Hi all!
i've decided to continue the buildup of this rare spyder after completing the basic bodyworks. I must admit that i've fell in love with the overall shape of this mod...LWB in spyder form, possibly the best looking ferrari spyders ever created!
For those who's a first time visit here, i've modified the body from a spare revell 275 nart. both the length & width of the original 275 nart body has been increased by 8.34mm long & 0.5mm front / back wide. the center portion width remains as the nart has a narrower front & rear width as compared to any 250 series (IMO).
i must declare that this build will not be a 100% accurate build but more importantly, i wanna see if i can think out of the box & mod / build a decent ferrari of my dream. work has been started & here's a first look...
as usual, the work top is so ever untidy & messy! but this may well lies the first ever plastic nembo spyder in 1/24 scale!
to date i've started to modify the chassis to fit into the new longer & wider nembo body. as such, the frame is also widen & lengthen. these 2 parts have to be done concurrently as any slight misjudgement will render the fitting faliure. so it's all about fitting, sanding, fitting puttying...etc
a better look at just where the locations of the extra lengths & breadths i've added in. the rear wheel arches are from the same kit, abeit cut-up to fit the tail of the nembo. the rear deck of the nembo was a scratchbuild affair, noting the differences between the nembo & the nart in the real car pics...
i've made a mistake on the shape of the rear bottom lip of the nembo, and also the need to clear those exhaust pins on the chassis. a reworking is underway now.
ah! the front lip...i accidentally drop the body & cracked the front part. this is a rework being done after removing the under lip & putty up again. this time more putty in used underneath the skin! also, the nart front lip is too thick (IMO) so i reinforced the botton lip & start sanding like mad to make it look just thin enough like a nembo.
here's another look at the profile of the nembo sides & the front lip...
another look at the rear deck on those cut-out wheel arches glued to the body. it has to be done this way as every now & then, i need to test the chassis & the body for alignment checking during buildup...ALL THE TIME!
finally, the chassis by itself. note those areas styrene are added. i have to build in such a way that the styrene add-ons will not affect with the continuous testing process.
that's all for 29 june...12hours to the EURO 2008 finals!
more updates will follow, now that i've decided to see it in completion & see if i make the cut of doing such massive mods on modeling in the future.
please feel free to ask / comment / criticize anything if you need. i joined AF for get improvements ideas for my modeling. this is consider my first build in over 6 years now...so i don't expect smooth sailing at the first attempt.
thankx for watching & VIVA ESPANA!
cheers!
marc
SGP