peekay Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I finished this one about 6 years ago. It was a bit of a struggle as I'm used to less complicated kits but it turned out OK in the end. Body paint is Sikkens automotive colour with clear coats and Humbrol enamels for everything else. I used chrome decals from Global Toy in China for the Ferrari script and horse - good stuff, I wish they had more of a selection. I also used photo-etch wipers because I broke one of the kit items. 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastcat Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 That's absolutely beautiful and of the standard most of us can only aspire to. Lovely work! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 That's gorgeous; a metallic blue Daytona on alloys, with tan leather is pretty much the perfect specification as far as I'm concerned. Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 You've got Sikkens down pat PK... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvp Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Fantastic paint work and super clean assembly! May I ask how you get the chrome window surrounds so smooth and uniform? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Absolutely stunning.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Like that!! Gorgeous colour paint, beautifully applied! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Stunning, fantastic, superb and brilliant a masterpiece imo. If you hadn't noticed I'm very impressed 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Lvp said: Fantastic paint work and super clean assembly! May I ask how you get the chrome window surrounds so smooth and uniform? Thanks very much everyone, much appreciated! Lvp - I use Bare Metal Foil. The surface you're applying it to has to be very smooth - fine sand the window frames before applying. Burnish the foil down thoroughly using q-tips and/or a soft cloth. I also use tooth picks to burnish down into edges and corners. I sand and smooth their ends into different points, sharp to blunt, to get into the different corners, recesses and edges I encounter. I use these also to smooth down the edges after I've cut away the excess foil. My hands are a little shaky these days so I often lay a strip of Tamiya masking along an edge as a cutting guide. Or I simply cut an appropriate strip of foil and lay it down accurately in such a way that it doesn't need trimming. Hope this helps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Ferrari red... FORGET THAT! Gimme this blue any day. Super build, just super. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Wow what a fantastic model of a Ferrari Daytona, really outstanding work You made my dayyyyyy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Wonderful work! Superb in every way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Oooh, that is superb, such a clean neat build, perfect colour as well Andy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvp Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 13 hours ago, peekay said: Thanks very much everyone, much appreciated! Lvp - I use Bare Metal Foil. The surface you're applying it to has to be very smooth - fine sand the window frames before applying. Thanks for the thorough reply. I sometimes have trouble getting the smoothness-will pay more attention to that step. Like your user name - two of may favorite sports stars, P K Subban and Nelson Piquet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 This is museum quality modelling - simple as that. Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Absolutely stunning build. What made you choose the Stuttgart plates? Surely this is the equivalent of a Liverpool football shirt in Manchester... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Wow! A truly beautiful model of a beautiful car. The colour is stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 As everyone else says, that looks just brilliant. The real auto paint gives a perfect in scale finish, and the detailing and painting is top notch as always. I must give my one a go... I like the glass nose alternative to the pop up lights on the Italeri one in the cabinet. best, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks again for further comments. 5 hours ago, Chimpion said: Absolutely stunning build. What made you choose the Stuttgart plates? Surely this is the equivalent of a Liverpool football shirt in Manchester... I can see the headline: "Petrol-head rowdies riot over rival's number plate." I've had several people scratch their heads at the choice of plates on my models. Truth is I don't think too much (or enough?) about it, just use what's available. But I wouldn't be surprised if there are more Daytonas in Germany than in Italy and probably more than half went to America. BTW The only Daytona I've ever actually seen had Swiss plates and was painted magenta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 18 hours ago, JCH said: Ferrari red... FORGET THAT! Gimme this blue any day. Super build, just super. I totally agree! EVERYBODY has a red Ferrari. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Glorious finish! Very very nice! Love the colour too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 That is a sharp model! Great subject too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 What a beauty. Probably one of the prettiest looking Ferraris ever built in my book. Thanks for posting. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 My favorite Ferrari ever! Great job, nice detail & the colour suits it so well. This kit looks a million times better than the Revell kit I built a few years ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 That is quite wonderful, the colour & paint job show it to great advantage. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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