Ferrari F12berlinetta

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Fujimi's new Ferrari F12berlinetta. I didn't obsess over this one too much, I have the DX version coming soon, so this was more of a practice-run to find out what's what.

Painted Gunze #8 silver, clearcoated w/U-Pol. Interior black & tan, as configured on Ferrari's site.

Overall it's a decent kit, they really simplified the suspension/chassis, the engine detail is okay, but no radiator. The seat cushions molded to the floor..., the doors that are open or closed but don't function, ride height in front is a bit suspect, don't follow the directions for adding the headlight buckets after the fascia is glued in place, as they'll never fit w/o completely cutting away the mounting tab. Taillight pins are stupid and unnecessary. Side mirror mounting tabs are too small and poorly molded. The door skins needed some block sanding to get the surface level w/the rest of the body, primarily on the passenger side. A lot of the P/E is kind of wasted, the plastic brakes painted look more realistic than P/E.

Anyway, now I know what needs to be done to make the DX version really sing. And I am happy to have an F12 built so soon! I have yet to build a 599..a GTO is coming soon.

[Kjenjak]

Thanks for all those tips!
I hope I can start mine pretty soon as well.

What is different on the DX compared to this kit?

[Tompidom]

What is a DX?

And the build looks great, Just the frond end seems to fit a bit strange to me, Appart from that amazing build!

[khngmy]

nice F12 you have there!
apart from the front bumper, everything is good! and the paint job is flawless too!!

i suppose DX stands for DeluXe version of fujimi's kit, basically just more PE added, nothing much difference..the original kit comes with some PEs too..

[mattbacon]

That looks pretty darn good to me... I hope mine comes out anything remotely as clean! The tips are really helpful, too...

bestest,
M.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Thanks! DX = deluxe version of the kit, with more P/E and a sheet of metal transfers. This kit has a pretty good sheet of P/E already, though I only used a couple pieces. The brake rotors don't need the P/E, since Ferraris run carbon ceramic rotors, paint will look better than P/E and they're well-engraved. The DX version has 4-piece P/E layered rotors all around. You can see the differences if you look at HLJ or Hobby Search.

I want to try my hand at making hinges for the doors on my next one.

[sever_odessa]

Hi. Could you show pictures of interior ?

[Latinfiu]

Brilliant

[rous74]

Nice work ZoomZoomMX-5 !!

[BVC500]

Looking good, Bob!

[gigifrancesco]

she is really very beautiful congratulations

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by sever_odessa

Hi. Could you show pictures of interior ?

I didn't take any of the interior, sorry!

[MidMazar]

Bob all your builds are just perfect. The photography looks professional every time. i know you build for Scaleauto, but do you take the pics yourself? If so what camera and lighting setup do you use? Sorry if it got asked before.

Thanks for sharing this beauty. Not a big fan of different colors on ferraris but this silver looks so sexy on it.

[voyageur]

Perfect paint, Bob. Other than that the model doesn't really win: stance and tires like a wannabe-SUV (e.g. CrossPolo, but even that one has lower profile tires). But that is, of course, not your fault.

You should really lower the ride height on your next build, though.

[da_ashman]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

I want to try my hand at making hinges for the doors on my next one.

We all know youve got the skills for that!! Nice one, looks great in Silver with Black rims!!