Ferrari 250GT SWB (Gunze/RM&M)

[klutz_100]

This is looking excellent.
Superb detailing work on the door panels

[jano11]

Originally Posted by CrateCruncher

The rubber for the windshield was painted in prior to clear coating.

That rubber is not meant to be shinny. I would have painted it only after the shinny clear coat.

The paint on the body is impressive, and door is very nicely detailed.

[360spider]

Originally Posted by jano11

That rubber is not meant to be shinny. I would have painted it only after the shinny clear coat.

Well, to be completely accurate, only part of that trim is rubber, the core is chrome strip, and the rest is rubber seal. The best way to reproduce it accurately is to scribe the trim a bit deeper with the scriber prior to painting, then paint, clearcoat, add chrome strip using chrome BMF, then fill in the "panel" line with flat black, thus imitating the rubber seal.

[jano11]

Originally Posted by 360spider

Well, to be completely accurate, only part of that trim is rubber, the core is chrome strip, and the rest is rubber seal. The best way to reproduce it accurately is to scribe the trim a bit deeper with the scriber prior to painting, then paint, clearcoat, add chrome strip using chrome BMF, then fill in the "panel" line with flat black, thus imitating the rubber seal.

Yep, the rubber seal will have to be flat black, thus my above post.

PS: Is it my memory or on the rear windshield of the SWB's only the chrome surrounding is visible?

[CrateCruncher]

I should have mentioned, I'm attempting something different here with the rubber gaskets and it may wind up biting me. But like Klutz says,"Always try something new". My thought behind painting the rubber before clear was to get a super-smooth area to lay down the chrome foil. I will then go back over the exposed black with with Flat Clear to make it dull neoprene rubber again once the chrome foil is burnished down. Or so the theory goes...

The rubber gasket is nearly as wide as the stainless surround! The back window is the same.

[jano11]

Originally Posted by CrateCruncher

I should have mentioned, I'm attempting something different here with the rubber gaskets and it may wind up biting me. But like Klutz says,"Try something different". My thought behind painting the rubber before clear was to get a super-smooth area to lay down the chrome foil. I will then go back over the exposed black with with Flat Clear to make it dull neoprene rubber again once the chrome foil is burnished down. Or so the theory goes...

The rubber gasket is nearly as wide as the stainless surround! The back window is the same.

Interesting idea!
Looking forward to see how it turns out.

PS: Sorry to go off topic but I just discovered that fnally the edit button works with Firefox 3.

[CrateCruncher]

Work continues on the SWB at a frantic pace. I've been focusing attention on the body, window glass, grille and other high vis knick knacks before launching into the final push on the dash and interior.

True to form with Gunze, nothing ever fits. The grille was assembled over an outline of the opening and each slat was filed down or switched around to get the best fit possible. The front windshield was somehow saved and made to fit by filing, heating, and polishing. The door window glass was originally going to be in the lowered position but no way would the brittle plastic survive without support so each window and vent was hand cut from acetate to fit into the opening before adding the foiling around the perimeter. I'm quite satisfied with the final fit of most every component including the doors and hood which have not been final attached yet.

Please keep in mind these are fast snap shots of a dusty model with an inexpensive Kodak EasyShare camera.

[BVC500]

Seems the like Gunze grille is too round for a SWB. Great work so far. I've really enjoyed this thread!

[tony126c2]

She looks very good! Keep these pictures coming

[jano11]

Looks great!

PS: Is it just my eyes giving up or the real wheel arch vents and the one on the roof aren't open?

[godfather23]

This one looks excellent. I admire your work on the chrome surroundings of the windows. And the doorfit is awesome.

Please darken the door and front hood gaps...(you know what I´m talking about!)

Keep up the great work.


Robert

[ddtham]

Awesome work! More updates please.

[tigeraid]

such a gorgeous car, I really need to pick a kit of it up.

[CrateCruncher]

Originally Posted by BVC500

Seems the like Gunze grille is too round for a SWB. Great work so far. I've really enjoyed this thread!

Yea, that oval shaped grille kinda bothers me too. After considering all the other things I wanted to do here (engine, doors, wheels..) I figured I'd learn to live with it. It's really not that noticeable unless you stick the camera in the grille like I did in that low close-up.

Originally Posted by jano11

PS: Is it just my eyes giving up or the real wheel arch vents and the one on the roof aren't open?

Yep, it's your eyes Jano. You should have those checked. (My pics are so blurry I'm surprised anyone is still viewing this thread!) Seriously, the vents on the SWB were closed off in front and back. Only narrow slits were present in the blanking plates (3 inline slits front, 2 back). So the front being open is less accurate than the back. The roof vent should have a tiny slit also .3 mm wide (about a #80 drill width). If anyone has a good way to make all those tiny slits I'd love to hear it!

Originally Posted by godfather23

This one looks excellent. I admire your work on the chrome surroundings of the windows. And the doorfit is awesome.
Please darken the door and front hood gaps...(you know what I´m talking about!)
Keep up the great work.

Thanks! This has involved the most foiling I've done to date on a model and honestly I still don't feel I'm that good at it. I used Bare Metal "Chrome" on the surrounds to simulate stainless steel and I used Bare Metal "Ultra-Brite Chrome" on the marker light bezels and hood trim. The ultra looks better but seems much thicker than the regular stuff in my experience.

That black rubber trick is difficult to spot with my amateur photography but in real person there is a clear ring of flat black rubber between the foil and the window glass. It makes the brightwork seem less bulky than if I had extended the foil to the glass. I'm still learning this area and have some things to try on the next model for sure.

The door and front hood gaps really turned out better than I expected. When I cut the body up I used the backward blade technique which cuts a trench to separate the parts. This can lead to some pretty wide gaps if you try to use all the plastic hood and door parts as I did. Fearing having a scale 2" wide panel gap I mixed my clear kinda thick and hoped for a miracle! The panel gaps are now just about right but it's just a stopgap trick (pun intended) until I learn something else.

[360spider]

Great work! How did you hinge the doors? I'd be curious to see since I'm planning on doing a full blown SWB from Hiro kit one day.