Revell 1/24 Ferrari F 310B 1997 Formula 1

[Dave Ward]

Touch wood - all seems OK.................

I'll be able to add the decals over that & give a few more gloss coats. ( oh, and add the other bits before that ). Next problem will be adding decals to those 'rubber' tyres!
Dave

[colin m]

Nice work Dave. I'm sure I've said before, I generally avoid cars because of the gloss paintwork. It's not the easiest of stuff to get right.

[Dave Ward]

Nice work Dave. I'm sure I've said before, I generally avoid cars because of the gloss paintwork. It's not the easiest of stuff to get right.

I couldn't agree with you more! I looked at finally finishing this off with an actual car wax, and polishing, but I'll wait to see how the gloss varnish alone looks at the end of the build
Dave

[Mini Me]

Nice result on the second endeavor Dave :thumb2:

[Dave Ward]

Just about ready to fit the upper body & say goodbye to the engine!

It pays to read the instructions, several decals have to be added before assembly ( like the internal faces of the rear wing - carbon fibre decals to be added ), and the seatbelts - luckily the seat tub is still loose............
Dave

[Mini Me]

Good catch there Dave.....would have been a major undertaking once assembled.

[peterairfix]

Next problem will be adding decals to those 'rubber' tyres

I have the same type of revell f1 kit (and it's a ferrari).
I have been having a go at the tyre decals I have tried a few different ways but it looks like they just go on the tyre in the normal way (mine did) I will find out in the morning when they are dry.

[Dave Ward]

I have the same type of revell f1 kit (and it's a ferrari).
I have been having a go at the tyre decals I have tried a few different ways but it looks like they just go on the tyre in the normal way (mine did) I will find out in the morning when they are dry.

One thing I do know, is to put the decals on after fitting the hubs into the tyres! Just slightly distorting a tyre to fit over the hub can cause the decal to crack....................... ( bitter experience with some white wall tyres! )
Dave

[peterairfix]

Just found out that putting decals on the tyres didn't work as once dried they fall off but if you put a bit of varnish on they stick.

[Tim Marlow]

Never tried tyre decals (yet). Do they dry with bad silvering? Just wondering because the surface of the rubber is quite rough in relation to a paint finish?

[Dave Ward]

After a bit of wriggling, top & bottom joined - although, I lost one of the radiators - which I find is almost impossible to spot, without a borescope!

I've roughly sanded the tyres, after fitting the painted hubs, a little more needed to remove the joint line & dry fitted to see if they touch the ground ( they do! ). The front & rear wings can be assembled & decalled off the model. There are quite a few decals, so I'll do them in several sittings, largest first, maybe leaving them overnight before going onto the small ones. The front wheel hubs steer, but I'm going to fix them in a straight line - they've fallen off so many times & the track rod has taken a positive dislike to being confined!
Dave

[JMARC]

Pretty cool .. just stumble on this post and definitely looking forward to see your next move .. Go,go,gooooo !

[Dave Ward]

And so the decals start......................

I did a thin coat of gloss varnish on the rims of the tyres last night & added the decals this morning - I used decal solution - to avoid any silvering - looks OK so far. I did the insides of the tyres first, so any process errors won't show too much! - I may give a satin varnish over the tyre walls, haven't decided yet.
The Revell decals are rather thick, and need persuasion with cotton buds & decal solution to sit down, I can see this being a slow process!
Dave

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Looks as if second time around has sorted the gloss paint on the body. The tyre decals look fine at this stage.
Jim

[Nicko]

Decals are really starting to bring it to life, Dave.

Nick