Pagani Zonda F

[denilsonvm]

In 2011 I found this 1/24 body on ebay but only a few days ago I started this project that probably will last for some months.

Body is fiberglass, has lots of bubbles and was a little warped.




I will use a Mondo Motors 1/24 diecast as donor parts




Also made some modifications... front grill removed, rear grill removed, holes drilled for the lights





As you can see the "carbon fiber" areas have texture, still don't know what to do with that.

Renaissance "round lights" used in different diameters



Rear diffuser made from styrene sheet


Primer applied to check some imperfections




Now I will fix the panel lines and check the fitment of clear parts.

Also decided to paint it orange


Regards,
Denilson

[generationx]

Great project, watching this with interest!

[da_ashman]

Nice!!! Werid that its made from Fiberglass!
You could even tag Batman on the front
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmay...53188/?q=zonda f orange

[rx7king]

Nice I didn't know there were any kits of pagani, I will look forward to updates

[Fabbri_Guy]

That car is cool. Is it a one off kit?

[denilsonvm]

Originally Posted by Fabbri_Guy

That car is cool. Is it a one off kit?

Yes, it is!

Thanks everyone for your comments, I'll post the updates in a few weeks.

[epayol]

the owner of that car is from my country he calls himself an "artist", I would rather say a criminal.

[stratos75]

That fiberglass body is a bad copy of Mondo's. I think it would be much better to use the original Mondo's body. I'm going to follow such way.

[denilsonvm]

After some months, i'm back to this model.

Body preparation ready


Starting to paint



Only first coat was applied. Still has more paint to apply.

Denilson

[nugundam93]

i'm thinking, why not paint the CF texture and then cover it with clear epoxy to level it eventually?

[denilsonvm]

Originally Posted by nugundam93

i'm thinking, why not paint the CF texture and then cover it with clear epoxy to level it eventually?

That's a good idea, i'll try that in the rear wing. Thanks!

Finished painting the orange, also applied a white pearl and a fine layer of clear coat.



Denilson

[mattbacon]

There's some great work going on here, but I have to admit, I'm puzzled. It looks to me like the resin body started off life based on a Mondo diecast anyway. Why not just detail and finesse the Mondo model (which is pretty inexpensive, certainly over here... only £15, a third the price of a new Fujimi kit of ANYTHING), rather than use the Mondo kit for donor parts?

bestest,
M.

[denilsonvm]

Originally Posted by mattbacon

There's some great work going on here, but I have to admit, I'm puzzled. It looks to me like the resin body started off life based on a Mondo diecast anyway. Why not just detail and finesse the Mondo model (which is pretty inexpensive, certainly over here... only £15, a third the price of a new Fujimi kit of ANYTHING), rather than use the Mondo kit for donor parts?

bestest,
M.

Hello Matt, I understand your question and I've been asked this a lot of times. The diecast produced by Mondo has big gaps between body and movable parts, this fiberglass was made from a body with some corrections and movable parts glued. I did some corrections too, and I'm pretty sure it was easier to do that with fiberglass than metal (diecast).

Denilson

[Lownslow]

Originally Posted by denilsonvm

Hello Matt, I understand your question and I've been asked this a lot of times. The diecast produced by Mondo has big gaps between body and movable parts, this fiberglass was made from a body with some corrections and movable parts glued. I did some corrections too, and I'm pretty sure it was easier to do that with fiberglass than metal (diecast).

Denilson

Actually it isnt thats what tamiya putty is for

[denilsonvm]

Carbon areas were painted black, now will apply the decals in these areas.



Denilson