Peter Lombardo Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Is there such a thing as 'It looks too good??" 'Cause if there is such a thing, this build is there. Excellent job...but that is par for the course for you.
The Creative Explorer Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 Amazing David, although you make it look as it is easy. Maybe a little later, I might consider to work with C/F too
Corvette.Jeff Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 dave where could i find the kit and detail set?? thanks-Jeff
58 Impala Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Beautiful Job! Dave with all the execellent builds you do, I have a question. Do you ever eat or sleep?
CAL Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 dave where could i find the kit and detail set?? thanks-Jeff Scale Motorsports $155.00 http://www.scalemotorsport.com/merchant2/ http://store.scalemotorsport.com/merchant2...oduct_Code=8010
Nick F40 Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 I thought i'd share this http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Ferrari...?Ref=Newsletter
Corvette.Jeff Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 thanks man! jeeze it lost part of it tyre's!
CAL Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 thanks man! jeeze it lost part of it tyre's! It was probably the tarmac ripping up off the ground.
David Thibodeau Posted December 15, 2008 Author Posted December 15, 2008 Small update on this one. Undercarriage carbon is in process. I added SMS Twill weave, one coat of Urethane clear and once dry I added pro tech .020 PE bolts in all the molded in locations..... More soon!
robertw Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 That is going to be a magnificent model. robw
David Thibodeau Posted December 19, 2008 Author Posted December 19, 2008 thanks guys.... trying to knock out some interior stuff..... Krylon "suede it was applied to the seats and painted flat black. High def CF was applied to the seatbacks and the SMS seatbelts were assembled from the super kit. Dave T
DR Dubois Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 AMAZING!!!! This is an incredible build David! That decal work for the CF was cool, ...and the details?! Unbelievable!! Can't wait to see more.
stevieboy3 Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 As someone from the U.K who has yet to post I'm going to start by saying FLIPPING ECK what a shine and those decals, I did the 911 GT1 test car but didn,t want to use a clear coat because my track record said don,t so I used Meguiars clear coat which was okayish but seeing that FXX I gotta do it, nice one
Nick F40 Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 As someone from the U.K who has yet to post I'm going to start by saying FLIPPING ECK what a shine Love those seats!
stevieboy3 Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 I have gotta say it again-FLIPPING ECK difference this time is that after I logged off last night I ordered one from Matthew at SMS and a couple of other bits my only concern is getting a gloss finish if I can get it half as good as yours David I will be very happy we cant get that Dupont stuff over here so I will need to look around and see what is available
David Thibodeau Posted December 30, 2008 Author Posted December 30, 2008 With the holiday pretty much behind I decided to get back on JT's FXX. The wheels were converted to be removable with all turned aluminum collars and threaded nuts. Once the conversion was complete the wheels were primed, painted and decaled. All the tedious carbon fiber application using Scale motorsport high def was applied to the interior tub and cleared with 2-3 coats of future thru the airbrush. Seats were also installed at this time. The monocoque chassis was primed, shot with krylon semi gloss black and sides were carbon decaled again with high def decal and future. Rear fire wall and sides were covered in cigarette foil made from templates and applied with white glue. Here is the engine bay ready for the powerplant. The overflow tank is provided in the superkit. Much nicer than the kit piece! Rear side panels and fenders are complete. The chassis brackets are PE units from the Superkit.
David Thibodeau Posted December 30, 2008 Author Posted December 30, 2008 Inner door panels were Cf'ed with Hi def and Twill weave cleared with 2 part clear. Dash was carefully covered in correct areas with Hi def and 3 coats of future applied. Here are a few mockups with panels in place to test fit and for motivation!! Stay tuned!! much more to come!! DaveT
Raul_Perez Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Dave, I bow to your greatness on this build!! I'd love to build one, too, but decals HATE me!! The only other person that I know that can apply that many decals this well is my friend Hossain Salimi. You guys could apply decals flawlessly, (and with no wrinkles), to a ball!! Amazing!! Keep up the GREAT work!! I can hardly wait to see this one finished!! Later,
stevieboy3 Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Dave, I bow to your greatness on this build!! I'd love to build one, too, but decals HATE me!! The only other person that I know that can apply that many decals this well is my friend Hossain Salimi. You guys could apply decals flawlessly, (and with no wrinkles), to a ball!! Amazing!! Keep up the GREAT work!! I can hardly wait to see this one finished!! Later, I agree completely I can't wait to get mine but I am a tad worried about clear coating the decals , Dave how long did you leave the decals before you coated them
David Thibodeau Posted January 1, 2009 Author Posted January 1, 2009 I agree completely I can't wait to get mine but I am a tad worried about clear coating the decals , Dave how long did you leave the decals before you coated them 24 hrs..... Thanks guys... I am making progress on the powerplant now.... more updates soon! DaveT
David Thibodeau Posted January 3, 2009 Author Posted January 3, 2009 I got alot done in the last few days off for New Years. Here is a sample of the beautiful brake assemblies in the kit. They are so detailed..... I shot the rotors with Tamiya Metallic grey to simulate carbon material. Engine is also far along...... A run down here: Block was airbrushed Tamiya Flat aluminum at low PSI to get the "cast" look. Valve covers were treated with Krylon "Suede it" paint for texture, then primed White, sprayed bright red,followed by testors dullcoat. The heat shield and fuel rail is PE from the SMS kit. I added all the plug lines using protech wire. Look at the brake detail on the rotors! The exhaust was heat stained very heavily using Tamiya gloss black out of the can, Alclad chrome, copper, pale gold and Tamiya clear acrylics... I also added the O2 sensor lines and plugs. The blue coolant lines were added as well using Protech hose and detailmaster hardline. The air intake is very visible on the engine top and really sets the bay off. I was very careful to get it right. Again Krylon suede it was used for the texture followed by Krylon ultra flat black. Then the red ribs are PE pieces painted red provided in the SMS kit. Ferrari logos are metal transfers from the tamiya kit. I topped it off with a oil cap from sakastsu and BMF clamps. Here it is in position. more to come soon! DaveT
Nick F40 Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Man, I hate you That engine and the brakes and the carbon fiber and the......!!!
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