Tamiya Ferrari F40 Monte Shell

I just finished this one. This is Tamiya's Ferrari F40 in Monte Shell livery. This is the recently reissued kit with Cartograf decals and includes the Tamiya photoetch set. Paint is Tamiya pure white (TS-26), bright red (TS-49), and chrome yellow (TS-47). I didn't use the decals for the red part because I knew I'd mess them up. There are some carbon fiber accents in the headlight surrounds and carbon kevlar on some spots inside. I added some logos from E.Jan and a photoetched wiper, some grille material, photoetched harness bits, and maybe some other stuff. I'm not enough of a modeler to correct the problem with the engine cover/chassis warpage.
By no means a masterpiece, it did come out looking all right. A satisfying build overall.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Ferrari%20F40/DSCN1613.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Ferrari%20F40/DSCN1591.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Ferrari%20F40/DSCN1621.jpg


More photos, if you are interested, can be seen here:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Ferrari%20F40/

Very nice job with this one my friend. I've just started this exact model with the included photo etch, so it's nice to see how it SHOULD be done! :)

Nice work on an awesome kit, I discovered after finishing mine that if you cut off the pins that connect the body to chassis this lets the engine cover relax & sit flat.
Great build

I like the little bit of carbon fibre inside the front lights

Thanks for the comments. I was able to referjigulate (that's a technical term, by the way) some stuff in the engine bay in order to get the engine cover to sit more correctly. Still not perfect, but it is as close as I'm going to get. Took a couple more photos that show some details better.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Ferrari%20F40/DSCN1640.jpg You can see the gap between the engine cover and rear of the chassis is much less pronounced now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Ferrari%20F40/DSCN1625.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ChillyB1/Tamiya%20Ferrari%20F40/DSCN1639.jpg

that's a nice representation of the car bro. good job!

I just got the exact same kit, just waitin on paint. It looks great, the hood always bothers me so Im gonna have to figure out a way to make it sit flat. Great work!

Hi looks great, good paint job and nice detailing. I like this race ferrari's.

regards rolf

fantastic job!!!!!!!!

nice work chill my man good to see your still building..took a lil break myself but im back a lil bit
p.s. see youve also been working on your photo skills as well...very good model and better than mine!!!!!
http://s715.photobucket.com/albums/ww151/guiwee/

Thanks, everybody, for your comments. I really like the F40 and this livery, too, so I may give this one another try someday.

I just got the exact same kit, just waitin on paint. It looks great, the hood always bothers me so Im gonna have to figure out a way to make it sit flat. Great work!
In my kit, the engine cover and the body fit absolutely perfectly. But the chassis plate seems to be the issue, especially when you add the suspension and engine subassemblies. Da_ashman and others have mentioned removing the alignment pins that position the body on the chassis; I don't think that is the problem with mine. The rear part of the chassis seems to be the problem, as far as I can tell. Maybe it can be bent slightly into the correct position. I don't know. Anyway, good luck with your build.

nice work chill my man good to see your still building..took a lil break myself but im back a lil bit
p.s. see youve also been working on your photo skills as well...very good model and better than mine!!!!!
http://s715.photobucket.com/albums/ww151/guiwee/
Good to see you back at the bench, my friend. What are you working on?