harti20 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Hi all After having finished the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster it's time for another italian sports car, but this time it will be a prancing horse from Maranello. I had three different models to choose from: the Ferrari SF90 Stradale, Ferrari Roma and the Ferrari Monza SP2. I would have loved to start all of them, but had to decide for one of them. For the Roma I already had a color scheme on my mind and had the paint needed at home (both points would have been true for the other two builds as well). But the decisive factor was that the paint had already been opened for another build I finished some time ago and I had the impression that I had to use this paint quite soon. So of course I picked the SF90 Roma from the shelf... 😁 Up to know not much happened. All the resin parts have been cleaned (although I have to admit that there was very little cleaning needed) and the one piece that arrived already damaged has been fixed. After that all the parts have been primered so that I'll be able to handle them without the need of wearing gloves The damaged part as it was inside the box and after fixing and putting on some primer. I think the repair turned out quite ok Finally I also put some coats of primer, followed by some thin layers of paint on the body. On the front hood I had to sand some dust, so I'll go over these spots again with paint and maybe I'll give the whole body some more layers before adding the decals and clear coat. This time the carbon work will be on an absolute minimum, so that motivation should stay on a high level, not like on my McLaren Senna (yes, it does still exist) 😉 Wednesday I should receive the interior paint ordered, so I should be able to start with the interior next weekend Urs 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, harti20 said: I think the repair turned out quite ok Repair? What repair? Good start Urs, looking forward to watching you work your magic on this beauty! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vessey Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Looking good so far. That center console piece was broken on mine too, and a few others I've seen online. Hopefully Alpha starts packing the delicate parts better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Hi all On 15/01/2024 at 22:32, keefr22 said: Repair? What repair? Good start Urs, looking forward to watching you work your magic on this beauty! Keith Repair? Why are you talking about repair?? 😁 Thank you very much for your kind comment On 15/01/2024 at 23:05, Vessey said: Looking good so far. That center console piece was broken on mine too, and a few others I've seen online. Hopefully Alpha starts packing the delicate parts better. Thank you too Yes, every unboxing video I saw on youtube had this piece broken. I think the packing for the parts isn't that bad, as everything is wrapped in bubble wraps, but what is missing is some kind of a protecting frame as Tamiya and other manufacturers do on their sprues. As mentioned in my previous post, the body had some spots where I had to sand it to get rid of dust, so I repainted these spots afterwards and after that was done, the whole body got two more layers of paint. Soon I'll apply the few carbon decals and the Ferrari badges As the primer's grey was much darker than I had it in mind, I first sprayed the interior white, before applying Ferrari's Cuoio paint. I was so pleased by the color that I changed the color scheme of the interior to have more Cuoio and less black surfaces. One of the seats has alreday been masked and painted on the backside. Now I'll only have to paint a small area around the headrest in semi gloss black and add the additional parts, then this one will be finished and ready for final installation That's it for today's update. I think I should be able to show more of the interior next week and maybe also a body that is ready for clear coating, with all the decals on Urs 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 That is a really lovely colour for the interior - great choice ! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Hi all On 22/01/2024 at 23:41, keefr22 said: That is a really lovely colour for the interior - great choice ! Keith Thank you The last few days I applied the few carbon decals on the body. Also the PE parts for the Ferrari logos have been attached. Just in case the carbon is not that obvious in this picture: It's the splitter and the side skirt After that, the diffusor received its last pieces of carbon and the first few PE parts. There would have been a decal for the unpainted spot, but somehow I didn't find out how to apply it correctly. In the only way it made sense to me, the pattern didn't match at all with the surrounding decals. So I decided to do without it and paint this area in black one the clear coat has been applied. The rims have been painted with Alclad Magnesium first (rim at the left in the picture underneath), as I thought, Gunmetal would be too dark. But then I had the idea to apply some Hasegawa Mirror foil to the spokes, paint over it and remove the paint on the foil afterwards. But as you can see on the rim in the middle, there was almost no difference between the Magnesium and the mirror foil, so I decided to paint it in Alclad Gunmetal anyway. The (almost) final result can be seen on the right rim in the pic. It's only almost the final result because I had the idea to apply some nuts from a 1/12 MotoGP detail set. So far I didn't take a picture of the really final result 🙂 Finally the seat has been completed. Whereat... it's only nearly completed too 😉 Just when I thought, I had it done, I saw that there is a Cavallino Rampante on the headrest. alpha model provides you with a red decal for that. But by looking at pictures of the 1:1 seat, the horse seems to be embroidered and therefore has a certain thickness. So I looked at my leftovers from previous builds and found two PE parts, which are a little too large, but still acceptable. As the embroidery on the original seat is a little darker than the rest of the seat, I'll use black primer before applying the same brown (Ferrari Cuoio) I used on the seat. That's it for today's update. With a little luck I'll be able to finish body work prior to the start of my son's school holidays, so I could clear coat it before Urs 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 More really neat carbon decalling on that diffuser! And the rims and seat look really good too! I like the idea of the mirror foil on the spokes! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Hi all Unfortunately I didn't find that much time to continue this build this week as I would have liked, but there is some small progress I'd like to show you Let's start with the pic where I had a minor shock moment when editing the photographs for this W.I.P. As you can see, the brown areas are of different size... 🤔 Luckily the reference pictures show that the driver's side is correct, so I'll only have to cover some brown with grey. The other way round would have been a little more laborious. Then the Ferrari badges have been applied to the body. Therefore the body is now ready to be clear coated. With a little luck I will be able to do so upcoming friday And finally the seats have been completed. As mentioned in my last update, the badges for the headrest are slightly too large, but in my opinion they're ok the way they are. And I think nobody will really notice it, unless he/she is a Ferrari Roma expert That's it for today's update. I hope I'll be able to show more next time Urs 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I'm sure they are probably different on the real cars, ferraris build standards are not as great as you'd think. We'll just say the embroider was feeling particularly patriotic of their company that day 🤫 Looking absolutely incredible btw. 14 hours ago, harti20 said: the badges for the headrest are slightly too large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Good work! You can never get enough resin in your life. I do wish Alpha would do some true exotics (De Tomaso P.72, Aston Martin Valkyrie for example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Hi all Unfortunately I had to postpone clear coating as my son caught a flu just before his school holidays, so he was at home on my intended clear coating day. And as this 2K stuff is quite aggressive, I only use it when he's at school to be able to give the whole apartment a thorough vent before he comes home. Now I think I'll have to wait until mid march for my next attempt at clear coating. But first of all nobody is pushing me and second there is enough other work to do on the Roma (and the McLaren Senna and a figure I started some time ago and an additional build which runs alongside and... I think I just have too many concurrent projects going on at the moment...). First of all the painting of the rear seat has been corrected. After that the buckles for the rear seats and the first few PE parts have been installed. Additionaly the grommet (I hope it's called like that ) had to be removed because I noticed that i misinterpreted the instructions and these parts should have been attached to the inside of the body. The spot where I had installed it first won't even be visible once everything is put together... After this work on the dashboard continued And finally the door panels could be completed. Each panel consists of a total of 6 individual parts which makes painting much easier That's it for this week's update Urs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Oh wow! That's looking real good Marco F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Got to say I was looking at this and my thought right the way through was that there's some great masking going on here. Even with the different pieces to make up the doors, I still suspect that there's some great masking going on. Looking very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Hi all Thank you for your kind comments On 26/02/2024 at 22:06, Spiny said: Got to say I was looking at this and my thought right the way through was that there's some great masking going on here. Even with the different pieces to make up the doors, I still suspect that there's some great masking going on. Looking very good. On the doors it was quite easy to mask as only the part above the armrest and below the grey part had to be masked off exactly as a big part of the paint separation can be done by the separate part that looks more or less like an axe. On the dashboard it was a little more complex, but not that hard neither. The biggest problem there was the liquid mask I had used in some spots where it was difficult to mask it off with tape. In most spots it came off without any issues, but in some spots I didn't apply enough masking, so I couldn't peel it off that easily. In two or three spots I wasn't able to remove it at all and had to paint over it to hide it... Unfortunately I didn't have that much time to continue this build during the last two weeks, but nevertheless I reached a point where I can't continue without clear coating the body. I hope I'll be able to do so upcoming friday, if not then surley / hopefully / maybe one week later First of all the floor mats have been painted. For the "Roma" lettering there are two decals provided in the kit, but only in red, which I thought wouldn't really match with the rest of my interior. So I decided to use some Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color Brown instead, let that flow in the lettering's recesses and wipe it off the surrounding faces with a moist q-tip. I only saw on this macro that I didn't manage to wipe it off completely in some spots. Also the black parts look much worse in this pic than in reality, as it is the case so often... After that the steering wheel was completed, with a total of 5 decals, measuring only 1 x 1.5 mm partially. Usually I tend to do without such small decals as they almost aren't visible in the end and because they usually stick everywhere but in the spot where they should when I try to apply them. But somehow I must have had the luck of a good moon-/star-constellation as this time most of them went on without any bigger issue The dashboard was completed too. Unfortunately I didn't notice that the large instrument-cluster-decal went on quite lopsided until it was too late. But as hardly anybody will be able to see it in the final model, I can live with that, even though it annoys me... And finally the headlights have been completed and are now ready to be inserted in the clear coated and polished body, once I had the time to do so That's all for now. Maybe there will be a larger gap until my next update because it's now depending on when I'll have time to clear coat the body. Urs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 A very nice model taking shape here. The definition of the Alpha moulded parts look very good to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 This is a great build, excellent progress so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Hi all On 12/03/2024 at 11:31, Noel Smith said: A very nice model taking shape here. The definition of the Alpha moulded parts look very good to work with. Thank you very much. Yes, alpha model kits seem to improve from kit to kit and with this being one of the newer ones it's really pure fun painting and assembling it. The only thing I'm disappointed are the carbon fiber decals provided in the kit. I love the HobbyDesign carbon fibre decal sheets, but these carbon decals reminded me more to the Studio27 decals which I absolutely don't like. On 15/03/2024 at 18:58, FunkyChiken said: This is a great build, excellent progress so far Thank you very much Let's move on to this week's progress now: The interior has been mostly completed. Now I'll only have to install the seatbelts, the seats and the middle console / dashboard. The dashboard / middle console part has been completed And on the diffusor the exhaust pipes and the meshes around them have been installed. The only parts missing now on the diffusor are two small red clear parts. But as I dropped every single piece at least 23 times yesterday before I was able to attach it to its position, I gave up and will attach them later... And finally the body was clear coated and left to dry and harden for a few days. Now I'll soon start sanding / polishing it and once this is done, it will soon be time for final assembly That's it for this week's update Urs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Lovely work as usual Urs, that all looks excellent! The body is stunning already! 22 hours ago, harti20 said: But as I dropped every single piece at least 23 times yesterday Glad I'm not the only one with fumble thumbs....!! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Hi all On 26/03/2024 at 16:51, keefr22 said: Lovely work as usual Urs, that all looks excellent! The body is stunning already! Thank you very much Today I only have a small update, but one that was quite time consuming. To remember again, how the body looked like after 6 coats of clear After letting the clear harden for a few days, I started sanding and polishing the body to get that deep shine I am looking for. After about 2 hours of sanding with 3000 grit Tamiya sanding sponge it looked like this. The goal of this sanding step is, to get an even, flat surface which looks quite dull compared to before After this I continued sanding with some 4000 grit sanding pad from GodHand Followed by 6000 grit sanding pad from GodHand Increasing the grit to 8000, again with sanding pads from GodHand And finally with 10'000 grit sanding pad As you can see in these pictures, the shine is gradually coming back. Every grit took me another 30 minutes to sand the whole body. After that I started polishing using the coarse polishing compound from Zero Paints After this step I wanted to continue with the next step, the medium polishing compound by Zero Paints. Unfortunately I noticed too late, that the compound had dried out too much and made some deep scratches to the roof, so that I had to start over sanding the whole roof from 3000 grit all the way up to 10'000 and polish it again with the coarse compound. Happily it was only the roof, so I could finish it quite quick and then continue with the blue polish from Tamiya. To finish the polishing process I wanted to give the fine compound from Zero Paints a chance, but when opening the container, it looked even drier than the medium one... So, I decided to use the white Tamiya compound instead, which was still fine even if I bought it long time before I bought the Zero Paints compounds. That's the second time I bought polishing compounds from Zero Paints and the second time this happens (well.... the first time they already arrived like this...) 😒 However, after polishing it with the Tamiya compound it looked like this Every polishing step took about another 30 minutes (well, the second one took longer, as I had to re-sand and -polish the roof). To finish the treatment of the body, I eventually applied some Tamiya Modeling Wax and that's the way how the body looks now. I have to say, I'm quite happy with the result So much for today. I think that maybe I should be able to finish this build during easter Urs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 That work was well worth it Urs, that's now a fantastic paint job! I really enjoy the flatting back/polishing work, I find it very relaxing for some reason! Shame about those Zero componds, I have the full set of them but was never that impressed with them so have always used the Tamiya ones or occasionally the Meguiars stuff for full size cars. TBH I haven't looked at the Zero stuff for years I shalll have to check it and see if it's dried up too! Also, I don't know if you use Zero paints and have many in stock, but I recently read on a Facebook group that Zero has stopped using plastic bottles for their paints and have gone back to glass, as the paint was drying up in the plastic ones! Sure enough when I checked my 'stock' 2 or 3 brand new bottles were unusable! And I actually spent an hour yesterday finally getting all the ones that were still good out of the plastic and into glass jars! Looking forward to seeing your lovely Ferrari finished! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harti20 Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 Hi all On 30/03/2024 at 09:37, keefr22 said: Also, I don't know if you use Zero paints and have many in stock, but I recently read on a Facebook group that Zero has stopped using plastic bottles for their paints and have gone back to glass, as the paint was drying up in the plastic ones! Sure enough when I checked my 'stock' 2 or 3 brand new bottles were unusable! And I actually spent an hour yesterday finally getting all the ones that were still good out of the plastic and into glass jars! I almost exclusively use Zero Paints for my builds and I already received some of the new bottles. But I have to admit that I absolutely don't like them at all as it's just impossible to get the paint out with a pipette. And without it will only result in a big mess... As I mentioned in my last update on Good Friday, there was a relatively high probability that I would be able to finish the Roma over Easter. In fact, I was able to fit the last parts this afternoon and complete the build. The assembly was actually quite relaxed from A to Z and was a lot of fun. The only exceptions were (as usual for me with the alpha model kits) the windshield wipers, where I still haven't found a clever recipe for how to assemble them, and the underbody. However, the problems with the underbody were self-inflicted, so I should have known better. Traditionally, the underbody of the alpha model kits is attached with screws. Just as traditionally, however, the holes in the body provided for this purpose are firstly too narrow and secondly too short for the screws supplied. As I'm always worried that the body might crack if I just throw the screws in, I always drill them out a little. Of course, I only think of this when the underbody needs to be attached, i.e. at the very end. One of the last things I did today was to widen the holes and fit the underbody. While drilling, I kept removing the chips from the drill bit and blowing away the loose ones. After the car was back on its wheels, I noticed drilling residues on the windshield, so I took the anti-static brush to wipe them away and found that they couldn't be wiped away because they had somehow gotten into the interior and were stuck to the inside of the windshield... 🙄 I didn't dare to wipe the window again, so now I have to live with the yellow resin residues lying around in the interior... But enough talk, here are the pictures of the finished Ferrari Roma. As usual, better ones will follow the next time I was in the studio Urs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Stunning! Really beautiful model Urs! 6 hours ago, harti20 said: I already received some of the new bottles. But I have to admit that I absolutely don't like them at all as it's just impossible to get the paint out with a pipette. And without it will only result in a big mess... That looks really weird! I have to admit I've not bought any Zero paints for quite a long time now. Don't know if I will in future now either! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Beautifully finished, the effort with the polishing was definitely worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Williams Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 That looks fantastic, looking forward to seeing your studio photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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