Revell 1/24 Ferrari F2007 (Massa - Bahrain)

[Tibi Keke]

Hi again!
Did you clear coated the body? I follow with interest your topic because i have this kit to and i would like to build a Räikönnen version in this summer. I'm not shore yet what race version...
Regards,

[stormer_GS]

Hi Tibi Keke!

Yes, the body is clearcoated at the moment with Zero's 2k lacquer. You can see the result here:


Well that's great to hear that another fellow modeler is planning to build the same kit. If you'll need
any advice regarding this F2007, feel free to ask. I've got pretty much figured out the 2007 changes.
The Ferrari changed color in 2007 season, a lot of body modifications have also been made... Be carefull
if you plan to make an authentic build - the string logos were used only in Bahrain, Monaco and China.
You should also pay attention to the wing/spoilers change throughout the season... It's best to take a look
at the www.formula1.com and look at the specific race gallery and the technical modifications.

Thanks for watching!

[stormer_GS]

Here's a mockup of the clearcoated body and front wing. The grey flaps on the front wing are there
only for fitting before sanding and painting.


Still have to paint these, put on some decals and clearcoat some things (plus I still have to paint the
steering wheel):

[stormer_GS]

Wheels are closing to finish and the unpainted wings from the last photo are drying with X-7 red layer on them:

[Twowheelsrule]

Good build! I have been enjoying watching your progress!


TW

[stormer_GS]

Thanks TW!

I had to sand down the clear over the decals on the nose of the body with P2000 -> P12000 -> Tamiya Finish.
Still have clearcoat these:


...and the front wing flaps:


This is how the nose looks like without wax:


This is the cockpit with a bit too long steering column without the glass shield and the Bahrain circuit drawing:


Reference cockpit:


Still have a lot of detail work to do...

Thanks for watching!

[stormer_GS]

Brief update before the Saturday's local contest.
Finished cockpit:


Random:


ALU exhaust pipes:


Still have to paint some things:


This is just a mockup - tomorrow I'll glue the body and underbody and rear light, make the antennas and pitot,
put BMF inside the mirrors, glue in the spoiler above the driver and correct wash on the spoiler.

Still a lot of work to be done...

[Tibi Keke]

Excellent! I like your weathering to! Very well done!

[billypee]

This is a fabulous looking model. Superb work on the painting, decals and attention to detail. And to think it is a 1/24th Revell too

[stormer_GS]

Thank you both for comments!
It was finished on Friday last week and presented on SVM - a local contest (pics and statistics will follow).
I'll take some time later today and make some more pics of my F2007. In the meanwhile you are invited
to take a look at the contest's pics (click on the picture):

[stormer_GS]

It's finally finished!! If I calculate how much working time was spent for this project, I'd add up to about 70 hours.
It definately has to be thinned down properly to look better but it goes together easily. The rear spoiler
has to go onto the body last as well as the front two little wings on each side of the nose. The main vent
guards also go on last because it decreases the risk of damaging them when working on the antennas.
When inserting the cockpit (Tibi Keke), you have to put it in before closing the inside of the main vents
(they're made from two pieces - upper and lower half). You also need to figure out the painting order
because there is a lot of two-tone pieces. You can see the order through my build diary.
I used „Museum Collection“ sponsor decals (very thin and not so flexible - easily brakable), aluminium tube
for exhaust and „Scale Motorsport“ PE seatbelt. Body is painted with Tamiya's acrylic paints, Zero paints 2k lacquer and MM's matted lacquer on the wheels.

List of modifications

cockpit
- grinder off the molded seatbelts and replaced them with PE
- added map of Bahrain circuit
- added a Ferrari decal on the steering wheel
chassis
- thinning of the rim spokes
- sanded down the tyres
- thinned down wheel arms, rear end and difusor
- added new squares of styrene below the front axis
body
- opened the vent above the driver
- aluminium exhaust pipes
- modified rear spoiler - actually it was downgraded because Revell provided the spoiler from the late half of the season
- made a rounded line on the bottom of the front wing's sides
- added sponsor decals
- correctly positioned the Bridgestone decals on the rear end of the body
- weathered body of the F2007
- added the antennas and Pitot tube


I placed third in the local contest with it:



I can see that I misplaced the main sponsor logo (behind the driver) and that there is some fluorescent orange
missing above the driver and that the tyres could be better but that's the peak of my concentration and skills
at the moment.

Hope you like it...

[billypee]

The finished result looks fabulous. Great work.

[jano11]

Wow! Beautiful, I love it!