mrm Posted July 29, 2022 Posted July 29, 2022 Here is a model I made some time ago, but it has not been shown. I figured since I am in exotics wave, I may as well. It started as 1:18 Hotwheels diecast, which was more or less a toy, in red with red interior. The whole thing was broken down to the smallest detail, stripped of all paint and then restarted as a kit with all seams filled, imperfections smoothed out, details added and then painted, lots of carbon fiber added and clear coated and polished. The color is really unusual and it is the only LaFerrari like that in the world, which was made for the singer Jamiroquai. The model is a faithful replica of the real thing, down to the modified brakes, carbon roof and even the license plate. [mig]https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/540/y6kppb.jpg[/img] Here is some of the detail Here you can see on the red car where the seams in the intakes are on the regular diecast vs my filled ones on the green one. Same thing inside the doors. These were real pain to fix, correct the shape, sand and paint and polish. The problem with little seams like that one under the nose is, that the diecast model is engineered to be assembled in certain order and filling all these seams means reengineering the way the model gets put together, which is a lot easier said than done in most cases. Being painted... 2
Can-Con Posted July 30, 2022 Posted July 30, 2022 That's a pretty cool conversion, Michael. More involved then I'd want to get into. BTW. "Jamiroquai" is the name of the band, the singer is Jay Kay. And if you did all the cars he's owned over the years you'd have quite a collection. I've read he's owned over a hundred cars and likes his exotics, owning many Ferraris, Lambos, etc. from all eras, not just modern ones. His collection is just incredible with everything from a '67 Bullitt Mustang and a Lambo Mura to the latest European "supercars".
mrm Posted July 30, 2022 Author Posted July 30, 2022 7 hours ago, 70 Sting said: Very clean work. Super paint job as well! Thank you. The trick part with diecast models is that you have many parts made from various materials. The main body is from Zamac, which is basically an alloy made from mixed metal waste, held together by Zinc. That is why you can not weld it or glue it. Most of the model however is made from plastic. And it is not just one plastic, but a variety of different plastics. They all react different to paint and solvents. Having a uniform finish where these different materials blend seamlessly, like for example on the front wing, which is plastic attached to the metal, or the vents on the rear hood can be quite testing. A huge part of the solution is using 2K primer. 1
mrm Posted July 30, 2022 Author Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Can-Con said: That's a pretty cool conversion, Michael. More involved then I'd want to get into. BTW. "Jamiroquai" is the name of the band, the singer is Jay Kay. And if you did all the cars he's owned over the years you'd have quite a collection. I've read he's owned over a hundred cars and likes his exotics, owning many Ferraris, Lambos, etc. from all eras, not just modern ones. His collection is just incredible with everything from a '67 Bullitt Mustang and a Lambo Mura to the latest European "supercars". Thank you, Steve. You are correct about Jay Kay. For some reason he would always be Jamiroquai to me, altho I am aware of his real name. I am not familiar with all his cars, but I know he had a Lambo Diablo Jota, which his fellow band member crashed. It was actually featured in one of his videos, together with his F40. He has a really cool black Ferrari Enzo, with very unusual looking dark green interior. That color combo comes with quite a history actually and royal provenance. What is really cool about him, is that he actually drives and enjoys his cars and shows them to the public a lot. My understanding is that he is a regular at Goodwood Festival. Either way, he is a genuine car guy and not just a rich dude showing off.
Can-Con Posted July 30, 2022 Posted July 30, 2022 25 minutes ago, mrm said: Thank you, Steve. You are correct about Jay Kay. For some reason he would always be Jamiroquai to me, altho I am aware of his real name. I am not familiar with all his cars, but I know he had a Lambo Diablo Jota, which his fellow band member crashed. It was actually featured in one of his videos, together with his F40. He has a really cool black Ferrari Enzo, with very unusual looking dark green interior. That color combo comes with quite a history actually and royal provenance. What is really cool about him, is that he actually drives and enjoys his cars and shows them to the public a lot. My understanding is that he is a regular at Goodwood Festival. Either way, he is a genuine car guy and not just a rich dude showing off. Yes, he really seems to enjoy driving the cars as much as collecting them. And he doesn't baby them either. There's some videos on YouTube of him doing laps at Goodwood driving the Ferrari you modeled as well as other cars. ,, and I know what you mean about his name. To a lot of people, Debbie Harry will always be "Blondie". ?
mrm Posted July 31, 2022 Author Posted July 31, 2022 14 hours ago, carrucha said: Nice job improving the diecast! Thank you Hector. 13 hours ago, ea0863 said: Wow, you are a magician! Thank you for posting Thank you Emre. I wouldn't go that far to claim magical powers, but I know my Ferraris. You are too kind. 20 minutes ago, grodudulle77 said: Very nice work !! ?? Thank you Philippe
spencer1984 Posted August 1, 2022 Posted August 1, 2022 Excellent work, your efforts cleaning up all those little imperfections really elevates the whole car.
mrm Posted August 6, 2022 Author Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/1/2022 at 4:05 PM, spencer1984 said: Excellent work, your efforts cleaning up all those little imperfections really elevates the whole car. On 8/1/2022 at 6:24 PM, Slotto said: You nailed it for sure. Excellent On 8/2/2022 at 11:57 PM, slusher said: Beautiful Ferrari! On 8/3/2022 at 9:40 AM, ATHU said: Beautiful job, looks fantastic!! Thank you guys. I appreciate your comments.
Dann Tier Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 Love it!!....looks so nice wearing that color!!
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