Ferrari 458. Revell 1/24th Scale.
Well, I said I would build a wheely thing and here she is.
Done in Yellow, to make a change.
Any errors are mine, and I have seen them.
I did a WIP , so you can look there for hidden parts.
Well One kit down, 4 to go before starting anything new.
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Craig Abrahamson said on August 30, 2015
Nice work, Simon...I like it.
Simon Whitney said on August 30, 2015
Thanks Craig, she a good 6 footer, looks good from that distance.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on August 30, 2015
Really vivid paint job! See it coming (as here) a looong way off! She's a beauty!
Simon Whitney said on August 30, 2015
Thanks for that Bernard. Well it is loud in colour so that the deaf can see here coming LOL.
Bryan W. Bernart said on August 30, 2015
Nice finish, Simon. Been watching and expected nothing less. Well done!
Simon Whitney said on August 30, 2015
Cheers Bryan, she is a bit loud as such, but with a Ferrari 2007 F 1 car in the stash, I wanted to do something other than Red.
California Steve said on August 30, 2015
Way Cool Simon! And just the color I am going to choose on mine. (If i win the lotto) ? I have enjoyed your work in progress on this. Thank you for posting the procedure.
California Steve
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Thanks Steve, I enjoyed the build, quite easy, with a good fit.
As for the colour, well , good old Tamiya X 8.
Richard Mcstay said on August 30, 2015
Nice Ferrari! Some amazing detail there mate inside the cabin and engine, it was a good work in progress to watch as well!
I don't think many cars suit loud colours, not unless they are outrageously exotic. I think the 458 gets away with being in that category though! I would love to test drive one!
Only 4 in the stash? I think that needs topped up! I've got 8 in the stash and 2 on the bench but I don't seem to be getting anywhere fast with them unfortunately!
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Ta Richard, there is not a lot of detail to be seen once she was together, but it is knowing it is in there.
Only 4 in the stash, they are the ones we are working on, we (the good lady Rose and I) have got about 60 kits so I don`t think I need to worry for a while.
Richard Mcstay said on September 1, 2015
60... fair enough!
George Williams said on August 30, 2015
Excellent result after all that hard work, Simon, are you still going to give this to your son? If so, I hope he looks after it!
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Cheers George, I think he will look after it, we go to see him next weekend. I have a Porsche 956 lined up for the next build?
DE4EVER said on August 30, 2015
🙂 ... Greetings ... 🙂 :
:O ... Very nice work, way better than some DIE CAST renditions.
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Thank you DE4EVER , it was the first car in many a year that I have built, and sprayed.
I think that being a simple enough build helped, no rear wings or things to add after the paint job.
Seeing some of your builds, with all those decals I am glad that it only had a few.
Bernd Müller said on August 31, 2015
Yeeessss ! You did it ! Excellent work, Simon. It was not an easy build, but you managed every problem and the result is great !
The Yellow was the right decision, much more unique.
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Danke Bernd, she was more time consuming with waitng for paint to dry properly than any thing else.
I glad you liked the colour.
Marc Barris said on August 31, 2015
Hey Simon,
I have been following your build, it looks great, I love the finish you got with the yellow, it looks real good, well done.
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Cheers Marc, it made a break from building wingy things, but I need to improve my gloss painting technique though. Too much spraying matt colours
Lol.
Gregor d said on August 31, 2015
Superb job Simon. It looks the business in yellow.
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Thanks Gregor mate.
It is nice to finish her, and get going on the others builds in progress. The colour was chosen to be different from what other wheely things I have in the stash.
Jack Mugan said on August 31, 2015
The problem with getting on late is that all the good praise has already been heaped on a well done build, so I'll just say ditto the above. Looks great Simon as usual.
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Thank you Jack, it is being on this and another forum that has given me the confidence to try new techniques and learnby them too.
AL HOFFMAN said on August 31, 2015
I was going to say this build was a learning experience but it turned out too well for that. I followed your WIP & can appreciate your work with the different colors to compliment the kit's details.
Well built Simon.
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Cheers Al, from a car miester like you I take it as a high compliment sir.
I have something nice in the stash for when I feel the big one should be started.
Greg Kittinger said on August 31, 2015
Great results with the build!
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Ta Greg, she was a great learning tool as such, with chance to experiment a bit with out ruin it.
Ralph Clements said on August 31, 2015
Beautifully done and great subject choice, that's great...
I am "all thumbs" so will say "10 thumbs up!"
Simon Whitney said on August 31, 2015
Thank you Ralph, it was an enjoyable break from planes, and I will be building another car in the near future.
Terry Schuler said on August 31, 2015
This is really nice. Good work, Simon.
Simon Whitney said on September 1, 2015
Cheers Terry, it should of been built a bit quicker I know but that`s life.
Joe Caputo said on September 1, 2015
Looks great, Simon.
Simon Whitney said on September 1, 2015
Cheers mate, I have had some good modelers to follow .
Mike Maynard said on September 1, 2015
Nice clean build, Ferrari always has a "ring" to it's name, your build is a commensurate with the brand's prestige.
Simon Whitney said on September 1, 2015
Thanks Mike, a lovely set of lines to her.
It is a shame that the details are not easily seen, but at least I know it is.