LaFerrari Aperta Tamiya 1/24

[Kjenjak]

I finally found some time (and good sunlight) to take pictures of the LaFerrari Aperta that I finished last November.


After finishing my regular LaFerrari and FXX-K, I was kind of in-the-flow, and not being sure Tamiya would eventually release a LaFerrari Aperta, I tried to build my own.
Base was of course Tamiya's standard LaFerrari 1/24 kit.
All body parts are painted TS6 Flat Clear, Zero Paints Canna di Fucile, and TS13 Gloss Clear.
Extras added to the kit:
- Tamiya P/E and C/F decals added, plus some left over P/E and C/F from a HD FXX-K detail set
- special emblems '70 years' between the seats and on thé outsides
- additional clear part (windbreaker?) on the upper end between the seats
- seatbelts with P/E buckles
- orange wires in the engine compartment
- red emblems and red details for the seats
- different coloring for the dashboard, with a black lower part instead of red, red horizontal lines, and red details on the air vents; on the top part I used some microballs for the Alcantara look, some C/F decals, and some additional decals for the controls
- red decals from a Studio27 FXX-K sheet
- valves for the rims
- special license plate
- E-Jan and metal tranfer emblems

Here are the pictures, all comments and critics welcome!

[Kjenjak]

I didn't really take enough pictures to do a separate WIP, so these are the main modifications:
Reworking doors and roof






Adding the orange wires to the engine


The outer doors get a different shape, and since there's no window part to be installed, inner and outer door are painted as one part




The black part just inside the door gets an extra opening

[griffin-gt40]

Nice work. I think it looks better as a spyder.

[fafnir]

Outstanding work!!

[360spider]

Very nice work.

[da_ashman]

Very Nice!!! Weve got one that looks similar to that down here in NZ! Think its the only one in the country.

[360spider]

What is the reason for paining it first TS6 Flat Clear? Or was it Zero Canna di Fucile color coat then TS13 Gloss Clear? Im a bit confused here I guess, just curious.

[Kjenjak]

Originally Posted by da_ashman

Very Nice!!! Weve got one that looks similar to that down here in NZ! Think its the only one in the country.

I liked the car that was presented at the Paris Motor Show in 2016, so I tried to replicate it as well as I could.
Good thing I still had a 3/4 jar of Canna di Fucile from my FXX-K.

[Kjenjak]

Originally Posted by 360spider

What is the reason for paining it first TS6 Flat Clear? Or was it Zero Canna di Fucile color coat then TS13 Gloss Clear? Im a bit confused here I guess, just curious.

Sorry, my mistake, it was of course TS6 flat black. I used it as a kind of black primer, so I had to spray less Zero paint to get a good coverage.
For me, using Tamiya spray cans is a lot easier than using the airbrush.
But in the end, spraying more Zero's onto the grey primer will surely have the same (visual) effect.

[rx7king]

Wow that turned out really well! Stunning shot with the other two!

[sportracer02]

Great job, looks convincing

[lovegt40]

REAlly nice model. Bellissima

[gtziaf]

Really nice and smart job Kjenjak. Love the result.

[BVC500]

Hi! Where did you get the Ferrari 70th emblems for the outside? Thanks!

[Kjenjak]

Originally Posted by BVC500

Hi! Where did you get the Ferrari 70th emblems for the outside? Thanks!

I googled something like Ferrari 70 years emblem, used the picture with the highest contast, and photoshopped it to the right size and color. Then printed it on white decal paper.
Needs a bit of trial and error every time.

I think I even did this before putting on the clear.

In the above pics, the grey of my emblems is much lighter than the car, but IRL the difference can hardly be seen.