In Progress: Tamiya Ferrari F50
slk320
05-10-2005, 04:23 PM
Congratulations MPWR - On both counts!!!
mickbench
05-10-2005, 04:25 PM
It's a stunning bit of work, and looks nothing short of awesome. I noticed you managed to make a decent mask for the windscreen. How did you do it? I've got this kt, and the F40 to build as I want to have a show with the F40, F50 and Enzo all in red, but the F40 and F50 have no window masks. Just wondering if there was a good trick, or is it a case of just "do" the best with masking tape, pencil line and a sharpe knife?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
A_C
05-10-2005, 08:22 PM
Congratulations! :bigthumb:
Excellent work! Looking forward to your completed pics.
Excellent work! Looking forward to your completed pics.
klutz_100
05-11-2005, 04:55 AM
congratulations!
Now I understand why so may of your progress pics are from directly above, looking down :)
R2D2
Now I understand why so may of your progress pics are from directly above, looking down :)
R2D2
GvEman
05-11-2005, 07:08 AM
That last pic looks like a real car dude!!!
MPWR
05-11-2005, 08:37 PM
Thanks, everyone!
If I had done my checkride today instead of yesterday, I'd have been there to watch the idiots who busted the DC airspace today land....
OK, 'nuff about flying, back to the F50.
mickbench- Nope, no trick, just alot of careful, tedious masking. The F40 windshield certainly won't be hard (the frame is on the body itself, not the windshield), but the side windows may be nasty. But as the F40 may very well be my next build, you'll get a front row seat as I do mine....
klutz_100- Yeah, I find I get a much better view of the world that way.
Added some wiring to the top of the rear wheel arches. Time now for the rest of the bodywork.
http://img138.echo.cx/img138/4642/f50enginelft6ue.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img140.echo.cx/img140/9624/f50enginert0ze.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
Seems almost a shame to cover it up with bodywork. :rolleyes:
If I had done my checkride today instead of yesterday, I'd have been there to watch the idiots who busted the DC airspace today land....
OK, 'nuff about flying, back to the F50.
mickbench- Nope, no trick, just alot of careful, tedious masking. The F40 windshield certainly won't be hard (the frame is on the body itself, not the windshield), but the side windows may be nasty. But as the F40 may very well be my next build, you'll get a front row seat as I do mine....
klutz_100- Yeah, I find I get a much better view of the world that way.
Added some wiring to the top of the rear wheel arches. Time now for the rest of the bodywork.
http://img138.echo.cx/img138/4642/f50enginelft6ue.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img140.echo.cx/img140/9624/f50enginert0ze.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
Seems almost a shame to cover it up with bodywork. :rolleyes:
druid_99
05-11-2005, 08:56 PM
Great detail. I love all the wiring done and you've tackled the rear mesh problem very well. Here do you get your references from? I can't seem to get which wires goes to where (except for the distributors).
Samurai75007
05-11-2005, 11:09 PM
Yep looking better and better... :icon16:
godfather23
05-12-2005, 02:04 AM
I've got this kt, and the F40 to build as I want to have a show with the F40, F50 and Enzo all in red, but the F40 and F50 have no window masks. Just wondering if there was a good trick, or is it a case of just "do" the best with masking tape, pencil line and a sharpe knife?
Many thanks.
Hey, check the website of 360spider called italianhorses.net. He has some really neat tutorials, one about window masking!
Many thanks.
Hey, check the website of 360spider called italianhorses.net. He has some really neat tutorials, one about window masking!
klutz_100
05-12-2005, 02:29 AM
amazingly detailed and skillful - I just have to keep saying it.
stevenski
stevenski
tigeraid
05-12-2005, 07:31 PM
Unbelievable. Can't believe I hadn't looked at the thread before now. The carbon fibre detail is the most stunning I've ever seen. Kudos!
MPWR
05-13-2005, 10:04 AM
Finished (finally)! Only took me about a year. The end results:
Barchetta, of course! (Don't want to cover up anyting I don't have to!)
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/7140/11010518ky.jpg
To keep the engine lid lifted, I made some supports. Just bent brass rod with some styrene bits added, painted black. They get wedged in just ahead of the hold down latches.
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/2922/11010526tq.jpg
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/9393/11010472ep.jpg
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/9841/11010499qu.jpg
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/3527/11010502sl.jpg
The seatbelts are just Tamiya tape cut into 2mm strips, painted black, with hardware made from strip styrene.
Soon as the weather cooperates, I'll get sone outdoors shots. Then, it's on to the next one!
Thanks for all your comments, everyone. I really enjoyed building and posting this one. I shudder to think how long it would have taken me to finish without you guys to spur me on! :rolleyes: Meanwhile, I have a waist high pile of 1/24 Ferrari's (and BMW's and Porsche's!) to get through. Let's see, what's next....
Barchetta, of course! (Don't want to cover up anyting I don't have to!)
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/7140/11010518ky.jpg
To keep the engine lid lifted, I made some supports. Just bent brass rod with some styrene bits added, painted black. They get wedged in just ahead of the hold down latches.
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/2922/11010526tq.jpg
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/9393/11010472ep.jpg
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/9841/11010499qu.jpg
http://img102.echo.cx/img102/3527/11010502sl.jpg
The seatbelts are just Tamiya tape cut into 2mm strips, painted black, with hardware made from strip styrene.
Soon as the weather cooperates, I'll get sone outdoors shots. Then, it's on to the next one!
Thanks for all your comments, everyone. I really enjoyed building and posting this one. I shudder to think how long it would have taken me to finish without you guys to spur me on! :rolleyes: Meanwhile, I have a waist high pile of 1/24 Ferrari's (and BMW's and Porsche's!) to get through. Let's see, what's next....
360spider
05-13-2005, 10:12 AM
Outstanding, one of the best F50's I've seen. Superb work all around. You should be proud of your accomplishment!
Alex
Alex
Samurai75007
05-13-2005, 10:19 AM
Looks amazing... you should get a spinning display to show this sucker off.
Cychalen
05-13-2005, 10:24 AM
Simply amazing! :sunglasse
GvEman
05-13-2005, 10:54 AM
Ooooo damn! That Ferrari of yours looks so real!!! You are awesome.
Junhao
05-13-2005, 10:57 AM
This is the best F50 I have ever seen!
MikeWz
05-13-2005, 10:58 AM
Stunning....looking forward to the next one
klutz_100
05-14-2005, 02:58 AM
:bigthumb: :bigthumb: :bigthumb:
:worshippy :worshippy :worshippy
stevenski
:worshippy :worshippy :worshippy
stevenski
DasWiesel
05-14-2005, 12:26 PM
:1:
This must be the best reference for anyone who´s going to build a F50.
This must be the best reference for anyone who´s going to build a F50.
soul-theef
05-14-2005, 08:35 PM
it looks insane, i'm looking forward to seeing more from you.
robrex
05-15-2005, 04:17 PM
Beautiful!!!!
ImolaEK
05-15-2005, 04:53 PM
Perfect build!
Great job!
Great job!
chaos
05-15-2005, 10:34 PM
Best F50 i've seen! 2 thumbs up!!
agamo
05-20-2005, 03:28 PM
Congratulations!
It is a Masterpiece, a truly inspirating job!
It has become to an absolute reference source when I build my F50.
Have all my respect.
It is a Masterpiece, a truly inspirating job!
It has become to an absolute reference source when I build my F50.
Have all my respect.
Lambophilia
05-28-2005, 06:02 PM
Just perfect! That's all I can say, PERFECT!
assad_l
05-29-2005, 04:41 AM
What i cant believe is that it took you about a year! you must be real patient! Great job on the engine, suspension, bodywork and well good job on everything!
Sycope
11-09-2005, 04:00 AM
outstanding
NissanSkylineGTR98
11-09-2005, 07:37 AM
Excellent work on an Excellent car! Looks Awesome
Luka.2
11-09-2005, 11:44 AM
that's car is models:
http://hawid.com.pl/s/images/tamiya_24207.jpg
http://hawid.com.pl/s/images/24160_small.jpg
thats first/second?
http://hawid.com.pl/s/images/tamiya_24207.jpg
http://hawid.com.pl/s/images/24160_small.jpg
thats first/second?
blueboost
11-09-2005, 02:26 PM
perfection in plastic and paint. Too good for words man. Inspiring enough to have me regret I don't have a tamiya F50 in my collection... yet.
cfcrules
04-03-2006, 12:29 PM
If I could only I had your skills I would be building by clear version, but it scares me as every mistake will be highly visible
bkvj
04-03-2006, 05:46 PM
im not a mod, and i made the same mistake as you, cfcrules, but we cant bring up such an old(but oh so fine!) thread...look at the dates, 11-9-05 Vs 04-03-06....thats a few months difference.
MPWR
04-04-2006, 07:35 PM
[quote=bkvj]im not a mod, and i made the same mistake as you, cfcrules, but we cant bring up such an old(but oh so fine!) thread...look at the dates, 11-9-05 Vs 04-03-06....thats a few months difference.[quote=bkvj]
I don't know that resurecting an old post is really a problem. I'm still active here, and it doesn't bother me if my posts are occasionally brought back. If you can't revisit old stuff, we kind of lose some of the advantages of having an active forum.
[quote=cfcrules]If I could only I had your skills I would be building by clear version, but it scares me as every mistake will be highly visible[quote=bkvj]
If I had one to do, I really wouldn't do it completely clear. There's plenty of stuff on this kit that shouldn't be seen through a clear body- like the back side of the door panels. No matter what you do with them, they're going to look like injection molded styrene- and even on the real car, the insides of the doors really wouldn't be worth looking at.
I think the best way to aproach a clear view build is to do it only part clear, and part body color- like a cutaway. What would be really cool for a car like the F50 would be to do alot of the bodywork in CF- apply it backwards, on the inside of the clear body parts. This way you get to control what's visible and what isn't, and the rest of the body looks cool, too. You could even paint body color over most of the body, and leave a half inch or so of CF decals visible under all the paint edges- it would look spectacular! Leave the engine bay, the oil coolers, front suspension, and radiator visible, and the rest of the body bodycolored, with CF edges.
That's how I'd do it....
I don't know that resurecting an old post is really a problem. I'm still active here, and it doesn't bother me if my posts are occasionally brought back. If you can't revisit old stuff, we kind of lose some of the advantages of having an active forum.
[quote=cfcrules]If I could only I had your skills I would be building by clear version, but it scares me as every mistake will be highly visible[quote=bkvj]
If I had one to do, I really wouldn't do it completely clear. There's plenty of stuff on this kit that shouldn't be seen through a clear body- like the back side of the door panels. No matter what you do with them, they're going to look like injection molded styrene- and even on the real car, the insides of the doors really wouldn't be worth looking at.
I think the best way to aproach a clear view build is to do it only part clear, and part body color- like a cutaway. What would be really cool for a car like the F50 would be to do alot of the bodywork in CF- apply it backwards, on the inside of the clear body parts. This way you get to control what's visible and what isn't, and the rest of the body looks cool, too. You could even paint body color over most of the body, and leave a half inch or so of CF decals visible under all the paint edges- it would look spectacular! Leave the engine bay, the oil coolers, front suspension, and radiator visible, and the rest of the body bodycolored, with CF edges.
That's how I'd do it....
bkvj
04-05-2006, 04:52 AM
[quote=bkvj]im not a mod, and i made the same mistake as you, cfcrules, but we cant bring up such an old(but oh so fine!) thread...look at the dates, 11-9-05 Vs 04-03-06....thats a few months difference.[quote=bkvj]
I don't know that resurecting an old post is really a problem. I'm still active here, and it doesn't bother me if my posts are occasionally brought back. If you can't revisit old stuff, we kind of lose some of the advantages of having an active forum.
sorry about that then. i thought you were done with it, and it was a few months back from the last post. some members(i dont) get anoyed with him, and i sort of tried to warn him for it in this way. if it was my thread i wouldnt get anoyed either. thanks
I don't know that resurecting an old post is really a problem. I'm still active here, and it doesn't bother me if my posts are occasionally brought back. If you can't revisit old stuff, we kind of lose some of the advantages of having an active forum.
sorry about that then. i thought you were done with it, and it was a few months back from the last post. some members(i dont) get anoyed with him, and i sort of tried to warn him for it in this way. if it was my thread i wouldnt get anoyed either. thanks
moscit
04-05-2006, 06:56 PM
If I had one to do, I really wouldn't do it completely clear. There's plenty of stuff on this kit that shouldn't be seen through a clear body- like the back side of the door panels. No matter what you do with them, they're going to look like injection molded styrene- and even on the real car, the insides of the doors really wouldn't be worth looking at.
I think the best way to aproach a clear view build is to do it only part clear, and part body color- like a cutaway. What would be really cool for a car like the F50 would be to do alot of the bodywork in CF- apply it backwards, on the inside of the clear body parts. This way you get to control what's visible and what isn't, and the rest of the body looks cool, too. You could even paint body color over most of the body, and leave a half inch or so of CF decals visible under all the paint edges- it would look spectacular! Leave the engine bay, the oil coolers, front suspension, and radiator visible, and the rest of the body bodycolored, with CF edges.
That's how I'd do it....
MPWR, it motivates me to know that you are suggesting exactly what I am planning to do. I am currently working on a clear version of the F50, for which your build up inspires me everytime I take it out to be worked on.
I was planning to do exactly what you suggested, painting part of the shell in body color and leaving on the top parts of the car clear to expose the (hopefully successful) detailed engine and front compartment.
I can only hope the end result will be half as spectacular as yours!
I think the best way to aproach a clear view build is to do it only part clear, and part body color- like a cutaway. What would be really cool for a car like the F50 would be to do alot of the bodywork in CF- apply it backwards, on the inside of the clear body parts. This way you get to control what's visible and what isn't, and the rest of the body looks cool, too. You could even paint body color over most of the body, and leave a half inch or so of CF decals visible under all the paint edges- it would look spectacular! Leave the engine bay, the oil coolers, front suspension, and radiator visible, and the rest of the body bodycolored, with CF edges.
That's how I'd do it....
MPWR, it motivates me to know that you are suggesting exactly what I am planning to do. I am currently working on a clear version of the F50, for which your build up inspires me everytime I take it out to be worked on.
I was planning to do exactly what you suggested, painting part of the shell in body color and leaving on the top parts of the car clear to expose the (hopefully successful) detailed engine and front compartment.
I can only hope the end result will be half as spectacular as yours!
takumi_86
01-31-2007, 01:09 AM
looking good
griffon
02-04-2007, 09:08 AM
HI everyone,
sorry for asking but im a new member, and im planning to buy a razo trampio civic model kit from hasegawa, but i dont know how to build it.
could you please give me some information regarding someone or a store that will receive order to build a model kit in kuala lumpur?
I have known a store in jakarta indonesia, but it would be very difficult to send the kit to them.
your help and information is highly appreciated.
my contact is 0169095755
im willing to pay high for the building fees
thanks and please reply anyone !!
niko
sorry for asking but im a new member, and im planning to buy a razo trampio civic model kit from hasegawa, but i dont know how to build it.
could you please give me some information regarding someone or a store that will receive order to build a model kit in kuala lumpur?
I have known a store in jakarta indonesia, but it would be very difficult to send the kit to them.
your help and information is highly appreciated.
my contact is 0169095755
im willing to pay high for the building fees
thanks and please reply anyone !!
niko
gionc
02-04-2007, 10:17 AM
HI everyone,
sorry for asking but im a new member, and im planning to buy a razo trampio civic model kit from hasegawa, but i dont know how to build it.
could you please give me some information regarding someone or a store that will receive order to build a model kit in kuala lumpur?
I have known a store in jakarta indonesia, but it would be very difficult to send the kit to them.
your help and information is highly appreciated.
my contact is 0169095755
im willing to pay high for the building fees
thanks and please reply anyone !!
niko
"looking good" LOL
1:1, Andy
sorry for asking but im a new member, and im planning to buy a razo trampio civic model kit from hasegawa, but i dont know how to build it.
could you please give me some information regarding someone or a store that will receive order to build a model kit in kuala lumpur?
I have known a store in jakarta indonesia, but it would be very difficult to send the kit to them.
your help and information is highly appreciated.
my contact is 0169095755
im willing to pay high for the building fees
thanks and please reply anyone !!
niko
"looking good" LOL
1:1, Andy
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