AFS7 Group Build, gio's contribution ;)

[sjelic]

Wow, I can't tell what is best, paint, exhaust, coolers, I must get lathe .

Great work Gio.

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by sjelic

Wow, I can't tell what is best, paint, exhaust, coolers, I must get lathe .

Great work Gio.

[auw12]

I really enjoy this Gio, your works are amazing! The painting is top notch as well as all else! Excellent!!!

[Ferrari TR]

Great progress. Thanks for the info.

[Martin S]

oh, I must have missed a few updates in this thread !
The muffler and the paint is really superb!

[jmwallac]

Do you have any pictures of the completed wheels?

How did you make the slick tires? Care to share the knowledge? I need something exactly like that for my next project and can't find decent racing slicks.

Thanks

[voyageur]

Hi Gio,

this is one great build. Nice ideas and execution and perfect paint (as always).
I like the radiators...but I'm not sure about the size of the exhaust (seems a bit too big in diameter).

I'll be watching this!

[gionc]

Originally Posted by jmwallac

Care to share the knowledge?

Ok I appreciated the smile but all you need is just read: as I said I turned a resin cylinder. Thanks guys I'm almost forgot my S7, I bought another lately for cheap... I guess my yellow one could be in fellowship

[gionc]

Hey guys, dealine is coming,and... I screwed up my yellow beast....

Well no picts but since the body had a couple of (very little, almost not noticeable) faults, i sanded down and in a hurry I sprayed last yellow coat: too much confidence... it's runned down a bit with several thiny bubbles....DOT4 (what a shame..)

It reborn.. in red it's Zero's Rosso Scuderia, cleared with Zero Clear laquer.. oki let me show some sub-assy first, pieces are almost done, they need some back washing and some fine-brush detailing jobs:



Following parts was airbrushed with matt black, followed by Zero Grigio Titanio ans some lighting with Grigio Alloy, by far to obtain a kinda texture:



Rollbar, in Grigio Titanio



Differential case and axes handrushed with Tamy transparent red over Grigio Titanio (lightened a bit with Grigio Alloy)



The seat: I used powders (black smoke by MIG) but not in the way showed by Guido in his awesome Pug: I seen that you'll jut brush, shade and blend powders over a matt rugh base, bimply they fill crevices, well easiest to try than try to explain LOL, BTW black powders pigments over Lechler matt black and mid-gray (industrial acrylics):



The kevlar shell: sprayed with matt black, than oversprayed with Alclad jet Exaust trough a steel mesh (Mr. Model mesh 80), than I clearcoated, sanded with meshes from 3200 to 12000 and polished, just 1 pass with Tamy fine polish, followed by wax, than I masked with Maskol to spray the fabric.



Front shocks, this time I enjoyed the fact of unuse the lathe LOL



and finally.... NOT YET POLISHED, just sanded until grit 12.000





Than I masked and sprayed the matt black inside and under, nosecone was sprayed Tamy TS26 (I guess... anyway white) than sanded polished and carbonized with the SM HR carbon pattern, the texture is fantastic, so i leave decals so just with a hand of wax:











Once a time body shell isn't yet polished, it's smooth and free from OP but not so shiny, would be better after compounds and wax, I only polished a bit the engine hood and those dragon (in fact I lost some gold areas... )

I guess I can't join the deadline since I'm leaving home for the seaside... well I'll try, I have a couple day left..

Uhhh, I got a problem: yesterday night I done the mold to cast wheel's spokes but I guess cat was to old, as now I can't see any sign of catalization and the silicon is still fluid.....I guess I need to find another solution for rims and than, if things go bad with the mold, clean those tuned rim...

[klutz_100]

Oh Mr. Pong! you tickle my chop sticks with this one!!

Super cool ideas as ever (also work isn't too bad either )

[auw12]

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper!!!!! You're a genius G!!!

[sportracer02]

Hi gio,

fantastic so far, nice touch with the "Mr. Pong-" + CF decals.

(I am still waiting for the release of the 1:1 Donkervoort GT for new inspirations)

[voyageur]

Hi Gio,

nice one! Is it going to have golden wheels to match the dragon?

Cheers
SEB

[gionc]

Originally Posted by voyageur

Hi Gio,

nice one! Is it going to have golden wheels to match the dragon?

Cheers
SEB

Hi Seb, it's an idea but I still preferring gunmetal, the problem is the mold, I failed to do it fo the first time since cat. was old, I guess I burned the deadline at now.....

[360spider]

Very nice Gio.