[Revell] Ford GT LM 2017 - WIP

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October 17, 2024
Washed.
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October 17, 2024
Removed convex parts.
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October 17, 2024
Removed convex parts.
It was cut really cleanly. 😉
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October 17, 2024
I had to make it again because I cut off 1/3 of it while trimming it. The plate was made by cutting the plastic rod, and the tiny thin part that was originally attached was made by extending the runner.
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October 17, 2024
Like this...
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October 17, 2024
Since the wiper was molded together with the body, I used nippers to cut it out.
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October 17, 2024
After trimming it well, inserted the metal rod.
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October 17, 2024
The plastic was too thick so I thinned out the fender area.
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October 17, 2024
I removed the small rivets and drilled holes to mark their positions.
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October 17, 2024
The side parts that are to be attached to the body do not fit perfectly.
And when I looked at the real car clip, that part wasn't even split.
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October 17, 2024
It was firmly attached with various adhesives.
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October 17, 2024
And then I split it along the panel lines.
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October 17, 2024
Since there was nothing to hold onto where the back cover touches the door, I made a small projection and attached it.
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October 17, 2024
Since I plan to replace the air intakes on both sides with mesh, I measured the size and shape by attaching masking tape before cutting them out.
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October 17, 2024
Then I removed it.
And, I also removed the fuel filler and the part with the unknown device on the front fender. Since the plastic is quite thick, I also scraped the inside of this part to make it thinner.
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October 17, 2024
I applied the putty where needed.
I covered the area where the wiper had been removed by attaching masking tape to the opposite side and then applying putty.
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October 18, 2024
Polished.
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October 18, 2024
I checked to see if the removed wiper would fit properly.
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October 18, 2024
The part that was separated earlier, the passenger side is fine, but the driver side has too much space, so it seems like it needs to be modified.
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October 18, 2024
Adhsived an pla-plate
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October 18, 2024
I cut and sanded to get it just right.
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October 18, 2024
I did the same thing with the space on the top.
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October 18, 2024
The front grille was removed because it was designed to be applied with a decal and not a molded mesh. When I looked at actual vehicle images, I found that some vehicles have mesh and some do not, so I am debating whether I should use nylon mesh or just leave it as is.
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October 18, 2024
When I tried to assemble the upper and lower plates, the marked areas interfered with each other and did not fit together perfectly, so I had to cut a lot of them off.
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October 18, 2024
There should be a groove for a tow hook where indicated, but it is missing. (There is a decal included though)
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October 18, 2024
The canards are molded into the body and get in the way when polishing, so I measured their size and shape with masking tape and then removed them.
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October 19, 2024
I cut a thin piece of pla-plate and made it into its original shape.
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October 19, 2024
This is how we plan to fit it into the groove we scraped out earlier.
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October 20, 2024
I drilled the rivet holes.
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October 20, 2024
The thick vertical wings were sanded down to make them thinner.
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October 20, 2024
There are a lot of design flaws with this kit, the biggest of which is the extremely thick rear diffuser.
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October 20, 2024
I cut them all out.
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October 20, 2024
Before sanding, I marked the original location with a iron pencil.
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October 20, 2024
Sanded.
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October 20, 2024
The marked part seemed thick, so I looked for a video of the actual car and found that it was detailed completely rubbish, so I removed it for scratch build.
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October 20, 2024
I filled the pin marks with putty.
This is because sanding later can cause the part you made to chip or distort, so it's better to do it beforehand.
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October 20, 2024
Now start working.
I started by slicing the thin plas-plate into narrow pieces and gluing them together.
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October 20, 2024
First, I've attached everything so that it's right angles, now I need to round the corners.
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October 20, 2024
After covering the putty, I sanded the surface to clean it up and shape it.
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October 21, 2024
Next, It's time to make the auxiliary diffusers on both sides.
sizing them so that they don't interfere with the tires.
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October 21, 2024
I attached it while slightly bending it so that it was curved from the middle.
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October 21, 2024
I cut the pla-plate into the appropriate shapes, glued them to the markings, and sanded them to remove any unevenness.
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October 21, 2024
I then cut another piece of the plate, attached it as shown, and trimmed the shape to finish it off.
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October 21, 2024
Finally, it is time to work on the main diffuser. First, I cut the pla-plate into 4 long pieces and 4 short pieces(width is same), and roughly drew the shape.
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October 21, 2024
Because the rear plate is not flat, but slightly curved, it will float at the ends as shown.
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October 21, 2024
There is no easy way to do this job other than to keep sanding and trying to fit it in.
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October 21, 2024
(Gasp of breath) It took a long time, but I finally finished pasting all eight.
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October 21, 2024
Length and parallel check.
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October 21, 2024
Interval and vertical angle check.
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October 21, 2024
I refined it by sanding the end length and the edge-line of height.
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October 21, 2024
I like it. 😉
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October 22, 2024
There are shrinkage marks in places that are not good for sanding work.
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October 22, 2024
Sanded.
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October 22, 2024
I just finished sanding the entire body (I forgot to take pictures of the main body)
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October 22, 2024
I sprayed some gray surfacer on it to check the surface condition.
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October 22, 2024
Sanding...
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October 22, 2024
Sanding...
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October 22, 2024
Sanding...
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October 22, 2024
Sanding...
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October 22, 2024
Sanding done.
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October 22, 2024
I painted black surfacer to the lower body, inside of the body shell, side mirrors, and the bottom side of the wings.
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October 22, 2024
White surfacer.
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October 22, 2024
The white stripe in the middle is included as a decal, but I thought it would be easier to paint, so I painted only the striped area and the white area on the side with glossy white.
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October 23, 2024
I masked the parts that should be left white.
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October 23, 2024
On top of that, I covered the area to be painted blue with low-adhesive masking tape and painted it red (Italian red).
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October 23, 2024
Masked again for blue painting.
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October 23, 2024
Then , painted blue.
The instructions say to mix ultramarine and blue, but I thought it would be too dark, so I looked up several videos and mixed the colors to get a similar color.
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October 23, 2024
Now it's time to apply the decal.
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October 24, 2024
I didn't think there would be much decals, but there were more than I thought.
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October 24, 2024
1st clear coat. (UV cut clear)
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October 24, 2024
The windshield is pre-painted, but it's printed matte on the outside, so I'm going to erase that and repaint to inside.
So... before erasing, attached some masking film on the inside.
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October 24, 2024
And I masked it by cutting it according to the shape printed on the outside.
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October 24, 2024
Now I have to erase the printed part with a compound....
I don't know what kind of paint it is, but it doesn't erase well. It's the coarsest compound I have, and it seems like it will take all day to erase it all.
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October 24, 2024
I ended up changing my plans and erasing all with sandpaper.
After all, a model starts with sanding and ends with sanding... 🙂
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October 24, 2024
I restored the surface condition. I didn't use any compound, and just sanded it with a finer and finer sandpaper(final: Glossy Sandpaper).
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October 24, 2024
Now I'm trying to fix the rest of the parts, but they're already broken.
I wish the Revell would just drop away the side open box.
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October 24, 2024
Anyway, all the parts were trimmed and sorted by paint color.
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October 25, 2024
Painted some parts and overcoated body.
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October 25, 2024
But, because the paint on the body has large steps, I concentrated on the steps rather than the entire body and painted it thickly to the point where I thought, "Is it okay to paint it this thick?"
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October 25, 2024
The exhaust hole was blocked, so I tried to unclog it, but it looked awkward. So I removed the entire thing.
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October 25, 2024
Two diameters of steel pipe were cut diagonally and then trimmed.
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October 25, 2024
Then, after fixing the two together well, I plan to install them as shown in the picture on the right.
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October 26, 2024
I smoothed the surface of the headlamp cover.
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October 26, 2024
I started painting in earnest. This time, I also did an clear overcoating on the entire bodyshell.
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October 26, 2024
I finished painting the parts that I couldn't finish painting earlier.
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October 26, 2024
Painted with paint brush.
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November 5, 2024
I was concerned about the step on the white stripes and the two overlapping decals above them, so I lightly sanded them down, and as expected, the step was very severe.
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November 5, 2024
So before I did any additional coating, I sanded all and removed any steps.
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November 5, 2024
B, I got a little too greedy and scratched the paint in a few places while sanding.
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November 5, 2024
This area is prone to scratching paint.
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November 5, 2024
Since I will be repainting using a No. 2 brush, I only did partial masking like this.
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November 5, 2024
Masked.
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November 5, 2024
It looks fine in the photo, but since I accidentally used different paints to mix the colors, you can feel a subtle difference when you see it in person.
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November 5, 2024
This place doesn't really stand out, but...
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November 5, 2024
I have 3 cobalt blues, but I accidentally used the wrong cobalt blue instead of the one I originally mixed.
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November 5, 2024
Paint also spattered out beyond the mask like this. Fortunately, this can be easily erased with a compound.
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November 5, 2024
Masked again for paint tocorrectly color
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November 5, 2024
Same...
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November 5, 2024
It's finally been painted in the right colors.
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November 5, 2024
And then I coated Clear.
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November 5, 2024
Prepare 2 sheets of pla-plate cut into circles and 2 sheets cut in half. The metal parts in the container are products sold for Gunpla.
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November 5, 2024
It seems like it can be used like this.
The fuel inlet at the back is a product sold for Gunpla use, but it looks a little different from the actual fuel inlet, but I just ignore that 😉
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November 5, 2024
Youtube Video
I painted the board inside with Musou Black. (I was just bored..)
This paint is a similar paint to Vantablack and is characterized by blocking 99.4% of light reflection (Vantablack blocks 99.96%, MIT blacks 99.995%).
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November 6, 2024
The part that will be attached to the front fender has a little more detail.
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November 6, 2024
Last sanded
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November 7, 2024
Polishied. but, the paint steps where the number decal is located could not be completely removed.
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November 7, 2024
Painted with Tamiya Panel Line Accent.
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November 7, 2024
I also attached all the remaining decals.
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November 8, 2024
I also need to put a decal on the headlamp cover, but it doesn't fit perfectly.
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November 8, 2024
It's much easier to just mask and paint something like this.
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November 8, 2024
I cut a piece of nylon mesh and attached it to the air intake that had been removed.
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November 8, 2024
Painted with Vallejo Mecha Surfacer.
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November 8, 2024
Since this area is quite uneven, I decided to mask it and paint it with an airbrush because I was worried that it would bubble if I painted it with Vallejo paint.
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November 8, 2024
Ready to assemble.

Comentarios

42 17 October, 16:21

Nicolas
Following

17 October, 18:48

yngvenett
I'm following this to learn

18 October, 09:50

Martin Oostrom
Another tutorial one needs to watch

18 October, 12:53

Gerald Sigmund
@mks: Komakais Walkaround shows meshes for the left and right intakes and none for the center one.

18 October, 14:10

Bozzer
I have no idea of your subject, but I do enjoy your builds. The tutorial is always a lesson, and very informative. Keep them coming 👍

18 October, 22:02

Pepe
Looking

20 October, 06:53

berni
I take a seat 👍

20 October, 07:31

DerMattes
Watching 👍

20 October, 07:41

Johne 69
I am in too 😃

20 October, 13:57

Ben M
When you thin parts, what technique do you use?

20 October, 15:35

MS K
@Ben M - When I need to shave a lot, like this time, I use file.

20 October, 18:28

Michael Kohl
Martin and Bozzer pointed it out. This will be fun and informative to follow.

21 October, 07:35

Matteo Pescarin
Oh wow, as usual, fantastic documentation of the efforts going into this project. Chapeau to you!
Nonetheless, it makes me want to skip any Revell kit from now on... if I only didn't have any in my stash XD

21 October, 07:53

MS K
@Matteo - The new mold products produced since around 2010 are generally nice quality(2CV, VW T1, 911G, Etc...) , but this product is so poorly made that it is ridiculous. I don't know what the production concept of this kit is. It is poor for a precision model, and it's not even easy to assemble.

21 October, 08:48

Michael Kohl
With Revell you better check in advance how that specific kit is rated by others. They have tons of reboxes and quite a few kits where you just wanna ask: are you serious? But then, once in a while, just to show that they are able - in general - to be a serious modelling company, they release some really fine stuff. Doesn't hurt to be prepared what you're up against.

21 October, 08:50

Alexander Grivonev
A true Revell car kit experience 👍 The casted on wiper is especially painful

21 October, 09:25

Michael Kohl
That diffusor is a tremendous improvement.

amazon.com/dp/B00004..aps%2C163&sr=8-3
Such a tool makes such work as fitting the diffusor panels to the chassis much easier (the thinner the needles/pins, the more precise the contour).
Just a german site to give an idea.
Cheers Michael

21 October, 15:04

MS K
Nice idea. I wish there was something made of insect pins thin enough to use in a plamodel.

21 October, 15:52

Johne 69
Great work so far 👍

21 October, 17:06

berni
A question. What Colours you would use at this kit?

22 October, 12:45

MS K
@berni - The red is Italian Red, and I plan to use Cobalt Blue + Sky Blue (the instructions say to mix Ultramarine and Blue).

22 October, 14:09

Denis Dogadov
I make up the silkscreen on the glass with a very thinly sliced masking tape.

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24 October, 15:32

MS K
@Denis - Yeah, I used to do it that way too, before I started using masking film.
My advice is that when masking that way, 'Tamiya masking tape for curves' is much easier than paper tape.
Youtube Video

25 October, 19:17

Spanjaard
wow, your attention to detail and how detail your build logs are, never disappoint! amazing

8 November, 11:59

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