Progress thread: Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale

[Zturbo]

very very very niceeeeeee!!!!!!!!

[bigfrit]

Hm, didn't know there were so much differerences between the two cars, but you're sure doing another great work!


Keep up the more then excellent build!

Olivier

[kunta]

Remarkable project is going on by remarkable modeler!

[Veyron]

Originally Posted by 86_SR5

car looks fine with just primer on it, what color you going to paint it?

Thanks all! I have friends that are painting theirs yellow, green and red, so mine will probably be black. The official colors for the Stradale seem to be silver, yellow, black, red and metallic blue.

[slk320]

Looks like a very interesting project. I will follow it along with high hopes! I have the SAS kit, haven't started it yet.

[360spider]

Brian, looks great, but I think the rear spoiler is WAY too big, and too tall. If you look at the pictures, its only slightly bigger on the real car, maybe 1 3/4 as thick as on the original Modena. Yours looks too big. I know its probably too late to do anything about it though. :-) Great work so far!
here is my version:
http://italianhorses.net/New/CS.htm

[Veyron]

Thanks, Alex. The spoiler is a little shorter now, still taller than the real one but I kind of like the way it looks. I think the body mods that I have done are slightly more exaggerated, I took a little artistic license to increase the aggressive persona of the Stradale. I also noticed the license plate recess is different than the stock Modena, I didn't bother changing that. Yours is looking really nice, and I like that you used the TS 49, I love that bright red!

[fola]

The MSM kit is pretty cool, I got the SAS kit (Front bumper and side skirts) And a few days later got the MSM version which ís a little more complete.
The MSM bumper is IMHO a bit better ( beefier) and the Rear Hatch is pretty cool too.
I started my 360cs project yesterday, here are a few shots....

[TireGaint]

wow cant wait to put my order!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Veyron]

This could be fun! Everyone that is building a Stradale post their progress in my thread, it would be interesting to have all the techniques, approaches to the build, and comments in one thread.

I have been modifying the Renaissance 360GT wheel to replicate the Stradale wheel. It has to be converted from a single axle nut configuration to a five lug type. Also, the spokes on the Renaissance wheel curved outward too much so I sanded them flatter, and they are too deep from front to back so I began thinning them from the back with a Dremel tool. The Renaissance wheel is larger in diameter than the Museum Collection Challenge wheel that everyone including MSM is making resin copies of. The front tyres from the Tamiya Enzo are perfect fro the Renaissance wheel and the Stradale because that car has very low profile tyres.








Getting closer to the painting process, since it's going to be black, things need to be very tidy.

[vwman]

That is Reeeaalllly HOT !!!!

[Veyron]

After recieving the MSM transkit myself, I can tell you that they repopped Museum Collection's wheel, then modified the spokes, essentially deepening the cuts torward the center to replicate the Stradale wheel. They also narrowed them to fit the stock Tamiya Modena tyres, Museum Collection made theirs wide to fit Tamiya racing slicks. The MSM wheel looks great but diameter is too small for Stradale.

The MSM seats are much nicer than Acu Stions.

The cooling scoops in front of the front wheel openings on the front bumper part, are not as accurate as the SAS front bumper scoops.

The Acu Stion decals are more complete including all Stradale emblems and gauge faces. The stripes on the Stradale are suppose to be the same width as the Ferrari emblem on the 360 engine cover, MSM's are a little too wide and Acu's are about right. MSM's stripes seem to be more opaque but a little less quality regarding the little green and red stripe. Any lack of opaqueness can be remedied by cutting some plain white decal to put under them.

MSM's work is good overall. The interior parts, body parts and decals are very nice. The supplied exhaust tips are not impressive though, seem too small.

[fola]

so, painted, clear will be appleid in a few days.

I will use the msm wheels, they are just fine.... in size too,
the rear hatch will get the PE grills by acustion so i cut out the yellow backing the rear spoiler is a bitch to shape! the msm one is actuaalyperfect coz the spoiler and the holes are already shaped . I decided to rework the original sills because both after market versions where too narrow, not deep enough, the 360gtc is KILLER!!

[Veyron]

I like those in silver, it's going to look great! Thanks for the post.

Mine will be like this:

[TireGaint]

Originally Posted by fola

so, painted, clear will be appleid in a few days.

I will use the msm wheels, they are just fine.... in size too,
the rear hatch will get the PE grills by acustion so i cut out the yellow backing the rear spoiler is a bitch to shape! the msm one is actuaalyperfect coz the spoiler and the holes are already shaped . I decided to rework the original sills because both after market versions where too narrow, not deep enough, the 360gtc is KILLER!!

What silver spray is this? TS-17??