Italianhorses Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) One of the best Tamiya kits as far as the fit and design goes. Everything is done top notch. Edited September 10, 2018 by Italianhorses
ismaelg Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 Nice! I built the coupe years ago. It is the best kit I've ever worked with.
da_ashman Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 Nice! Love White Ferraris!!! I'm working on the same kit at the moment, such a great kit by tamiya!
Funkychiken Posted September 29, 2018 Author Posted September 29, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 8:28 PM, Italianhorses said: One of the best Tamiya kits as far as the fit and design goes. Everything is done top notch. On 9/10/2018 at 11:36 PM, Nacho Z said: Looking very nice so far! On 9/11/2018 at 12:16 AM, ismaelg said: Nice! I built the coupe years ago. It is the best kit I've ever worked with. On 9/11/2018 at 1:26 AM, da_ashman said: Nice! Love White Ferraris!!! I'm working on the same kit at the moment, such a great kit by tamiya! Thanks guys for your comments! Slow progress, but have coated with zero 2K. Mixed results, and I put a lot of effort into keeping the area clean! Vacuumed, Changed the extractor filter, and let it all settle over a a few days before spraying. I do also cover the parts for drying, but the dust got impregnated during spraying. Also mixed results in finish, the bonnet looks great - mirror like finish, but the engine cover definitely needs sanding & polishing... Lights finished too!
Ahajmano Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 Honestly, it’s near impossible to have no dust inclusions unless you are just lucky or have a clean room. I have a 550cfm DIY spray booth and I still get 2 or three that need sanding.
Funkychiken Posted October 1, 2018 Author Posted October 1, 2018 And then burnt through the paint... i think I'll mask and respray only this area... :-(
Funkychiken Posted October 21, 2018 Author Posted October 21, 2018 resprayed just this cowl, and one of the side valences, and hope to clear coat soon!
Dann Tier Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 White is sooooo hard to paint!!, even with a klean room. If you can hang plastic around the room, and use Canned Air to blast the parts off first, and between every coat. This works GREAT for me, and I VERY rarely have anything stick in my finishes. The plastic acts as huge magnets for dust in the air. Its looking GREAT!!...you can fix it!!
Funkychiken Posted November 14, 2018 Author Posted November 14, 2018 I've been working away, and slowly making progress on this in the background. Resprayed the body shell with 2k Zero paints, got more dust in it - which is frustrating... but I've started to sand and polish, the engine cover and the skirts are the only pieces completed thus far - nice to see the shine come back again, but it's never as shiny as the paint finish when sprayed... wont be long now...
Funkychiken Posted November 30, 2018 Author Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 10:54 PM, Italianhorses said: Keep at it, looks good. Thanks Alex! All-in-all, i'm not sure it was worth the heavy sanding to remove the dust. the paint shell has now been sanded with Tamiya wet & dry 1000, 1500, 2000, then micromesh 3200 3600 4000, 6000, 8000, then nuvous 1, 2 & 3. It's burnt through in 2 areas - so a quick question for those that read the posts - would you put 2 coats of 2k down? I normally do 1 mist coat - then multiple passes until it's glass like (once), so if you do 2 coats - how long would you wait between coats??? Pictures shown are fully polished now - no where near as shiny as "just sprayed". the final picture is the wheel cowels - these skirts were masked & painted. Hopefully this is my last air-brushing on this kit - the engine bay area inside the body shell will be hand painted flat black. Just assembly now...
Funkychiken Posted November 30, 2018 Author Posted November 30, 2018 Bugger. Just realized that I've got the rubber seals to do
Italianhorses Posted November 30, 2018 Posted November 30, 2018 White is a hard color to paint. I'd definitely put more clear over if you plan on doing much sanding/polishing.
Dann Tier Posted November 30, 2018 Posted November 30, 2018 I think its looking pretty GREAT!!!.....anymore paint/clear, and you run the risk of worse things happening, or the finish looking like its made like a toffy apple.
Funkychiken Posted December 16, 2018 Author Posted December 16, 2018 OK, all painting finally done, but I am going to have to redo those number plates, the decals were AWFUL! Assembly is coming along nicely, won't be long now...
Funkychiken Posted December 29, 2018 Author Posted December 29, 2018 I've been fiddling with it over the Christmas break, and it's nearly done. I had issue with the licence plates curling, so I'm going to have to print my own... It sits a little high, but i'm that worried, as it looks great in the flesh...
ismaelg Posted December 30, 2018 Posted December 30, 2018 Looking really good! It is your fault now I have the itch to do a white Ferrari....
Dann Tier Posted December 30, 2018 Posted December 30, 2018 Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!!.....it looks FANTASTIC in white/black!!!
Funkychiken Posted December 31, 2018 Author Posted December 31, 2018 12 hours ago, ismaelg said: Looking really good! It is your fault now I have the itch to do a white Ferrari.... 6 hours ago, Dann Tier said: Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!!.....it looks FANTASTIC in white/black!!! Thanks Dann and Ismael! I'm going to polish her up in the new year and post finish pics!
Twokidsnosleep Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 GLOWING white!!! Beautiful paint and clear, looks great
Funkychiken Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Twokidsnosleep said: GLOWING white!!! Beautiful paint and clear, looks great Thanks Scott! I'm still waiting to polish it!
Dann Tier Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 It really is a BEAUTIFUL build, bud!!….and its WHITE!!!!!!
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