NoviTech Rosso 458

[guiwee]

Ok guys heres my most ambitious project to date!!. As im sorta a noob i respectfully ask everyone to give me any advice or tips you can!! This is my first time working with resin!
gotta get better at posting and taking pics here also!
Using the Hobby Design transkit with the ka pe here we go
started out by cutting out vents for pe..used everything..dremel,pe saw and #11 blade

little touch up with putty on side skirt..this is what you get inside hd kit


test fit pe to rear vent area not happy still more work


Very..Very glad i brought two kits

work area a mess

[countach79]

nice mate!

can't wait for more! i'm sure you'll do a great job on it!

[guiwee]

Working many hours lately not much progress.Just did one wheel. One hour to mask 3 min to paint..sheesh.Still need a touch up or two!!

I need a new digital camera mine is like six years old and every close up is blurry

[rx7king]

Good work so far. is it going to be white?

[guiwee]

Originally Posted by rx7king

Good work so far. is it going to be white?

Yes want it to look like this

[guiwee]

Almost finished with wheels still a little touch up!! And a flat clear......... I must say this
was probably the hardest masking job of wheels ive ever done..lol
any ideas on how to paint my lug nuts????

And a few little odds and ends in the dehydrator and preparation for the upcoming marathon carbon session!!

Shortage of tamiya paint means m/m enamel drat those drying times
Anyone seen pics of the interior of this car??

[rallymaster]

Here is my tip for painting lug nuts os such small "round studs"

I use a toothpick cut to get same diameter than target stud or nut.

I dip it into paint to get like a colored toothpick end and I simply apply this colored end on the target to "print" paint on it.
You just have to take care not to get too much paint on the toothpick end, just enough to "print" the stud or nut.

I get good not to say perfect result with this tip and I've forgotten brush since I tried it.



You're doing a good work so far, I like the color combo with rims and body.
I'm just wondering, but it may be the pics, if the rims aren't a bit too glossy, I would better see them mat as it seems to be on the real car, may be better with the white...

[guiwee]

Not much interest but oh well....Did some carbon today and some clear glossing...airbox??.....louvers...rear spoiler...also started engine painting and assmbly
and that engine bay shroud, compartment whatever..lol



Whenever i get depressed about this model I just look at Entaus 599 and Autodecepticons 458 for all the inspiration i need

[rallymaster]

not much interest for answers and tips given either...!!

[guiwee]

Originally Posted by rallymaster

not much interest for answers and tips given either...!!

OK..OK Rallymaster......I will use your tip for lug nuts,,post pics when im done.As i said in earlier post i will flat clear those rimswhen I can get my hands on some!!

[rallymaster]

Originally Posted by guiwee

OK..OK Rallymaster......I will use your tip for lug nuts,,post pics when im done.As i said in earlier post i will flat clear those rimswhen I can get my hands on some!!

Not that I expected my tip to be used or not but I needed to know if such tip is usefull or not or if some more explanations or eventual pics are needed to be usefull...
(especially that I'm writing in English and it's not my first language, so always have a few doubt on being understand)
When posting to try to help we need to know it it really helps or not.
So a few words in this sense is everything needed.

[countach79]

very nice project, agreed about the wheels need to be flat

great tip rally master, it's one I'll be using for sure

[rallymaster]

Originally Posted by countach79

very nice project, agreed about the wheels need to be flat

great tip rally master, it's one I'll be using for sure

thanks !

[MidMazar]

Drybrushing technique works well on raised surface. Then you can clean the areas you got paint on besides the lug nuts. Toothpicks do the trick too. Looking good.

[guiwee]

Small update:sand off "ferrari" for p/e

Carboned up

Painted up.. clearcoated up

Test-fit

As usual poor fit of hobby design resin parts I have absolutely no idea as to how to fix this. Guess ill just have to try some putty or something