Novitec Rosso Ferrari 599

[white_R34]

Man this is a real grate subject you have going on here, grate body work man keep it up.

[Entau]

tompidom, gionc & white_r34: thanks

robi j: actually that's exactly what i've plan in my mind, hope it turn out what i want

scratch built the door pocket, sorry for the dark pics




i need to use some matte black for the under chassis & wheels, but i'm not too sure to use flat black or semigloss black. so i test it again on the spoon

left: gunze flat black VS right: gunze semigloss black



left: gunze semigloss black VS right: gaia black 60% + gunze flat base 20% + steel 20%


i might use gunze semigloss black or the gaia mix for the chassis & rear diffuser, the flat black is too flat IMO

[Tompidom]

Id say go for the semi gloss!

[agamo]

I would go also for the semi gloss black, that would be close to the real thing.

You did a very good choice on the CF decals pattern size, (here is where I went wrong with mine, LOL) and I'm sure you will get them right.
What I did to ease the process was using two decals, one for the lower section (from the middle of the air vents) and then another for the upper section, don't do it with one decal.

Great job, keep it coming!

[Murray Kish]

Great work. Saw a 599 on the street the other day. What a fantastic looking car.

Keep up with the great details. Very interesting and impressive. Anyone that has really tried to make small details like that (like the window switch, or the door pocket), knows that getting them so nice and neat is NOT an easy task.

Thanks for the WIP. It will be fun to follow along.

Murray

[pharr7226]

Very nice work. I really like the modification of the center console. I have to get some of those photo etched blades. They seem to be pretty handy.

[Entau]

yeah, semigloss it will be

tompidom, murray & pharr7226..thanks

ramon, thanks for the tips..looks like i've to split it

pharr7226, actually the photo-etch you saw in the vent cutting pic is just to show i cut it, i didn't use it, i use those with tiny saw, they cut nicer but much slower

ok, some updates

the first door pocket was glue using thin cement, result was not so good because it soften the plastic too much, the 2nd one was glue with super glue, result was much better & easier, i was able to glue it more 'straight', the first one soft too much it bend


bottom is the 2nd door pocket


then i trace out the carbon fiber shape



done with interior modification & detailing, only require minor 1000 wetsand on some places, should be able to start painting any time soon

[countach79]

really, really sweet build!!

I'm lovin this build!

[gtziaf]

Awesome, just perfect...
The interior is absolutely amazing...

[Scolopendra]

Originally Posted by Entau

then i gloss coat & compound it, not supposed to do this, as the decal not 100% dried & the clear coat haven't cured completedly, it's just for testing

Amazing WiP here. Very nice progress so far. Can you, please, tell me what are the units on your cutting mat? Are those inches or centimeters? Just want to understand the size of the 1448 pattern. Thank you.

[Entau]

countach, gtziaf & scolopendra: many thanks

my cutting mat's unit is 1x1cm for each square box

although i really wanted to start painting on my interior, but i guess maybe not, better finish all modification & sanding work before any paint job, my table is super messy


Novitec Rosso's side vent is sightly larger than the stock 599, and the shape also more edgy


so i roughly marked the shape, file the hole to make it bigger and then filled with polyester putty


then i carefully sand to get the shape, because it's not easy to get a straight line


still a lot of work is require


Exhaust tip also different from stock 599, i tried sanding on the plastic but don't think i can get the result i want, it's too thick and difficult to get it thin


so i try this, 4mm metal tube from MSM, although slightly bigger than i want, i think it's better than the plastic


so i cut it half, mark the length with tape, file & sand it off, then insert some plastic on the bottom to act as female peg, and slowly file & sand to get the slanted shape


here's how it look, but not yet finish...still need some sanding to get it right



and the tricky rear spoiler, i have no idea how the thing looks like, only base on few angle from my reference pics, so the shape might not be correct



sand, sand, sand and more sanding until i got his






comments are welcome

[UKPonchoMan]

There are some reasonable pics showing the rear spoiler here - http://www.novitecuk.com/prod-599-images.html

[kans0002]

Between you Ramon I swear I am never going to try to build another Ferrari kit again. Hats off to you sir, you are making it all look so easy!

Stuart

[Entau]

ukponchoman, thanks...but still no top view which i'm looking for...

Stuart, don't said that , i actually gain a lot of tips from ramon's wip, i admit it's no easy...take the air condition vent for example, he separated it but i destroy it luckily i have replacement parts and that was already in plan..... i didn't follow exactly, only what i think i'm capable of, so do you

[Entau]

small update on the headlight:

i use some kotobukiya parts again for the headlight, size was correct but too thick


so i attach it to a dremel and thin it down with knife & smoothed with sandpaper 800 grit



basicly the original headlight is too short and inaccurate, so i separated it for easier painting and more realistic looking


compare to the original, although not much difference, but imperfection masking will show it a lot


the transparent headlight cover also doesn't fit, it is protruding from the body contour, so i carefully sand off the transparent part to make it fit & flush with the body