Wip : 10 Ferraris ^_^ WIP - Street - Car Questions, Answers, and Discussion

Gamerxz

09-07-2006, 06:43 AM

Ok i started this thread to show progress on all the ferraris i plan to finish this year.
Ferrari F40
Ferrari F40 Competizione
Ferrari F40LM
Ferrari Enzo
Ferrari Enzo GT Concept
Ferrari 360 Spider Tuner
Ferrari F430 Tuner
Ferrari F430 Spider
Ferrari F430 Challenge
Ferrari F430 Challenge Stradale

Most of them are painted and here and there done up... Slow thread though so bare with me as i have to finish my 4 DTM cars as well.

More pictures will be up soon

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00241.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00346.jpg

pjesus

09-07-2006, 07:02 AM

How about a truck to put them all in? :o)

5ynergyx

09-07-2006, 08:20 AM

Wah....no wonder italian red sold out :iceslolan kidding.... anyway respect...so many kits to do...

Ferrari TR

09-07-2006, 11:54 AM

Quite a collection.
I'd have to give up on both work and sleep to finish that many models before the end of this year, much less this decade!
good luck!

Gamerxz

10-15-2006, 12:44 PM

Ok heres progress on the F40.. Inspiration came about after watching a 2004 esp of top gear! As i watched the car burn rubber on the top gear track and going up against modern cars.. I find that it still runs faster than an enzo.. going from 0-60mph/0-100kmh in 3.2 secs! Ok time for progress!

Body inspection and sanded down
Things i did : Sanded down mold lines
Cut open rear vents
Sanded down molded on "Ferrari" Badge at the rear of the body
This is prob the last or last few badges of F40s made as the molding is really bad.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00568.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00569.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00570.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00572.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00571.jpg
The opened vents
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00573.jpg
Sanded off the Ferrari badge
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00574.jpg
Engine with primer
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00575.jpg
After sanding and opening the vents
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00576.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00577.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00578.jpg
Cheers Enjoy!

F430 spider progress:
Body was polished awhile back...
Colours is italian red with pearl effect.
My triple compound job
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00393.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00519.jpg

Cheers Enjoy!

Enzo GT progress:
Took the GT wing from the xanavi GTR kit. The wing basically was given to me by a friend ... He made a mistake with the wing and i guess it couldnt be undone as the bond between the wing stand and the wing itself was too strong .. So i cut off the wing stand and added nicer ones.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00304.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00305.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00306.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00307.jpg

The car itself in a test fit.. Will take better shots as i have a nice place now.. i just need to find the time to prefit everything again
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00309.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00314.jpg

Thanks for viewing ! Hopefully could get some feedback!

rod_k2

10-15-2006, 05:57 PM

tonioseven

10-15-2006, 06:16 PM

I love the way that wing fits that Enzo!:sunglasse

godfather23

10-16-2006, 02:53 AM

Your day certainly has more than 24 hours!! :licka: Nice project, wish you had a better camera!

cyberkid

10-16-2006, 05:32 AM

I love the way that wing fits that Enzo!:sunglasse
Touché!
That wing made that Enzo a sexy beast!

Gamerxz

10-16-2006, 01:46 PM

WHooooooooooooooooooooowa!!! Great kits!!!
Wich brand is that F40 kit?
Ferrari Enzo GT concept? What about an FXX?http://www.autotudos.hu/fotokgaleriak/kep_het_kep_05_06_24_ferrari_fxx_1_nagy.jpg
Cool idea on that collection!!
Good luck!

Nah... No Fxx for me yet.. Im waiting for the tamiya one to be released :D
Much cheaper and hopefully as detailed as the Enzo kit

I love the way that wing fits that Enzo!:sunglasse

Touché!
That wing made that Enzo a sexy beast!

Thanks! I kinda had to try out afew different wings until i got this one which fits perfectly!

Your day certainly has more than 24 hours!! :licka: Nice project, wish you had a better camera!

Hi again! Well i do have 24 hours... i just dont sleep as much heh! and i think the pictures of the f40 onwards are much better due to better lighting! Ill have new pictures of the Enzo GT soon!

Gamerxz

10-16-2006, 01:58 PM

Ok... today i found out that the alps printer had driver problems.. the old driver didnt work on Windows xp. As such the damn thing printed out crap , wrong colours. So now i have to get the new drivers to the printer and hopefully everything works out and i can get my Polizei 144 decals done! So............... I took the F40 engine and started to detail it... Heres the pictures to tell the story! Basically i want to have a nice metal finish and so far its going well... although i might have to go over the engine afew more times to get a nice metal look.

These are just pictures of the engine which i took where i stopped to show the steps taken. Semi-gloss black sprayed on
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00579.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00580.jpg

Pictures after the whole engine was cover .. Still need to go over afew more rounds of metalizers
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00582.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00583.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00584.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00585.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00586.jpg

Cheers! Enjoy... Once again if u have any questions or feedback please post them up! Ill be happy to answer them

cyberkid

10-16-2006, 11:21 PM

Hey, I was wondering who makes the metalizers you use? could you post a pic? thanks.

Steve

nugundam93

10-17-2006, 03:40 PM

the real enzo should've gotten a wing like that! the sexiness... :D

drunken monkey

10-17-2006, 05:37 PM

is now a good time to tell you that the vents on the rear of the F40 aren't opened all the way through like how you've done them?

Gamerxz

10-17-2006, 10:44 PM

Hey, I was wondering who makes the metalizers you use? could you post a pic? thanks.

Steve

Hi steve... the ones i use come in a bottle form .. its from a company in japan called "work" . Sadly i check hlj and hobbysearch . both are currrently out of stock . As for usual , the bottle can last for years .. all u really need is just a little dap of powder on cotton bud and it can chrome my whole engine + brakes and still can be used again later.

is now a good time to tell you that the vents on the rear of the F40 aren't opened all the way through like how you've done them?

Hahaha... i just check reference pictures :( ur right .. the vents aint like that... Sadly if i redo them ... ill end up making a mess and the inside of the engine hood will look very horrible , so i rather leave it as it is and get another F40 and get it right!

Thanks for the comments ! And the Enzo is sexy with wings

Gamerxz

10-19-2006, 10:51 AM

F40 progress... Body painted italian red ... Needs to be sanded down again also there are areas which need abit of sanding to make the rear hood fit perfectly... and they will be marked out in the pictures. F40 engine idea is almost there , just needs some drilling to add wiring.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00620.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00621.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00618.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00619.jpg

Engine pictures
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00622.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00623.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00624.jpg

Enjoy!

Gamerxz

10-20-2006, 10:50 AM

Some work done on my garage diorama. And pictures of my challenge model.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00632.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00633.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00635.jpg

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http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00638.jpg

Gamerxz

11-10-2006, 09:52 AM

Enzoenvy1

11-10-2006, 12:53 PM

deltableh

11-10-2006, 04:11 PM

That 599 rally needs to grow on me. That is sad, cause I love all Ferrari's. This one just seems like a conglomerate of F430/612/Crapy wheels, etc, etc...

But, I also didn't like the enzo at first.:screwy:

All you need is the right angle and color :p

http://img.netcarshow.com/Ferrari-599_GTB_Fiorano_2006_800x600_wallpaper_05.jpg

Gamerxz

11-11-2006, 02:38 AM

Update on F355..
Work done today :
Mod the interior hub to fit to the body . This had to be done due to that fact that fujimi was lazy to tool a new interior piece.
Rear brake lights
Ferrari Badges
Added one more coat of black

I changed the rims to those from the 550M , looks sharper and more agreesive

This was the rear bottom half of the suspension holding + exhaust
Hate the exhaust , there was no opening and it was all molded in...
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00885.jpg

I first opened up the holes.. i then realised it still looked like crap. So i cut them off and put on those from the enzo . Enzo ones are slightly bigger so i had to sand abit to make them fit properly..
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00888.jpg
As u can see , I have to adjust them as one is sticking out too much..

Some pictures
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00886.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00887.jpg

Cutting the interior part , This as i mentioned had to be done to make the interior fit to the body
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00890.jpg

Badges being done up
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00891.jpg

Prefit and mock ups
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00893.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00894.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00895.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00896.jpg

Enjoy!

anopanjo

11-11-2006, 03:03 AM

nice work, gees to finish all ten is guna take a fair while but keep it up, cant wait for the finished cars!

Vyacheslav

11-11-2006, 03:05 AM

looks great man, I am not giving up until I achieve the same result.

Gamerxz

11-11-2006, 07:02 AM

looks great man, I am not giving up until I achieve the same result.

Maybe ill send u a video diary of me spraying a car from start to polishing..

Gamerxz

11-11-2006, 11:22 AM

Interior up mostly.. finishing this project fast so i can have one more model to add to the ferraris for a meet at the end of the year.
Tried this new idea of flocking using white glue , water , cotton wool.
Not bad i must say heh....
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00897.jpg

Center console sprayed semi gloss black then applied masking
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00898.jpg

Dash was first sprayed Light sand then masked for semi gloss black
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00899.jpg

Interior after priming and colour
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00900.jpg

Little mock up , added PE Gear housing
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00901.jpg

Seats need work , bad molding by fujimi
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00902.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00904.jpg

Ill update more tomorrow... Ive finish the interior. Added details to the seats and added missing paddels EG. brake , petrol and clutch paddel. Body already done with another layer of black and now is drying on its first clearcoat.

Vyacheslav

11-11-2006, 04:42 PM

Maybe ill send u a video diary of me spraying a car from start to polishing..
That would be great :)

Add me to your msn if you have it

carlover@shaw.ca

Gamerxz

11-12-2006, 09:19 AM

Little update...
Seats were detailed with the ferrari badges

Body sanded
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00906.jpg

Then applied one wet clearcoat
Seems quite clean already ... sanded out about 2 or 3 dust marks
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00907.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00908.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00909.jpg

Applied the decals , pressed water out then applied decal softner and dried
Then applied wet coat straight as the clear wont eat the decals. I was confident just applying a wet coat and not bother about mist coats over decals.
This is after the 2nd wet clearcoat
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00910.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00911.jpg

Some mild uneven paint and slight orange peel but very shiny considering it hasnt been polished by my standards
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00912.jpg

Used the pennzoil shell to show its shine
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00912.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00913.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00914.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00915.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00916.jpg

Body was sanded down 1500 to 2000 grit... Then clean the "powder" it left behind. Right now i dont wet sand anymore as i feel i shouldnt let the paint touch water too much. Paranoid? lol but dry sanding works so why do the extra step?
The middle of the bonnet is polished with standard then fine and finially finishing compound to give it a smooth mirror shine.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00917.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00918.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00919.jpg
Once again , used the pennzoil to show the shine.

Thanks for looking , feedbacks would be good!

Vyacheslav

11-12-2006, 04:16 PM

Looks great man, wouldn't the paint run after a 1st heavy coat though?
man i need to try tamiya paints from now on

MrFerrari

11-12-2006, 04:34 PM

Cool!! I love that shiny chrome engine. I also like that Ferrari Garage. I want to make one too.

Your car have great shine!! Great Jobssssssssss! I LOVE all of them!

While you build some nice ferrari, I'm building my classic horses too. I'm working on the 365BB, 365 GTB and GTS, 250 GTO, 275 GTB, 246 GT, 512S and 330p4.

Gamerxz

11-13-2006, 07:40 AM

Vyacheslav > Depends on how heavy... i did a wet coat not heavy coat. Wet meaning the paint looks wet.

MrFerrari > Thanks! Im making all the modern ferraris first then start on the classics

Small update : 90% complete. Left with Windscreen , front signal lights , and painting of the side signal lights. Added a rear brake light which was missing in the kit.I had to change the rims as the 550 set up was different from the 355 , which i didnt expect as i had no idea fujimi changed the wheel set up. The rims on the 355 now are aoshima BBS or rather stich mesh.

Kit after polishing
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00923.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00924.jpg

Car at its current state. I had tiny bubbles appearing on the cars for some weird reason... for 2 days nth came up and suddenly it appeared.. :banghead: I took care of it by rerubbing compound on affected areas and the paint is smooth now , though not as smooth as before.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00927.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00929.jpg

This kit is just a kit to display among many ferraris so i didnt put in that much effort.. dont expect too much :nono: ... weird thing is the f40 experienced the same paint problem. Somehow i got a feeling its the weather or something screwy with paint cans... WEIRD anyway i have a solution to fix it.

Enjoy!

5ynergyx

11-13-2006, 07:46 AM

Looking good...btw, where did u get yr rims for yr F355?

Gamerxz

11-13-2006, 07:49 AM

Aoshima Stich mesh... sadly its O.O.P . But i remember someone saying its still possible to find one set. :)

Gamerxz

11-15-2006, 09:47 AM

auw12

11-15-2006, 10:55 AM

wowwwww~~~what a vast project!!!you're really a ferrari enthusiast aren't you?it's amazing to see so many prancing horses in a non-meeting thread,in such a huge project maybe you can't concentrate on each kit but i really hope you can try your best,they're all stunners.i love the showroom diorama and everything you've done on the cars so far is good.the 612 is really a big guy,the length is 4902mm and the 355 is 4250mm so trust your eyes it's not over sized.:grinyes: the rear heating vent of the scag you've done is pretty good,but the F1 gear head is slightly over sized,i think you can fix it~~keep up the good works~~~i'm looking forward to the great result.

Samurai75007

11-16-2006, 05:39 PM

good god due, thats a hella lot of Ferrari's.

Gamerxz

11-24-2006, 11:24 AM

612 update:
Body is up and done! I added side ferrari emblems and 612 scag logos
Light housings were all done as well
Interior basic colours up...
Engine done!
I added the Ferrari badge on the engine
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00997.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00998.jpg

The finished engine... Sry my detail painting sucks :banghead:
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC00999.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01001.jpg

Body clearcoated and polished
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01009.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01010.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01013.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01016.jpg

Interior masked for black... i used blutach to mask some hard curves
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01011.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01017.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01018.jpg

Garage update :
Right now this is my plan...
Combine 5 garage kits into one big diorama
Add a second level ; Open air carpark
Showroom effect
Ferrari livery for it
Planning to put 12 LED white lights

Right now i have done up the circuits for my spotlights which i will be adding to the diorama "ceiling spotlight"
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01020.jpg

The circuit has a 9V batt connected to a switch then LED White lights connected to the batt and switch in a parallel circuit.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01021.jpg

Demo of the LED with the lights off ( one LED )
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n198/gamerxz2/DSC01022.jpg

Thanks for looking!
And i need some ideas on how i can make the light cover a larger area... right now its like a "beam of light" kinda thing