Revell Ferrari F430

[jmwallac]

Here's my F430. Lowered the ride height (it was sitting like an SUV)! The front tires are too small, as everyone knows, but lowering it really helped. Paint is Duplicolor Gunmetal with their clear coat. Rims were painted to match. Interior is a home accents beige I picked up from home depot. Straight box stock.













The flakes look HUGE with the flash, but in normal light, it doesn't look out of scale. The grain is very fine, similar to Tamiya X-10.

[Mr. Me.]

nice but where are rear lights?

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by Mr. Me.

nice but where are rear lights?

On the painting tree.... Along with the rear view mirrors... And the exhaust tips... And the third brake light... And the license plate decal....

This is almost a WIP!

[stevenoble]

Looks great.I really like the colour you have painted the body with.It really suits the shape of the car and the seat colour contrasts very nicely with it.The colour coded wheels also add a lot to the model.You must be a very busy modeller.I noticed you have quite a few projects on the go at the minute.

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by stevenoble

You must be a very busy modeller.I noticed you have quite a few projects on the go at the minute.

I think incomplete modeler would be a better choice! I can ge them almost done, then lose interest. That's why I'm missing tail lights, license plate, etc. I have about 18 models in some sort of progress so far. I'm going to try and do WIPs on all of them to motivate me to finish.

[steveboyd1414]

Love the paint but did you shoot it from the can or thin it out to airbrush it and it so ...what did you thin it out with!!!!!

[Deviant]

Wow I really like the gunmetal on the F430, very interesting.

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by steveboyd1414

Love the paint but did you shoot it from the can or thin it out to airbrush it and it so ...what did you thin it out with!!!!!

Both the Duplicolor gunmetal and the clear were shot straight from the can. I haven't had much luck decanting and airbrushing. I guess you'd have to thin with lacquer thinner. I wiped some lacquer thinner on a rag on a Revell 612 and it made the plastic soft and sticky. Once it dried, it seemed to be OK. I've had decent results from the can.

[auw12]

Nice color, and great pics too! But hey buddy... could you please really finish it lol~~~ at least give the tail lamp back to her lol~~~~

[Dave5.0]

Great color choice, looks mean!

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by auw12

Nice color, and great pics too! But hey buddy... could you please really finish it lol~~~ at least give the tail lamp back to her lol~~~~

I'll add them tonight and replace/update the pics.