Enter the mighty Ferrari F40, scale 1/18.

[wouter]

mister Selder...this is just seriously coolness you are showing us here. Awesome work!

tiny nation, lots of well talented folks ey

Cheers

[bullardino]

Tiny but really nice

And, I agree, crammed with talented modelers (you're included Wouts )

[wetsellery]

Thanks for the replies.

It's been a few weeks, but here's an update. This is the result of a lot of hours of testing, modifying, dryfitten, etc.








The white piece of plasticard needs more work :






Sincerely

Pascal

[bullardino]

Stunning job, Pascal.

[Mence]

Fine work as usual Pascal, well done.

[wetsellery]

Update :

[wetsellery]

Thanks mate.

I've contacted a person that produces PE-sheet, as I don't see myself repeating all this work 30 or 50 times over.

I think I'm stuck with Ferrari F40's for the next couple of years. And then the Porsches will be dealt with.

Strange how things can evolve, especially since I'm a Spitfire (Supermarine of course !) fanatic. Well I guess that my 30+ Spit kits will have to wait ...

Seasons Greetings everybody.

"And when you and your friends see a man or woman in uniform, say, "Thank you."
George W Bush, jan 20 2004.

[wbill76]

Very impressive work Pascal. Are you sure you're not just taking photos of the actual cars being built?

[wetsellery]

I wish I had been at the Ferrari plant in Maranello when these cars were build.

This project is my statement to companies like BBR, CMC and Exoto. I think it is not OK that they ask between 500 and 850 dollars for a 1/18 scale model that is sealed (no opening parts) and has very little detail.

[Deleted]

Awesome work Pascal!

[wetsellery]

The production line at Dupont Miniatures(*) :



(*) : My last name is Dupont, I think that "Dupont Miniatures" will be a great brand name


"And when you and your friends see a man or woman in uniform, say, "Thank you."
George W Bush, jan 20 2004.

[Mence]

Wow, they look great all stripped back?

[wetsellery]

Yes, paint removed and almost all the louvres opened up.

[wbill76]

Better go out and trademark that name quick! Nice work.

[bullardino]

Wow, that's a true factory. How many of them are you going to do?

[wetsellery]

Well it started with 1, but since then the number has gone up. Currently the goal is to modify 15 BBurago's and 2 Hotwheels Elite, but the orders keep coming.

I'm trying to find ways to make the production easier. A friend of mine has a CNC mill and he made 30 of these for me (the one in the picture is the prototype that I made from plastic strip) :

[wetsellery]

Made some parts from scratch :









Dryfit :





The body met my Dremel again, more metal has been removed. This area of the body will get a lot more attention :



Sincerely

Pascal

[deafpanzer]

Catching up here! This thread is looking like actual production line at the car manufacturer... great updates here.

[Deleted]

impressive metalworking skills and attention to detail   Just goes to prove that you don't need a top of the range, slide moulded kit to turn out a gem 

[wetsellery]

Here are the 2 updates that I had posted on the MHI forum :

The white hump has been glued in place, both sides need to be altered to get the same height as the hump :







The white letter A will become part of the rear frame :



Update :

More bodywork, this time on the backside of the central part of the body. The Bburago model looks like this :





First step is to remove some zamac and drill a hole for the tube :



The Kyosho model looks like this :





Close but no sigar. A few hours later the BBurago looks like this :







There a lot of work to be done on this part, the goal is to make it resemble the 1/1 F40 :



After some filling and sanding :









Not there yet but it's going in the right direction.

[Teabone]

Pascal

I just found your build here and have to say that it is some very, very, impressive work using more different materials than I have ever seen in a build.  I'm glad I found it and will be following along.

Bones

[wetsellery]

I drilled the holes for the fuel tanks in the first 2 bodies, the modification of the backside is in progress :

[deafpanzer]

WOW! Looking real good... sometimes I remind me its not the real thing.

[dupes]

This is some pretty amazing work. Wow!

[wetsellery]

Modification in 3 steps.

Step 1 :



Step 2 :



Step 3 :

[deafpanzer]

This build has been fascinating for me to follow since day one... please keep it coming!

[wetsellery]

It's been a while, time for an update :

Most of the work that I've done involves removing unwanted metal and filling gaps and holes.

First one is this tube that holds the bonnet in place :



This was removed with my Dremel and a coat of putty was applied to show where further sanding is needed. The damaged to the louvers will be repaired :



The rear spoiler has a hole on both sides :



This was filled with CA and flour and sanded. The rectangular holes are for the extra light for the american version of the F40 :



The inside of the spoiler has a lot of unwanted metal :



This was sanded down (this is the spoiler of the GT version , that why the central part with the louvers has been cut out) :



The central part of the body received a couple of plastic strips :





This will help the central part and cockpit adhere to the chassis :





The bonnet also has holes on both sides :





These were filled with a piece of plasticard :



Glued with CA and flour and sanded to shape :



Finally the rear spoiler received some plastic strips to help the bonnet align with the spoiler :




Please feel free to comment.

Sincerely

Pascal

[TRM]

Nice to see you still have this one floating around the bench Pascal!! Great cleanup and new installments!! Lepp up the good work!!

[deafpanzer]

Keep up with the great work!