Ferrari 246 GT Dino - Fujimi - 1/24

[MarcoTJ]

I tackled the mold lines with a tip I got on Facebook.

Sanded the area again.

Put extra thin cement over where the lines were. And they popped up again. 

Let it dry, and then sanded again. Now they seem to be gone forever.

[Bainford]

Great tip! Cheers.

[Dann Tier]

8 hours ago, MarcoTJ said:

I tackled the mold lines with a tip I got on Facebook.

Sanded the area again.

Put extra thin cement over where the lines were. And they popped up again. 

Let it dry, and then sanded again. Now they seem to be gone forever.

Even if they pop up after my first opaque coat of kolor, the fact that i sand between every coat with 2000grit, it disappears after my second of four coats.

[MarcoTJ]

9 hours ago, Dann Tier said:

Even if they pop up after my first opaque coat of kolor, the fact that i sand between every coat with 2000grit, it disappears after my second of four coats.

Nice to know that!

I also sand between coats of paint.

[MarcoTJ]

First coat of paint. Dry coat.

Another dry coat. This time with more coverage.

Sanded with 3000 sponge. Then washed.

After it dries, I'll do the wet coats.

[Bainford]

Looking good!

[MarcoTJ]

23 hours ago, Bainford said:

Looking good!

Thanks, Trevor!

[MarcoTJ]

Wet coats?

[MarcoTJ]

Clear coat time.

First, two dry coats.

 

I'll let that dry now.

[Dann Tier]

Looking GREAT!!!!

[MarcoTJ]

11 hours ago, Dann Tier said:

Looking GREAT!!!!

Thanks!

[MarcoTJ]

Ran into some trouble on the varnish wet coats.

I think I applied the second wet coat too early. The instructions say you must give 5minutes between each coat. 

Got wrinkles:

 

 

Had to let it dry 24hours and sanded everything with 1200 grit.

[Bainford]

That's a bummer. The paint was going so well. Looks like you've got a handle on it now, though.

[MarcoTJ]

9 hours ago, Bainford said:

That's a bummer. The paint was going so well. Looks like you've got a handle on it now, though.

Yes. Luckily the paint wasn't affected; only the varnish.

[MarcoTJ]

Applied more varnish and then polished.

First I sanded down to 3000 grit until almost all shiny spots were gone.

Then polished with compounds.

Looking good?

 

[OldNYJim]

That paint came out great!  Nice job!

[beeRS]

I love this kit, and you’re doing a great job on it. The paint has come out first class!

[Bainford]

The paint looks fantastic. Nice recovery.

[MarcoTJ]

On 4/9/2021 at 1:00 AM, CabDriver said:

That paint came out great!  Nice job!

A relief after the cracked varnish?

On 4/9/2021 at 2:25 AM, beeRS said:

I love this kit, and you’re doing a great job on it. The paint has come out first class!

Thanks!

On 4/9/2021 at 9:37 AM, Bainford said:

The paint looks fantastic. Nice recovery.

And I found out what I did wrong. The second coat was too heavy. When this happens, the surface dries faster then the thick wet layer and then wrinkles.

 

[MarcoTJ]

Now it's trim time.

To mask the trim, I start with Fine strips of tape.

 

Gloss Black first

I'll let it dry before painting the chrome.

 

[Funkychiken]

wow, excellent progress, well recovered after the paint crazing! coming along nicely Marco!

[MarcoTJ]

Masked the black trims.

Painted with chrome.

 

Masks removed.

 

 

[MarcoTJ]

5 minutes ago, Funkychiken said:

wow, excellent progress, well recovered after the paint crazing! coming along nicely Marco!

Thanks! The build is back on it's tracks ?

[MarcoTJ]

Other things I did:

[Dann Tier]

Nice save indeed!!!....Love your progress, bud!!!!