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I usually build aircraft and armor, so this is my first serious attempt at auto modeling and trying my hand a producing the high gloss finish. Always liked the Ferrari line of cars, so I chose the Tamiya 1/12 Enzo kit. It's a complicated but excellent kit that is put together as much with screws and nuts than glue, but the finished product has operating doors, engine compartment and trunk covers and a functioning suspension. The body was prepped with Tamiya white primer, smoothed with 1500 to 12000 grit sanding pads and painted with Tamiya Ferrari red lacquer in rattle cans. Body panels were then polished with Novus 2 and 1 before final assembly. I am pleased with the final model, although certainly there are things that can be improved upon. Here is the final model; feel free to comment. Thanks.
I really enjoyed this kit; ...not going to give up military modeling but I'm currently working on the Tamiya 1/12 Porsche Carrera GT as a partner to the Ferrari in my display cabinet.
Don
First serious attempt? I see nothing to complain about here. It really looks sharp. I haven't built any cars in years but I think that's what my next project will be. I've collected a number of car kits over the past several months so I'll have plenty to choose from. If I can get my paint finish to look half as good as yours I'll be very happy.
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i wish i could swear on here as i can only describe how lovely that is using expletives!!
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Incredible(expletive deleted)work
Looks great. Good gloss finish. I know it is one of the things that keeps many military aircraft modelers from trying a car, but you did fine.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Well I don't think I've ever built a model that induced the use of profanity, at least in a good way... Thanks for the comments. Don, you are correct in that my biggest concern when I started the kit was whether I could produce a reasonably good gloss finish. Just so accustomed to spraying aircraft and armor with flat coat, and hiding small imperfections with dust or mud. But I found the Tamiya primer and rattle cans very easy to work with.
Nice job, Don! Can I borrow it next weekend?
mississippivol Nice job, Don! Can I borrow it next weekend?
As long as it's back by midnight with a full tank of gas, young man!!....
Jim
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talk about jump in the deep end. fantastic ferrari.
steve, Novus #2 is "Novus Plastic Polish #2 (fine scratches). personally, after polishing pads, i use Novus #3 (coarse scratches), then #2.
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OctaneOrange talk about jump in the deep end. fantastic ferrari.
Thank you. I was always told that I'd break my neck if I dove into the shallow end....
OctaneOrange steve, Novus #2 is "Novus Plastic Polish #2 (fine scratches). personally, after polishing pads, i use Novus #3 (coarse scratches), then #2.
Steve, OctaneOrange is correct. The Novus system should be widely available, if not in your local store, then find it in the larger online suppliers or from MicroMark. If you are interested, here's a link from a ScaleAuto magazine article that I used as guidance for painting and finishing.
http://www.scaleautomag.com/How%20to%20and%20Models/How%20To/2008/12/Great%20paint%20from%20spray%20cans%20Part%20I.aspx
steve1965Thanks Don, I purchased some today, its widely available here in oz Steve
Great!! But be sure to post some of your work using Novus.
Holy cow, man! You hit this one waaaay out of he ballpark!!!
That is GORGEOUS!
the doog Holy cow, man! You hit this one waaaay out of he ballpark!!! That is GORGEOUS!
Thanks Doog. Given the top quality of the auto builds that you have posted in the past, your comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks for responding.
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