Ferrari Superamerica

[stormer_GS]

Hello again from the workshop of a Hamster! I lost my faith in the Challenger project, so I began my journey with this "quick" build of Revell's Superamerica. The reason I have put so much attention to this project is simply because I have a Fujimi's 575 in my Hamster stack.

I'll let the pics do the talking:
original:

http://www.ferrari-chat.nu/forum/vie...?f=124&p=12207

Revell before:


Revell in the middle of progress:


There had to be some areas to be thinned:


Revell didn't put a badge relief on the back so that was a "must do":

http://www.distrocars.com/2005-ferra...rica-rear-side

With outlining of the PE badge on 0,3mm styrene I managed to produce a fairly nice Horse emblem for the back:

http://rides.webshots.com/album/5770...SNWOZ?start=36

Interior got a few details too:


Because of the resemblities between Supeamerica and 575 Maranello I decided to make a modification of the front seats. There is only one in progress at the moment but I'll make a resin copy of it so that I will save some time for the following projects.


Mocking up of chassy and engine...


Wheels on modified axis (Fujimi type):




Another mock-up:


Seat still needs some attention before molding (the main area is covered with masking tape to prevent damage while sanding down the putty):


I managed to lay a layer of Tamiya's yellow (20ml pot):


I hope you enyojed scrolling down and hope to show you something new soon.

[janositamas]

Good job so far, nice choice on the rims!

[Tompidom]

I hadnt even noticed the rear horse emblem was like that, If i buy the kit again i think ill have to do this aswell it makes a huge diffrence, Are you ging to do the polished aluminium tank lid aswel?

O and bye the way you should take a look at the gap between the dash and the rest of the interior, Mine had a pritty big one,,

But good luck and ill be watching this one berry closely!

[stormer_GS]

Thanks for your tip Tompidom! I really hadn't noticed the gap while I was dryfitting interior to the body. I did notice something isn't right where it's supposed to be but I thought that I overlooked a part in the kit that could put it right.
So I took a closer look at the whole kit and also noticed that there isn't any panel lining on the front and the rear. A few strokes here and there with a PE modelling saw sorted it out. There is a Tamiya's botteled primer applied with a brush to fix the minor scratches. I also made panels for the "headlight cleaners":

URL source


And here is how I solved the dashboard gap. It took a few minutes to file it a bit so that the console sat on it's place. The reference:

URL source



Because I want to have an EU version of SA, I also had to make the turning indicators. A clear sprue inside of dremel and a scalpel plus PE saw helped me out on this one. I'm thinking of doing the same thing with an orange sprue I had left from Lexus IS350.


These small things are inside of a 10 by 10mm square and they don't look very accurate but it's good enough for me although I might work on some new pieces:


Thanks for watching!

[Joe Blyth]

Nice work, I admire your attention to small details that so many seem to miss.

[stormer_GS]

Thanks Joe, but it's kind of a curse, this attention to details. I just can't build OOB's anymore so every model takes a few months of work. Well everything has a price to pay, I guess.
Since I wasn't pleased with the clear directional lights, I milled new ones out of clear orange sprue I had left from Fujimi's Lexus. To give the glossy look back to the milled clear parts I simply "painted" them with Tamiya's Thin Cement. Any clear lacquer should do the job too, I guess. I used Thin Cement for one reason only - it slightly melts the plastic surface even though you apply a thin layer. You can get glossy effect with lacquers too but you have to apply a lot of lacquer and you can end up with a ball instead of a cone shaped directional light. Let me show you what I mean:



You can see the milled out parts in the middle which are without
glossy surface, and the Thin Cement treated ones at the bottom:






I also made the roof locks panels:




A few more scratches to fill and it'll be ready for the last
layer of paint. I'll keep you posted!