WIP: ROG Ferrari F430 "Rossa Fiorano"

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by D_LaMz

looking great! does hobby lobby have this kit yet?

If they do it would be in the ROG box; Revell USA will have it this spring. I'd wait to get that box so it would be as cheap as possible

[geronimo77]

Nice color and smooth finish

[redstang423]

wow that look amazing! i cant wait to see the finished product!

[Wheelin75r]

Nice paintjob!!

[XR6TURBO]

Paint looks amazing - i wish the range was available here in Australia

[Veyron]

That's a great color for the car, too bad Revell got the body so wrong in shape though.

[SkylineFan]

Originally Posted by Veyron

That's a great color for the car, too bad Revell got the body so wrong in shape though.

huh?? what is innaccurate about it??

Atleast I get an engine with this one....

[Veyron]

Originally Posted by SkylineFan

huh?? what is innaccurate about it??

Atleast I get an engine with this one....

An engine isn't much of a good trade for a bad body IMO.

I fiirst noticed on Oli's build...it's kind of hard to narrow down what is out of proportion because it could be a number of issues. They either arced the side window too high or let the bottom of it sweep too low as it flows to the front of the door. Makes that whole area look odd.

Also the arc of the top of the front fenders looks a bit too far forward. IMO the Fujimi body looks more correct...and on these cars once you get the engine installed you don't see much anyway, not really an issue here IMO. If you decide having a full engine which is only seen a fraction of the time that the whole body is seen is more important....I don't understand that, but hey it's your model and you should build for you.

[SkylineFan]

Originally Posted by Veyron

An engine isn't much of a good trade for a bad body IMO.

I fiirst noticed on Oli's build...it's kind of hard to narrow down what is out of proportion because it could be a number of issues. They either arced the side window too high or let the bottom of it sweep too low as it flows to the front of the door. Makes that whole area look odd.

Also the arc of the top of the front fenders looks a bit too far forward. IMO the Fujimi body looks more correct...and on these cars once you get the engine installed you don't see much anyway, not really an issue here IMO. If you decide having a full engine which is only seen a fraction of the time that the whole body is seen is more important....I don't understand that, but hey it's your model and you should build for you.

Well Brian, maybe you should purchase the Revell and I should purchase the Fujimi to compare.... I dont see what you are talking about IMO.

[Veyron]

Originally Posted by SkylineFan

Well Brian, maybe you should purchase the Revell and I should purchase the Fujimi to compare.... I dont see what you are talking about IMO.

That's actually good, that means you'll be 100% happy with it and I didn't just piss on your project.

I am working on the Fujimi 430 now....but I restyled several elements of the body so we'd have trouble making a comparo. I'm sure we'll get the two side by side somehow in the near future...and it may prove my eyesight is just whacky.

[bigfrit]

Originally Posted by Veyron

I'm sure we'll get the two side by side somehow in the near future...and it may prove my eyesight is just whacky.

Stop getting high like that, brian!
Just don't listen to him, he s got a beard!

I actually think you might have a point. I myself am building the revell one too, it looks very acceptable to me as far as accuracy goes, and it's about half the price and has got an engine. Of course, the rims suck donkey dick.

And I think the body proportions might be more correct on the fuj's too, the revell seems just a bit too bulgey and round around the windows, a feature that the 360 already had (along with a very big and wide A pillar.

Anyways, drugs are bad, eitherway.

And although I m not at all a big fan of metallic colours on ferrari's, this one does look good!

Olivier

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Well hell, I've been throwing 93 octane on the F430 fire on the ACME site just about restyling issues

I don't have the Fujimi kit to compare, but compared the pics of this Revell F430 to pics of the 1:1 on the internet.

Let's get picky, eh? Actually I don't see the same problems Veyron does. The roof arch, window shapes seem okay. The upper side vent on top of the rear fender might be slightly off, but the only thing I noticed on the body was the front bumper bevel that should wrap all around the front and continue around the side and visually line up w/a similar detail behind the wheel isn't rendered correctly. The sharper detail lines of the model, such as the sharp crease running along the body and the slight chamfer detail around the front/rear wheel openings all seem soft. Similar comparisons can be made for the Revell Modena vs. the Tamiya which was much crisper.

All this really proves moot as the model looks damn good already, at least for an F430...there's only so much you can do to the stock version...Ferrari's not exactly making their cars beautiful anymore and really weirding them up when it gets to details. Veyron's restyling is great, except for one issue we keep sparring over, and he's not done w/it yet so I'm going to STFU about it until he's done

Stop getting high like that, brian!

Anyways, drugs are bad, eitherway.

I think Brian missed going to college, therefore he never took up drinking and drugs . Maybe there's still time to earn that degree?

[Samurai75007]

Nice build, I need to go get me a F430 to go with my build but I have to many other projects right now (looking for a vw rabbit to throw a turbo VR6 into, got the engine dune but now I need the car). Hell I have 1,030 something posts and I haven’t even had the chance to finish one of my model’s I have been working on. damin I need to get busy. Anyway, looking good and keep it up.

[SkylineFan]

Thanks guys,

DOes anyone have the Tamiya kit and what they suggest for the Tan interior color on the 360's?? I want this 430 to have Tan hides, but wonder in the Tamiya 360 kit what suggestion of colors they say to use.

Thanks!!

Here is a few pics of the body all polished up. WHat a striking color from Leon!!

[Veyron]

Tamiya's Buff acrylic is good.

Paint looks tasty!