Ferrari F50 GT-Prototyp

Hi,

when Tamiya offered the F50 and I saw photos of the GT prototyp I had no chance – I had to build this car.
Everything on the model that is different to the stock F50 is scratchbuilt. Later Scale Production offered a transkit, too late for me.

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3165353333613061.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3965623738623736.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3430316531656634.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/6262396233626135.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3731663936643239.jpg

Micha

Absolutely marvellous, stunning job!!! The more since you didn't use the transkit!

Hmm it's slightly inaccurate all over, good effort though. Hopefully I'll get around to doing a dual build of this and the F40 GTE at some point.

Hmm it's slightly inaccurate all over, good effort though. Hopefully I'll get around to doing a dual build of this and the F40 GTE at some point.

COuld you do better?????

I think it looks stunning, I love the paint and overall build quality.

Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!

Hmm it's slightly inaccurate all over, good effort though. Hopefully I'll get around to doing a dual build of this and the F40 GTE at some point.


Hi M4tt83,

just a question: Have you ever seen a racecar or better a prototyp in real life?
We modelers tend to build the model in a perfect way, nevertheless the 1:1 car isn´t perfect at all.
Look f.e. at the Corvette C5 that raced in the last years and look at the gaps around the doors - I guess you wouldn´t buy a car like this.



Hi SkylineFan,

thanks for your comment.

Micha

Hi M4tt83,

just a question: Have you ever seen a racecar or better a prototyp in real life?
We modelers tend to build the model in a perfect way, nevertheless the 1:1 car isn´t perfect at all.
Look f.e. at the Corvette C5 that raced in the last years and look at the gaps around the doors - I guess you wouldn´t buy a car like this.



Hi SkylineFan,

thanks for your comment.

Micha

Well said, I am sorry, but it is the way that comment came across to me like a slap in the face, you did a great job in my hunble opinion.

pretty car - well done!
Can we see some progress pics??

Look incredible !!!

Scale production made a transkit for that ? Where ? I need one :D

Look incredible !!!

Scale production made a transkit for that ? Where ? I need one :D

:iagree:

I can't stop looking at the pics! Great work! How tough does that car look???

Sorry guys, I didn't mean to piss anybody off. I just gave my honest opinion and think that's what everybody on this forum deserves and I expect the same from other people when I buy a compressor and start on my stash.

As for whether I can do better, I won't know until I have a go myself and the inaccuracies I saw were not in the fit of the panels, but in the shape of various parts compared with the reference photos I have collected. Nothing big really.

Also I have seen various racing cars up close and I am aware that they are sometimes a little rough and ready.

Nice car...

Wow! I loved this car in real life! I love your model as well! Incredibly well done! Thats beautiful;)

Sorry guys, I didn't mean to piss anybody off. I just gave my honest opinion and think that's what everybody on this forum deserves and I expect the same from other people when I buy a compressor and start on my stash.

As for whether I can do better, I won't know until I have a go myself and the inaccuracies I saw were not in the fit of the panels, but in the shape of various parts compared with the reference photos I have collected. Nothing big really.

Also I have seen various racing cars up close and I am aware that they are sometimes a little rough and ready.


Hi,

thanks for your second comment.

I have no problem with your critics and the last pic, concerning the fit of the hood, supports your opinion.
Nevertheless - as I live just a few kilometers from Hockenheim - I have seen many racecars in the pits and sometimes you wonder if they run if all tape is pulled of.

I hope to find some pics of 1:1 cars in the next day and will them show here.

Micha

Very nice job Micha, now you got me interested in transkit :D, I don't have nervs for such complex work.

Excellent built!

Here are some photos of the real car from nsxfiles.com.


http://www.nsxfiles.com/images/fontana_f50_into_trailer.jpg

http://www.nsxfiles.com/images/fontana_f50_garage_front.jpg

http://www.nsxfiles.com/images/fontana_f50_front_garage.jpg

http://www.nsxfiles.com/images/fontana_f50_trailer_rear.jpg

http://www.nsxfiles.com/images/fontana_f50_garage_light2.jpg

excellent built

more pictures please

amazing work, look's fantastic ;), do u have any progress pics?

Allright!!! Great job! Mine's about 50% complete!

Thanks for sharing!

Bill

Hi,

thanks for your comments.

When built the kit some yours ago I hadn´t in my mind to make progress pics. So nothing to show here, sorry.

Micha

incredible build, keep up the great work

Incredible job. great scratchbuilding!

For me it is close to perfect!