F40

JOSE MARIA · #1 09-09-2002, 12:08 PM

Hi fellows, I post here some pics of a model did like ten years ago or may be more , don´t remember well.It´s just have reminded me Fatboyslim about the instructions.
This is the Tamiya kit.It has engine , the rear lis opens , the wheels turn , the suspension / chasis details are pretty fine and well , there´s nothing much to say a apart the shitty decal of the windscreen that I had to cover a blue sticker becuase it got f***ed with air bubbles and so.
If you are interested in buying a F40 in 1/24 gorget about the Fujimi kit , the proportions are not quite fine. The Revell / ITaleri ones aren´t bad but may be some mechanical and interior details are harmful to the eye.

Well nothing more guys.

giordano · #2 09-09-2002, 12:17 PM

you did a good job on that though. well, i have to agree with you on that, about the F40 from fujimi and revell are really shitty ones compared with tamiya. nwayz lates...

primera man · #3 09-09-2002, 07:42 PM

I love this kit...i should really go and get one as i've thought about it for that long

Another great kit from you.
Engine pics !!

fatboyslim · #4 09-09-2002, 09:05 PM

Very nice Jose I'm thinking of doing mine in yellow but I can't find out if Ferrari did the F40 in yellow, the F50 came in yellow but the F40?
If it didn't come in yellow then if I did do it in yellow it would be wrong and not true to life so then I'd HAVE to do it in red!
Anyone know IF the F40 was done in yellow?

YellowMaranello · #5 09-09-2002, 09:17 PM

Well, if you can't find a pic, photoshop does wonders.

Thanks to the wonderful people in the graphic manipulation forum and their skills, heres what it might look like in black...
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...141#post579999
I was actually thinking of repainting mine because the paint on it now is a little messed up. And I was thinking black, I think I will use black after seeing that.

Ranger_X · #6 09-09-2002, 10:17 PM

Cool.
I have this kit sitting on my shelf, though its about 5th or 6th in line to be built as I'm a little turned off of ferraris right now (damn fujimi 348 kit

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fatboyslim- the F40 was only made in red.

fatboyslim · #7 09-09-2002, 10:46 PM

Thanks Ranger_X I thought that was the case as I've never seen an F40
in any colour other than red!
Oh well red it is then!!!!!!

kicker1_solo · #8 09-09-2002, 11:32 PM

beautiful car, I like the F40s more than the F50s.

COZMO6476 · #9 09-09-2002, 11:34 PM

First off, Jose, another great model. you have a beautiful collection. what other models do you have up your sleeve?

addressing the possible colors of F40's, Here is a pic that i stumbled upon when researching the f40 when i made it. Its not a direct shot of the F40 but i know and you know it is an F40 and it is yellow. dont know if it is a custom job or not but it did exist.

Honoturtle · #10 09-09-2002, 11:45 PM

COZMO, the rims look kinda pink on my comp, maybe it's just me..... By the way, nice job Jose Maria

Forhod · #11 09-10-2002, 01:54 AM

I think the pinkish colour on the rim is the reflection of another side of the car.

I only seen F40s' in red only.. loLz

giordano · #12 09-10-2002, 10:30 AM

fatboyslim,

i know that there's a white and a black version of the F40 made specially for the sultan of brunei. but yellow i haven't seen one though. nwayz lates...

Guido · #13 09-10-2002, 02:57 PM

Pocher did once a yellow F-40 in 1/8th scale, so I guess it must have existed. never seen one though.

YellowMaranello · #14 09-10-2002, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by giordano
fatboyslim,

i know that there's a white and a black version of the F40 made specially for the sultan of brunei. but yellow i haven't seen one though. nwayz lates...

Gahh, the sultan strikes again. He probably drove it off a cliff too... (he is the one thats infamous for driving these highly exotic cars off cliff isnt he?)

kicker1_solo · #15 09-10-2002, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fatboyslim

Anyone know IF the F40 was done in yellow?

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