360 Cs Blu Notte

LOL!!!

Absolutely brilliant the way you are extending the use of p/e into new areas not to mention the level of detail you add into the p/e itself :worshippy
I am sure certain aftermarket companies is following with interest ;)

p/e rubbers! :eek: :rofl:

LOL!!!
p/e rubbers! :eek: :rofl:

Don't joke on PE rubbers and wait to mount tyres in your 15.000 miles used pony: pirelli winter're coming ;) LOLBNSM(butnotsomuch)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/8C7CF2A3EAA48DDC474DB87ACA755000.gif

That's how I looked when I read Mr. Crocgio! http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/8C7CF2A3EAA48DDC474DB87ACA755000.gif

Awesome work, all the little details you add are simply wonderful especially all the PE Parts you do!

Incredible work!!!!!

You really are a master!!

Jamme

Thanks a lot guys for your comments, you're awesome.

Grande Magoooooooooooooo: you believe or not I finished....
... interiors :D LOL

let me show stuff:

360CS' interiors aren't carpeted, I flocked just some parts: grey DM flocking with "Great Lord of the Manor Klutzvensky Flocking Method"TM :grinyes: trimming with painted surgical tape:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/flock2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/flock3.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/flock1.jpg

You seen last update I done some PE: rubber CS carpets was painted (Lecher automotive flat black -acrylic) slightly drybrushed with grey:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/tapp.jpg

You'll see here mounted, you'll also see some PE from AcuStion CS sheet (poor stuff to be honest for the price, alt least great material and etching-exept WS wipers)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/tapp-e-pe.jpg

Seats: carbon back (SM) was cleared (I tried for 1st time Model Master acryl gloss, trough brush: it's a strange milky stuff, become transparent over curing, no bad) polished and waxed, I given they a pony (CM transfert, transfered on a silicon paper, painted, applied):

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/seat1-2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/seat2-2.jpg

Seatbelts: they keep me 2 whole days :banghead:. CS has strange 4 point belts:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/belts1.jpg

Goodies: estinguisher turned and detailed (yellow kind)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/exti1.jpg

also insthead the ugly mesh bags I done a capable cordura bag:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/bag.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/extiebag.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/extiebag2.jpg

Consolle: I haven't the "deluxe" TK so I done by styrene, carbonized, cleared, detailed:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/consolle2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/consolle1.jpg

Doors panes done by scratch, carbonized, cleared, added PE hinge

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/sidepan.jpg

Dashboard and steering wheel finished: I used my PE parts for grills and steering wheel alu pad, and finally for the F1 gear switch levers:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/dash3.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/dash2-1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/dash1-1.jpg

Seatbelts mounted:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/seatassembled.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/seatscrew.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/searfixed.jpg

Ok I'll seem un-modest but honestly I love so much this pict:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/seatfixsd2.jpg

F I N I S H E D !!!! (interiors LOL) hoping to be able to keep better outdoor pict soon:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/finish1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/finish2.jpg

I tried to check also color coordination with deep blue body: seem not bad to me ;)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/finishonboard3.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/finishonboard2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/finishonboard.jpg

Ciao! and now.... engine's detail job, my preferred part!!! (isn't the engine the sex in a -female- car like that? ROFL :D

Gorgeous!!! Excellent craftsmanship and lovely details!

I've seen that medical tape somewhere before :screwy:

I love the 360 CS and your model is simply stunning :worshippy !!!
The yellow/gray interior with the goodies is very cool :smokin:

WOW! Wow! Wow!
I'm lost for words.....

OOOHHHHH MYYYYY GOD!!!!!
(Wife helps me get on my feet after a faint)
I'm all right now don't worry :wink:

(Wife helps me get on my feet after a faint)

Crap,I didin't have a wife around!! Ouch,My elbow... mah a$$... Not mentioning the jaw!! :icon16:

The color conbination is gorgeous!! Stunning!! You can see above how astonishing your work is...

As usuall Gio, you never cease to amaze me. Every update out does the one befroe. Great work.

Mike

Completely different and completely beautiful!!! I love this CS. Are you going to use the MSM Wheels? I have some hopefully coming from FlyOnTheWall. Did you get some from him?

Oh man! Wow...I love it, I love it, I love it! great job on the interior, the yellow looks great against the blue, and its a nice departure from the usual tan colors, I'm planning red for mine(will be TDF Blue as well)

Great job

Gray

Interior looks great, man. I didn't really think yellow would go with blue, but somehow it works.

100% in-scale orgasm! :eek2:

To my crappy eye, those stunning seatbelts look a tiiiiiny bit too wide. As if someone were to sit in the seat, the seatbelt would almost cover the whole of his chest?

Actually I was thinking that too, but everything else looks so gorgeous I didn't like to say... I love the way you've done the carpets. Surgical tape, huh? Might have to try that one.

Thanks guys, too much :)

@enzo: yes I own the 19" SAS rims but actually I planning something cool, also to see a bit of the job I done on PE rotors ;)

@ steve: I guess should be the massive zoom and macro set up: belts are 2.5mm wide, I check in my car and they are 5.5 cm wide... BTW you're right: the problem should be the seat, every one done his CS seat starting from racing stuff know that they come out a bit thiny in the middle.

Very Nice Job you did on that interior.
Sorry, but I don't understand "grey DM flocking with "Great Lord of the Manor Klutzvensky Flocking Method"TM"

can you show a link for that?

Incredible job!!!

Cheers,

Jamme

Sorry, but I don't understand "grey DM flocking with "Great Lord of the Manor Klutzvensky Flocking Method"TM"

can you show a link for that?

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=554434

;)

Wow Gio, so much tiny details make it so great, it is a stunner.

WOW!! Very nice model!!! And body looks like real car :)

Finally I can work on my preferred stuff: engine details. I'm doin' a second engine to show off the car: it would be a standard 360 engine (no CS) to skip mods and show differences between two versions, but mainly to show engine back!

So let me introduce another son: after Mr.Crocgio, this is Mr.Alternatorgio:

the plan:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/project.jpg

So I turned the inner part, where glue PE, it's almost a cylinder 5mm diam x 6 mm long. Placed a strip of 2side tape to help me to keep all togheter:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/turned-2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt2.jpg

liked the palmito?

Folded little wings:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt3.jpg

Both sides front and back:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt4.jpg

Reinforced with a strip of BMF alu:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt5.jpg

I wrappened around a thin (0.2mm) strip of alu, to simulate the body

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt6.jpg

Than I overlapped the part to a 1/1 drawing to identify where I need mountings bolts

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt6-1.jpg

Backing done with 1mm diam rod and a little PE square, wrapped around:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt7.jpg

Finally done: I guess I'll use in most of my ferraris (and at least on the F430 is visible)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt8.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/alt9.jpg

Ciao!
gio

OMFG!!!!!!

You are INSANE!!! :D :lol:

:worshippy


:worshippy

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:worshippy

Dude!

OMFG!!!!!!

You are INSANE!!! :D :lol:

:worshippy


:worshippy

:worshippy

:worshippy

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:worshippy

exacly!!!!

OMFG indeed!!!
But now I start to think why haven't any PE makers (S27 CM SMS etc.) done this before. I'd start to worry if I were you :wink: Either start selling this with your own mark or copyrigth it or something... your design is so good and the results are so impressive that I bet someone will make profit from it, better be you not? Well, all this rant is headed to convince you to make other ones an you could sell one to me! LOL :icon16: Really, pleaseeeee!!!! :uhoh:

IWell, all this rant is headed to convince you to make other ones an you could sell one to me! LOL :icon16: Really, pleaseeeee!!!! :uhoh:
Me too! ME too! :rofl:

And remember: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery ;)

I just need to stop building altogether now.....Gio, your stuff is just insane!! I love it though, such thought put into the smallest details. On a big scale proejct this stuff would be the norm, but in 1/24th scale this much detail is seldom done. Great job! and how about selling us AF'ers a 360CS photoetched detail set?..lol

Edit: I'm just waiting for someone to completely scratchbuild a car in 1/24th scale from photoetch, plastic strip, and machined parts! with the talent we have up here I think its very possible(just remembered your scratch built street rod in large scale GTMike)

Gray

What the hell...http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/66033341B56B0C37DA9772C6F64A331D.gif

I must agree with the others: you are insane!

...but in a good way. I love details like that!!!

OMFG!!!!!!

You are INSANE!!! :D :lol:

:worshippy


:worshippy

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Mike

I think my head just exploded. I'm not worthy!

OMFG indeed!!!
But now I start to think why haven't any PE makers (S27 CM SMS etc.) done this before. I'd start to worry if I were you :wink: Either start selling this with your own mark or copyrigth it or something... your design is so good and the results are so impressive that I bet someone will make profit from it, better be you not? Well, all this rant is headed to convince you to make other ones an you could sell one to me! LOL :icon16: Really, pleaseeeee!!!! :uhoh:

Gio, I'm sure I speak from all of us when I beg of you to produce a PE set for this kit... name your price. We'll pay it. It's a gorgeous kit, and it deserves a gorgeous PE set.

This is so good it has to be almost illegal :)

I see someone has pushed the flight envelope again, fantastic work.

Unbelievable, so amazing progress! :worshippy

Thanks you all, guys.

OrangeR, Stryfe, CeeElle: I ever asked myself "why not": obviously I have some reasonable answers:

- It's my hobby: I love it, I didn't count the time and the effort invested, I just love do it so, I do it for satisfaction, it's a pleasure to share and possibily offer a contribution for the common modelling knowledge: I'm worry that if I do as job I'll lost those valors.

If I do as a job I should be worried by money, times, customer care, stuff quality: I'm worried to lost friend to do a thing that can't give me so much money to consider a a job.

Better way to me is still stremline my job to keep money and have ever more time (and munny) to do models: this would give me more satisfactions, money needed to manage a family, money to do some crazy stuff like the montecarlo's PE or acquire other tools (CNC!!!!): anyway I'm trying ever to keep clear-cut job and hobby: so don't expect stuff from me: is time and money consuming: obviously I consider the request a big compliment, thanks a lot.

Also lately I discuss with a AF friend about a similar issue: like he said (for him) I have enough trouble and stress from the job to search other crap in my hobby ;) :D

For what concer the imitation I'm not worried: the profit I'll have from my modelling ideas is few bucks: I haven't the power, capabilities, money to sell hi-volumes so... I don't care.. anybody here with few skills in doing PE will draw an alternator like those, they (aftermarket stuff producers) didn't worked on it 'cos they do stuff for intermediates/beginners, never seen a stuff that is a pain to mount as my alternator LOL

once a time, thanks a lot for your kind comments: more to come soon, ciao
gio

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/oklasky.gif http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/milczek.gif http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/okok.gif

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/beer.gif

Ok, what can anyone say after those reasons Gio?
I'll ask no more! :wink:
Ahhh it was a nice dream for a while :rolleyes:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/oklasky.gif http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/milczek.gif http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/okok.gif

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/beer.gif

Nuff said there!

The job go on: I'm trying to have all ready to test part' fitting, not easy. I turned some parts like the water pump, pulleyes and AC compressor by brass and alu, and mounted on the block trough the PE backing: the fitting between parts seem ok, now I have to see with belts and pulleyes, I'll have some games.

Alternator mount, done with a sandwitches of 3 PE layers

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back1.jpg

Mrs. water Pump: she's done by some turned brass parts, seamed togheter with square and round brass rods:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back3.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back4.jpg

AC compressor: turned brass, PE pulleye's details, PE backing, still in the needs of some detail, but I'm in a hurry to check part's fitting now.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back6.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back5.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back7.jpg

Differential cover in 2 overlapped PE shapes: still needs some bolts:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/back8.jpg

sorry for pics, I'll do outdoor pics soon

ciao
gio

Great job Gio, are you having any problems keeping the belts lined up? Hate for you to have a belt noise when it's running, it is going to run right?

Mike

Multo grande cochonas :D

Hate for you to have a belt noise when it's running,
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/SMILEYS/rofl.gif

Hate for you to have a belt noise when it's running, it is going to run right?

Mike

LOL!

and you have nerves to tell me what am I doing? :D I would need 10 years to make something like this :lol:

That is insane.

This, what you are doing, makes me wonder if there is any sense for me to be a "modeller" any more :banghead:

This, what you are doing, makes me wonder if there is any sense for me to be a "modeller" any more :banghead:
Nah, you might as well stop now :D

Nah, you might as well stop now :D

I'll do that later. :D

But seriously, I've been planning to do the 360 Modena, but now it's just senseless - Gio is the master.

seriously guys I'm so much "bloody mess oriented" to be a master: like when I make love with my old lady (J/K LOL hoping her can't see that) I dream about some cool girl (ROOOOFL) I do the fuc###g modena and dream about my lancias, fioranoz, fixxxxxx, lot of hirozzzzz, yaaa dammn 360 I want finish you so quick!!

Really masterwork.
Congrats.

Killer!

Guys..... LOL Glad you liked ;)


Updates: I started the job on the second engine (the one to show alone sideways the car)

Latest PE board, now I guess I have all I need ;) BTW 45' after the "print" command I obtained that: I have to honestly admit that I start to be pleased with my PE skills (ok there's something not completely etched but depend of a plate coating's fault, and I have 4-5 times the piece I need..), this time I found a method to keep the plate unoxided and clean, and... ... ok let me show than I'll start the quiz show:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/fotoin1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/fotoin2.jpg

Ok, quiz: what's the part on the right etched plate? No prize anyhow :D

I done something on the spare engine: gearbox levers (no F1 for this one, and it would be a regular (no CS) engine, with some details (less) -notice that I cutted the oil tanks and drilled axes holes, they would be detailed with the PE just etched). Ok soon with some jobs.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/CIMG4495.jpg

Little Tip: the braided line (that I have to reshape with the correct angle) isn't an aftermarket part (despite I own kilometers of those dammn) I done by myself... ;)

All ready for differential cover :

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/CIMG4494.jpg

Ok, ciao, thanks you all for the kind support.

gio

You really have mastered p/e etching now :worshippy

Super work Maestro :)

Ok, quiz: what's the part on the right etched plate? No prize anyhow :D


My guess is it is some sort of display stand to go with the completed engine.

Let us know about the braided line. I tried it in my Enzo and it looks ok, but what I can see of yours is very nice.

Great job so far Gio.

Mike

Wow, the P/E is amazing. What's the method to keep it unoxided?

HI Drazman: are you the same Draz from the PL forum? to keep clean I just quickly washed only a couple seconds (brushing under current water) quickly dried and so washed on solved to clear the UV laquer, other times I washed for more time on water so where you have engraved areas it come oxided, or tried to wash immediately on solvent that react with acid doing some crystalizations.

Mike: just rolling a file on a piece of solder material ;) lesson learned from a super-cool master like R40.

The last zoo's cab, after Mr. croc & Mrs cickkengio, let me to introduce Mr. Spidergio :D

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/support1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/supp2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/supp3.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/supp4.jpg

Engine isn't still seat correctly since I need some stirrup in back supports: I have already etched those, I need just to mount.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/supp5.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/supp6.jpg

I guess I'll paint it red, flat base w/out clearcoat. I'm wondering about legs, I'll try something in the lathe... I don't like so much this solution. I gues I have to think better at the problem.

Thanks Gio. Yes, I'm the same one, but here draz nick was already taken here.
I'm trying to enforce myself to post some of my current works in here - maybe I'll do that tonight.

I wonder how do You do so clean connetion between the P/E elements. I'm trying soldering, but in my case both the parts and soldering gun are covered in solder but not connected.

I wonder how do You do so clean connetion between the P/E elements. I'm trying soldering, but in my case both the parts and soldering gun are covered in solder but not connected.

I know: I guess you need a kind of soldering acid, I didn't found a tranlsation for the italian word "Flussante": apply those with a brush on the metal pars to join than the hot solder will come from the iron just on the area when you brushed acid. This is becose it unoxide parts. Anoter way is brush acid and place a bit of cutted solder over (approx 1/2mm every 1cm of soldered line) tha just warm up parts (like I done now) the solder will follow the brushed acid, like you'll see from pict, and you haven't (almost) the need of wok with the file.

Looking forward to see something from you: I think I lost some of you great PL modellers: I was busy and hardly I'll follow jobs here and in the ITA forum.

very ncie build i love ur home made PE parts i wish i could do that but i cant :( lol anyways good build cant wait to see it done

I know: I guess you need a kind of soldering acid, I didn't found a tranlsation for the italian word "Flussante":

I think the word you are looking for is flux....a brush on paste type, I can see how that would help when soldering these parts together. I really like that engine stand, very creative. Keep up the great work Gio!

Gray