Glue Bomb's Ferrari F50

[adrianellis0]

So why this car ? We all have different reasons for building what we build but my main motivation for building a car is a desire to own or at least drive the full sized version. So what is it about the F50 that I find so interesting? It was actually received by the motoring world as a bit of a flop by Ferrari standards , it was rumored to be slower than its older sibling , the F40 , and many found its more refined shape to be unattractive.
On the first count , the complaint that it is said to be slower than its predcessor , the F50 is a top of the range hypercar , top speed is listed as 202 mph ( that's 325 kph ) and achieving 0 to 60 mph in a breathtaking 3.8 sec , I'm sure that its enough car to produce a fair sized grin at a Phillip island race track day for its driver , even if it lacks a couple of mile an hour top speed on its older brother!
As far as looks go , I know that this is a highly subjective topic , but I'm sure you will agree that the sleek curves and modern styling make the older F40 look positively dated



Well that might be a subject for another thread but the F50 on the left is , for my money , much better looking than its stablemate , the F40 on the right in the photo.
As for the interior, the F40 is legendary for having a race track worthy spartan interior, with no comforts at all added to enchance the driving experience in order to save on weight , the dreaded enemy of any race car . But we are talking about a car that is worth a fortune, and I have read that the seats in the F40 are a chiropractor's dream and that with no insulation in the cabin at all it makes for a breezy , noisy ride . On the other hand the F50 cockpit , while still devoid of many distractions that are found in a lot of modern super cars, as befitting its race track heritage, still offers an acceptable level of comfort, befitting a car of its standing.

The rough as guts F40



And the far nicer F50



As we all know , the heart and soul of any car is its engine, and the F50 is blessed with a power plant right from the top shelf at the Ferrari factory! Its naturally aspirated V12 engine is derived from the 1990 F1 engine that powered the Ferrari 641 that saw 5 victories for Alain Prost and one win for his codriver Nigel Mansell which accrued 110 manufacturer points for Ferrari and placed them 2nd in the championship to McLaren. So how do you take an F1 engine and make it suitable for a street car ? Make it bigger of course . Ferrari increased its capacity from 3.7 Lt allowed under the F1 rules to 4.7 Lt by giving it a larger bore and longer stroke , making it a bit more "civilized" for the road . So how much power does a genuine formula one engine make when modified to power a street car ? 530 HP !! That would move a Mack truck . What a work of art !!




So hopefully I have convinced you that the F50 is a worthy subject to build , and perhaps you can see why I like it so much ( probably not as nice as the LA Ferrari, but I don't have a kit for that ) and now I just have to decide which color to go with ;

Red



Blue



Black



Or perhaps matt black





And one last pic because it has flames in it

[adrianellis0]

So before we begin here are the box and sprue shots .

[Twokidsnosleep]

Ok great build I am front row center

F50 was definitely a more refined version of a super car that lead the way into luxury-sport trend for high end vehicles.

The F40 was designed solely for racing in a grouping that required the builder to make a certain number of production cars. Then that racing ended abruptly and Ferrari was stuck with this brute of a race car for the street. I love the car.

The F50 was designed to be a commercially available car and sold as such. Not my favorite in body styling, but certainly wouldn't turn one down.....and you can see other newer Ferraris in its lines and vents.

[adrianellis0]

Wow found this online , awsome !

[youtube]AR3BHzNWJI8[/youtube]

[adrianellis0]

Ok great build I am front row center

F50 was definitely a more refined version of a super car that lead the way into luxury-sport trend for high end vehicles.

The F40 was designed solely for racing in a grouping that required the builder to make a certain number of production cars. Then that racing ended abruptly and Ferrari was stuck with this brute of a race car for the street. I love the car.

The F50 was designed to be a commercially available car and sold as such. Not my favorite in body styling, but certainly wouldn't turn one down.....and you can see other newer Ferraris in its lines and vents.

2kns I would never argue cars with an expert like you , however the F50 is by far the pick of the two if I had a choice to drive them both , for me . I have an F40 in my stash to build later on , so I am an admirer of it also .

[Twokidsnosleep]

2kns I would never argue cars with an expert like you , however the F50 is by far the pick of the two if I had a choice to drive them both , for me . I have an F40 in my stash to build later on , so I am an admirer of it also .

Oh I didn't mean to make that argumentative.
I agree both cars are amazing and to be admired. "Each car has its meaning" quote from that video
I would venture to say the F50 is a more tame and drivable car than the F40 and I would love to be enough of an expert to say that I have driven both.....but I have not driven either so really I know nothing

[kiwigav]

Have thought about buying this kit for some time, will be interested in your build

[adrianellis0]

Thanks gav , but my lack of skill will prob not do it the justice you would .

[adrianellis0]

Went into the city with my wonderful wife for lunch today and managed to convince her to walk a couple of kilometers out of our way on the way home so I could get the last few paints I needed for thus build , so all set to go now , probably will not get a chance to sit down and work on it till next weekend now , so I hope I have time to get it finished by the deadline.

[Johnj]

Nice choice as for colours, if you can pull it off then it has to be flat black ! I tried it with the FXX but i gave in and just painted it gloss

[evilmutt]

I am actually In the Middle of a BUild of a Tamiya F50, This is my 4th F50 Build as I had 2 versions of the Revell one and 2 of the Tamiya One.Why 4 I hear you ask. That is easy, Revell brought out the Standard and the Barchetta versions and well Tamiya gives you the choice of Hard top or drop top so Naturally I wanted one of each. I also have the F40 and well as I had already started this build a few months back it is Heavy with aftermarket stuff. brake disks made up of about 15 elements each before having to glue the original Calipers back on. Fans, grills, radiators, all in lovely photo etch. The firsat Tamiya F50 is crying out Diorama to me as it is Missing the front Left wheel connection Point and I have bought a set of 4 Mechanics as well as a set of 1/24th Shop tools., The car went together a right treat, as did the F40, so I do not forsee any major difficulties.

Good luck with your BUild and I hope to follow it as best I can

[Lysus]

Oooh...



As Twokidsnosleep pointed out, you can see a lot of modern Ferrari's design lineage in the F-50, it's definitely the line between the 70s-80s designs and the more modern lines.

Too bad this is OOB, otherwise I'd be pressuring you for the flames out the tailpipes

[adrianellis0]

I am actually In the Middle of a BUild of a Tamiya F50, This is my 4th F50 Build as I had 2 versions of the Revell one and 2 of the Tamiya One.Why 4 I hear you ask. That is easy, Revell brought out the Standard and the Barchetta versions and well Tamiya gives you the choice of Hard top or drop top so Naturally I wanted one of each. I also have the F40 and well as I had already started this build a few months back it is Heavy with aftermarket stuff. brake disks made up of about 15 elements each before having to glue the original Calipers back on. Fans, grills, radiators, all in lovely photo etch. The firsat Tamiya F50 is crying out Diorama to me as it is Missing the front Left wheel connection Point and I have bought a set of 4 Mechanics as well as a set of 1/24th Shop tools., The car went together a right treat, as did the F40, so I do not forsee any major difficulties.

Good luck with your BUild and I hope to follow it as best I can

Mutt your Ferrari collection sounds awesome , do you have any photos posted on the forum?

[adrianellis0]

OK guys so I have been planning the build tonight and have come up with the first really tricky bit I would like some advice on . How would you go about painting the slider on these suspension units chrome silver and the coils of the springs black ???

[evilmutt]

Sorry Mate but I do not have them Up on the forum, I actually have a Fairly Modest collection of Ferraris, Only 18 of them. The Other tamiya F 50 Is screaming Dio at me cos it is missing the wheel connection point. This F 50 is waiting for me to Kinda get my Building cars Juice back up. so It gets a Little done here and there. Last Night I actually got the Back end and engine Built ready to be swung into place. Just busy doing all the carbon decals which is what kinda stole the mojo. The Other Tamiya f50 I destroyed most of the decals as I bought the kit as an Opened (possibly all there) kit, Hobbyco do not have spares for it cos I tried them and cos the car is discontinued they don't carry no more spare sprues. I will however try get them all dusted down and put into the sunshine and take a Nice picture of them for you when I have finished this one in Alclad 2 Hot Metal Red with Alclad 2 Black Base.

[evilmutt]

As for doing the sliders and then the springs use small brushes (I use a 5/0 for this) and do inside the springs, Then when dried take your Black for the springs and do something Like a drybrush with the bristles flush against the springs and lightly pull them along trying not to get paint between the springs. try imagine yourself as having a Mosquito land on you, that is how lightly you want to have the brush. Here is the result.

[adrianellis0]

As for doing the sliders and then the springs use small brushes (I use a 5/0 for this) and do inside the springs, Then when dried take your Black for the springs and do something Like a drybrush with the bristles flush against the springs and lightly pull them along trying not to get paint between the springs. try imagine yourself as having a Mosquito land on you, that is how lightly you want to have the brush. Here is the result.

Mate that's an amazing job , gonna give it a good crack , hope I can keep my hand that steady !!

[adrianellis0]

Sorry Mate but I do not have them Up on the forum, I actually have a Fairly Modest collection of Ferraris, Only 18 of them. The Other tamiya F 50 Is screaming Dio at me cos it is missing the wheel connection point. This F 50 is waiting for me to Kinda get my Building cars Juice back up. so It gets a Little done here and there. Last Night I actually got the Back end and engine Built ready to be swung into place. Just busy doing all the carbon decals which is what kinda stole the mojo. The Other Tamiya f50 I destroyed most of the decals as I bought the kit as an Opened (possibly all there) kit, Hobbyco do not have spares for it cos I tried them and cos the car is discontinued they don't carry no more spare sprues. I will however try get them all dusted down and put into the sunshine and take a Nice picture of them for you when I have finished this one in Alclad 2 Hot Metal Red with Alclad 2 Black Base.

And is this any help with your carbon fiber decal problems ??

http://www.bnamodelworld.com/index.php? ... rbon+fiber

[evilmutt]

I got the Decals done last night on the wheel arches with very little problems as These were fresher decals as the kit i got was brand spanking new from HLJ.com (hobbylink Japan) and I do buy from BNA on ebay at times, thats where I got all the aftermarket kit for this build.

[evilmutt]

I got the Decals done last night on the wheel arches with very little problems as These were fresher decals as the kit i got was brand spanking new from HLJ.com (hobbylink Japan) and I do buy from BNA on ebay at times, thats where I got all the aftermarket kit for this build.

The Moment I Moved in to do the Motor Installation it all went tits up and screwed with the Kevlar decals. So My advice is to do the inside all silver-chrome Like it suggests but just leave out the Kevlar in the Entire engine bay. That includes the Air Box covers. I am going straight to a Gold coloured Air Box with satin Black conectors to gold coloured air ntake boxes

[adrianellis0]

Spent an hour this morning getting the body ready to spray , got rid of some seam lines , sanded out the visible ejection pin marks and keyed the surface to get it ready to paint . I took it inside and gave it a wash and did a couple of chores , came back out to fire up the compressor and the power went out , I had forgotten about a planned outage for some maintenance the power company had planned

So far , little progress

[adrianellis0]

I got the Decals done last night on the wheel arches with very little problems as These were fresher decals as the kit i got was brand spanking new from HLJ.com (hobbylink Japan) and I do buy from BNA on ebay at times, thats where I got all the aftermarket kit for this build.

The Moment I Moved in to do the Motor Installation it all went tits up and screwed with the Kevlar decals. So My advice is to do the inside all silver-chrome Like it suggests but just leave out the Kevlar in the Entire engine bay. That includes the Air Box covers. I am going straight to a Gold coloured Air Box with satin Black conectors to gold coloured air ntake boxes

I really have my heart set on the carbon fiber look on the engine, so I'll give it a go , can always strip it off if it becomes a mess and paint then

[evilmutt]

I really have my heart set on the carbon fiber look on the engine, so I'll give it a go , can always strip it off if it becomes a mess and paint then

Good Luck Mate I hope it works out for you, I have unsteady hands so Maybe that is why it came all Unhinged for me.

[Johnj]

Sorry Mate but I do not have them Up on the forum, I actually have a Fairly Modest collection of Ferraris, Only 18 of them. The Other tamiya F 50 Is screaming Dio at me cos it is missing the wheel connection point. This F 50 is waiting for me to Kinda get my Building cars Juice back up. so It gets a Little done here and there. Last Night I actually got the Back end and engine Built ready to be swung into place. Just busy doing all the carbon decals which is what kinda stole the mojo. The Other Tamiya f50 I destroyed most of the decals as I bought the kit as an Opened (possibly all there) kit, Hobbyco do not have spares for it cos I tried them and cos the car is discontinued they don't carry no more spare sprues. I will however try get them all dusted down and put into the sunshine and take a Nice picture of them for you when I have finished this one in Alclad 2 Hot Metal Red with Alclad 2 Black Base.

Is it these decals you are missing ?

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[adrianellis0]

Did a lot of undercoating today , now have to do a lot of sanding then more undercoating then more sanding then I can start body painting, but a lot of the interior parts are ready for their paint now , will get cracking next weekend , also I was thinking that striping off the chrome parts and repainting it would take too long with all the other things that need dong in this build , so I just gave it a coat of tamiya x19 smoke , heavily thinned , to give it a bit less of a shiny fake look .

[adrianellis0]

Sorry Mate but I do not have them Up on the forum, I actually have a Fairly Modest collection of Ferraris, Only 18 of them. The Other tamiya F 50 Is screaming Dio at me cos it is missing the wheel connection point. This F 50 is waiting for me to Kinda get my Building cars Juice back up. so It gets a Little done here and there. Last Night I actually got the Back end and engine Built ready to be swung into place. Just busy doing all the carbon decals which is what kinda stole the mojo. The Other Tamiya f50 I destroyed most of the decals as I bought the kit as an Opened (possibly all there) kit, Hobbyco do not have spares for it cos I tried them and cos the car is discontinued they don't carry no more spare sprues. I will however try get them all dusted down and put into the sunshine and take a Nice picture of them for you when I have finished this one in Alclad 2 Hot Metal Red with Alclad 2 Black Base.

Is it these decals you are missing ?20160920_213727_zpsyvquwhmg.jpg

John it wasn't me that was missing decals , you might have to pm the guy

[evilmutt]

Sorry Mate but I do not have them Up on the forum, I actually have a Fairly Modest collection of Ferraris, Only 18 of them. The Other tamiya F 50 Is screaming Dio at me cos it is missing the wheel connection point. This F 50 is waiting for me to Kinda get my Building cars Juice back up. so It gets a Little done here and there. Last Night I actually got the Back end and engine Built ready to be swung into place. Just busy doing all the carbon decals which is what kinda stole the mojo. The Other Tamiya f50 I destroyed most of the decals as I bought the kit as an Opened (possibly all there) kit, Hobbyco do not have spares for it cos I tried them and cos the car is discontinued they don't carry no more spare sprues. I will however try get them all dusted down and put into the sunshine and take a Nice picture of them for you when I have finished this one in Alclad 2 Hot Metal Red with Alclad 2 Black Base.

Is it these decals you are missing ?20160920_213727_zpsyvquwhmg.jpg

Yes Johnj They were. but I have gone with alterior plans as I always have Backup plans.

[Johnj]

Ah, sorry i meant to reply to this the other day. Yeah, no worries. My daughter when she was much younger had a go with the F-50 kit without my knowing and pretty much put it beyond the point of recovery. It's all still there but you can tell a 3yr old has been at it.
Enjoying following this build, keep up the good work it's looking great

[kiwigav]

Did a lot of undercoating today , now have to do a lot of sanding then more undercoating then more sanding then I can start body painting, but a lot of the interior parts are ready for their paint now , will get cracking next weekend , also I was thinking that striping off the chrome parts and repainting it would take too long with all the other things that need dong in this build , so I just gave it a coat of tamiya x19 smoke , heavily thinned , to give it a bit less of a shiny fake look .

Great idea. I was thinking of doing something similar on my Porsche 911 GT3 be interested to see how it comes out

[Twokidsnosleep]

OOoooo, I just purchased some Tamiya smoke, have to give that a try
Nice!!

[evilmutt]

I will wait to see how your wheels turn out Mate, but seems you having a ball building it., I am almost finished mine.

[evilmutt]

Just thought I would Post an update on the F50 I Am building mate. It is on my Facebook page available here
https://www.facebook.com/Evilmuttscreat ... 3151534309

[adrianellis0]

Got some goodies from the post man today , that I hope will mean less fingerprints on my car bodies when painting

[adrianellis0]

Just thought I would Post an update on the F50 I Am building mate. It is on my Facebook page available here
https://www.facebook.com/Evilmuttscreat ... 3151534309

Mate , looking good , you have done a really impressive job!