Ferrari F40 Street-Track

Everyone,


After two weeks hiatus, I started a new project. The basis for the project is Tamiya's Ferrari F40 Monte Shell, which I traded with a fellow member here in AF :D.

This F40 was meant as a street car plus track monster machine. The concept was that the owner will be able to run it side by side with the FXX(you get the point :D)

This particular kit includes a very nice PE set, along with two sets of wheels (Speedline + original F40 wheels), racing bits (different side mirrors, fire extinguisher, on-board ECU), and a very nice Cartograf decal (I will use bits and pieces here and there).

Disclaimer: I do apologize for the picture quality and dirts!

I started with the dashboard, which was covered in SMS CF (not accurate I know, but one of my fetishes :D).
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0151.jpg
The two holes on top were drilled for hoses. The hoses were created by using Teflon tape (I've seen this technique a long time ago, but Alex perfected it).
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0148.jpg
The cockpit was also covered in SMS CF.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0159.jpg
The shift knob is from Sakatsu (my favorite item in the model so far).
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0162.jpg
The heat shield behind the cockpit was from Michael's (Thanks 935K3!)
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0164.jpg
The pedals were painted using Spazstix Ultra Chrome and weathered.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0168.jpg
Wheels are the Speedlines included in the kit painted as time-attack version.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0200.jpg

Thank you for checking, more updates soon!

Looks promising so far!!!

I like the dash. How much of that is scratched (if any)? And what's the story with the Michaels heat shield?

I like the dash. How much of that is scratched (if any)? And what's the story with the Michaels heat shield?

The dash is stock with added CF and cooling hoses. I opened the holes to add more depth for the gauges (which will be installed later).

935K3 finished his CLK-GTR Sportswear a while ago, and I asked him if the heat shield he used was from MFH. He told me that he got it from the cake decorating section at Michaels for $6 a roll.

The roll will last a lifetime and the texture looks spot on (the effect looks like BMF pressed against a mesh). It's just awesome! The only downside is that it has paper backing and not as flexible as BMF, but for the price I can't complain. Besides, I only applied it to large surface only.

The bottom chassis was also covered in SMS CF.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0174.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0178.jpg
PE disc from Tamiya.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0181.jpg
Engine was lightly wired.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0185.jpg
BMF for heat shielding, and painted PE for the intercoolers from Tamiya.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0188.jpg
Bits of machined aluminum here and there (Thanks Andy!), along with revised springs using wires and aluminum tubing.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0193.jpg

As you can see, this one won't be red. Thanks!

Progress looks great. The heat shield is killer, i was just about to order some mfh heat shield, but now that i know you could get some from michaels. I'm going to pick some up, keep the progress going. Details and decals came out awesome.

Update:

The body was painted using TS30 Silver Leaf and cleared with Testors one coat lacquer (this is my first time using the Testors new one coat line).The new Testors line has excellent nozzle (almost like Tamiya), but the paint itself is very runny.

I still need some time to get use to it, so pardon the orange peel (and lots of them :D, especially the front cowling).
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0208.jpg
Mock-up of the body to see wheels fitment and make sure the rear hatch is flush with the body.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0212.jpg
Decided to cut styrene sheet and mold it to the side panels to be more accurate.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0213.jpg
Since the F40 has the rear wings molded in, I decided to cut it away to ease the painting process. The rear hatch fits plushly too:D
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0216.jpg
Mock-up of seats in the cabin, the seats were painted with TS33 Dull Red.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0217.jpg

Thank you for checking, C&Cs are always welcome.

That´s a very uncommon color scheme. Nice looking though. The paint looks good and with an evening spent on polishing this should look more than nice.

About that rear cowl. It looks well fitting on the body. But what about the rear end around the exhaust. The cowl seems to stand up a little high above it. It could need just a little twist and fix IMO.

Cheers


Robert

Looks good, just polish it out and you should be good. Like godfather stated, its an unusal color, but i like it. Italian red is too played out.

It's looking good. I really like to colour combination.

Thanks for the comments everyone, I knew I have to spend hours of polishing, once I saw the results after the final clear coat :D I guess polishing can be fun right???? More updates soon on this quick build.

Nice build, That Monteshell kit is awesome, I love the massive brakes & those wheels are wicked. I highly suggest removing the locating pins from the body. I didnt and the rear crowl looks stupid & doesnt close at all, even after spending hours sanding and getting a good fit, when matched to the body it doesnt fit.
Heres what I mean.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/da_ashman/DSC00711.jpg

Thanks for the comments everyone, I knew I have to spend hours of polishing, once I saw the results after the final clear coat :D I guess polishing can be fun right???? More updates soon on this quick build.

Sometimes what you can do is, once you have painted the car or cleared it and has some orange peel. Then you can sand and polish inbetween coats, then later on youll have less polishing in the long run. Creates a better paint job, it also has some downsides though.

Same thing happens to me time to time, and the more oj the more polishing and more of a chance of rubbing through the paint into the paint.

I really like the TS 30, it looks great at scale imho, perhaps more of a street color, but it'll look brilliant when polished up. Let us know how that Testors stuff handles the polishing.

Sometimes what you can do is, once you have painted the car or cleared it and has some orange peel. Then you can sand and polish inbetween coats, then later on youll have less polishing in the long run. Creates a better paint job, it also has some downsides though.

I agree! This particular one however, had perfect TS30 coats that are glossy. I believed the orange peel started from the Testors One Coat Clear.

I don't know if it's because of my inexperience with the product, but I was unable to lay smooth coats (and it was only 2 final coats!). I guess I still have to practice the distance and pressure with it.

I highly suggest removing the locating pins from the body.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/da_ashman/DSC00711.jpg

Thats a really nice build! It's unfortunate about the hatch fitment.

I did plenty of test fit with mine, and it seems to be ok for now :D. I did enlarge the mounting holes for the pins though, so that seems to help.

Nice paint job. You've got some sanding and polishing to do but it looks like the silver leaf laid down very well. Thats a tricky thing to do. Did you airbrush the silver?

Nice paint job. You've got some sanding and polishing to do but it looks like the silver leaf laid down very well. Thats a tricky thing to do. Did you airbrush the silver?

Thank you, I sprayed it directly from can.

More update:

Scratchbuilt wing plates and stand using styrene sheet.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0162-1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0163-1.jpg

Better pics of the engine. I decided to just use BMF for the sides instead of CF decal.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0208-1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0209.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0165.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0168-1.jpg

Wheel and brake disc.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0210.jpg

CF interior is finally finished.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0220.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0221.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0224.jpg

And finally better picture of the heat shield from the cake decorating section :D
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/ddtham/F40%20Track/DSCF0225.jpg

Thanks for looking and I apologize for the amount of pictures.

Nice progress.
the tires do have a real 'paddock' look to them.

Impressive, I really like it!

Thats cool! Love the wheels... Great detailing! Keep it up...
Greetz