Category: Revell Ferrari F10 Project

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Revell Ferrari F10 – WIP

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After sanding down the body, I gave it another two coats of the Tamiya Ferrari red – unfortunately with mixed results once again!  I’m still having problems avoiding the dreaded orange -peel finish!   So, I’ll give it another sanding and then apply a couple of coats of clear as I’m not getting the finish I want from the paint – (more likely my fault than the paint as I’m way out of practice doing this) – so more later and hopefully I’ll solve the paint problem. Continue reading Revell Ferrari F10 – WIP

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GF-models Driver figures – Revell Ferrari F10

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I’ll use two of the GF-models driver figures representing Alonso for the F10’s I’m building at the moment – I’ve chosen two; GF-24-036 (a ringer for Alonso) and GF-24-003 which needed a bit of modifying in order to get the suit fitting tighter as worn by Alonso at the moment.  The “baggy” fit of the suit on this figure would be more akin to something worn by Jacques Villeneuve – he always seemed to wear his suit 4 sizes too large – maybe I’ll get another one – I feel a Sauber coming on? – no definitely not – too … Continue reading GF-models Driver figures – Revell Ferrari F10

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Revell Ferrari F10 – Tropicana finish!

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I used Humbrol Ferrari red from the canister to apply about four light coats, but unfortunately the finish is something the people at Tropicana would be proud of – ORANGE PEEL texture!!   I wasn’t really surprised, as it’s always difficult to avoid this result when using  aerosols.  So I’m busy using a sanding stick to bring it back down to something a little more smooth before I give it a couple of coats of Johnsons clear.   I also used a can of aerosol to spray a chrome effect on the wheels – not a bad finish for €7.00!  It … Continue reading Revell Ferrari F10 – Tropicana finish!

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Revell Ferrari F10 – back in the BLACK!!

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The second of my two F10’s is going to represent (a very loose interpretation) of a Fiorano test version – once again there is just something I find very mysterious about matt black cars – so I couldn’t resist giving the F10 the  full treatment in BLACK!  With the exception of the wheels, all these test version seem to be entirely black, so to save myself effort and time I decided to leave all the pieces on the sprue for the initial coats – I’ll clean up seam and sink marks later and give them another coating. Coming back to … Continue reading Revell Ferrari F10 – back in the BLACK!!

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Revell Ferrari F10 X 2! – more progress and more work!

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The “more progress” I refer to is that, I’ve applied the undercoat/primer, however, on the other hand, the “more work” refers to the fact that I purchased another Revell F10 kit!!!  – I just can’t believe what I did – I’m still in shock – it’s at least 20 years since I built a plastic formula 1 kit and then, in the space of a month, I’ve started two!   Since I started the first one I’ve really been bitten by the bug in more ways than one – I absolutely love the lines of the F10 – (it’s a clear … Continue reading Revell Ferrari F10 X 2! – more progress and more work!

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Revell Ferrari F10 – work in progress

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Here’s a quick overview of my approach and experiences of the assembly process so far: Engine fully asembled – (very straightforward). Assemble both exhaust stacks but don’t attach them to the engine yet – check later that outlets line up with openings in bodywork. Attach engine and lower part of gearbox to chassis floor  – (also straightforward). Assemble and attach top of airbox/rollover bar to top of body Having assembled both radiator pods and attached them to the body, I think I should have left them off  for painting – but we will see later! I also cut the top … Continue reading Revell Ferrari F10 – work in progress

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Revell Ferrari F10 – Alonso – Monaco 2010

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The first plastic F1 kit I’ve bought for many years arrived today (beautifully packed) from Netmerchants in Belfast. Box art is pretty good: Parts come molded on red / grey and surface detailing is quite  good. The kit is 1/24 scale and it can be assembled to represent 4 different versions as raced by both Alonso and Massa in the following races during 2010: Version 1 Baharain, Version 2/3 Spain & Germany, Version 4 ferraris 800th GP in Turkey. Decals The kit is worth buying jut for the decals alone, they are stunningly printed and are very comprehensive indeed. I’ll … Continue reading Revell Ferrari F10 – Alonso – Monaco 2010