Progress: March 711 from ALFA (lot's off pics)

Aress

02-23-2005, 03:53 AM

Sticky Fingers

02-23-2005, 04:12 AM

Wowzers! :eek:

Amazing attention to detail......almost obsessional!! :icon16:

GvEman

02-23-2005, 04:17 AM

:eek2: Awesome detail! The engine is just stunning! Keep it up!

generationx

02-23-2005, 06:43 AM

:eek: Simply amazing work!

Is that a Tamiya DFV?

sportracer02

02-23-2005, 07:17 AM

Hi,

a great job up to now !!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you give us some details about the kit and your work?

I´m looking forward to see it finished :-)))

Micha

Veyron

02-23-2005, 08:18 AM

I'm gonna quit modeling and just watch you do it.

kunta

02-23-2005, 10:57 AM

I'm gonna quit modeling and just watch you do it.
Me either.
Amazing detail and fantastic progress! :thumbsup:

joelwideqvist

02-24-2005, 01:16 AM

The work on that engine is so great!
/Joel

builder77

02-24-2005, 05:24 AM

Awsome Awsome Awsome

Keep up the good work!

What color blue did you use?

Chris

alakai

02-24-2005, 05:49 AM

Words can't describe how awestruck I am at this build. Beautiful job.

Technoman

02-24-2005, 06:08 AM

Amazing work.

robrex

02-25-2005, 12:19 AM

WOW! Amazing work here!

snk33y

02-25-2005, 04:49 AM

Holy crap i think my heart just stoped!!! attention to detail is unbelieveable. this is going to be an epic model!

I too am going to join kunta and veyron
"I'm gonna quit modeling and just watch you do it"

MickSz

02-25-2005, 12:39 PM

Exceptional level of cleanliness and detail ! Wow !

Mick Sz.

lotus_man

02-25-2005, 03:25 PM

Unusual subject, but nice to see. Your build is superb as ever, really looking forward to seeing this one completed.

DJPaul

02-25-2005, 05:34 PM

Amazing detail.

Eric Cole

02-26-2005, 09:47 PM

Amazing, this is a wonderful build of a beautiful car.

Aress

02-27-2005, 02:18 PM

Thank you very much for your positive response.

Answers to your questions:

Kit base: Alfa models (Brazilian producer) March 711
Engine: base Tamiya DFV, detail parts scratchbuilt
Color: Royal blue, mixed in local car paint maker

Only the base of the original kit has been used (the main body), many other parts are scratchbuilt or aftermarket detail parts are used. The main body has been detailed with Modelfactory Hiro rivets, the cockpit hole has been widenet and modified, the hole for gear shift lever has been made.
The suspension is completely new, made from wire, the exhaust pipes are made from tin wire.
Decals are newly printed, as the originals were crap, with graphic not very sharp and the decals material not very easy to work with. Unfortunately, my printer has problems with white, so the decals are not as good as intended :screwy:

More to follow...

SteveK2003

02-27-2005, 06:19 PM

How many squares-per-inch is that graph paper, and where did you get it? All I can find around here (Without actually looking very hard) is 4 and 5 SPI.

Oh, and that model is pretty OK too :)

Hiroboy

02-28-2005, 01:13 AM

Awesome stuff, very detailed work :)

Aress

03-02-2005, 03:14 PM

robrex

03-02-2005, 03:35 PM

WOW! This is just amazing! Awesome work here!

RallyRaider

03-02-2005, 03:48 PM

Simply superb! :worshippy

Sennake

03-02-2005, 04:27 PM

My goodness! Every time you think that you reached a certain level of experience in modeling, somebody posts a thread like this, making you realize just how little you know about the real art of modeling...

My respect Aress! This is beyond words...

:worshippy

kicth

03-02-2005, 05:25 PM

:eek2: are you an Auto Engineer?

Murray Kish

03-03-2005, 11:21 AM

Gulp! Wow.... I'm stunned. Beautiful work :grinyes:

Murray

Samurai75007

03-03-2005, 11:44 AM

O mother of god that thing is sexy...

SVPsycho

03-05-2005, 01:32 AM

Im new here and wasn't going to post until I had something to show, but after seeing this....
I just had to say: OMG it's SOO beautiful!

hks_kansei

03-05-2005, 02:33 AM

Decals are newly printed, as the originals were crap, with graphic not very sharp and the decals material not very easy to work with. Unfortunately, my printer has problems with white, so the decals are not as good as intended :screwy:

More to follow...

leave the decals as they are, it looks more realistic. older F1's werent made to gleam and shine, they were made to race. so their paint wasn't perfect.

allnie

03-05-2005, 04:59 AM

leave the decals as they are, it looks more realistic. older F1's werent made to gleam and shine, they were made to race. so their paint wasn't perfect.

No, this is wrong. Race cars have always been painted beautifully. They have always been used for commercial purposes. If a perfectly finished scale race car wins a competition do you always hear: "This is not how it should look like". Exactly what I also used to say as a bad excuse after having lost to a perfectly finished car in endless numbers of competitions. I stopped used this excuse after acquiring the technique to make an excellent finish.

Best regards

Allan Nielsen

Aress

04-21-2005, 08:12 AM

generationx

04-21-2005, 09:07 AM

Stunning work! And a great, unusual, subject.

Impressed.

builder77

04-21-2005, 09:07 AM

VERY NICE!
Excellent work.
Can you get some close up shots of the seat/dash?

Chris

Technoman

04-21-2005, 09:28 AM

WOW!!!!!

Beautiful..

SchuberT

04-21-2005, 10:09 AM

Holy ****. Contest winner right there! AWESOME build.

MickSz

04-21-2005, 10:17 AM

Incredible work. You are a true craftsman sir ! Thank you for sharing.

Mick Sz.

Whumbachumba

04-21-2005, 11:32 AM

Are you sure this isn't a 1:1 car? Simply stunning, there aren't words to describe how good it is.

DoubleFourValve

04-21-2005, 12:17 PM

Great work, great subject. Congratulations and thank you for sharing.

p9o1r1sche

04-21-2005, 01:04 PM

Superb detail. Excellent build.

Amazon

04-21-2005, 03:16 PM

:iagree:

allnie

04-21-2005, 03:17 PM

This is stunning. Superb work. First the 126Ck and now this. It is 1:20, but it looks like 1:1. Hope to hear some secrets about how the project was done. Decals are as far as I can see not the decals supplied in the kit!

WRCfan

04-22-2005, 07:39 PM

Simply amazing, that is really the nicest F1 example I have ever seen!!!!!

WRCfan

GvEman

04-23-2005, 10:39 AM

Truly amazing! Look at al the details!!! its insane!

kunta

04-24-2005, 10:16 AM

Unbelievable! just amazing.
that's very beautiful finish with fantastic detailing work. :thumbsup:

Technoman

04-24-2005, 10:51 AM

I keep coming back to this thread just to strare. This car is amazing...

RallyRaider

04-24-2005, 09:51 PM

Stunning work, fantastic attention to detail.

sjelic

04-25-2005, 01:59 AM

Amazing work......really amazing.

alakai

04-25-2005, 06:19 AM

Excellent work! simply beautiful.

nniemi

04-25-2005, 08:59 AM

Great work, one of the best looking models i've seen for a while. Thanks for sharing.

Whats your next project?

-Niko

eph2

04-25-2005, 09:10 AM

Oh god... This is a Real Car!!! Great Car man!! Congratulations!

Sorry my English, I'm from Brasil.

Shunter

06-20-2006, 01:29 AM

I am in awe of your work, truely wonderful to look at and to learn from.

proosen

06-20-2006, 02:47 AM

I saw this in the beginning and I must say I'm impressed with the result. Absolutely fantastic!

Thank's for the peek.
Niclas

Marcelo Teles

06-20-2006, 10:56 AM

Simply amazing!!!!
You, Jaykay and Robrex are master modelers. Thanks for show us your work.
Cheers,
Marcelo.

gionc

06-20-2006, 01:50 PM

Well I know this thread is old, despite that, I can't skip: absolutely stunning pro job: I hope to see more from this amazing modeller: thanks to share.

nugundam93

06-20-2006, 02:40 PM

i can't believe that's a model. it must be the real one! :D

great work!

robrex

06-20-2006, 04:13 PM

Well I know this thread is old, despite that, I can't skip: absolutely stunning pro job: I hope to see more from this amazing modeller: thanks to share.

I agree! My thoughts exactly!!!

jaykay640

06-26-2006, 09:09 AM

Wow....hidden secrets from before i ever came around finding this forum.
That's excellent!
I have to find the time one day to dig for such treasures:-)

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