70 Sting

It's one of the more rare Ferrari colours to be sure. :^) Happy Holidays to you as well.

Thanks fellas. The colour is on the dark side, however, in decent light it brightens up and there is some beautifully scaled metallic flakes in the paint.

Thanks Dan. A bit sacrilege no? ?

Great builds, and your photography compliments them well. ?

Those are awesome builds… nice, clean workmanship along with supporting photography.

Totally works in that colour. The peek through the driver side window is nice.

Thanks John. This was the first Fujimi kit that didn't creak and pop with teeth-shattering intensity while attaching the body to chassis. Do you have a photo of your F430 Challenge? Interesting observation on Zero Paints. I have used their Pepper Grey on a previous build with no issue. Their Grigio Thalasso was quite hot as I recall. I will be using their Jewel Green on my next build... will be keeping and eye on this one. ?

Thanks Mario. Still working on getting rid of a little orange peel in my colour coats. Photography style hides some of that. ;^)

Thanks bud. I had low expectations for this kit at first, however it turned out better than I thought.

Smoke and mirrors. :^)

Thanks Ismael. I wasn't too sure about the colour when it first, but it has grown on me.

You’ve had a great year in styrene. ?

Sweet build! ?

Very nice job on this. Wipers are pretty cool, too. :^)

Looks great… and the plough adds a level of realism.

After a short hiatus, my final build for 2023 is Fujimi's Ferrari F430 Scuderia. I strayed from the box art as I just don't see a Ferrari 'street' car with stripes. Body colour is Zero Paints Ferrari Rosso Rubino over Pink primer and cleared with Mr. Color GX100. The actual car has a fair bit of carbon fibre which I tried to replicate with paint over the rear fascia, grids and vents. The interior is a combination of Semi Gloss Black and a lighter shade of carbon fibre coloured paint. The wheels were painted AK Xtreme Metalizer Gold and coated with multiple applications of Tamiya X-19 Smoke. What I learned: 1. Zero Paint does not like going on wet as it can, and will reactivate the lower layers. In fact, it's so hot it will soften the plastic. It tells you in the instructions to apply 3 or 4 medium coats. This particular colour didn't seem to cover evenly and required a number of extra coats. Due to my impatience I encountered the reactivation thing. :^( 2. I really can't say anything negative about the assembly of this kit. It's probably the best fitting Fujimi kit I've built. Every part went together well including the glass. 3. If you choose to build one yourself, attach the front end of the body to the chassis first and work your way to the back.. easy peasy. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year for '24

Some creative work there! ?

Beauties. ? The engine in the Trans Am is great. ?

Quality over quantity. ?

Ford delivery is very cool. ?

Outstanding builds. Very high level of skill on display here. ?

Yeah, that’s a beautiful car. ?

Beautiful rendition of this kit. Yes, it is no fun to build - especially the front linkage/suspension.

Ho hum, just another better than real life model. Excellent as usual. ? I enjoyed your chat with the sprue cutters. ?

Superfine build. Nice engine too.