discussion Bowcat's Ferrari F430

[Mr Bowcat]

For my first attempt at a civvy vehicle I picked up this kit of two Ferrari's for not a lot of money on eBay.

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I started on the F430 today. Sanded the seams off the body and got a primer coat on, and made a start on the engine.

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[PaulTRose]

ive done this one, it builds up quite nice

 

[Mr Bowcat]

ive done this one, it builds up quite nice

So far so good. Picking out the lettering on the rocker covers was a PITA.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Undercoats done, sanding and black base coat tomorrow.

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[Guest]

Good progress. I need something like you have when I come to paint my body.

Look forward to seeing this progress!

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Just something I knocked up in the workshop from a wire hanger and scrap wood. Simple to make but proved very handy.

 

[Guest]

I will have to make something haha

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Had a bit of a nightmare with the paint on the body. It's now sitting in a tub of bleach to strip the paint.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Crisis averted, stripped, rubbed down and re-undercoated.

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[Mr Bowcat]

Still having issues with the undercoat, had a weird ripple on the roof so it's back in the bleach to be stripped again.

Decided to get on with the interior while it's in the bath.

I also stripped all the nasty fake chrome then repainted in nice chrome.

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[Guest]

Looking good Bob, love what you'r doing with this one.

John

 

[Guest]

Looking good Bob, shame about the body paint problems but stick with it. Needs to be right so it is worth spending the time and effort to get there.

 

[Guest]

That interior looks very cool, sort to hear about the body work.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers gents, I'll get there with the body, going to change tactics slightly.

I think I might also give the interior a satin varnish and add some brown pin wash to the seat lines to give it a bit more depth.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Mrs B is on an early shift today so I was up at 6am. What better to do than start modelling?

Got the interior finished and on the chassis, and got the wheels together. Annoyingly the brake disks had D shaped holes, but the flat bit was in the wrong place so the callipers were all pointing in different directions. I had to file the holes out which will just mean gluing them on instead of the designed press fit.

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[Guest]

That interior looks really good Bob. Detail painting isn't my strongpoint

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Graham, the detailing was very challenging, I'm not 100% happy with it but it will do and will probably never be seen with the body on.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Finally happy with the body, will give it 24 hours then gloss.

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[yak face]

Looking great bob , nice recovery on the paint. Im really liking the colour too , good to see a ferrari in something other than red now and then, cheers tony

 

[james pithouse]

very nice bob like the blue what blue is it?