60 Red Years Tribute - Ferrari 550 Maranello - WIP

[godfather23]

Fantastic. I love the exhaust system! Assembly and paint are over the top. Keep us showing every tiny bit you´ve got...

[OrangeR]

Great WIP Ramón!
Love every step of it. Really inspiring modeling.
Thanks for sharing.

[gionc]

Ramon: superb! Plastic jobs has the same precision as metal machined parts: great.

[agamo]

Thank you, Vincent, Stevenski, Mike, godfather23, and Rodrigo for your nice comments!!

Originally Posted by gionc

Ramon: superb! Plastic jobs has the same precision as metal machined parts: great.

That would be great! So I wouldn’t have to be saving for a lathe!, LOL thanks!

And well, after more than a week without updates here I come with some more…


After finishing the modifications on the chassis, next are the modifications to the body, trying to do something different for a change, I started thinking about opening the doors, and before giving it a second thought, I started cutting ith my photoetched saws until I got both doors separated.
The next step is doing the required parts to fill these new gaps, so everything around have to be assembled…

Using thin plastic sheet in 3 layers, the parts of the body that support the door latches are made.

Testing, bending and sanding until I got the required shape, the horizontal marks simulate the vents in the real car, they are not very convincing, so something has to be done.

The same thing is done with the running boards.

Some other minor modifications as the exhaust tips grills/screens which will be replaced with photoetched screen, later the rear bumper will be modified in the top to make the opening to handle the trunk.

Corrections in the front hood consist of extending lines, at the front, around the headlamps and at the rear, extending the longitudinal line up to the door.

The side vents have to be enlarged a little, and the side blinker receptacle is drilled.

The door also require some work, to begin, the door is extended to the front adding a thin plastic strip, this is aimed to reduce the gap between the body and door.

Then the rest of the door is made with plastic sheet, bent and cut to shape, the rods that appear on the picture are used to locate the interior door trim panels.

The left door, here, is easier to see the door extension and the hinges made with plastic tubing and plastic rods.

The interior door panels, the ones included in the kit as we all know, are the 575 version, so new ones have to be made, using parts of the originals panels, some plastic sheet and epoxy putty for the window switches.

The interior tub requires minor modifications, only some extensions to fill the gaps between the dashboard and body, the seat supports were eliminated as well as the handbrake lever which will be made later.

Several pre-assemblies are made to verify and adjust all the components.

The hinges are also tested to ensure that there are no interferences that can cause damage to the finish, the gaps between the doors and body are also verified considering even the future paint thickness.

Also the hinges are verified to ensure that the doors won’t hang or fall once opened, and that the angle of opening is the same for both doors.

Now that all the modifications to body, interior and chassis are done, it is time to start painting, this on the next update...

So, thank you for watching, and as always: comments are welcome, criticism is highly appreciated and corrections and help are thankfully received.

[klutz_100]

Hot dang, Ramon!!!!

I have NEVER seen anyone add that much detail to a door jam before - this is why you are one of the best modelers I know.

Do you have a photo of how you attached the doors to the frame? i.e. the pin mechanism?

[agamo]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

Hot dang, Ramon!!!!

I have NEVER seen anyone add that much detail to a door jam before - this is why you are one of the best modelers I know.

WOOOW!! What a compliment!! Which coming from such a great modeler it is something!!! THANK YOU! (Even when I think I'm far from that, you'll see latter...)

Originally Posted by klutz_100

Do you have a photo of how you attached the doors to the frame? i.e. the pin mechanism?

Well, once the doors are mounted, the hinges are completely hiden, but here the pics of them before assembly...


Here part of the hinge that mounts on the body frame and the pin.

The complete hinge assembly, once the door is mounted to the body the hinge wont be visible anymore, this because, as in the real car, when the door opens, the front part of it goes into the body.

Well, thanks again! and until the next...

[klutz_100]

Excellent, thanks. That is exactly what I was interested in

[deltableh]

Incredible door work...

[OrangeR]

Ramón that update was just amazing!
Great way of resolving the hinges, one that I'll steal for later on
Well at least I'm honest about it Thanks

[Jamme]

I really like your hinges!

Really great job here!

Jamme

[DJ_Merle]

exellent work, looking forward to seeing more!

[archerwin]

wow!!! That hinge door example is the best tip i've stumbled upon today. thanks for sharing. I can use this for my honda s800

[CifeNet]

Very solid design! The doors seem to fit well too! Nice job!

[godfather23]

Your door-hinge-system shows me how I should have done it? I´m quite sure yours is way better than mine! "Little voice inside of me: May be my way works as well as his does!"

[gionc]

My god, Ramon... Seeing you working just with plastic sheets is Nirvana anticipation...

you=giant, no more words needed.

(I wanted to write something that have to do with sex but I guess they would ban me ROFL)