WIP: Tamiya Ferrari F1-2000 1/20

[Zubski]

Update:

Cowling is polished and started decaling.

[Zubski]

Update:

Front Nose: I striped all the paint of it, i reputtied it because i noticed when it was painted that there were some missed spots so they should all be filled in now.



Rear Wing: Painted the red on the wing.



Undertray: I glued the parts on to it, and i puttied some inperfections.





Monocque: I glued the piece in and puttied it.



Intake Duct: I painted the inside of it black and glued it together.



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[Zubski]

Small Update:

Wheels Painted, some of the wings painted white, and you guessed it ... MORE putty.







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[stevenoble]

Wheels are looking good.What paint did you use on them?? Looks like the kit needs plenty of putty work!! I hate that part of building.All the putty work just stops me getting to the bit I enjoy....painting!!! But the better the putty work the better the finish.You can be the best painter in the world but poor preparation will always show.It's good that you are taking your time and getting it right.

[Zubski]

I used TS-30 Silver Leaf.

[Zubski]

Update:

I have the wheels decaled but i can't get a picture of it with my camaera, i painted the black on monocque, the rear wing is soooo close to being finished, and i painted the front wing, i found the red part kinda hard to mask.







i just got the Jordan 191 so that should be fun. Look like a good kit. Does anybody know the part number for the Formula Perfect Manual Series Vol.3 Close up and history?

Zubski

[Zubski]

Update:

Front Wing: Decaled!



Radiator Duct: Painted and almost 100% assembled.



Bargeboards & well idont know what it's called: Painted.



Backwing (disaster): I made a big boo boo, i decaled the wing and cleared it, i masked it to paint the black on the inside and when i removed the tape the decal came off with it :@. So now there will be no decals there.





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[billypee]

Nice work on this model; it shows that your skills are improving all the time.

Originally Posted by Zubski

Does anybody know the part number for the Formula Perfect Manual Series Vol.3 Close up and history?

There are 2x on eBay right now... one in Japan is 27USD from a seller I have purchased FPMs from before.

[Kimi_Collector]

Great reading, and it's looking really good!

[Zubski]

I am having the worst luck with this model. When i was working on the model the lamp fell and landed on the cowling, it went flying in the air and hit the computer, i wrecked the white decal and took of the point of the center, how am i suppost to fix this? I wonder what else is going to happen to this model. I never had the lamp fall for the year its been there.

PLEASE HELP ME! PLEASE HELP ME!

[stevenoble]

If you don't have the pointed piece that broke off you could try to glue some plastic card of the same thickness in place and sand it to shape.Only thing is you will have to repaint the repaired area or repaint the cowling.If you have the pointed piece glue it back on and fill the join.You can mask along the panel lines and respray just the back area of the cowling.

[Zubski]

Update:

I decided to paint the suspension, glued the camera on the nose, painted the clear red and clear blue on the wheels, i used blue though because i don't have clear blue i really don't like it it's too dark.

Can someone please tell me the correct way to get a shine. I clear, polish and wax but no were near as shiny as i want it. Can someone please tell me how to get a good shine.








I really wish i was aloud to use the good camera this one can't pick up anything small or clear.

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[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by Zubski

Can someone please tell me the correct way to get a shine. I clear, polish and wax but no were near as shiny as i want it. Can someone please tell me how to get a good shine.

There isn't really a correct way to get a good shine.Everyone has their own method.
I do it as follows:

1: Prepare the parts and do any filling of gaps etc.
2: Apply primer to check quality of preparation work.If it's good, final primer, if not repeat step 1 until you have the result you want.
3: After final primer and drying time, lightly wet sand primer coat with 1500-2000 wet and dry paper.Make sure the surface is clean and smooth and free from any defects or flaws.
4:Clean surface with solvent wipe to remove any sanding residue or grease from fingers.
5: Apply colour coats, light and even.More lighter coats are better than 1 heavy coat.If any flaws or defects appear sand out before applying the next coat of colour.When happy you have a nice even colour coat applied leave to dry.
6: Once thoroughly dried I apply the clear coat.Lightly at first and drying in between coats.My last couple of coats will be thinned more than the first and will be applied so the clear is 'wet' and has a nice shine to it.Although I would never describe them as overly wet.
7: After a period of drying I wet sand with 6000 and 8000 micromesh cloths.
8: I will then polish with various rubbing compounds (Tamiya, Finishers etc) using the different types (course,medium,smooth and final finish) as required, to refine the finish and get a nice deep glossy shine to the paint.
9: Finally use a decent wax and wax the surface.

This is just the way I do it.Others will do it differently to me.You need to experiment, find a way that works for you and stick to it and perfect it.It also depends on the types of paint you use, type of clear etc.Some paints have much longer drying times for example than others.

To be honest the finish you have achieved on that nose cone looks pretty damn good to me!!!! So you are not doing anything fundamentally wrong in my opinion.

[andrew landon]

so far this is looking good. too bad about the bad luck with this one, hopefully your luck starts to change.

[Zubski]

Hello,

Nothing really going on with this model. I need more white primer and the hobby shop doesn't have any right now so i have to wait. I kind of lost interest in this build, i really prefer older kits, i find them more fun then these newer cars. So from now on i will be building the older kits. I will try to get this one done as soon as i can.

Thank you very much steve, this will be very helpful.

I left the picture big so you can really see how it looks.