Ferrari 360 Modena, fully open

[mrawl]

A random grab-bag of items tonight.

Here are the 360 tail lights. (Euro-look, no amber, the turns have amber bulbs probably)


My first attempt at these lights was disappointing, flat looking with no real detail. But I finally got an ok result, ymmv. I'll clean up those paint lines later...




Finished painting the inside of the doors. Tamiya screwed this up somewhat - the line where the black meets the leather is not right, I corrected it here. (sorry no ref pic, just look at a pic to see what I mean) I faked the appearence of the grab bar with paint - it's tempting to cut off the molded plastic blob and reshape it correctly. I might add more details later, not sure yet.


The line goes up here, at the front/left. Tamiya has it going down.






Some random body pics...




EJAN sticker


Here are the hybrid kit/PE wipers again.






I didn't like the Tamiya setup for the wipers, I redrilled the holes to move them up higher into what I believe is a more correct position.







God, does this ever end??? Infinite kudos to everyone who ever finishes a model!!

[mrawl]

Joe, I'll do some experimenting with the Future idea. How would you deal with this kit, where there are body moldings inside the headlights which I think touch (or almost touch) the glass? I'd be worried something as thin as Future might run all over those internal parts. Just use a light touch I guess?

Studio-VS The exhaust was stripped of kit chrome, then Testers black enamel, then Alclad II chrome, then Tamiya Weathering Master (Kit D) for the stained parts.

[andybmw7272]

This is absolutely great. I think one of the best builds i have seen if not the best.

[jano11]

Originally Posted by mrawl

Some random body pics...

Where's the girl???

Seriously, you're doing a wonderfull job with this model!

[Joe Blyth]

Originally Posted by mrawl

Joe, I'll do some experimenting with the Future idea. How would you deal with this kit, where there are body moldings inside the headlights which I think touch (or almost touch) the glass? I'd be worried something as thin as Future might run all over those internal parts. Just use a light touch I guess?

When I built my 360 spider, I didn't really have a problem with the Future getting everywhere, I just went slowly and used small amounts of Future.

[mrawl]

Originally Posted by Joe Blyth

When I built my 360 spider, I didn't really have a problem with the Future getting everywhere, I just went slowly and used small amounts of Future.

Ok, I'm convinced. That looks absolutely flawless! Thanks again.

[sjelic]

How on earth did I miss this???? Now I spent some time checking it out and I must say a big WOOOOOW. Such a clean and precise work all over, amazing.

[eternazr4]

This model is so amazing its ridiculous! Can't wait to see the finished result.

[mrawl]

Originally Posted by jano11

Where's the girl???

I'll have to look into that

Thanks for the nice comments guys, I really appreciate it. And please don't be shy on criticism, suggestions, building tips, etc. jmwallac asked what is a good rim color for a silver car. I was asking myself the same question, so I tried a few obvious options, but none of them are doing much for me. What do you think?...

Kit chrome:




Aluminium:




Black:






I know, not the best pics, doors are being serviced

I'm not too thrilled with any of these. I used to think the kit chrome looked great but now I feel it's a bit toy-like. The black looks wicked but may be best suited to a different car. Aluminium seems a bit bleh. Any other suggestions? I suppose I should try to reproduce the Ferrari metallic/cleared finish, which is very nice for sure.

That's all I have right now, been some distractions here, but I'll have something else soon.
Happy modeling everyone opcorn:

[jano11]

I would go with the black, but with a semigloss finish.
Otherwise try with a darker shade of gold, you know the one on the older Ferrari race cars! Paint should be readily availabe for this one.

[sjelic]

I would try polished aluminum, nice gloss black as a base and then very very thin coat of polished aluminum (Alclad of course).

[BVC500]

Yeah, I was going to suggest polished Aluminum, as Ferrari does offer "ball-polished" wheels as an option. You could also use some metal black powder, for example "Kosutte-ginsan" brand, over a black gloss base to create a dark chrome look

[tonioseven]

I've just read throught the whole thread completely and I have nothing but great things to say about the whole build!

[Joe Blyth]

I think polished aluminum would look the best.

[slk320]

Have you thought about color coding the rims to the exterior color? Perhaps with a silver lip?