WIP Tamiya F50 Full-View

[moscit]

Starting work on a Tamiya F50 Full-View. It's my first model in a while and the build will be lengthy given free time availability. In any case, here are a few shots of the completed cockpit.

[cham2020]

wow
very clean and very detail !

[D_LaMz]

progress is really good!

[NissanSkylineGTR98]

Awesome start! Looking forward to seeing more!

[moscit]

Thanks for the encouraging comments guys. Given that it's my first build in quite a while, I am somewhat pleased of how it has turned out so far. Hopefully, the rest will come out well too.

I will post new progrees as soon as I'm done with the next item: the engine. It will be my first attempt at wiring and plumbing detail as well.

[StolenSol93]

How do you do that? OMG its amazing how nice that looks I suck at doin that lol

[G-man422]

wow, good detail work.

[MPWR]

Great start, looking forward to seeing more. I'll certainly keep a watch here.

[Verminator]

The bodies so clear, cant see any glue marks

Nice start on the interior. I havn't seen one of these built yet, I do fancy doing one painted just on one half.

[moscit]

Well that's what I'm planning. Paint half of the body, but just the bottom half (upto the black line around the sides) leaving the tops (front and rear) clear to expose the detail work in the engine bay and front compartment. I'm also thinking of finishing the inside of the body (areas behind the painted body) in carbon fiber rather than the suggested black paint in the instructions.

I will also opt for the barchetta version (no roof) to allow a better view of the detail in the cockpit.

Now it's just a question time and execution...

[Ferrari TR]

But...
You've already built the front, are you going to add front compartment detail?

[moscit]

Yes Ferrari TR, you're right there is no detail in there yet but there will be. Nothing major, just the battery and some cf detail. I will go by some reference pics I found.

Looks fantastic! Love the detail...

[cfcrules]

How will you be getting rid of all the mould lines and the round marks on the inside of the body? As this is what has kept me from doing my one of these

[MPWR]

Originally Posted by cfcrules

How will you be getting rid of all the mould lines and the round marks on the inside of the body? As this is what has kept me from doing my one of these

Well, for the mold lines, sand them out with fine grit sanding sticks, and then use one of these to polish out the scratches.



As for the push pin marks, same thing- but if you're applying CF from behind, you don't need to be quite as vigorous in polishing those spots. Paining them with acrylic clear gloss and then applying the CF should hide the scratches very well if they're fine.