I'd bet those are hairline cracks and no future is gonna fix that...contact the manufacturer and explain the problem{pic maybe too} to see if they can replace the clear tree.

That's what I'm thinking now too, Bob. At first I thought maybe it was the plastic going into the mold from 2 sides and the line was from where the plastic met, but they look too straight for that. The kit was manufactured in 1988 and is OOP, so I'll just live with it. Thanks!

Some more progress shots from this weekend,

Engine bay done:


Brake disks:

Very nice James, coming along nicely.
Ian you've done a great job on that engine - must have taken some brush work to get into those crevases
I may be starting my next one soon
Cheers

Loobes

You might be surprised if it's been rereleased lately...the other option is break out the sanding sticks and work it out. I suggest starting with 600, then 800, then 1000...you get the idea. Once you get them semi transparent hit them with future and see if they're gone or not. If "not", it'll be something to live with but you'll know you tried at that point.

Finished the Enzo dash - had a major problem when I think I applied too much sol to the dial decals and they curled up and dried before I noticed. Decided to replace with some printed from photoshop and I hope no-one will notice once its inside the tub!

Uhg...having a bad! Somehow I managed to aquire two lil spots on the 330's windshield so I wet sanded with 1000 and then started to polish it with #1 novus to get it clear again..not close enough...so I pulled out the same polish I used on the old towncars headlights to make them clear again and nearly got it till I leaned in too heavy and put a small crack and some haze in the windshield....so, it's now clear again - sorta, I still have the same two tiny spots that I started out with{lovely} and have the new crack and haze.
My choices are 3 fold
-1 cuss alot{done!}
-2 dip the windshield in future and hope{but know better} that it clears up
-3 replace the windshield with another stock piece or clear sheet.
I tried to look up fujimi's website from the instructions and that's not going so well so it looks a though I'll need to make a new one out of sheet stock clear and hope she looks good.

Finished the Enzo !









This Fujimi kit went together really well. I did make a few mistakes and the final finish is not as good as I hoped, but I really enjoyed building the Enzo, and will probably build another !

Very nice car there Ian, a beautiful finish you got there. Just one point though, the front indicator light should be painted orange - clear orange. Also the front lights would look better if you had painted them silver. Just my personal opinion.
Great model
Cheers

Loobes

Thanks Lewis - I did say I made a few mistakes, and yes as you say there are some small indicator lights that Fujimi supplied in clear, not orange. I think the light wells are made of carbon fibre though, so should be dark gray.

Ok, so while I'm cutting out a new windshield for the 330p4, I've been tinkering with this one.
This is the Fujimi 1/16 scale Ferrari BB512..it's a motorized kit, shows how to light it as well and actualy has a decent engine in it despite the gearbox....not too bad. Fit isn't the greatest, but still.
Here's where she's at so far-

Got a rolling chassis now, wired in the plug wires and started the interior. Still need to scratch the fuel rails and finish the scratched gas tank{s} and fuel filler tube{white stuff}. I need to find some seatbelt material{ribbon} and make some seatbelts I think...

Bob, try some foil for the seatbelts. Chewing gum wrappers work well also and you can fold them into the right thickness for the scale.

Hermon

Very nice build there Bob, shame about the other ferrari
Cheers

Loobes

Thanks...I gotta button up one of them if nothing else!
I've tried one new windshield cut out so far for the 330...the next should be better.

Hey, I got the lil one! Her she is all done up with the replacement sheet stock windshield. Here's my Ferrari 330 P4-








I like the new camera! Now that I've buttoned up this one I can concentrate on the big one getting done.

Excellent finish on that car Bob. One thing, have you got your camera set on Fluoresent or Tugsten?

Flouresent #3...I'm given 3 flourescent settings{with no explination to the differences} and 1 incandescent. FL3 gave the best red of the car....still need to play with the new camera I guess......

Woohoo, a milestone for me on two counts! First, my first auto build is complete. Second, this is probably the first build I've actually finished in a year or so. Group build complete

(just noticed....all the shots are of the passenger side...and yes, the drivers side is complete! )










Thanks Lewis for the group build, and thanks everyone for all the help and great tips!

James, she looks great! Did you ever resolve that glass mark issue, or just live with it?{I didn't see it in the pics}

Thanks Bob I followed your advice on the glass and polished it out and touched up with Future, I really need to look hard to find them now. Blended it in very well!

Very nice James - love the finish.
Just 1 Month Left to finish - remember to post in the gallery!
Cheers

Loobes

Thanks Lewis!

Only a couple of weeks left (no pressure )...Let's see some more finished Ferrari's!

Hi all,
I've been following this thread for a while now, and there are some beautiful builds here. I've been a Ferrari collector for 20+ years, mostly diecast, but I've got a sizable stack of kits as well. I figured I'd try to get a few of them built in the time that's remaining. I usually build armor, so I'm starting with a couple of easy kits. See the pictures below:

The kits








I hope to have some pictures of the finished cars soon. There's not a whole lot to these kits, but I want to do some additional detail painting on the interior.

Thanks for looking!

Mark

Finished the two cars, not sure if I'll get anything else done because I'm traveling for the next five days. Anyway, here they are: