGlover Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 4 hours ago, 70 Sting said: @StanGlover That’s a nice looking Omni :^) I used the entire LP jar plus the start of a second. Was your TS-39 full? Back in the 80’s, a friend’s mom bought a Dodge Omni 024 that was 2-tone orange and black. Better looking than any of the hand-me-downs we drove. Thanks! No my can of TS-39 was about 1/2 full. Used before on my ‘83 Mustang convertible, where I used Silver Leaf under the Mica Red instead of pink primer. I’ll have to photograph them in the same light sometime to compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 @StanGlover Great looking Mustang 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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