Ferrari Red paint

Hi, everyone,
I am new to the forum and car modelling, and I am building my first car - a 'Miami Vice' Ferrari Testarossa. Although the car was white on the TV show, I want it to be red.
Any advice on what is the best Ferrari Red paint and where to get it in the UK?

Many Thanks.

Regards

Kilsh :grinyes:

You can see my WIP for a reference...
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=948319

I choose Zero 323 Ferrari Red (less bright than Zero 300) from www.Hiroboy.com.
This is a automotive paint.
You can use Tamiya Spray (something like "Itallian Red"), if you don't have an airbrush...

I hope its a little help...
We wait for the progress..

I use General Motors Torch Red on my Ferraris. This color is available in a spray can or touch-up bottle from the local auto parts stores and you must use an automotive grade primer on the plastic first. I don't know, though, if this color is even available in the UK.

Using actual Ferrari reds is the way to go if you want accuracy, but I've never really been happy with the dull red appearance of the paint on scale models, especially when the model is viewed indoors (though it looks spectacular outdoors). The darker appearance of matched colors on models is due to "scale effect" a phenomena whereby colors look darker on smaller objects because there is less light reflecting off of them.

The Torch Red is a much brighter red, but looks, in my opinion, just right in scale.

Since this is your first model, find a good user freindly paint. You may want to first experiment with simpler oil-based or acrylic paints before you try the automotive grade paints. Acrylics are good in that if you ruin the paint job you can remove the paint if it's still wet and start over.

Good Luck.

Let's be honest- red is kinda just red. It has the longest (lowest energy) wavelength of the visible spectrum, just above infrared. The human eye has a considerable deal of difficulty discerning differences in red. It's not like blues or greens, where we can see countless shades (and therefore have trouble matching). The upside to this is if we see plain conventional red, it's red. It's a bit like trying to pick a shade of black. Again, it's a color we just don't see well. Black is black to us. And red pretty well is red.

Pick your favorite kind of paint- whatever you have the most confidence you can get a good finish with. For color, just select 'red'. Unless you are displaying your model on an actual 1/1 Ferrari, no one can objectively tell you it's the wrong color.

Let's be honest- red is kinda just red. It has the longest (lowest energy) wavelength of the visible spectrum, just above infrared. The human eye has a considerable deal of difficulty discerning differences in red. It's not like blues or greens, where we can see countless shades (and therefore have trouble matching). The upside to this is if we see plain conventional red, it's red. It's a bit like trying to pick a shade of black. Again, it's a color we just don't see well. Black is black to us. And red pretty well is red.

Pick your favorite kind of paint- whatever you have the most confidence you can get a good finish with. For color, just select 'red'. Unless you are displaying your model on an actual 1/1 Ferrari, no one can objectively tell you it's the wrong color.

well, red is red and blak is black, but shade is important. for example: I make a Mercedes SLR. I want paint him in black. So I choose a just a black paint from mr. color and what? When I finish and look on paintjob.....just look on pic ( this is pic of my friend, I hope he don't mind :icon16:):
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh284/koksik752/CGT82.jpg
On the left is black what I use: mr. color black, and on the right is mr. color paint as well but in super black shade. Do You see a diffrent? What color You use for a "black as night":tongue: SLR? Of course this from right! ( now all parts of body have a cleaning bath :disappoin ) Is more close to oryginal shade of SLR paint. So shade is very important if You want make a copy of classic car. When, if You want build a custom car - with Your conception - then like You say "no one can objectively tell you it's the wrong color".

Hi,
Thanks:smile: to all you people that have gave me advice,
I'll have a look at all these sites.

I assume all these paints are gloss - are they?

Regards

Kilsh

Hi again,
I would like to ask CFarias how much GM Flame red I should buy?:screwy:

Thanks

Regards

Kilsh

Let's be honest- red is kinda just red. It has the longest (lowest energy) wavelength of the visible spectrum, just above infrared. The human eye has a considerable deal of difficulty discerning differences in red. It's not like blues or greens, where we can see countless shades (and therefore have trouble matching). The upside to this is if we see plain conventional red, it's red. It's a bit like trying to pick a shade of black. Again, it's a color we just don't see well. Black is black to us. And red pretty well is red.

Pick your favorite kind of paint- whatever you have the most confidence you can get a good finish with. For color, just select 'red'. Unless you are displaying your model on an actual 1/1 Ferrari, no one can objectively tell you it's the wrong color.

This is treu, but it's not only limited for black or red. If you take pictures with different camera's, different light conditions,... the same colour can have a verry different shade (Just search pictures for a ferrari f1 of a particular race, and you'll see wath I mean). Don't waste to much time with searching for the "right" colour red. Look for something that is easily available and just looks good, you'll never find the exact match.