'05 Ferrari 575 GTO

[gionc]

Once a time, thanks guys and sorry for the delay in new steps, I'm trying to finish other stuff.
Dave> actually the paint/decals are stripped, I was satisfacted by the body mods but not from the finishing, some overlapping's troubles with decals and masks. Lesson learned . I hope to keep in hand soon but those Jeff Gordon's stuff I'm wondering.... can't rexist... LOL

[jmwallac]

Is this project still alive?

Looks good so far....

[gionc]

Originally Posted by jmwallac

Is this project still alive?

Looks good so far....

Thanks but lately I'm seeing a lot of those boring old thread bump, if the post is useless for the community please use PM: this one isn't only for you: I see a lot of new members that probably skip FAQ and guidelines..

The project is still alive but in delay due to other stuff deadline, like contest I joint and group build, more over the summer.

[JELPSPEED]

great!! keep up with the updates, amazing job!!

[kanedge]

Just found this and it looks amazing. Excellent work on the body mods, that first colour scheme was killer. Awesome.

[gionc]

BBBBBUMP! This time is me!

This build make me to think about. I called GTO but she has nothing to do with her '62 grandma... Now a less more Really now would be a bit hard recognize that she's based on a Maranello... isn't it?

Let me (gio the modeler) to show how I'm trying to kill my alter-ego gio(nny be good) with Morimori fumes.... the worst smell you'll ever feel... bullshit smell like violets aside... ROFL

Guys I wannot to show the whole thing's design now becose it would be in primer>painted in few days (hopefully) and you'll understand better then. Anyway I wanted to share some Morimori tips, despite the infamous smell it's amazing, I feel it better than any other polyester putty I tried, and it have a kind quality: after 20-30 mins (depends of the kat %) you'll cut with a cutter like a good compact foam. Day after is rock.

First times may be hard to find the right formula: it would be catalised at 2%, so I used a squared paper 10x10 squares + 2 for Kat. After a couple of Kilos used I mix it by the color: the putty is grey, Kat is dark yellow, a good mixing ratio would be medium yellow. Too simple to do than to explain.

Let me show: enough words in my crappy english for today: new side vents:











(Sorry for dirty hands "We're working for you" ROFL)







Rear vent: (before>after)





After dozen of drawing attempt I choose the headlight shape, I tried oval, squared... they're now in the average



More to come (hopefully... I'm creating by myself something wich I don't know the final result... ever if we'll have a final result LOL)

[sportracer02]

Hi,

great to see you working on this model.

The vents behind the wheels look good (another opportunity might have been the SLR vents), rear vent also makes it GTO-like

[360spider]

Gio, rear vents and re-done rear deck looks great! I'm not such a big fan of the fender vents, they look awkward in the front, against the wheel opening... I'm torn on the headlights - they look nice, but too round for this shape? Great to see you working on it again though.

[quadzero]

This is great progress. Usually we are treated to elegant PE'ing and very realistic interiors and brakes from you. Nice to see you get your hands dirty with all this original work.

[Enzoenvy1]

Gio, Love the rear vents, they are tops! Front vents do not seem to flow to well. I am no expert, but the initial surface that is cut from the body does not support the vents well. They almost need to be parallel to be more effective. I think that this can be achieved with the wheel arches. I dunno, I don't mean to deter you as you are always doing extravagant ideas. What ever comes of it, this is a work in progress. Anything out of the box is great for a lot of, literally.

[WRC_413X]

Nice work GIO!, i think the front vents will look nice once its all done. Keep the crazy progress coming!

[mike@af]

Awesome work Gio! Is there a reason you didnt use sheet styrene instead of putty for the front vent work?

I'm anxious to see what the body looks like as a whole.

[Dan66460]

Where the heck was this hiding? What else do you have in your closet? Never mind, I may not want to know!!

Excellant work so far!

[sjelic]

It was about time to bump this one, I was waiting for a long time. Keep the photos coming

[MidMazar]

That putty looks fun to play with, must have some. Where can i get some? And do keep the photos comin!