Tamiya Ferrari F40, not for the purists

[circuitR]

Originally Posted by dino246gt

Very cool! I did a Testarossa with some crazy mods a few years ago, this reminds me of how much fun that was! Ciao!

Thanks! That's the beauty of this hobby, there's no limitations

[circuitR]

Originally Posted by r0b1n

this is my kinda f40... i am no ferrari fan but this is one i would own.

Im loving this build, well done and thanks for the great tip on how to concave wheels

Thanks man, happy to add to The plethora of tips here

[circuitR]

Originally Posted by da_ashman

Looking good! Love the exhausts! That Quad Rotor looks like resin, whered you get it from? I only ask as Ive got Eightyones Quad Rotor which does not look that good, they literally just molded 2 13Bs together & there not even straight! theres a .7mm gap on one side. Wanted to do a RX7 with ITB poking thru the bonnet like MadMike's but the quality of the resin cast is so average.

Thanks Ash, I just realized I missed this question. The engine is a copy cast from the Tamiya 787B.

[karambolis8]

Looks great. Can't wait for finish.

[circuitR]

Righto, been a while since I touched this kit. I got a bit un motivated with all the details and life got busy. But hey, the joys of the hobby.

So what have I been doing? Well a lot of thinking and now changing a few things. I was gonna build a scratch built duckbill spoiler with magnets, but after the 3rd attempt, I was not happy. Also, I scrapped the rear diffuser and stripped the wheels.



Then painted white primer to lighten the Tamiya German grey.





Clear coat and decals



Now needs more clear coat. But now prepping the chassis for paint.

Thanks for looking and happy 2018.

[robrex]

Very cool !!

[bah humbug]

It feels strange to see an exotic and iconic car getting one of its famous features 'sliced' off, but I have to admit I actually like the look of this F-40, although I feel a tinge of guilt saying that.

It's almost like slicing off and sanding down the side strakes on a Testarossa.

Anyways as I said I actually like the looks of what you've done here, clean work.

P.S. that guy who linked the testarossa chassis & interior gave me fucking nightmare flashbacks of building the same 512 TR kit from monogram, finishing everything, and realizing the body will not sit flush with the chassis. Seriously fuck that kit.

[circuitR]

Originally Posted by bah humbug

It feels strange to see an exotic and iconic car getting one of its famous features 'sliced' off, but I have to admit I actually like the look of this F-40, although I feel a tinge of guilt saying that.

It's almost like slicing off and sanding down the side strakes on a Testarossa.

Anyways as I said I actually like the looks of what you've done here, clean work.

P.S. that guy who linked the testarossa chassis & interior gave me fucking nightmare flashbacks of building the same 512 TR kit from monogram, finishing everything, and realizing the body will not sit flush with the chassis. Seriously fuck that kit.

Thanks man, I was hoping to stir some good debates with this project, but everyone seems to like what I am doing 😂

The beauty of this hobby is we are limited by our imagination.

Luckily I have not encountered the 512TR kit a sounds like a nightmare