Ferrari 599 Hamann

Ok, after a long absence, I’m back with what I hope be an interesting WIP for you, the subject is the Ferrari 599 on one of its most beautiful tuning versions, the Hamann, the car I want to replicate is this:
http://images49.fotki.com/v1555/photos/8/113398/7448438/080927Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
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As a purist and big fan of exotic European cars, particularly Ferrari and Porsche, the idea of a customized Ferrari was something that didn’t match my basic ideas; I've always thought that any attempt to customize a Ferrari would result in an alteration of a perfect design that couldn’t result any better or it would compromise the balance between beauty and functionality that characterize a Ferrari, but…
Then I saw a Hamann Ferrari, and everything changed…
The way Hamann delicately incorporates their stylish aerodynamic packages into the natural design of the 599 is simply astonishing, and this changed my mind, and now I want to replicate one of this machines…

The modifications made by the specialists from Laupheim, Germany to the 599 are minimal but with great results; the power is enhanced by fitting a high performance sports header for an extra 53 BHP and this setup is complemented with a sports rear muffler with 90mm tailpipes to generate an even more awe-inspiring sound.

To the body, Hamann adds a few touches of its own whether made of fiberglass or Carbon-Kevlar, a stylish front spoiler generates greater downforce at the front while a pair of rear wings does the work at the rear, to the sides, Hamann adds door sills blending harmoniously into the vehicle styling and increasing significantly the muscular appearance of the car and since the 599 GTB is conceptually a race car for the road, the rear end is equipped with a three-piece diffuser matching the rest of the technology to finally become an spectacular view from every angle.

The wheels are replaced with Hamann own creation “Edition Race” a three-piece ultra-light, forged rim in a nine cross-spoke design framed with a mirror finished rim flange and featuring titanium wheel bolts which in conjunction with the tires, 245/30 ZR21 at the front and 345/25 ZR21 at the rear result in the most aggressive look the Maranello creation could get.

The interiors are left to the customer’s own individual needs, adding only Hamann black mats.

Beginning the model…
For this project I’ll combine the best of the two kits available Fujimi’s (kit 12277) and Revell’s (kit 4204)
http://images49.fotki.com/v855/photos/8/113398/7448438/080927Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

The Fujimi kit will be used as a base since it has the best body engraving, assembly and detail from my point of view.
The Revell kit will provide the engine and rear suspension detail, which are not included in the Fujimi version and will provide also the exhaust system which the Fujimi kit has molded in the chassis, while the Revell version consists of two separate and well detailed parts.

Additionally I will use the detail set from “Crazy Modelers” (CM-EP0047) which includes every mesh/grill in the car, AC air vents for the dashboard, speaker grills, badges, instrument cluster, shift pads, foot-rests, center console details, radio, wipers, seat belt hardware, luggage belts, etc, plus this set includes detailed three piece brake discs that invite to make them workable…
http://images49.fotki.com/v1556/photos/8/113398/7448438/080927Ferrari59911-vi.jpg

And the work starts…
The first step is to look for the appropriate wheels, when I started this project there weren’t in the market the nice resin “Hobby Design” wheel we have now, so the closest approach were the Fujimi BBS for the Challenge version, these wheels are 19” but with some work they can be converted to 21”s.
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The wheel size definitely contributes to the aggressive look of the car, so, to convert the 19” BBS to 21” I will add an aluminum machined rim.
The plastic wheel needs some work to fit in a new wheel ring so the plastic flange is eliminated…
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And a new aluminum rim is machined with a diameter of 23.66 mm, the rear wheels will be wider than the front ones to accommodate the 335 and 225 tires…
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The assembled wheels, the chrome finish of the Fujimi wheels was eliminated with “Easy Off”, later the center will be painted flat black…
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The new wheels have to be adapted to the Fujimi suspension considering:
- The fixation system.
- Adaptation of the photoetched brake discs.
- Modifications required to the suspension parts to ensure correct height and position of wheels against the body.

Starting the building process:
Fixation system of the new wheels:
In this case, since the new wheels are also Fujimi, they require only a minimal reduction to the diameter of the polycap housing, allowing this part to fit inside the brake discs and to freely rotate inside the wheel bearing housings of the front suspension, for the rear, the suspension parts of the Revell kit will be used together with the Fujimi metal axle…

Adaptation of the photoetched brake discs
The “Crazy Modeler” detail set includes very nice multipart brake discs, thus inviting to do the required modifications to allow them to rotate inside the brake calipers and fixed to the wheel as in the real cars, so, the first step is to assemble them…
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Bending the flaps of the central section is a long task, you need to ensure that these flaps be perpendicular to the center once bent, what I did is bending the flaps alternatively so it is possible to center every flap against the adjacent ones…
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Finished brake discs …
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The next step is to separate the brake calipers and wheel hubs from the plastic discs, I started separating the whole caliper and latter perforating a grove for the metal brake disc, but this resulted to be a little complicated…
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So for the other three I separated them from the discs and cut the faces, latter a small plastic strip was added to the assembly, this was easy and improved the function of the discs inside the calipers…
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Then the calipers are assembled to the wheel bearing housing, the yellow papers in the picture were used as spacers to ensure the discs will rotate freely latter…
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The caliper is assembled to a bracket by 2 plastic bolts; these brackets are assembled to the wheel bearing housing…
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To make the disc rotate with the wheel a small dowel is added to the discs, this dowel will fit into a groove perforated in the polycap housing of every wheel…
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The whole assembly, you can see the slot for the disc dowel…
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Modifications required to the suspension parts to ensure correct height and position of wheels against the body
Once the wheels are ready, modifications to the suspension are made to set the ride height and position of the wheels against the body…
To make assembly tests easier, some preparations to the body are required, since the car will have an engine, the hood is removed from the body using the back of an X-acto blade, the masking tape is used to protect the body surrounding areas…
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The Fujimi chassis requires minor modifications to accept the Revell Engine, these modifications affect the front suspension parts since the upper wishbones are molded in one part, along with the front wheel wells (parts B5 and B1 respectively)…
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Since the upper wishbones will be separated, their fixation points to the chassis will be lost and the position of the front suspension would be compromised, so, before separation, the whole suspension parts are glued to the chassis and then the central section is removed to make room for the engine…
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The whole front suspension is assembled and found that the front wheels are not parallel, presenting some degrees of divergence; I observed this on a friend’s assembled model, so I think is a defect of the kit, because I didn’t modified the position of the suspension arms at all…
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To correct this divergence problem, the steering bar is shortened…
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In the rear axle, the Fujimi chassis is way too simplified, so the original fixations for the metal axle are eliminated and the Revell rear suspension parts will be adapted…
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From the Fujimi kit will be used the wheel wells and the lower wishbones and from the Revell kit, will be used the wheel bearing housings, the upper wishbones, the adjusting rods and the shock absorber…
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The rear wheel bearing housing is perforated to admit the drive shaft (metal axle) and an extension is added to assemble the brake caliper, a small piece of plastic rod is added as a receptacle for the handbrake cable.
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The complete assembly of the rear wheel, (The rear brake discs also have a small wedge to fixate them to the wheels)…
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Then, front and rear suspensions are assembled to the chassis for test fitting and to verify ride height and wheel positions, at the front the ride height was a little bit higher than rear wheels, so, spacers were added to the lower wishbones and also, the front wheels resulted a little too deep into the body, so spacers were added between the front brake discs and the wheels.
And now everything is ok…
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Checking for the same ride height in both sides and ensuring the 4 wheels touch the floor at the same time…
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The shock absorbers are machined from 4.8mm diam. aluminum rod, the piston rod is made with chromed steel rod of 0.8mm diam. The dimensions are taken from a picture of a 599 shock absorber…
http://images52.fotki.com/v1554/photos/8/113398/7448438/090126Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

The spring is made rolling 0.5 mm diam. wire around a machined tube to obtain the required diameter of 3.5 mm…
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With this, the wheel adaptation and suspension modifications are finished, in the next update, I’ll start with one of my personal favorite parts of every model, the engine.

Well, Thanks for looking, I hope you all like it and any comments, suggestions or advices, are always welcome.

I will definitely follow this one!

amazing work man, i wish i had a lathe at the house to custom fab some metal parts... this one is going to look great when finished, i cannot wait.

Wow, this is REALLY in-depth. I had a good read through all of it, thanks for sharing your thoughts and processes.

Hell yeah! This is going to be great! I know it and I can smell it too. :)

I'll be keeping a close eye on this build. Amazed by what you've done so far. Great work!

Great job, mate. Bravo.

Max :runaround:

Hobby Design has 20" Hamann rims available now and they are very nice.

The rears have a bit wider lip too.

Excellent choice of subject with great modifications. I will certainly follow it!


The first step is to look for the appropriate wheels, when I started this project there weren’t in the market the nice resin “Hobby Design” wheel we have now...

I posted my 1/24th scale 21" Hamann wheels in here already last year in July. Now it's too late as you did already go through all the work to make your own 21" wheels.

Keep it up. :)

I like how you machined new sleeves from metal and used the fujimi spokes for the inside. Keep us posted, as we don't normally see great progress threads like this one. :thumbsup:

BTW I think the shocks look sweet.

oh yeah...subscribed!

Great modelling effort. It´s definately nice to follow your WIP and your abilities to make a fantastic model as well a your attention to detail.

Keep it up and show us your steps to competlion in this well known manner.


Robert

... as we don't normally see great progress threads like this one. :thumbsup:

I wouldn't say that.

Simply inspiring. I REALLY need to get a lathe/mill.

I think the front end is still a bit to high in comparison to the 1:1, but that may just be my perception. also I think the tires have to much sidewall which may be making me think the suspension is off.

looks really great, i really want a lathe. soo many things i would make haha.
keep up the great work.

I wouldn't say that.

Yes Sir!!

Ramon is back - with a vengeance! I would say that I'm amazed with the result from any other builder - but not you, my friend. Great start - you are certainly in a class of your own - hats off to you! I wanted to do a similar mod for 599, even acquired few Revell and Fujimi kits, and know I don't have to figure out engine transplant, because you will :-) Waiting for the next installment!

that's some fine work your doing there!!

excellent!! clear & detailed progress :icon16:

I love the long introduction for this WIP, entertaining read. I think a lot of us can find your step by step usefull in other projects the detail is nice. even though few of us have a lathe.

Great Start

Thank you, Tham, ravan17, Bill, CifeNet, COZMO6476, Max, Mark, Stuart, Robert, rollin80s, Alex, Jason, Entau and Justin for your very nice comments, they are really appreciated!!

Hobby Design has 20" Hamann rims available now and they are very nice.
The rears have a bit wider lip too.
Yeah, I discovered them several months after I made the Fujimi’s, and since I want to make a true replica, I immediately bought them and will replace the Fujimi’s with the same treatment.

Excellent choice of subject with great modifications. I will certainly follow it!
I posted my 1/24th scale 21" Hamann wheels in here already last year in July. Now it's too late as you did already go through all the work to make your own 21" wheels.
Keep it up. :)
The adaptation of the “Hobby Design” wheels is already done but not yet posted, stay tuned, it was a lot of fun…

Simply inspiring. I REALLY need to get a lathe/mill.
I think the front end is still a bit to high in comparison to the 1:1, but that may just be my perception. also I think the tires have to much sidewall which may be making me think the suspension is off.
Thanks Ken, yes, it was also my perception, but I measured and I got the same distance between the wheel arch and the tire, for the front and rear wheels, I think, as you say, it is a matter of the tire sidewall size (I used the original Fujimi’s) and the shape of the body that gives that impression, anyway, those wheels were latter replaced for the correct Hamann wheels, and everything looks better, as you’ll see latter.

And well, lets get to work…

Now, one of my favorite parts, the engine; the 599 is equipped with the F140C, a fabulous V12 with 5,999 cm3 which delivers 620 HP @ 7,600 RPM, this motor is a derivation of the Enzo engine, lighter and more powerful than its antecessor the 575M.

The Revell kit provides the engine; the level of detail is a little simplified, may be because most of it is covered and it has some errors that need to be corrected, as the air intake boxes that resemble those seen on previous models as the 612, 550 or even the 456, the 599 has new ones so they have to be modified…

The union of the air intake manifold with the monoblock is located in the wrong place in the middle of the cast aluminum duct, instead of the base of it, so this has to be corrected at least on the first duct; the rest won’t be visible once the plenum chambers are assembled, so, to correct this, a plastic tube is bent and cut to shape and a joint is added made of thin plastic sheet.
The covers of the induction plenum chambers have a wrong and very light engraving, so it is removed, new covers will be made latter.
The engraving of the air intake boxes was removed too and the shape was already corrected.
The monoblock halves are glued to verify the assembly of the intake manifold ducts…
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The intake manifolds are molded in one piece with the induction plenum chambers and the air ducts, which are far from realistic, so, to improve detail, everything, will be separated, starting with the intake manifold ducts, to do this, perforations were drilled and then cut with photoetched saws…
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Once separated, the shape of every duct is corrected according to the first one…
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The monoblock also requires some corrections, the inner walls of the cylinder heads lay vertically against the engine and they should fall at an angle, parallel to the exterior walls, it is strange that the front cover of the engine does reflect this correctly, but the engine doesn’t.
So, new inner cylinder head walls are cut to size…
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Flanges are added to the intake manifold, these are made out of thin plastic sheet cut to shape…
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At this point and before doing anything else on the engine, it is necessary to determine the position of the engine and the way it will be fixed to the Fujimi chassis, so, two engine supports are added at the front and one for the transmission…
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Some circles cut out of plastic sheet to complement the engine chain cover and alternator…
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The engine bay covers from the Revell kit are fixed temporary to the body and then the body is assembled to the chassis to verify the position of the engine and make any corrections, apparently everything is Ok.
The modifications and detailing of the engine cover will be made latter…
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Back to the engine…
The throttle valve housing is removed from the original part and replaced with plastic tube machined to the right size, four small plastic rods were added to simulate the fixing bolts …
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The servos for the throttle valve system, made from plastic sheet…
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Here the left induction plenum chamber assembly, showing the poor detail of the molded throttle valve body, against the scratch built one; the shape of the air intake boxes was already modified…
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A plastic tube is used to assemble the throttle body to the intake plenum chamber, using this tube will allow to turn and modify the position of the air intake and ducts once the engine bay cover is assembled to the body, two plastic rods where added to the intake plenum chambers, for the vacuum lines…
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The finished throttle bodies with their servos…
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The molded clamps in the air ducts are eliminated and replaced for more accurate ones made out of thin plastic stripes and wire…
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Plastic stripes are added to the air intake boxes to make them correct…
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Air flow sensors are replicated with plastic sheet and added to the air ducts…
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As mentioned before, the incorrect and poor engraving of the intake plenum chambers was eliminated, so, new covers are made with very thin plastic sheet, photoetched Ferrari badges and tiny chromed metal stripes, everything is glued together and painted to a flat red finish and latter the engraved surface is sanded to show the metal finish…
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The modifications to the induction system are finished and the process go back to the engine, now it is time to work on the cylinder head covers that need minor corrections, first, the form of the molded ignition coils have to be corrected to an almost hexagonal shape and perforations are made for the fixing bolts and the variator solenoid valves.
The heat shields are bent a little to avoid interferences with the exhaust manifolds and require corrections to the perforations for the oxygen sensors and the secondary air valves…
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The exhaust manifolds require perforations for the oxygen sensors and the addition of a plastic rod at the end to assemble the exhaust pipes...
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The exhaust pipes that connect the exhaust manifold to the catalytic converters are made with 2 mm solder, which is very soft and bendable; at the ends, plastic flanges are added; to determine the form of these pipes the position of the catalytic converters is required (see next step)…
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The center tunnel in the Fujimi chassis has the catalytic converter and exhaust pipes molded in, so it has to be entirely removed and replaced with the corresponding Revell parts, special attention to the shape of the Revell heat shield is required to avoid interference with the interior floor…
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All the required corrections are done, so it is time to start assembling and detailing the engine:
At the top of the engine is added the cover of the hydraulic tensor of the timing chain, the bolt heads are from “Model Car Garage”; to detail the alternator, the position bracket is perforated and a bolt is added, an small plastic circle is added to detail the alternator pulley, since only the upper part of this section will be visible, the upper part of the band is removed and replaced with a little strip of masking tape painted flat black…
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A close-up of the hydraulic tensor cover…
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Wring for the alternator is added, the head covers are glued in place and bolts are made out of aluminum wire…
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The variator control solenoid valves are made with wires of several diameters, the clamp is made out of tin sheet, to have an idea of the size of this parts, in the image, the square in the cutting mat measures 10 X 10 mm…
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The variator valves added to the cylinder head covers…
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“Detail Master” 0.016” Ignition wires added…
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The coolant return pipe is made with wire, to make the “T” connector, another piece of wire is soldered in the middle, at the ends, plastic rods with photoetched nuts are added…
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The oxygen sensors are replicated with brass hex nuts and wires of several diameters…
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The secondary air valves are machined out of aluminum rod and the pipes are made with solder…
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The plastic flanges for the intake manifold made in previous steps are added, as well as the exhaust manifolds and the coolant return hose…
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MFH heat shield is added before installing the oxygen sensors and secondary air valves, then the Intake plenum chambers are glued in place…
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The air intake ducts are painted semi-gloss black, waiting only for metal clamps and the wiring harnesses for the throttle valve servos and flow sensors…
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Before installing the air intake ducts, the position of the engine bay covers has to be determined, so, a little work on the body is required, to do this, the windshield is mounted as well as the cover where the windshield wipers are assembled…
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And well that’s it for today, in the next installment, I’ll finish the adaptation of the engine bay covers and the engine detailing…

And as I said before, any comment, advice, correction or suggestion is always welcome.

Insane!!

WOW.... i'm so enjoying the progress :rofl:

You are making it look easy! Stunning work.

:eek7: All it needs to do now is start up! Absolutely stunning work.

Simply intimidating. No more engine detailling for me! Promised!


Robert

Wow!

Simply intimidating. No more engine detailling for me! Promised!


Robert


Intimidating indeed! fun to watch

Go Ramon, Go! :D

As always, a pleasure to watch and learn from your work :thumbsup:

Superb work. Your attention to detail is amazing. Can't wait to see it next month at the Ferrari Expo!!!


Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2010 model/photo contest-Chicago April 24th 2010

Well, I have troubles finding the right superlatives to describe the work you did, so... :eek2:

Man that is absolutly AMAZING work you are doing!!!! Cant wait for the next installment.

you as well as your crazy 599 are going to be at the Ferrari expo next month?! thats awesome. I'm getting more excited every day

Amazing stuff Ramon! Simply amazing! Looking forward to seeing your latest masterpieces at the Ferrari Expo.

Mike

Thank you Jason, Entau, Alex, star21, Robert, KevHW, Justin, Stevensky, Tom, jano11, 91p10nizmo, rx7king and Mike for your kind words!
you as well as your crazy 599 are going to be at the Ferrari expo next month?! thats awesome. I'm getting more excited every day Amazing stuff Ramon! Simply amazing! Looking forward to seeing your latest masterpieces at the Ferrari Expo.
MikeI surely be there, I already have the plane tickets and I’m really looking forward to see you guys!

And well, into the works…

To make the Revell’s engine covers fit into the Fujimi’s Body some material has to be removed at the top where the covers meet the windshield (area to be removed marked with black)…
http://images51.fotki.com/v1545/photos/8/113398/7448438/090809Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Mounting guides are added at the front of the body…
http://images50.fotki.com/v1572/photos/8/113398/7448438/090822Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Some sanding to make the covers fit correctly…
http://images30.fotki.com/v40/photos/8/113398/7448438/090822Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

With the covers in place it is possible to determine the correct position of the air intake ducts and throttle bodies that fit into the induction chambers, to glue them “Touch-N-Flow” cement applicator is of great help…
http://images52.fotki.com/v1563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090822Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

Assembled air intake ducts…
http://images52.fotki.com/v1566/photos/8/113398/7448438/090822Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

With all the induction system parts assembled, wiring detail is added for the air flow sensors and throttle body servos, as well as the vacuum hoses for the induction chambers, clamps for the air ducts and roar pipes for the air intake boxes…
http://images50.fotki.com/v1571/photos/8/113398/7448438/090824Ferrari59903-vi.jpg
http://images52.fotki.com/v1563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090824Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

When all the detail of the air intake system is done, the intake chambers covers are assembled…
http://images41.fotki.com/v1254/photos/8/113398/7448438/090824Ferrari59907-vi.jpg

Bolts for the covers are added using “Model Car Garage” PE bolt heads…
http://images50.fotki.com/v1559/photos/8/113398/7448438/090825Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Finally, hoses for the secondary air valves are added and the engine is complete.
Some washes will be added latter to add some realism, but I’ll wait until the engine is mounted to the chassis… http://images50.fotki.com/v1559/photos/8/113398/7448438/090825Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

Next step is the chassis, so, after cleaning all the required parts, some perforations are needed at the rear for the adjustment linkages of the rear Hamann diffuser.
To determine the position of these perforations, the rear diffuser is required, so the work on the Hamann aerodynamics is started.
The rear Hamann aerodynamics are made of three parts, one adjustable central diffuser and two rear fascia sills that match the rest of the technology, in order to determine the dimensions and position of the central diffuser the other two parts will be made.
After analyzing the forms of the sills, I decided to make them out of three parts:
- A base, made of thick plastic, this part will be the one fixed to the body, will define how much the body will be lowered and will hold the rest of the aerodynamic elements.
- An intermediate layer that will give volume to the sill and separate the aerodynamic shape of the body, this will be made out of thin plastic.
- An outer layer with the final shape of the corresponding aerodynamic component made out of thin plastic too.
For the finish, Hamann offers two material options, fiberglass painted to any desired color or carbon fiber, the choice here is carbon fiber…
http://images51.fotki.com/v1584/photos/8/113398/7448438/080927Ferrari59913-vi.jpg

A piece of plastic is cut out of 0.015” styrene sheet with a shape similar to the lower end of the rear fascia, two plastic rods are used to fix them to the body…
http://images52.fotki.com/v1563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090826Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images50.fotki.com/v1559/photos/8/113398/7448438/090826Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

The extra material is removed and the part is sanded to replicate the shape of the fascia…
http://images50.fotki.com/v395/photos/8/113398/7448438/090827Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The rear sills have a particular shape in the area surrounding the exhaust tips that will complicate a little the operation because the outer layer is blended into the intermediate one and this one results as the external one.
Masking tape is used to determine the basic shape…
http://images30.fotki.com/v41/photos/8/113398/7448438/090828Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Then is glued to the base…
http://images50.fotki.com/v1571/photos/8/113398/7448438/090829Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The parts are cut to the final shape and the internal face is added where the center diffuser will be fixed…
http://images52.fotki.com/v1563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090830Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

And the outer layer is added cut to the approximated shape...
http://images52.fotki.com/v1564/photos/8/113398/7448438/090830Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

Some cutting and sanding to obtain the final shape…
http://images52.fotki.com/v1563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090831Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images50.fotki.com/v1572/photos/8/113398/7448438/090831Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

Once the rear sills are completed, it is possible to define the shape of the adjustable rear diffuser, to make this part, 0.010” styrene sheet is used, and according to the pictures this diffuser has a curved shape so it was rolled with an X-acto knife holder…
http://images40.fotki.com/v1239/photos/8/113398/7448438/090901Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Some adjustments are required until it completely fits, to fix this parts to the chassis, metal pivots are added to the front…
http://images52.fotki.com/v1564/photos/8/113398/7448438/090901Ferrari59902-vi.jpg
http://images50.fotki.com/v406/photos/8/113398/7448438/090901Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

Well, that’s all for today, in the next installment I’ll continue with the chassis detailing, there is still a lot to do…

And as I said before, any comments, advices, corrections or suggestions are always welcome.

i just drop my saliva when i see the engine :cwm27:

man..your work is really precise & clean, salute...now i'm hunger for your work more, hahaha

Ramon, you freak me out! (in the best possible way of course :D )

It's a pleasure to watch and follow :thumbsup:

Ramon, you freak me out! (in the best possible way of course :D )

It's a pleasure to watch and follow :thumbsup:
I completely agree with Klutz_100. Awesome work!

I completely agree with Klutz_100. Awesome work!

I do so, too.

Great job on detailling and scratchbuilding, nice photos

:eek2::eek2:

wow. So clean and flawless. I dont know what to say except I can not wait to see this in person...are you going to be able to finish by april 24th?

Very intense, indeed. The engine is gorgeous by itself too! Keep it up!

Brow You have Skills!!!!

Amazing job!!! I like a lot!!!

Keep us posted!!!

Cesar Bossolani

Great as hell !!!

Luv it

Great as hell !!!

Luv it

I don't know how great the hell is, but this is certainly a great build. ;)

You do magic job!!!
Gongrats...
Good luck until the end..

This is absolutely stunning. The precision shown here is second-to-none, and the step-by-step photos make me think I'm reading a magazine! Keep going!

Ramon is back in shape... and I'm delay with the show.....
Ok I sit down in the last chair's row but not worry, the show is magnificent!

Bravo!

This is absolutely stunning. The precision shown here is second-to-none, and the step-by-step photos make me think I'm reading a magazine! Keep going!

+1!

Very impressed. Amazing detailing on the engine too! :cool:

Chassis details and Hamann aerodynamic components…

Thank you Entau, Stevensky, Sergey, Michael, Justin, CifeNet, Cesar, Wishieftrottle, Jano11, Gtziaf, Bill, Gio and Paul for your great comments on my work! They’re highly motivating.
are you going to be able to finish by april 24th?Yes, the car is almost done, the WIP is delayed some weeks so you’ll see it there…

And… onto the works…

Now it is time to work on the middle area of the chassis, starting with the driveshaft cover, since it won’t be entirely visible, just the front of this part is made, machined out of aluminum, the same applies to the protective shield of this part which is made with tin sheet, latter a cover above the converter is made out of black cardboard…
http://images44.fotki.com/v1486/photos/8/113398/7448438/090903Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The covers assembled in their place…
http://images54.fotki.com/v556/photos/8/113398/7448438/090903Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

To compliment the detail of the center tunnel, metal-rubber supports for the catalytic converters are added
http://images53.fotki.com/v419/photos/8/113398/7448438/090904Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images51.fotki.com/v748/photos/8/113398/7448438/090904Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

Metal-rubber supports for the silencers at the rear are also made with plastic sheet…
http://images53.fotki.com/v426/photos/8/113398/7448438/090908Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images45.fotki.com/v1431/photos/8/113398/7448438/090909Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Once the exhaust system detail is complete, it is time to make the radiators; this vehicle has 4 for different systems, AC, oil, water and servo-steering, I will skip the oil radiator since it won’t be visible at all.
Both AC and servo-steering radiators are mounted in front of the water radiator, which is the biggest one, for this one the part supplied in the Revell kit will be used along with the fans it includes, next, the AC radiator, this will be made with the radiator part supplied in the Fujimi kit but modified, because the size is completely out of mind, so it is cut un halves vertically and these halves are glued again but parallel to each other, then the rest of the radiator is made with plastic sheet…
http://images53.fotki.com/v425/photos/8/113398/7448438/090911Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images52.fotki.com/v729/photos/8/113398/7448438/090911Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

The AC radiator is mounted to the water radiator…
http://images54.fotki.com/v555/photos/8/113398/7448438/090911Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

The corresponding hose is added to the water radiator cover, in the chassis two small plastic strips are added to ensure the radiators position…
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/090917Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The pipes of the AC radiator are made with aluminum wire and heat-shrink tubing, “Detail Master” aluminum fittings are used to fix them to the radiator…
http://images41.fotki.com/v1580/photos/8/113398/7448438/090918Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images52.fotki.com/v734/photos/8/113398/7448438/090918Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

To make the Servosteering refrigerating coil, ensuring that every curve has the same diameter and every line the same length, a template was made using aluminum tubing of the required inside diameter, inserted in a thick plastic piece.
Aluminum wire was used to make the coil…
http://images52.fotki.com/v304/photos/8/113398/7448438/090919Ferrari59902-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v426/photos/8/113398/7448438/090919Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

And the respective hoses (the grey spec numbers will be removed)…
http://images46.fotki.com/v1506/photos/8/113398/7448438/090919Ferrari59905-vi.jpg

According to the part drawing, some spacers have to be added, which are made with small plastic stripes, with this, all the radiators are ready and waiting for paint…
http://images54.fotki.com/v563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090919Ferrari59906-vi.jpg

Back in the chassis, brackets are added for the brake lines…
http://images52.fotki.com/v728/photos/8/113398/7448438/090920Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

And for the wheel bearing housings as well…
http://images52.fotki.com/v638/photos/8/113398/7448438/090920Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

The last detail added to the chassis is the anti-roll bar and its tie rods, the bar is made with soldering and is made in 2 parts to ease assembly, the tie rods are made out of plastic rods cut and perforated as needed…
http://images52.fotki.com/v738/photos/8/113398/7448438/090920Ferrari59903-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090920Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

With this, all the work in the chassis is finished, in the next installment, the interior modifications and detail…

And as I said before, any comments, advices, corrections or suggestions are always welcome.

I don't know how great the hell is, but this is certainly a great build. ;) Lol! This is quite a build so far!
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I'm speechless.

So much details, it's insane, it definitely worths following this WIP, useful and amazing at the same time!

Your work is really insane, i love it.
Where did you find the drawings of details?

Max

wow...just wow

soo much detail

crème de la crème of modeling, Ramon :thumbsup:

Outstanding details.

I hope you present your model without wheels on a mirror, otherwise your detailling would be a waste of time

Thank you Antonio, Bill, Tommy, Max, tpliquid, Stevensky and Micha for your nice comments!

Where did you find the drawings of details?
MaxThanks, basically, from pictures from the Internet, and from Eurospares, a great site with lots of parts diagrams: www.eurospares.co.uk (http://www.eurospares.co.uk/index.asp)

I hope you present your model without wheels on a mirror, otherwise your detailing would be a waste of timeOh no, never a waste of time, I had a lot of fun, which is the main purpose of my work, and anyway you will be able to see the detail behind the wheels, another reason to keep the wheels on, is that a good part of the job on the wheels was to make the brake discs rotate inside the calipers with the wheels.

And well, onto the works, this is going to be a long one…

Interior details…
The work starts with the bigger part which is the interior tub and the adaptation of the photoetched parts, beginning with the rear speaker grills.
First, the grill has to be bent to conform to the shape of the trimming cover…
http://images42.fotki.com/v1466/photos/8/113398/7448438/090921Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Then the trimming cover is perforated and the PE grill is glued from behind…
http://images54.fotki.com/v556/photos/8/113398/7448438/090921Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

Perforating the trimming covers allows the PE grill to sit flush with the part, for a more realistic look…
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/090921Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

The center console is removed in order to detail this part easier, this will also ease the carpeting process, so to remove it, PE saws are used…
http://images54.fotki.com/v563/photos/8/113398/7448438/090922Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images52.fotki.com/v639/photos/8/113398/7448438/090922Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

In the center console, the detail of the transmission controls is eliminated; it will be replaced with the nice part from the “CM” detail set…
http://images53.fotki.com/v419/photos/8/113398/7448438/090924Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/090924Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

And then it’s turn of the dashboard, one of my two favorite parts in every model…
The first part to work on is the speaker grill, so the same treatment done on the rear ones is applied...
http://images53.fotki.com/v431/photos/8/113398/7448438/090927Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The speaker grill in place…
http://images53.fotki.com/v426/photos/8/113398/7448438/090927Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

The PE part for the radio needs the covers to be bent with a little help of the “Etch Mate”…
http://images53.fotki.com/v420/photos/8/113398/7448438/090927Ferrari59904-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v432/photos/8/113398/7448438/090927Ferrari59905-vi.jpg

The “CM” detail set includes nice AC vents, but some work is required to make them look right, so, the first step is to remove the trim of every vent, cutting with a PE saw to remove and lose the less material possible, leaving these small circles which will be used latter…
http://images112.fotki.com/v189/photos/8/113398/7448438/090928Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v432/photos/8/113398/7448438/090928Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

And the resulting AC vent, using the previously removed plastic trim, the PE part is in the middle for a more realistic look…
http://images54.fotki.com/v556/photos/8/113398/7448438/090928Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

The adaptation of the radio didn’t present a major challenge, just perforating the dashboard to the right size, the light switches in the left were removed, latter will be replaced with buttons of the correct size and shape made with aluminum and plastic rod…
http://images53.fotki.com/v432/photos/8/113398/7448438/090928Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

The last PE details to add to the dashboard are the pedals, which are rolled with a cutter to give them a little curved form…
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/090928Ferrari59905-vi.jpg

Once the details for the interiors are done, the process go to the body, starting with the opening of the windows, this is something that I do with all my models it is a kind of signature that also allows a better view of the interior detail.
So the windows are mounted to the body…
http://images52.fotki.com/v734/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

And mark the area to cut…
http://images54.fotki.com/v556/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

To avoid putting too much stress in the transparent parts since they are too fragile, a paper cutting disc is used with the mototool, the problem with this method is that it is not possible to be very precise…
http://images54.fotki.com/v556/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

To cut in the corners a PE saw is used…
http://images53.fotki.com/v420/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59904-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v556/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59905-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v420/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59906-vi.jpg

And the rest of the job is done with files until every side sits flush with the body…
http://images17.fotki.com/v4/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59907-vi.jpg
http://images17.fotki.com/v372/photos/8/113398/7448438/091001Ferrari59908-vi.jpg

I almost forgot the roll bar, to make it, plastic rod is used bent to shape, the fixation plates were made with plastic sheet which will have PE bolt head added latter…
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/091004Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The roll bar in place…
http://images36.fotki.com/v1184/photos/8/113398/7448438/091004Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

Continuing with the work on the body, it is the turn of the engine bay covers, which are the Revell parts, these covers have all the detail molded in, and since this area will be visible when opening the engine compartment, a lot of detail has to be added to match the detail on the engine, basically all the vents and reservoir caps will be removed and replaced…
http://images52.fotki.com/v738/photos/8/113398/7448438/091005Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The first step is to cover all the perforations that won’t be used as the ones for the hood hinges which are too big… http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/091005Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

Then a perforation is made to recreate the AC air intake, the frame is made with plastic sheet and the grill is cut from “Studio 27 - Diamond pattern mesh”
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/091005Ferrari59903-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/091005Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

From the oil tank it is visible just a small portion, so there is no need to make it complete, then, plastic sheet is used for the tank and the filling pipe is reproduced with 2 mm soldering, the cap with Ferrari engraving is provided by Sakatsu…
http://images52.fotki.com/v729/photos/8/113398/7448438/091006Ferrari59901-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v419/photos/8/113398/7448438/091006Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

The filling neck of the coolant reservoir, the cap of it requires some work to reproduce the real thing…
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/091006Ferrari59903-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v425/photos/8/113398/7448438/091006Ferrari59904-vi.jpg
http://images41.fotki.com/v9/photos/8/113398/7448438/091006Ferrari59905-vi.jpg

The filling neck and cap of the windshield washer reservoir is made with plastic rod…
http://images53.fotki.com/v431/photos/8/113398/7448438/091006Ferrari59906-vi.jpg

The brake fluid deposit is made with plastic sheet cut to size; the cap is machined out of plastic rod…
http://images21.fotki.com/v194/photos/8/113398/7448438/091007Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The oil dipstick is made with a small piece of wire bent to shape and inserted into a plastic rod…
http://images24.fotki.com/v862/photos/8/113398/7448438/091007Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

The molded air vents are removed and replaced with plastic strips, below the covers, the servo-steering reservoir is already added, at the front, perforations were made for the hood latch and the hood release handle…
http://images52.fotki.com/v304/photos/8/113398/7448438/091008Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

The hood latch is made with small plastic strips and the release handle is made with brass sheet, this, because it requires some bending…
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/091009Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

All the parts for the engine covers…
http://images53.fotki.com/v431/photos/8/113398/7448438/091009Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

Checking the reference pictures I discovered a frame member that goes in front of the engine, between this and the radiators, this frame will be reproduced with brass “U” beam…
http://images53.fotki.com/v420/photos/8/113398/7448438/091010Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

This cross member has a vertical element which is also reproduced with bras “U” beam and plastic; in the body, at the front some tabs were added to help mounting the engine covers…
http://images44.fotki.com/v1490/photos/8/113398/7448438/091010Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

Next it is turn of the Hamann aerodynamic elements…
For the side sills, a base is made with 0.040” plastic sheet, this base will define how low the car will look, in this case will be scale 24.4 mm enough for a car that already rides low.
To this base will be added the aerodynamic elements that characterize this version…
http://images52.fotki.com/v737/photos/8/113398/7448438/091010Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

Three plastic rods are added to fix the side sill to the body…
http://images17.fotki.com/v372/photos/8/113398/7448438/091010Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

The base part is marked to match the body shape…
http://images54.fotki.com/v555/photos/8/113398/7448438/091010Ferrari59905-vi.jpg

And the extra material is eliminated and sanded to match the body contour…
http://images17.fotki.com/v372/photos/8/113398/7448438/091010Ferrari59906-vi.jpg

A plastic strip 1.1 mm wide is added perpendicularly to the base part…
http://images17.fotki.com/v372/photos/8/113398/7448438/091010Ferrari59907-vi.jpg

With an image of the actual car printed to 1:24 scale all the dimensions of the side sills can be obtained…
http://images54.fotki.com/v555/photos/8/113398/7448438/091011Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Then the aerodynamic outside elements of the side sills are cut to the right shape, these elements are made with 0.020” plastic sheet…
http://images53.fotki.com/v420/photos/8/113398/7448438/091011Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

And are added to the sill…
http://images52.fotki.com/v729/photos/8/113398/7448438/091011Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

Any extra material is removed and all the borders are sanded and rounded, this part is ready for paint…
http://images50.fotki.com/v1512/photos/8/113398/7448438/091011Ferrari59907-vi.jpg

This same process is repeated for the other side, then is turn of the front spoiler which has a kind of difficult to reproduce shape, so it will be made in several parts…
http://images18.fotki.com/v438/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

A base is cut for the center out of 0.040” plastic sheet; the borders are sanded to match the contour of the front fascia…
http://images52.fotki.com/v734/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59902-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v420/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

Two more pieces of plastic are added to the sides…
http://images53.fotki.com/v432/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59905-vi.jpg

The inner part of the spoiler is cut to match the shape of the fascia where it meet the chassis and 4 plastic rods are added to assembly the spoiler to the fascia…
http://images54.fotki.com/v563/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59906-vi.jpg

A 0.030” plastic strip bent to the shape of the fascia is used as pattern to define how much the spoiler will protrude the fascia and then remove the extra material…
http://images54.fotki.com/v564/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59907-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v563/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59908-vi.jpg

The extra material is removed, the spoiler sanded and two small rods are added to the center part as spacers to ensure the position of the spoilers…
http://images39.fotki.com/v1230/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59909-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v431/photos/8/113398/7448438/091012Ferrari59910-vi.jpg

A 0.020” plastic strip is added to create the outer aerodynamic elements…
http://images20.fotki.com/v366/photos/8/113398/7448438/091013Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

Added to both sides and then some sanding to give them the right shape…
http://images53.fotki.com/v425/photos/8/113398/7448438/091013Ferrari59902-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v425/photos/8/113398/7448438/091013Ferrari59903-vi.jpg

The borders are sanded to a smooth finish and it’s done…
http://images52.fotki.com/v734/photos/8/113398/7448438/091013Ferrari59906-vi.jpg
http://images41.fotki.com/v1246/photos/8/113398/7448438/091013Ferrari59907-vi.jpg

Test fitting the spoilers and side sills…
http://images33.fotki.com/v1115/photos/8/113398/7448438/091013Ferrari59904-vi.jpg

Next Hamann aerodynamic element is the upper spoiler which drives the wind to the rear wing, this is a very easy part to reproduce, just a plastic strip bent to shape with two small tabs at the ends to assembly it to the body…
http://images53.fotki.com/v420/photos/8/113398/7448438/091015Ferrari59901-vi.jpg

This upper spoiler is assembled to the rear body inserts…
http://images53.fotki.com/v419/photos/8/113398/7448438/091015Ferrari59902-vi.jpg

And well, this is it for now, in the next installment I’ll finish detailing the body and start the painting process.

And as I said before, any comments, advices, corrections or suggestions are always welcome.

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So great to watch happening! :thumbsup:

WOW!!...:bigthumb: every updates are fantastic, how long did you take to open the glass window?

It's too much for me, it's crazy!