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I truly hope you are not going to try the exact same material combo as the previous two times and expect a different result.

Lots of cool projects here. My kind of stuff. Especially the Model A on the second picture.

Thank you Mark. I wanted to make something cool. This project actually played a huge role in me getting a 3D printer. Thank you Will.

OK. So, in case anyone iwas wondering what happened to this project, it's well and alive. But fighting me really hard. I started sanding it with 3000 grit to get it ready for buffing. And then a tiny black dot appeared on the roof. I thought it was just in the clear, so long story short, I end up sanding through the clear. Not a big deal, why not feather some white and re-clear. Well, the white. altho airbrushed extremely light and at low pressure, end up picking the the edges of the clear and it became a bigger mess. I waited for it to cure (this is Tamiya white) and very gently sanded everything smooth with 2000 grit. It took forever, but it looked smooth. Then I sprayed another coat of white, again super thin and - you guessed it - trouble. On the third tey, or was it the fourth, I managed to get it smooth and good for clear. But by now I had thinned the edge of the roof right behind the driver's window, that now that side lifted. At this stage I would normally just get a new body and paint it fresh, simply because the time, effort and material is worth a lot more than the price of a new kit. But in this case I have the white body done, plus a ton of work on some custom panels with lots and lots of carbon fiber decal hours invested. So I have no choice, but to continue struggling with repairing the stupid paint on the roof.

I always loved this car. So simple and plain in every possible way. Just pure. Your build looks fantastic.

You do know that there is a whole Work In Progress section, which is separate from the Under Glass section for a reason, right?

To tone down the interior some pattern decals from Scale motor sport were used. First off, these must have been really old or plain defective, because they were falling apart, splitting, not wanting to set down even with heavy solution etc. just a plain pain in my *$$. Each template, and there were ten of them, had to be don at least twice. Then I covered everything with Tamiya Flat clear to create that nice creamy rich leather look. The decals definitely did not like that and quite few places needed repair, which was a major PITA. But as I like to say, it's all good when it ends good. There is still a lot more work to be done on the interior, but this where I am right now. Still needs the dashboard detailed, flocking on the floor, seatbelts etc. The orange stripe is finally on the body. I sprayed white primer under it and build it up a little on the edges on purpose. Now, after I unmasked everything, just as I expected there is a super ultra thin white outline along the orange stripe, which would have been absolutely impossible to paint that fine. It's barely visible, but it makes a difference. I always wanted to try this and I think I pulled it off nicely. There are still a couple of spots where the black bled through, which is absolutely puzzling to me, but it's not a big deal and an easy fix. And this is what the body will look like with the interior in it. It is the most understated body color out there, yet the car is looking really loud, almost vulgar. Which is exactly what I was shooting for.

After quite some back and fort on color, I decided to stick to my trend of painting American hot rods in Italian exotic colors. So I am going with Ferrari Grigio Nurburgring, which is about the brightest silver in Ferrari's (or anybody else's) factory option list. I am after a particular look for this car and I need it to "glow" silver. Tamiya's Silver Leaf is just as bright. if not brighter, but it has a different finish to it. Almost like a polished bare metal. Like aluminum that has been polished out, but just not quite to mirror finish yet. And I want a car that is obviously painted in the loudest silver there is. I sanded the primer perfectly smooth and then sprayed the body, hood and chassis. This is exactly the color I wanted, but it brought out a LOT of issues on the body, which were not visible before and some design elements, which I am not quite happy with once I saw it in color. So I am going to have to fill some spots with putty, sand the whole thing perfectly smooth, reprime it and shoot it with silver again. Oh well, plenty of other things to do all the models I am trying to finish simultaneously.

One of the few Fuji Ferraris I don't have. I love your color choice. Reminds me of Michael Mann's 599 GTO.

Thank you, Joe. I'm trying to have some fun too, but my sense of humor has gotten me in trouble on here before.

It's all good, man. No need to apologize. I appreciate your comments. And reading the forum with a cold brew in hand (often times something much stronger) is one of the simple pleasures in life I am not giving up. Thank you Dennis. The colors were pure dumb luck while buying stuff for the house at Walmart. Sometimes the stars align like that. Thank you for the kind words.

Thanks for all that. I’m familiar with it. But for the look I’m after it may not be silver enough. Lol.

This model, unlike most of my creations will actually have the stock kit's engine and the interior will also stay pretty much bone stock, in line with the look of many modern restomods. After all, in real life just because something looks factory stock, does not mean it is. As you can see, both the interior and the engine are very, very orange. This is also the color of the center stripe I'm painting on the body. It will all get somewhat toned down oce all the details are added, but it will still be a stark contrast to the outside of the car. Although the frame of the car and most of the underbody is going to remain stock, I am not using the stock rear suspension from the kit. So all the mounting points for the original rear end were covered up by styrene stock. Then the chassis was also painted in Hot rod black primer and most of it will remain that way on the finished model. Now I got to get on that engine... Stay tuned...

After some sanding, a second round of putty and some more sanding, the foxy body is ready for final primer and hopefully paint right after that.

Looks fantastic. If you don't mind me asking, what seatbelts did you use for this build?

Thank you Steve. Flat or satin colors tend to cover better and dry smoother. Which is not the reason I chose this color, but it's still a nice bonus. The clear coat is going to be a necessity on this model, as it's needed to even the edges between the three colors on the body. Which also means 2K clear. I am about to spray the orange today, which will need white underneath. Then the clear will have to go on somewhat heavy and then sand everything down to a uniform smooth finish. At least that's the plan. LOL.

You should try different clear coat perhaps.

Paint looks fantastic and I am a big fan of the real car. Your choice of interior color is actually not that unusual at all. Especially on British cars with pedigree. And most of the time it is in black cars too. Prince Bernhard of Belgium was famous for ordering his Ferraris in that color combination, which became a signature spec, so to speak, for him. Jay Kay's Ferrari Enzo is in this spec also and a friend of mine had a Ferrari 456M which was British racing green on the outside, with this green for most of the interior with the dash and doors even darker, almost black, green. Aston Martin's color is green, so your choice for the interior will fit the model not only aesthetically, but in spirit too.

To be honest, I am yet to see a Tmiya kit that doesn't fit nicely and look great as finished piece.

I would love to see them redo the 930 Gemballa. It is a lot beter known in their coupe/convertible 1/24 Diecast versions, but there was a plastic model kit of it way back when. I sure hope the reissue that.

Tamiya Matt Black on the fenders and spoiler and Tamiya Gloss Black on the central stripe. Now it needs to dry well enough to be masked again for some orange.

Ready for some black!

First coat of paint is already on. Originally I wanted to make it black, but decided to go with a grey. These pastel grays seem to be very popular our days on anything from Hyundais to Bugattis. The color I used is from Tamiya's Color for Aircraft series. What seems odd to me is that these colors are available in US and any hobby shop that carries Tamiya products can order them for you. Yet I have never seen a shop carry them on the shelf, like the other Tamiya paint. This particular one is AS-31 Ocean Gray 2 RAF (aka the Brits ?), which is exactly what I had in mind. I sprayed the body straight from the can. These spray paints are easy to use and very forgiving. The only thing is that they are never glossy and definitely need a good clear coat.

That's a bummer What paints did you use this time?

Thank you Jeremy. Yes, I printed the flares and the rear wing. I printed the ones on my other Mustangs too, but these here needed quite a bit more body work to fit like I wanted them, compared to the other ones.