Gluebomber Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 This is the Fujimi kit with some Crazy Modeler p/e screens and details added. I replaced the seats with resin Daytona ones from KA and replaced the one-piece kit engine with a full engine from the Revell 430. Paint is Scale Finishes Grigio Titanio with a urethane clearcoat. All comments, positive and negative, are welcome. Thanks for looking!
Kennyboy Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 I do love me some Ferrari's. This is such a clean and tasteful example. I would be proud to display this car. Great job!
Harry P. Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 About the only "negative" I can see is that the paint flake looks a little out of scale. Otherwise, nothing but positive.
sjordan2 Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Superb job, excellent detail in every area. The only thing I could add to Harry's comment is that perhaps a little extra gloss could reduce the effect of the metal flake.
PowerPlant Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Looks nice, but how come you decided to do an engine swap rather than just use the entire Revell kit? Is the Fujimi body/chassis better?
Gluebomber Posted July 25, 2013 Author Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks again for the kind comments, Guys. Harry and Skip, I'm with you on the scale effect of the metal flake. The bright light and closeup pictures makes it look a little more pronounced that in real life, but it's still more than I'd like. I actually painted this car with the Zero Paints version of this color and it was even worse. I stripped it and repainted it with the Scale Finishes silver and it improved enough to go ahead and finish the build. I'm starting to use Tamiya sprays with a urethane clear, and the flake on their metallics is a lot better. To your question Matija, I think the Fujimi kit came out before the Revell version, at least I know I had it first. For this one, I thought the molding was a little crisper than the Revell version, but I have a number of other Revell Ferraris and plan to build them.
Scuderia Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 Good job, great color combo I agree this is super clean, and looks classy and racy. Great stuff!
MikeyB08 Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 Very nice. Color option is great and I love the seats. I'll be working on a 430 Spyder (Revell) and Enzo (Revell) in the coming works. This will count as great inspiration.
sjordan2 Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 Thanks again for the kind comments, Guys. Harry and Skip, I'm with you on the scale effect of the metal flake. The bright light and closeup pictures makes it look a little more pronounced that in real life, but it's still more than I'd like. I actually painted this car with the Zero Paints version of this color and it was even worse. I stripped it and repainted it with the Scale Finishes silver and it improved enough to go ahead and finish the build. I'm starting to use Tamiya sprays with a urethane clear, and the flake on their metallics is a lot better. To your question Matija, I think the Fujimi kit came out before the Revell version, at least I know I had it first. For this one, I thought the molding was a little crisper than the Revell version, but I have a number of other Revell Ferraris and plan to build them. Well, one thing I've seen over time is that flash pictures posted on the forum tend to exaggerate metal flake a bit, and they look better in person.
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