Revell 360 Ferrari big brake conversion!

Ok following the progress of my revell spider, I've decided to upgrade it to a real big brake kit. I had to sacrifice my aoshima toyota saloon because it has large brembos on it, but I feel it's worth it.


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As you can see it's crap. The rotor is a satin chrome ring that I had to slot (did a bad job on it, too :D ). The caliper is a fair enough size, and is attached to the axle so the rotor spins with the wheel. But hey, models sit on a shelf. I need it to look good sitting still.
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Here you see the very nice aoshima brembos. Nice detail, imo.
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The rotor and caliper have been removed from the suspension. As you can see the center is filled, which won't work.
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To remove it, you have to cut off the extruding back. A serrated kitchen knife will suffice.
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Now the flat rotor can be placed inside the wheel housing. Surprisingly it fits snugly where the revell plain rotor was.
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Now the wheel hold needs to be modified so it all stays together. As you can see the caliper is tied in with it. Not a problem.

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A few cuts and its apart.
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Now put it on the axle. Of course, you want to make sure everything is painted first.
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Voila! The way a ferrari should really look! :bandit:

:eek: Nice!
Thanks for sharing your hardwork ;)

Excellent job! Tamiya is still better, I guess :p

Update: It turns out the original revell rotor needs to be used as a backing for the brembo rotor. This will give the rotor the proper depth.

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