elite fxx with correct wheels

Red line is a little thick. But looks good. How did you do it?

 

Use a toothpick instead of a brush. And next time take the tires off before you paint.

 

Here's another tip - if you're taking the wheels off of the model, and taking the tires off of the wheel...

Spray your red paint onto a flat pane of glass and then set the wheel down into the wet paint, press lightly, and lift off evenly. Be sure your paint on the glass is even and not too thick. You can still go back and touch up w/ a 000 brush or, as mentioned before, a toothpick, if necessary.

I did this with the one and only NASCRAP model I built (Chevy Lumina w/ Ferrari of Los Gatos sponsorship) and they turned out great.

gp

 

i painted the wheels on my fxx as well, its not the elite and i know theres 1000 and 1 differences but this is wat it looks like now...

i also painted the seats red...nothing special, just added some colour..

Later,
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fiorano94 you have a pm

 

Don't keep it private - how do you remove the wheels?

 

lol im not takin the wheels off

fiorano94 did you see my pm?

 

The wheels look good.


There are some really small brushes called Microbrushes that I use for the smaller details, they come in 4 sizes. You can usually find them at a well stocked hobby shop (Hobbytown USA, etc) . A pack of 25 sells for around $1.70 +/- , they're on Ebay too.

http://www.microbrush.com/
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Some pictures of my and Maranello Guy's FXXs are here:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119004
I hope I'll make some photos of black non-Elite FXX with black wheels tomorrow...

 

The best way to this is to print out the line width circle that you need in a graphic software like adobe Illustrator on to a plain decal sheet that you can purchase at a hobby shop. The only problem is you need a Lazor printer which maybe Kinkos may have one. Another way is to have it cut on a vinyl cutter and then apply it like you would on a real car. I've seen this done on Ferrari F1 models that a friend of mine has done. I personally perferr the decal route, I have a Lazor printer and make my own decals I do this all the time on my model railroad stuff.
What you end up with is a more professional appearance.

 

Thanks, fiorano94 See the last post in that thread for an explanation

 

I wanted to know the same thing!!!!

 

Got a pic of your Ferrari nascar? I have only seen 1 pic of that thing ever.

 

Haha very cool! I don't think I would have the stomach to do that to mine.