Novitec Rosso Ferrari 599

[Entau]

Started this after i get many inspiration from Ramon's Hamann 599, not going to be exactly, just few elements & wheels from Novitec Rosso 599



Detail & closer look at the HD's Novitec Rosso wheel
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul....php?t=1018012

Many imperfection on the wheel, sanded, filled, sanded, filled ...boring process...


Here's the result, still require some touch up


Novitec Rosso's rear wheel was 21", mine was 20", so it looks a bit small at the rear




On the rear bumper, there should be 4 round reverse sensor

so i drill holes using 1.2mm drill bit and insert some kotobukiya's parts 1mm rivet


The Front Splitter
First i trace the 599 front bumper's shape using masking tape, then i transfer it to a piece of plastic card and design the shape of the splitter.


After that i trace the shape again using another piece of masking tape and make few template on 0.5mm plastic card.


I draw line where the bend will be and by holding it using a plyer, i heat it up using cigarette's smoke's, after few seconds i bend it. I try lighter before but the flame is to much and warp the thin plastic (by bending it without heat will weaken the plastic, and please non-smoker don't buy a pack of cigarette because of this )


here's a rough shape (actually this is the 5th attempt)

after i confirm the position, i drill holes from bottom and insert some plastic rod


After some sanding, i glue some 0.5mm bended plastic card at the side
TOP VIEW:

BOTTOM VIEW:


Also my first attempt on the rear spoiler


not exactly what i want, but i'll leave it for now

Here's the overal look with the front splitter & 'rough' rear spoiler




Close up on the sanded & shaped front splitter




Interior will be like below:



it will be combination of very dark grey, almost black in semigloss + carbon fiber or gloss steel + flat black + black flocking

i havent decided whether to use carbon fiber like below which is a 1/48 scale very small pattern, almost black if not look up very close


or gloss mr color steel no28 (new one, the old mr color steel look brownish) which is much easier

(top is clear gloss, bottom is pure mr color no28)

cut out the aircond vent, it will be replace with pe later, also re-scribe the shallow panel line


remove the buttons with 0.8mm drill bits


use some 0.7mm round hex from top studio, i use the bottom which is flat to replicate the buttons


not perfect but at least it look more like a button instead of a nipple


original door


cut out area where it suppose to be holes, initially i just cut where the holes should be, but the confined space make it extremely hard to sand, no choice but to remove everything


then just add some 0.3mm pla-plate

[Ferrari TR]

Great work. I hate to say there's too much detail in the interior. Don't get me wrong i like what you've done, but things like the door pockets are at best going to be hard to see in a closed car. That paint seems a great solution to the very hard to decal interior cf parts though. Could you post a picture of the bottle, as i'm not sure what the differences are between the old and new?

[73superduty]

Fantastic work! I love that car since seeing it in my Forza issue.
As Ferrari TR mentioned, how about a glimpse of Mr. Color Steel. Bottle/Spray? Did you airbrush it?
Anyway, great work on an awesome car!
Chris

[jano11]

Excellent work on the wheels!

[cjsbosox]

Entau great work so far. How thick is the styrene you used on the diffuser? Also, consider a taller tire to fill the wheel space in the rear.

Will follow this one

[Tompidom]

I like the look of the front splitter with the wheels. And about the CF i would say dont paint it and also i would not use the 1:48 scale carbon. I would use some Scale motorsports 1:24 CF it is the best CF ive ever used and verry easy to aplay! But good luck on this one!

[da_ashman]

Great work so far, love the wheels & that colour should look amazing!!

[Entau]

thanks for the feed back

Ferrari TR, this is more like an exercise/practice for me, so even if i make mistake or mess up, it is barely visible

pics are download from the internet:
NEW BOTTLE


OLD BOTTLE


both are different in colors, the one shown on the spoon are NEW, old one look something like this:

(it look brownish)

73superduty, yeap i airbrush it

cjsbosox, the front splitter is 0.5mm or 0.0196inch, unfortunately i can't find a thicker rear tire, the stock tire are thick but too narrow

Tompidom, the 1/48 CF is from scalemotorsport, i'm worried the 1/24 CF pattern might appear huge on the tiny dashboard but i'll test first & see which is better, also i see that you are also doing a 599, maybe you can try on it first & show us how it looks

[360spider]

Nice work so far, keep it going!

[countach79]

really nice work so far !!

[agamo]

Great work!!!

The Front Splitter resulted awesome, you got a great look on the car with those wheels, but I have a question, what about those bolt-holes in the wheels, does the kit include the bolts?

And a question, those round hex from top studio are PE to cut from a fret or are they rubber backed? they look very useful.

Keep it coming!

[Entau]

alex, countach & ramon thanks

ramon, this is how the wheels look like when i got it, no bolts, only 4 air valves were provided


the round hex from top studio are rubber backed, no need to cut, also available in hex
http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/48680.html
http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/48679.html

A bit updates:

Original seat, nice but lack of detail


so i add some lining using stretch sprue


position and glue the bottom first, then align with masking tape


apply thin cement along


this is the thin cement i'm using, equivalent to tamiya's thin cement


there should be extra stitched panel, so i draw line using masking tape


cut along the line using modeling knife


then i re-scribe the line


this is how it looks


also i scribe the back where the carbon fiber will be

[countach79]

thats nuts!!

[Tompidom]

Pretty awsome details man!

[Scolopendra]

I love this work on seats. Definitely a thread worth following.