Ferrari 458 Speciale 1/24

[lovegt40]

Super nice. I love this color

[Kjenjak]

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by Some_Kid

Well done man. Is that tamiya mica blue?

It is Zero Paints Candy Electric Blue on a base of Very Fine Silver.

[Kjenjak]

To complete the main body, I still have to add the side skirts. On the Speciale, they have an extra little fin, which I took from the Jamara car. I cut it out of ist original base, cut a hole into the Fujimi skirts, glued and puttied the fins in, painted everything black and covered it in C/F decals.






The headlights got some additional details as well. I drilled out the plastic lenses and replaced them with white LEDs. Bevor I glued in the LEDs, the parts were painted black and drybrushed with silver.





Back to the main body. I painted the black accents on the front, sides and rear, put some C/F Decals on the ventilation above the front wheels, and installed the headlights.





For side indicators, I used some clear plastic rod, about 1 mm in diameter, filed both ends round, and painted it with clear orange. I drilled some holes into the body in the right places before painting it, and I will cut the orange part in half later, and glue the parts into the body from the inside.



Some more detailling for the main body. Black frames for the windows, applied with masking fluid, since I couldn't find the 458 window masks anymore. The wipers got some P/E parts. I made a small cooling fan out of some flat cooler I found in my scrap box and an old Phantom airplane wheel. It will sit in the rear, just behind the big mesh. I also glued some metal rod into the side mirrors, since they break of very easily on Fujimi cars.


The side mirrors are covered in C/F decals.



Now I put different kinds of P/E mesh in all openings, and installed the windows.

[Kjenjak]

The car is ready for final assembly. The test fitting didn't go so well, I had to take away some plastic again, to make the body fit over the chassis and cockpit. It seems I made the new doors too wide to the outside.


The inside of the body is painted black all over, and the rear view mirror is added. Then the body was glued to the chassis. Somehow I missed taking a picture of this step.


With chassis and body permanently fixed, I can work on the missing floor parts, and give them the correct shape, cutting plastic away where needed, and adding sheet and putty in other areas.



On the rear part, I will drill out the exhaust and replace it with some metal tubing. I will also cut away the mesh area, which will separate the diffusor from the small remining parts that contain the small rear lights. I also sanded the surfaces to make them smoother, and the vertical fins to make them thinner and look less toy-like.


These small parts are painted black and covered in C/F decals. The red lights were drilled away and some round clear pieces of plastic, painted clear red, added.


I had to rework the diffusor and the rear chassis till everything fitted well. Everything was painted black, and will now be coverd in C/F decals, before it will be finally installed.

[till.a.fischer]

Great progress, thanks for the update.
It's a Vers fun project to watch.

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[Kjenjak]

On the Speciale, the big tubes at the rear end are for show and/or protection. The real exhaust are located inside of them. So first I painted some 4 mm metal tubes flat black, then I glued 3 mm tubes into the bigger ones, and some pieces of black plastic into the far end that will be attached to the chassis. These subassemblies are now glued into the right place. Then the P/E mesh is added.


The diffusor is covered in C/F decals all over, and is glued in place. The remaining seems are filled as much as possible, and the last part of the original chassis, just in front of the diffusor, is also covered in C/F. The form isn't 100% correct, and the fins are too short now, but it'll have to do.



Finally the 3 retractable parts of the diffusor, painted in body color, are added.
The new front part of the chassis is now also glued in place. The car is now mostly complete, and I can work on the final details.


Wheels, lights, mirrors, license plate and all emblems are assembled. Now all that's left to do is check for last flaws, put on some wax, and wait for good weather to take some pictures.