Hi,

after the corvette in 1/64 scale (magnatraction), I try a more difficult one on a smaller scale, a Giperjet 250 GTO. I use a CandR decals sheet (really good quality), and RRR wheels (great looking...but not really "race ready"...)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0590.jpg






first, The kit is really well casted and shaped. I use a JL chassis to fit in, quite difficult for the wheelbase (JL magnas and tjets are not 100% accurate for the measurements). But I acheived to make it.

I had to trim the chassis gear plate with dremel, to fit the body in the proper place.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0720.jpg






I started unpolishing the body, remove flashes and sand whatever I needed to sand :p


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0723.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf0724.jpg





Now I 'm working on the mouting posts. Tommorow I'll start the paint.


to be continued...

Alright!!! This one is going to be cool!!! Watching this one for sure!! :thumbsup:

Aaaaaaaaaaah a Ferrari 250 build up party!:hat:

this project is harder than the corvette GS.

Preparing the resin body, especially, even if giperjet casting is good (when I see sometimes other casters tjet kits with LOTS of flash on it, I just can't imagine the amount of work to achieve it...).

But I hope to accomplish a decent work again. I 've got the paint, the decals, the wheels...so let's get it on :thumbsup:

This IS going to be good! Ferrari red 250 GTO LeMans! Gotta love it! As they say around here....GIT R DUN!!!:wave:

PD2:thumbsup:

I'm thinking about a JL tjet stock race class, based on RRR wheels and early 60's gt european bodies ;)

HI,


After a complete disaster (awfull paint, then broke the car trying to polish the defaults), the ferrari was just good fo wreck :

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/petage.jpg



So I started again with another body, kindly given by Giperjet.

This time, I was more focused on the job, trying to not repeat my errors.


Here's the result for now :



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1275.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1276.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1277.jpg


I'll change the RRR tires for tuff one silicone repros soon. Have to mount body posts too.

to be continued...

Sweet!!!!!!

It's getting there D! Suprized to see the fate of the first body!! OUCH!!!:eek::cry: Glad to see Greg came to the rescue! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Win a few...

...kill a few.

Nice come back D!

thank you all!

today, I made some pin stripping (my favorite job in kit building) to show the limits of car doors, etc...

I'll make photos tomorrow (it's 10pm in france)

lookin' good!

Sorry you put a little Snap, Crackle, Pop into your slot car :cry: but, glad to see Greg tossed you a cookie and you are Red once again...nice comeback!

Bob...it is 5:40 in the USA right now...zilla

Sweet looker! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

One of my all-time favorite cars! Look'in good! :thumbsup: Can't wait to see the finished product

Thank you !

I continued the pinstripping and little painted details.

I've to do the front of the car (grid, etc...) and finish the light bulbs too. After that, I'll pose the decals.


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1283.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1286.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1287.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1289.jpg




to be continued...

A wonderful job on the build so far Dimitri! Definitely sorry your first body fell apart like that, but it looks like you are back on track for completing another GREAT build!

Can't wait to see the next pics!
PD2:thumbsup:

HI,

After a complete disaster (awfull paint, then broke the car trying to polish the defaults), the ferrari was just good fo wreck :

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/petage.jpg

This sure would make a good "wrecked" version of the car.

Rich :thumbsup:

I didn't think about that, adding the wrecked car on the track scenery...I hope I kept the parts ! it will be really funny to add.

Next episode :

I add some details on front of the car, and made a little "fake light bulbs" effect :


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1303.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1307.jpg

Not too hard to do : a dark silver base, pinstripping with black ink to delimitate the stuff, and add a circle of silver to represent the real thing. After that, I covered it with some gloss acrilyc medium.

The method can be adapted to other type of lights, of course.


edit : some real size (more or less) pictures to see the effect in natural light :


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1310.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1309.jpg

Cool effect!!! At first glance I thought they were set in!!! Nice!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

thank you...I'm pretty proud of my effect too ^^

I was inspired by the first racemaster gt40 releases, an effect quite similar is used. I added a second coat of gloss medium, the effect is good enough, especially on reasonable real (not on macro photo) distance (driving distance, or display distance).

You are truly the master artist of painting effects! Wow Dimitri - it does look like headlights behind smoked lens! I think you did an awesome job with that! That's what I like about your builds....details so simple that they are almost easy to over look the genius behind them!

PD2:thumbsup:

thank you a lot ! even if I'm not a trully genius I beleive :p

But my modelling experience in landscaping helps me for sure, to find tricks to achieve what I want to do, and to have a good hand to work too. ;)

but I 'm sure that observing (nature, light, colors, etc...) is the key in modelling!


SO...Here 's the next episode :

It 's timle for decals. I use C and R racing products decals. For me, it 's one of the best decals we can find in our scale.

Bright plain whites, no colored dots but plain colors, good price for the quality, etc... real good stuff in my opinion. The only issue is that the range of models is not as complete as other brands for now.



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1313.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1311.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1315.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1316.jpg



Next steps I have to do : make pin stripping on decals (on amovible parts of the car bodies), and choose the finishing method. Varnish, not varnish, gloss, semi gloss, etc... The fact is that I like the car the way it looks now, but I want the car enough solid to race.


Other thing I have to do : pose the windows. It will be quite difficult I think, if I want to make the look the more realistic as possible.


thanks

Nice Spaghetti Getter Demether... A real Italian Beauty :thumbsup::thumbsup:....nd

Clear or somewhat clear windows??

thank you,


for the window, I think I let them clear (lexan). I prefer to paint my 1/64 afx-like cars (well, for now I've just did one, the vette GS you can see somewhere ^^ ) with dark metalized windows like Mister Jason "Monzaco" Boyle (one of the h0 scale modelling masters, like Greg "KSR" Katz was too) did on his cars (better visual scale effect, under lights), but on tjets, I'm not sure...it's my first resin kit in that scale. I'll see on the moment, I guess.

NICE!!!! Love the way the lights look.

Beautiful work D. There should be no question about it!

Go gloss!!!!

Finishes get nicked marred and dull over time. They will never get shinier!

Protect yourself and your work at all times.

D ,
i made a few casts from this same diecast a couple of years back and NONE of the post cast detailing i or anyone else did was this nice ! Excellent work ! I really love the head lights and small detail work. On the glass i was wondering if you ever did a lexan but sprayed a diluted silver on the back ( inside ) for effect ? I allways meant to try that look but as yet to do so. Nice thing about doing lexan .. you can keep experimenting with it till you glue it in. Keep it up as this is great stuff !

Bear :thumbsup:

Looks like a race winner already!
Didn't one of these go for like $5mil on speed channel one time?

Rich

Nice car Mr.D, looks race ready to me!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: I prefer the gloss myself. That's some good looking detail work on those lights...RM

thank you all!

I have some work to do before race it...including the varnish choice.

and I'm waiting for good tires too. I'll post the result soon ;)

Beautiful work D! :thumbsup: I'd put that one in the showcase! I would be afraid to race that one.

The French Connection to an Italian Red Racer that just blows my socks off!! *Woooooooooooosh-there go my socks now*

Bob...What a Sweet build up!!!!!!!!!!!!...zilla

thank you all !


Beautiful work D! I'd put that one in the showcase! I would be afraid to race that one.

It's why I don't paint resin kits for magnet cars, but only for magnas and tjets : the crashes are less dangerous :p

but cars are made to be raced !

Wow! WOW! I have to agree, the car is practically perfect as is, minus the windows of course. But I'd side with Mr. Hall and go with a gloss finish - time and racing will wear it down naturally. No sense in adding to it up front.

Can't wait to see the next step! Thanks for sharing!
PD2:thumbsup:

Hi,

I continued the work this week end.

A coat of gloss varnish, and I mounted the windows.


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1385.jpg


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1386.jpg




The windows were a quite tuff job, to fit them perfectly, I had to cut it just on right dimensions, and mount it from the outside of the body.


Now, I have to make the silver pin stripping on the windows mounting (it will help to hide defaults, too), paint the windows cleaners (I don't know the name in english) then cover the windows with a coat of future to hide scratches and make the lexan looks more like real glasses.

I think I'll paint the windows from the inside with very dark silver, like I did on the corvette GS. I don't like to see the chassis under the car, it gives a too important scale indication, and brakes the "magic" in my opinion.

To be continued...

Looking good Dimitri! Glass came out VERY good! The window cleaners are called "wipers" or "windshield wipers", but I knew what you meant. ;)

Awesome work as always!

Merci!
PD2:thumbsup:

thank you ;)

I hope to be able to show you progress tonight. Now, it's time to work. ;)

Great looking car.

thanks ;)


I made the silver details and wipers, and painted the window in dark silver too.

Now I have to fix little details, and coat the windows with future floor.


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1391.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1392.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1396.jpg


Next photos tomorrow, because the night is already falling, here ;)

I always enjoy your play by play builds D. She looks beautiful!

Showiing you my work steps by steps is a good method to motivate me ;)


thanks

Showing the steps is motivating me also!

I love it! Very nice Dimitri! VERY nice sir! Your ability to PAINT that level of detail is fantastic!

PD2:thumbsup:

Excellent works D as allways ! Makes me think it's time to pull out that old 250 GTO mold out of the box and pop a few of these beauties again. Hummm i wonder what other oddities i had mixed in that box ? Keep up the goodies i love it D ! :thumbsup:

Bear / Dennis

Nice work D-Man, nice work!!! That added detail work brings it to life. :thumbsup::thumbsup: RM

Great work Mr. D, the paint detail is excellent and thank you for the instructional episodes on my favorite Ferrari!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ...RL

thank you all !

ferrari 250gto is one of my favorite cars too. I like classic gt Le Mans cars a lot.

Here the last steps for the painting job. I consider the body finished. Now, I 'm waiting for the final tires, to finish the car and finally run it. I'll make pictures and videos, of course !

Waiting for that, some new pictures, with the body just posed on the chassis. I made some adjustements on windows.



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1407.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1411.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1403.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1412.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1408.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1402.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1410.jpg



I love tjets ! and I love h0 scale. So many possibilities, with fair price and great little shops, resin casters, etc...and the fact the cars are so small, make the modelling work even more interesting.

I'm a 1/32 scale racer too, but for me, nothing is better than h0 !


for people who don't know h0 scale, here 's the ferrari tjet side with a 1/32 revell cobra :

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/dscf1417.jpg

Unbelievable!!! The level of detail is phenomenal!!!! Nice body greg, and a masterpiece D!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup: