The 1:8 scale Ferrari F40 Progress Thread

[SupercarFreak]

ah, forgot to mention, the body will be airbrushed, no more tamiya spray cans for me, they require way too much polishing.

[SupercarFreak]

[SupercarFreak]

victory is mine, this paint job will be absolutely perfect *evil laugh*

[SupercarFreak]

body was sanded, primed with tamiya metal prime which sucks majorly by the way because it is clear, then primed with tamiya white primer

[SchuberT]

even ze primer is nice! great job

[tazdev]

why the hell would they make a clear primer?

[Guiddy]

Nice to see things are coming along Supercar!

Just to clear up a few things you guys have been asking about the F40.

Yes most of the car was built in Carbon Fibre and Kevlar, a Carbon Fibre tub over steel frame, not a stressed monocoque like the F50. Most of the body panels are made of Kevlar, hence the poor body fit on a real F40!
This can be replicated using 1/12 scale kevlar decal on the inside of most panels, like the doors/boot/bonnet etc. On the outside F40s have a weave type finish visible through the paint, it isn't silky smooth like most Ferraris!
The whole of the inside tub is lined with carbon fibre, this can again be replicated using carbon fibre decal.

A long job, but on a model with this much detail a must!
The spare wheel cover in the front (Though F40s never had spare wheels, only a can of tyre inflator!) is also carbon.


Real F40s have a hole on the front nose cone. What it is there for I do not know, probably to adjust something! Pocher were right to model it there! see pic below:


There is a book available on Amazon.com called Ferrari F40 (Supercars)
by Mark Hughes. I have a copy and would serioulsy recommend it to anyone wanting to build a good F40 model.
Hope this all helps!

[GvEman]

G day m8. I realy hopes you get this thing together. it sounds awsome and dificoult. are you painting it red? I think it should be nicer in black. but it is my upinion. I will holde my eys on you and your F40 //Anton

[SupercarFreak]

Originally Posted by tazdev

why the hell would they make a clear primer?

no clue, but its annoying as anything

[SupercarFreak]

thanks Guiddy.
the model comes with carbon fiber and kevlar decals with cutting templates

i have many F40 pictures on my computer, when I noticed the hole in the front bumper on the actual model, i thought it was a casting error because i never noticed it on the real car. I went through my reference pics and noticed that some F40s have a hole in the front bumper and some dont, so I filled it in with putty

[SupercarFreak]

Originally Posted by GvEman

G day m8. I realy hopes you get this thing together. it sounds awsome and dificoult. are you painting it red? I think it should be nicer in black. but it is my upinion. I will holde my eys on you and your F40 //Anton

yes it will be red. I was actually thinking of painting it black because it is so menacing, but it would hide so much detail, not to mention a non-red f40 just looks awkward.

[aviv]

cooooollll!!! nice its the best ferear ever!

[86_SR5]

Cool. It's primed! Freak, did you happen to finish the most important piece?

[z_dutchie]

HOW THE HELL COULD I MISS THIS TREAD????!!!?!?!?!

Very very very nice project i realy love it


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[SupercarFreak]

Originally Posted by 86_SR5

Cool. It's primed! Freak, did you happen to finish the most important piece?

the engine lid? no, it still needs some putty, filing and sanding