MFX Posted 24July, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 24July, 2022 This week I continue on the seemingly never ending filler work on the Alfarrari and show how I get perfect, crisp, straight, body lines. 3legs, tomo, Scott930 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 24July, 2022 Report Share Posted 24July, 2022 Looking Good! MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 7August, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 7August, 2022 Another double week of work on the Alfarrari for a final push to get the body work finished and we are finally in high fill primer, but not without a hiccup. 3legs, tomo, Adam.B and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 28August, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 28August, 2022 It has been two and a half years in the making and this week I finally reveal the colour of my Ferrari engined Alfa Romeo 2000GTV, the Alfarrari, and get some paint on the engine bay. Joz, Scott930, Adam.B and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 28August, 2022 Report Share Posted 28August, 2022 Yeeeeeeessssss!! Great choice of colour mate. So glad you didn't do red for reasons you mentioned. How bloody good are those renders too! TwoHeadsTas, Grimmy and MFX 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 30August, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 30August, 2022 20 hours ago, LeeM said: Yeeeeeeessssss!! Great choice of colour mate. So glad you didn't do red for reasons you mentioned. How bloody good are those renders too! Yeah. Jorgen does some amazing work on those renders. tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 4September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 4September, 2022 Now that the body on the Alfarrari is nice and straight it is time to get the wheel arch flares fitting perfectly up to the same level. 3legs, tomo and Adam.B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 4September, 2022 Report Share Posted 4September, 2022 Couldn’t you use the CAD system to trace the flare that suits, then transfer the shape to the other side ? MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 5September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 5September, 2022 23 hours ago, OZ930 said: Couldn’t you use the CAD system to trace the flare that suits, then transfer the shape to the other side ? Definitely, but they quite different so I just aimed to get them visually close OZ930 and tomo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 5September, 2022 Report Share Posted 5September, 2022 9 hours ago, MFX said: Definitely, but they quite different so I just aimed to get them visually close That’s got to be annoying 🤨 MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT3MEZ Posted 5September, 2022 Report Share Posted 5September, 2022 Visually close or otherwise, the asymmetry would drive me nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted 7September, 2022 Report Share Posted 7September, 2022 Hey Jeff @MFX make sure you watch the Block on Sunday night. There will be a wall paper featured in a room that you will love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 7September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 7September, 2022 7 hours ago, Lucky Phil said: Hey Jeff @MFX make sure you watch the Block on Sunday night. There will be a wall paper featured in a room that you will love. I don't have a TV antenna and I haven't watched regular TV for about 8 years now. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 7September, 2022 Report Share Posted 7September, 2022 13 minutes ago, MFX said: I don't have a TV antenna and I haven't watched regular TV for about 8 years now. What is it? Let's just say it'll match a certain cars tartan interior...literally! 😁 MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 8September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 8September, 2022 10 hours ago, LeeM said: Let's just say it'll match a certain cars tartan interior...literally! 😁 Well I see that Ferrari has chosen to back up my colour choice on the Alfarrari by going with a Yellow livery for this weekends F1 race at Monza Yeatesy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 8September, 2022 Report Share Posted 8September, 2022 5 hours ago, MFX said: Well I see that Ferrari has chosen to back up my colour choice on the Alfarrari by going with a Yellow livery for this weekends F1 race at Monza MFX, tomo, Yeatesy and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 11September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 11September, 2022 The best way to fix paint runs is not to get them in the first place but if you mess up like I did on the Alfarrari, this is how I fix them. 3legs, tomo and Adam.B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 11September, 2022 Report Share Posted 11September, 2022 its always that last pass just to make sure it has the perfect "wet" look ;) MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 18September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 18September, 2022 It has been a long 2 and a half years and this week I finally paint the shell of the Alfarrari and of course in my true fashion it doesn't all go to plan. Scott930, 3legs, tomo and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.B Posted 18September, 2022 Report Share Posted 18September, 2022 I love watching these, can’t wait to see the finished product 3legs and MFX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 22September, 2022 Report Share Posted 22September, 2022 Looking Good Jeff 👍 MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 22September, 2022 Report Share Posted 22September, 2022 2 1/2 years! 😳 Where the hell did that go? Looks great mate MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 23September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 23September, 2022 This covers the last 6 months or so of work on the Alfarrari. 3legs, tomo, Joz and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 24September, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 24September, 2022 This week I do the best thing I can to stop getting more paint runs, and finally upgrade the booth lighting. I also paint the remaining bolt on panels for the Alfarrari. 3legs, Scott930 and tomo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 2October, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 2October, 2022 It feels like I am flying through the painting now and this week I show you how I mask up and paint perfect stripes. Scott930, tomo, 3legs and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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