$1,400 later...

... and I'm still insane.

#166 of only 200 made
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8 sheets of 1:8 scale photoetched parts
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Wiha tools
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bags and bags of white metal parts
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stack of 1:1 F40 photos on the left, 60+ 1:8 F40 photos that I have to glue into the manual for illustration
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OZ Racing rims
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300 page manual, includes actual 1:1 F40 spare parts manual
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the wheel looks AMAZING :eek:

they do, the rears are MASSIVE in width. I will probably get the stock F40 wheels in aluminum as well

http://www.autographmodel.com/Englisch/E-M1-8/E_Speedline-Raeder/E_Speedline-Radsatz.htm

:eek2: :bigthumb:

Oh boy... yes, you are insane :biggrin: Cool project!

-Pille-

Ouch....that's a lot of $$$ to spend but from the pics you posted on the kit on another thread...it looks like it's worth it (if you can afford it). Make sure you start a progress thread on this build.

The more I see, the more I want!

Could you post a picture of the 1:8 scale wheels next to some 1:24 ones?

Holy shit, thats alot of money!

I Envy you. Care to comment on some of those parts when you finished playing with them :wink:

here is a scale comparison pic, F40LM rim 1:8, F50 1:12 and Z4 1:18

the MASSIVE width of the F40 rear wheel, traction.

I am busy taping the pictures into the manual , I've worked on a brake disc which I posted in the new completed/progress forum, check it out, I'm going to play with the wheel next :)

:bigthumb: ..Crazy man !!

Pretty amazing stuff, that's gonna be some model!

:eek: You need some serious help.
Give me a call if you need my help with that kit.:bigthumb:

$1,400!!!!!!!!!!



Why? For a model, sorry but that's a waste of money in my opinion. But if you are crazy enough to spend that much then go ahead.

Originally posted by Mopar Muscle Maniac
$1,400!!!!!!!!!!



Why? For a model, sorry but that's a waste of money in my opinion. But if you are crazy enough to spend that much then go ahead.

You haven't heard of Pocher then.
It's great, absolutelty stunning.
Good luck, and see you in 4 years :tongue:

that is thing is absolutely freaking amazing dude.

CONGRATS!!!

:bigthumb:

if i had the skillz to do something like that to italianhorses.com (360modena?) dude's quality.

AND $1,400 spare..

that would be my first buy ;)

oh.. I have neither

:rolleyes:

good luck!!

remember PROGRESS PICTURES.. make a website for it..

I bet the kit is well worth the money. Those rims are huge, but so realistic. Good luck.

Originally posted by primera man
:bigthumb: ..Crazy man !!

CRAZY INDEED! :eek7:

Thats like, A set of 22's on Ebay. Sick :eek:

Thanks for all the comments!

Did you guys see my F40 garage & accessories?

custom license plates
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italian leather driving gloves
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F40 key
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F40 car cover - made out same materials Ferrari uses
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F40 toolkit - closed
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open
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these are really heavy
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Z4 is 1:18 scale
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:eek: :eek: ur a crazy man :eek: :eek:

Originally posted by fullbloodchop01
:eek: :eek: ur a crazy man :eek: :eek:

i need help

Originally posted by Marco_Wrc


You haven't heard of Pocher then.
It's great, absolutelty stunning.
Good luck, and see you in 4 years :tongue:

does it take THAT long to make the kit! lol! :bigthumb: wish i had the $$$ for this! :biggrin:

Originally posted by SupercarFreak


i need help
i know the best way, send me ur money so u wont be forced to spend it urself :iceslolan :iceslolan

:bigthumb: The tools and everything else look amazing.:bigthumb:

Wow!!!! look amazing:eek: , have fun with them.
:iceslolan :biggrin2:

WOW! It even has the F40 key:tongue:

looks awesome :bigthumb:


congrats...

and keep posting pics, for those of us, who cant spend $1k in a kit :frown:

How do you pull yourself through buying such an expensive kit?? By looking at all the detail on Pocher models, it looks like it would be fun to build!

If I had the money, I don't think I could just buy a model car, it's enough to even buy an actual car!

This is it for you, I agree with everyone else that you are CRAZY!

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Changes in the second edition
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I have taped all photographs into the manual now
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1:1 F40 Spare Parts Catalogue
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1:1 F40 Lifting System
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Brass sleeves
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Watchmaker screws
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Originally posted by Honoturtle
How do you pull yourself through buying such an expensive kit?? By looking at all the detail on Pocher models, it looks like it would be fun to build!

If I had the money, I don't think I could just buy a model car, it's enough to even buy an actual car!

This is it for you, I agree with everyone else that you are CRAZY!

Yes, this is like a dream come true for a freak like me. It is enough to buy an actual car, but I already have one, a 2001 Honda Accord V6 EX sedan with automatic moonroof, automatic leather seats and a 6-disc in-dash CD player, 14,000 miles.

i am sorry but thats to much money for the kit

the way i see it thats 1,400 $ closer for a real turbo kit for a real car

but it's ur money


good luck with it.

soldered

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You got all the add-ons for this baby! Nice!

One little tip on sanding those photo etched parts: use a hold and fold devise to hold a piece tightly leaving the excess bit out, that way, you can easily sand parts down without bending, and twisting, good luck!

Hope that helps!
Mark

A hold and fold machine looks like this:

http://www.thesmallshop.com/

great tip, thanks!

neat

Lemme guess, this is gonna be a hard model to build? :wink:

Nice purchase and cant wait to see this baby when it starts to take shape. :smile:

I'm just curious but how much will you be able to sell this kit for when it's completed?

Originally posted by ktan
I'm just curious but how much will you be able to sell this kit for when it's completed?



why on earth would I sell it?!?!?!:wtf:

You could buy a REAL, nice classic car for that money and do it up if it isn't in perfect condition. Wouldn't you rather have something like a Thunderbird or Mustang or Porsche 911 than a model that doesn't work?

Originally posted by Bangai-o
You could buy a REAL, nice classic car for that money and do it up if it isn't in perfect condition. Wouldn't you rather have something like a Thunderbird or Mustang or Porsche 911 than a model that doesn't work?

No. Anyway, why would I buy a second car if it wasn't better than my first one?

lol, people, he has already bought the model because he wants to build the model, can't we get over the fact that it cost so much? :tongue:

wow.... thats all i have to say but,


How old are you again?


My parents wouoldn't let me BUY a 1400$ model!!!!


they get mad when i waste 100$!!!

I'm 20, they don't know that I bought it yet. Amazingly it worked out that the transkit arrived when they were at our second house. They will probably be here when the actual 20 pound $700 F40 package arrives, that will be interesting.

Originally posted by SupercarFreak
I'm 20, they don't know that I bought it yet. Amazingly it worked out that the transkit arrived when they were at our second house. They will probably be here when the actual 20 pound $700 F40 package arrives, that will be interesting.



haha thats crazy@

In my opinion, and seeing the small progress pics coupled with the parts-inventory and of course for the sake of being a "scale-model-enthusiast" -- it's money well spent. A turbo could very well make your current car faster, a new car would be - hell! a new car, some other stuff you could buy with $1,400 would be worth $1,400 -- but this model, which seems to be something Supercarfreak is apt on making, and keeping -- could be worth more than $1,400 in intangible money to him.

So let's leave him be, sit back, and be with him during his progress on the kit.

"i love the smell of primer in the morning..." :bigthumb:

Damn!!! :sly: It's insane how detailed that kit seems to be! :eek2: You know...sometimes you just have to say :gives: and take the plunge...this one being a $1,400.00 one! :bananasmi :bananasmi :worshippy :worshippy :bananasmi :bananasmi

Good luck on building it and this should be one hell of a WIP thread!

Jerry

Thank you jomz and Jerry!

You two know EXACTLY how I feel!!!

:bigthumb:

crazyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeee:spit: :spit: :spit: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepazzzo follllleeeeeeee

doh

error - again

plaque for the base after it's completed?

I want one!:iceslolan