Tamiya F50 - F50 GT1 progress

Hey all. Thought I would begin sharing some of my pics with y'all. This is the Tamiya 1:24th Ferrari F50 in mid-conversion to the doomed F50 GT1. Enjoy!

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Modified and stock door panels. The modified still needs some work.

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Dash modified using the decal from a spare Tamiya 1:24 Nissan R390 and a scratched flat panel dash insert.

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Interior using 2 "black boxes" and the battery box from the PIAA Accord kit, Magneti Marelli decal from the Tamiya 1:20 Ferrari F189, shifter, shifter surround and seat/seat belt decal from the R390. wiring detail added with more coming. and last but not least, sheet styrene to simluate the black box & battery mounting plate.

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Front end treatment is sheet styrene for the splitter, sheet styrene (Evergreen) strips for the base of the fender extensions and built up with 3M Automotive Piranha Putty.

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New engine cover from sheet styrene.

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Upper engine scoop was created in Sculpty first and then "heat and smash" formed in sheet styrene. I'm still working on the shape and fairing the scoop into the greenhouse.

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Cockpit temporarily installed.

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Stock wheels temporarily installed (I have yet to find the correct 5 spoke Speedlines I need).

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Damn shame Maranello couldn't keep up with Mercedes Benz's spending. This would have been awesome to see running down Mulsanne!

More when I get more done ;-)

Thanks for looking,
Bill
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The first accurate conversion I've seen. Excellent work. More pics of your progress would be appreciated by everyone.

-Walter

Wow

Lookin very sexy

Keep it up!

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This is one project that I will be keeping a very close look upon!!! I love what I see so far. Could we have some more pics of the engine cover? ;)

Darn thats looking good :) :)
I can see from the pics the amount of work going into this model...going to look great when all done

Very impressive! The styrene work especially.

What does the real car looks like anyways?

dammit This one IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!!:D :D :D

Are we that thank you for sharing with us the progress pics of such a work of art. :)
Impressive work so far.

Originally posted by ales
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This is one project that I will be keeping a very close look upon!!! I love what I see so far. Could we have some more pics of the engine cover? ;)

Ales, here's 3 more pics of the engine cover/greenhouse area.

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Refueling opening have been drilled and the fuel inlet doors scratched from thin sheet styrene.

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I had to adjust the length of the twin NACA scoops and made a chisel (snapped off everything that didn't look like a chisel on a #11 blade) to create the top engine cover hinge indentions.

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Just finished recreating the front lip of the engine scoop (and the scoops silhouette). The copper colored piece on the leading edge is a piece of wire, bent to the correct curvature and super glued to the lip. The yellowish/clear strip on the rear fender tops is 5 Minute Epoxy plugs created by simply sanding off the OEM rear wing supports, covering with celophane (Scotch Brand) tape and filling the hole up from the inside with the epoxy.

Thanks for all the great comments. Praise from Cesar is always welcomed ;-)>
Bill
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Makes me wanna go build one right now!!!

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hey, dont mean to be rube, your project looks very good but have you realized the front end is wrong? :rolleyes: :D

Looks great.

Real nice man! You alls cars inspire me a whole lot! Also helps me to take my time and be original.
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Nice job! I really have to credit you for this one! Good job on the overfenders. I had the same project going, but I stopped at it cause I still got some cars that I should finish before starting something totally new! I'm guessing that your not going to display the engine?

turbos, here's a pic
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I wanna see this thing done!

Originally posted by rcmaxx
hey, dont mean to be rube, your project looks very good but have you realized the front end is wrong? :rolleyes: :D

Hey, even Pman has missed a thing or two so thanks for mentioning it.

Which part?

The profile of the front splitter? Yep. It needs to more closely follow the silhouette of the front end (more curvature).

The air extractors? Yep. They need to be deeper and cut into the "V" of the front suspension cover.

The grill opening? Yep. It needs to be expaned in the horizontal plane with a lower opening and a horizontal splitter plate.

Only one brake duct? Yep. I have yet to open up the other one.

The splitter to body fairing? Yep. It needs to be molded to the body.

If you are relating to something else, please let me know!

The thing about the F50 GT1 is that this car was originally made by Ferrari, never raced and then sold (I believe it's in N.A. currently) and changes have been made by each subsequent owner. The current owner actually drives the car at the track. So on top of recreating a car that never actually competed, I'm also trying to decide what period of it's life to depict! It's enough to drive you crazy ;-)>

Thanks,
Bill
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Originally posted by Honoturtle
Nice job! I really have to credit you for this one! Good job on the overfenders. I had the same project going, but I stopped at it cause I still got some cars that I should finish before starting something totally new! I'm guessing that your not going to display the engine?
I wanna see this thing done!

Heck no! I have NO IDEA what the engine looks like so I'm treating it as a curbside.
Thanks,
Bill
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dang.... i've never seen a F50 that pretty before...

Originally posted by rcmaxx
hey, dont mean to be rube, your project looks very good but have you realized the front end is wrong? :rolleyes: :D

I was about to say the same thing but your obviously aware of it.

I think your work to it thus far is outstanding and a real inspiration to get mine done. Keep it up!;)

That is looking sweet so far. Keep it up. I'm definately going to be checking this thread out again. I can't wait for more pics.:eek: :eek:

like the 360 hamann of wkma7six, this is a great learn of scratchbuilding !!!!

Very sweet, coming along nicely!

excellent :) :p
Please you keep posting some processs picture.
Thanks:p :p

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:eek: It's looking absolutely fabulous!!!
great job. I wondered if the sultan of Brunei has one of these?
ciaoo:cool:

I have the Scale Production F50GT1 resin transkit which is nice. He overlooked the same detail that you did, or at least from your recent picture. The black beltline is suppose to continue through the front fender flare. You are doing a great job so far on an awesome car!:)

Originally posted by Veyron
I have the Scale Production F50GT1 resin transkit which is nice. He overlooked the same detail that you did, or at least from your recent picture. The black beltline is suppose to continue through the front fender flare. You are doing a great job so far on an awesome car!:)

Would like to see some pics of that if poss? Is it still produced?

This is the Scale Production transkit in it's out of the box form. A decent kit made for the Tamiya F50. The rear engine cover has to be cut open, if one so chooses. Museum Collection made one also(for Tamiya F50) with engine cover seperate and probably a better transkit all around, both are sold out unfortunately. Maybe they will be reissued someday.

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Does your F50GT resin transkit made by Museum Collection in Japan???

I don't have the one by Museum Collection, perhaps someone else on AF does and can show us more pics.:)

To Veyron
Can you tell me which company produce it???
and how much does the cost??
Do you have real F50GT interior and engine picture???
If you have ,please show me some picture.
Thank you very much.:p :p :p

Thanks for those pics. I saw the Museum Collection one a short while back but i was completely unaware that there was this version too. Looks like a well produced kit, I wonder if they were both limited runs so as not to get into any problems with licensing laws etc. I was once told that it is fine to produce no more than 250 pieces.

Originally posted by Veyron
Maybe they will be reissued someday.



Well i'm kinda hoping they won't coz i've got mine to do.:)

Originally posted by tamiyarevell
To Veyron
Can you tell me which company produce it???
and how much does the cost??
Do you have real F50GT interior and engine picture???
If you have ,please show me some picture.
Thank you very much.:p :p :p

it is sold out:(

Originally posted by bigfrit
:eek: It's looking absolutely fabulous!!!
great job. I wondered if the sultan of Brunei has one of these?
ciaoo:cool: I believe he has one; somebody correct me if I'm wrong but weren't there 3 made before cancellation? bvia, you are doing an AWESOME job in the re-creation!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

Well i'm kinda hoping they won't coz i've got mine to do.

True dat! Yours will fit the bill just fine, Tamiyarevell, watch for SAS to get his done and your dreams to have one will come true!:)

Originally posted by Veyron


True dat! Yours will fit the bill just fine, Tamiyarevell, watch for SAS to get his done and your dreams to have one will come true!:)

Haha! I'm watching Chris as well! That's why I just stopped working on mine the minuite I heard that he was going to do all the work for it ;)
BTW, it there any progress on yours Chris?

Originally posted by Honoturtle


...any progress on yours Chris?

Not touched it for a while, but this thread is motivating me to get a little more done to it.

Chris, get going!~ :p

Bvia : A great job on the F50, keep on going and I'll be watching!~ :D

Latest text only update (WAY too much work here lately for me to model, but...)

Just got the front bonnet cover's NACA duct made and am still reworking the front fender flares and shape and width of the GT1's front splitter. Opened up the passenger side front air brake-duct and am currently in the processes of revising the driver side to a more correct shape.

Having a devil-of-a-time with the rear splitter WRT to getting the correct shape created.

My F50-GT1 is still in it's infancy so any missing/incorrect details will hopefully (...;-)>...) be hashed out long before the last coat of primer goes on (I have a fair amount of reference material on this one), but I'll still post a final set of pics of her before that final coat of primer so everyone can help me make sure its all correct ;-)>

Teamwork rules!

Thanks again guys,
Bill
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Veyron - Thanks for the pics. I'd forgotten that Micheal Graeber (of SP) had done one. I need to contact him and see if I can buy a set of wheels and the rear wing off him. I've heard the MC's version was pretty bad. IIRC, Quarterman's MMRN article build copy was sent to Japan and used by them for the castings (which they really messed up on...or so Michael says.)

Museum Collection is supposed to be reissuing the F50 GT some time soon. It was originally planned by the end of last year, but other work pushed off the schedule. When it comes to reissuing a resin kit, everything except the master parts has to be made again, so it takes some time.
I missed the last release, but this time, I won't.

that´s a great job!!!! :eek:

Found a site with some great detail pics!:D

www.daniel.org/photos/F50GT1

Good man!

Some great shots there, keep looking!

Originally posted by Veyron
Found a site with some great detail pics!:D

www.daniel.org/photos/F50GT1
thanks they will help for my 3dmodel!:eek:

sorry bad jpg compression

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Post more pictures of this awesome kit your making. I've wanted to make the F50 after completing the f40, but now i dont think i can make it seeing your master peice

Originally posted by Mainomega
Post more pictures of this awesome kit your making.

Ditto, so far it looks amazing, keep it up:ylsuper.

To Veyron
Thank you very much.
Those is felpful for me

Originally posted by Veyron
Found a site with some great detail pics!:D

www.daniel.org/photos/F50GT1

ohh...I'm gonna KILL you...;-)>

Now where's my correction putty!

Bill
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