Building a 1/12 Testarossa...have some questions...

[CStewTAMU]

I am fairly new to model building, and I just bought a Revelle 1/12 Ferrari Testarossa. The Testarossa was my favorite car as a kid, and I want this model to be perfect.

1.) How do you paint inside the strakes behind the door on a Testarossa? Those are usually a flat black. And that is a hard spot to reach. Its pretty much too small to mask with tape-I tried it. I have read that you should always glue all body parts (spoilers, vents, etc) on before painting. Do you really have to? Especially when its a car like this that has some narrow areas to get into.

2.) Interior flocking. Where do you get it? Hobby Lobby and Michael's don't carry it. Who does (names of places)?

3.) Like most models, there are some tiny flaws from the mold it came out of. What would work as a filler other than a plastic model filler? I don't live in a huge city, and finding a specialty item like plastic model filler or flock is very difficult. Would a regular epoxy or glue work? These flaws are VERY small. They may not even show up through several coats of paint.

4.) Has anyone built a Testarossa (any scale) on this forum and wouldn't mind sharing some pics? I see a lot of 360s and 430s, but no TRs. I didn't see any on the other forums.

TIA

[Darin Bastedo]

"I am fairly new to model building, and I just bought a Revelle 1/12 Ferrari Testarossa. The Testarossa was my favorite car as a kid, and I want this model to be perfect.

1.) How do you paint inside the strakes behind the door on a Testarossa? Those are usually a flat black. And that is a hard spot to reach. Its pretty much too small to mask with tape-I tried it. I have read that you should always glue all body parts (spoilers, vents, etc) on before painting. Do you really have to? Especially when its a car like this that has some narrow areas to get into."

Only the area nearest the door seam gets a semi-gloss black treatment. I would use an arylic semi-gloss paint and a very fine brush to paint this area after painting the main body color. by using acrylic over lacquer or enamel any mistakes can be removed with an alcohol dipped Q-Tip. This technique can be used on the engine cover also.

"2.) Interior flocking. Where do you get it? Hobby Lobby and Michael's don't carry it. Who does (names of places)?"

Detail Master has the flocking you need.

3.) Like most models, there are some tiny flaws from the mold it came out of. What would work as a filler other than a plastic model filler? I don't live in a huge city, and finding a specialty item like plastic model filler or flock is very difficult. Would a regular epoxy or glue work? These flaws are VERY small. They may not even show up through several coats of paint.

Many guys use automotive glasing putty, but I use gap filling super glue (Medium) either works fine and should be available locally.

4.) Has anyone built a Testarossa (any scale) on this forum and wouldn't mind sharing some pics? I see a lot of 360s and 430s, but no TRs. I didn't see any on the other forums.

I have an extensive collection of Ferrari detail photos in my Fotki account, and am in the process of adding about 300 new Ferrari albums. Here are two Testarossa albums to get you started;

Black 1987 Testarossa

Red 1987 Testarossa

I hope this helps.

[CStewTAMU]

Will pretty much at medium thickness superglue work as a filler?

As far as the strakes go, I just dont know how to paint them. I may just paint the car black to make the flaws on that area less noticeable. I'd rather paint the car red though.

[Darin Bastedo]

Will pretty much at medium thickness superglue work as a filler?

As far as the strakes go, I just dont know how to paint them. I may just paint the car black to make the flaws on that area less noticeable. I'd rather paint the car red though.

I fill the sink mark or gap with super glue, and then spray it with accelerator, which cures it almost instantly. then I simply sand it smooth. it feathers out nicely, doesn't shrink over time and paints just like plastic. That is how I did all the body work on this model;

as far as the detail painting goes, I suggest picking up a good set of very fine brushes from the local art supply store. As you get more into this hobby you will find that a small investment in the right tools will save to a lot of time and give you better results.