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06-27-2004, 08:02 PM
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My Ferrari 550 Maranello 4 pics
Why oh why can't Tamiya, Revell or even Fujimi at this point get me a plastic kit of the 550??? Well the Maisto 1/24 diecast kit will have to do. So, here is mine:
    Sanded the Rosso red off, primed with t-237 plastikote white, sprayed with Tamiya silver leaf (3 coats) Tamiya Pearl clear (3 coats) and applied decals and cleared with Tamiya clear (2 coats). The decals and metal transfers all came from the Tamiya Ferrari 360 Modena kit as well as wheels tires and brakes. The interior was beige, then sprayed with krylon Semi-flat black. I used red thread for piping on the seats as the interior on the 550's are pretty plain. I think it made it very eye appealing. Semi gloss on the headlight bezels added to the look of the car instead of being all chrome, which is incorrect anyway. I had to drill out the spindles so that they would accept the Tamiya wheels. The stance is a little bit too high for me, but with more engineering on my part could be fixed. I'm very happy with it as it is my most favorite Ferrari with this color combo. Nice for the shelf display. Chris |
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06-27-2004, 08:43 PM
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Re: My Ferrari 550 Maranello 4 pics
Nice kit, Im surprised Tamiya doesnt make one. Im sure there will be one in the near future.
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06-27-2004, 09:58 PM
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You made that look good especially from a 1:24.
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06-27-2004, 10:31 PM
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Re: My Ferrari 550 Maranello 4 pics
wow very nice car
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06-28-2004, 09:39 AM
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Re: My Ferrari 550 Maranello 4 pics
Thanks guys! I'm more into plastic kits than diecast, but the 550 is my favorite of the Ferrari group. Maisto got the body pretty accurate. I just need to lower it now.
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06-28-2004, 11:25 AM
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Re: My Ferrari 550 Maranello 4 pics
We can tell you're a plastic modeler because you actually sanded the diecast car down rather than dropped some stripper on it. Looks nice!
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06-28-2004, 12:39 PM
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Re: My Ferrari 550 Maranello 4 pics
Looks really good. This has been one of my dream cars ever since I played Need for Speed Hot pursuit when I was about 5.
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06-28-2004, 09:48 PM
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Re: Re: My Ferrari 550 Maranello 4 pics
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 IT shows huh?  What do you guys use for stripper on diecast anyway? Thanks. Chris |
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