shood23 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Fujimi Ferrari F2003-GA This was brought by the swmbo for last xmas and im in limbo with a few other projects at the moment so its a good time to start something new heres the box its nothing exciting but im in the habbit of this now And all the goodies i aquired for it since its going to go quite slow as i need to finish my senna build and the f138 build first but i will get bits done on this in the breaks also i have 3 weeks off from work now and the kids go back next week so ill have a couple of weeks to really crack on soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hey that's so nice..what are you waiting for GET ON with it..look forward to it.. Joking with ya... I think its a lovely choice to build... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 I have started this properly today and as always i have started main body work which for now is making the small sub assemblies and trail fitting parts and this is where i got to the floor with the stay glued on The nose cone The roll over hoop The main body has had the under side stuck on And last is the engine cover which is where on most of the builds of this is where the problems begin Thanks for looking Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 I haven't updated this as much as I would of liked but just so you know the main body and wings have been primed and had there base coat on just waiting for the clear to turn up, if I get a chance I will post pics later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 A little update The floor pan is finished and so it the engine and gearbox And the exhausts, Iin the kit they came chromed but in pics i have seen this isn't right so i made a mix of gun metal and flat black and they look Ok Cheers shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 The main body pieces have been cleared and micro meshed Just in the process of decaling now so should have a bit more to show later Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Just thought I should add some progress of this build before it gets near the end This is the main tub next to another build of mine And the engine cover And now mated together The nose cone The barge boards (not been polished yet) And the engine Thanks for looking hopefully more will get done tonight Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan1302 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Looking good - I've the Revell version of this which I need to get round to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstove Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 excellent build so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofrog Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Nice looking paint job ... Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Thanks for the comments Here's a small update for today The wings are mainly done, just need to finish the rear one and make them looked raced before attaching them And now the third element is glued on And the boddy and engine have been attached to the floor Just the suspension and little bits left to do now and its done Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofrog Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 what clear did you use ? also how you polish the panels ? Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Hey rick it's zero paint premixed clear and the car was mainly put together so it is in the main big pieces so the nose cone, engine cover etc, painted, decalled, cleared then polished Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofrog Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Your model , makes me want one . I got to many fires to put out ..... Very nice and your skills show Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Looking great, that nose is gorgeous. A simpleton's step by step guide to your polishing technique would be grateful. Did you have 2 Ferrari's on the go, if so how's the other? Either that or I'm hallucinating again. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hugh you were correct i did have 2 on the go, the other being the f2007, but no longer as i didn't like the colour tone of it so it has been soaked in brake fluid and will be started again at a later date. And my polishing method is pretty simple, i brought a micro mesh kit and once the final coat of clear was fully dry i started at a 4000 grade and worked up through to the 12000 at all times keeping wet and only in small circles, i have seen others doing diagonal strokes one way then the opposite way in straight lines through the grades but this seem counter intuitive for me so small circles is the best way for me, after i have finished with the mesh sheets i wipe it off very lightly with a micro fibre cloth the put zero paint wax polish on and wipe it off about 10-15 minutes later with zeros polish cloths and to be honest most of the time now the whole car doesn't need it as zero paints clear is so good at self leveling that it only really needs it on any little specs of dust that settle on it while drying. Anyway hope this helps if not don't worry Right now to the car its mainly been going through the final stages of the build now so the front suspension is on and the wheels and tyres have been finished, the steering wheel is being decaled as i write this. Really this will be finished by friday so hopefully all that see this will vote in my poll for the next car for me to do just as i really can decide anymore Thanks for looking Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 This possibly will be the last update just due to where i am on this now and what needs doing The car with a raced look And the sidepods/radiator inlets The barge boards The front wing The rear wing Thats it for now, there may be one last post but if not i will put straight into the rfi section Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Nice one - loving the gloss finish. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow that looks Awesome love the weathering. Great work All the bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Shaun Thanks for divulging your polishing techniques earlier the effort taken is impressive, I just give it 3 coats of Humbrol acrylic varnish and hope for the best. Will try and use your methods on my M23. The weathering looks great, I do prefer the raced look and used it on my first post on BM, a Renault R23 that ended up to heavy. Did you use the sponge technique on the barge boards? Apologies for third post in as many days, I'm not stalking, promise. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 It's no worries John and no all the tyre debris bits were done with a mix of blacks and a touch of flat brown mixed up and shot from the airbrush on a really low pressure and with regards to the clear coats i used to be the same until i joined on here and saw how well others projects are and it was only in January this year i converted to airbrushing but i do still used rattle cans from time to time it just depends on the complexity of the finish i want as Tamiyas spray colours do polish up very well once fully dry Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofrog Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Looking amazing .... Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thanks to all those who commented through the build but this is now finished and a post has been made in the ready for inspection section Thanks shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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