Ferrari F50- "The Forgotten Supercar"

[jaymcminn]

This is Tamiya's lovely Ferrari F50 kit. It's a very typical '90s Tamiya kit... wonderful detail achieved with a minimal parts count by molding many pieces as "subassemblies". It makes for an easy build, but painting is a lot trickier. This kit went together with no fuss whatsoever... stance was perfect out of the box, and fit couldn't have been better. I used the Hobby Design detail set to really bring this kit to life... the brake discs and P/E mesh make a big difference. The kit includes carbon kevlar decals for a lot of the engine bay and interior... the color is a bit weird, but apparently the resin in '90s carbon kevlar tends to turn a bit yellow with age, so they don't look too far off. All of the carbon kevlar decals were sealed under Future. I used Wilton cake foil for the heat shielding in the engine bay and airbrushed Tamiya clears over the exhaust system to replicate heat discoloration. Paint is Tamiya Chrome Yellow without clear coat and the wheels are Testors Gunmetal Metallizer for a little contrast against the body and brake discs.

 

 

Since I built the F50 as the "Berlinetta" (top up) version, the interior detail is pretty well hidden. Main color is semi-gloss black with the seat inserts and dash in matt German Grey. Lots of fiddly carbon kevlar decals in the interior too.

 

 

Here's a better look at the engine bay... photo's a bit washed out, but you can see the p/e rear grille, decals, and heat shielding.

 

 

 

 

As always, thanks for looking !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FabbricaP]

Very nice build of a beautiful car. Makes me want to try this kit again! Thanks for posting

[935k3]

Not on of my favorite Ferraris but your model is beautiful.

[Belugawrx]

Yes

[afx]

Another beauty Jason and I really like yellow Ferraris.  If they would have continued with the GT version it may be more well known.

[Dominik]

really nice and clean. Love it...Special Color!

[Jim N]

Very nice!

[da_ashman]

Looks great! Love the colour youve used! 

[ChrisR]

VERY NICE!

[Helix]

Stunning!

[BVC500]

Nice job!  Very clean build. This was my first favorite Ferrari supercar, and the first one delivered to the U.S. was yellow, I believe.