Alan R Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hi All, Finally calling this one done. It was not without its issues! Over the years, I have had trouble with Hasegawa kits. I actually binned a 1/24th Ferrari 189, because of several mistakes that I made putting it together. It rather put me off them for a while... If you look at the build log, you'll see that I had problems with the steering (steering rack too short) and front suspension (one wishbone decided to detach itself... twice!) In a moment of clumsiness while trying to put the body on to the floor, I dropped the body on to the floor (A hard laminate floor...). At first, I didn't see anything obviously wrong, until I looked a bit more closely at the rear of he body. A large piece had broken away! Luckily, I found the broken piece, and was able to re-cement the part on without any really visible line on the bodyshell. Also, while assembling the bodyshell onto the floor, one of the front springs dropped out. I thought, "stuff it, no one can see it..." and no one can. So, here are the pictures: I managed to get a good shine on the paintwork using Halford's polishing compound. This stuff is a foam that you spray from a can. I then used a very soft cloth to gently rub the compound in, followed by a gentle rub with a soft cloth. Quite a shine came up. It's not perfect by any stretch, but I am very pleased with the outcome, despite the problems. I will be building more Hasegawa kits in the future... I has joined the car park. Any comments are always welcome. Thanks for looking, Alan. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Very nice Alan, nice to see a scale shine to the paint and not a toffee apple finish, and the wheels look very nice in that silver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian T Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 That’s nice, well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hello Alan, another real good looking car. Even so 348 is not my favorite Ferrari, I really like the result and it make me think once again about my opinion concerning the 348. Thanks for showing Cheers Marco F. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 18 hours ago, colin said: and the wheels look very nice in that silver Hi Colin, I cant take any credit for the wheels. Hasegawa provide them in satin chrome that mimics alloy rather well. Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pau10wen Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Lovely work Alan! I know it's the wrong model, and colour, but for some reason I can STILL hear the Miami vice theme tune...? I'll cut the sleeves off my jacket just in case... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Despite the fit issues and the broken piece off of the body issues you were having , this turned out very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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