Fujimi Ferrari f355 convertible

[kelson]

[kelson]

Decided on this for my next build.

[kelson]

The chassis is unpainted,but I used  flat aluminum and steel on the engine with a light wash of vallejo blackwash.

[kelson]

The suspension parts were painted using cast aluminum and metallic silver.

[kelson]

The brakes were painted metallic silver and red on the calipers.

[kelson]

The body in Tamiya white primer,before choosing a color I googled the car and found one that was painted Lemans blue with a Bordeaux interior and decided i'm going to copy that using Tamiya TS-51 racing blue and using Tamiya Maroon for the interior.

[kelson]

The body was painted a couple days ago,just letting it dry,next update will be on the interior and the rest of the suspension.

[iamsuperdan]

Love that it's not going to be red! Excellent colour choice!

 

[BVC500]

Great color choice!  Can't wait to see more.

[XJ6]

Looking Good, Ferrari Great choice. Good luck, keep my eye out on this one

[Xingu]

That blue should look sharp out in the sun. Curious to see how your interior color looks as I am getting ready to start on a model with a dark red interior and cannot decide on what color to use.

[kelson]

Thanks everyone for the comments, and I agree iamsuperdan no red Ferrari's if I can avoid it,the rest of the suspension all painted and put together.

 

Edited May 6, 2017 by kelson

[kelson]

Okay,on to the interior,i airbrushed the seats and tonneau cover Maroon over a white primer so they are a little bright.

[kelson]

Also I have attached the suspension to the chassis,no issues to report,also added the tires and wheels,so far so good.

[kelson]

A couple pictures of the interior,i airbrushed Maroon and mixed in a little black paint to give a darker interior,but I think it may be to dark!...opinions?

[Twokidsnosleep]

Love the blue paint, excellent choice

Have seen a real F355 up close and personal in deep blue with a blue convertable top...real sharp and yet a touch subtle

[Funkychiken]

The finish on the body is excellent!

[kelson]

Okay the speedometer decal wasn't going to fit into the dash,so i used a small piece of.010 sheet styrene glued over top the dashboard then applied the decal.

[kelson]

Okay dashboard is complete,i used a small dab of future to cover the Ferrari emblem.

[kelson]

Just doing a minor mockup to see how the interior looks put together.i took some of these pics with my flash on so seats look extra bright.

[kelson]

Last update for today,just a mockup to see how the chassis/body fit and added the tonneau cover,hoping to be able to clearcoat soon,but it's been really windy here.

[Funkychiken]

Interesting colour combo! I like seeing builds that are different to the norm...

[kelson]

Small update for today,interior is now completely done,i used matte aluminum bmf for the shifter console and i painted the shifter duplicolor chrome:

[kelson]

When applying the license plate decals i realized to late that the plate holders are to small,and the decals crinkled when i used decal setting solution,so i stripped the plates and added small strips of .015x.020 styrene all along the edges to avoid any future issues.I was also able to clear the body on the weekend,so i won't have any updates for a bit.

[kelson]

Update:body is all masked and ready for paint: