The Ferrari F2001 Formula 1 car is finally finished

The Ferrari F2001 Formula 1 car is finally finished. This project took much longer than it should have because of the Ferrari red paint dying half way through. A replacement bottle was purchased from Amazon and took a few days to get in; by then finals had arrived and the holidays soon after. I got a chance right after Christmas to finish it up and have a quick photo session. The final parts count was 129 including the rubber tires. Overall there were no fitment issues, even the most curved and warped body panels fit as they were intended and I didn't find any mis-shapen pieces. The suspension pieces are quite delicate but the model has two clear discs that attach underneath the solid under-tray. The weight of the car rests on these instead of the tires, thus saving the suspension from sagging. The decals were a bit finicky, they were some of the most delicate I have ever used. Some of the decals have to be done in a certain order, such as the FedEx logos which are placed on top of a white box included in another decal. I didn't catch this the first time and the main FedEx logos are out of place by a little. Two of the larger decals, white blocks for the spoiler, broke apart before I got the hang of it and I had to paint instead. On the whole I am very pleased with the detail of this kit but it is a Tamiya model so I had high expectations. I plan to continue with the history of Formula 1 series and build the Tamiya Lotus 25 Coventry Climax next, Stay posted for the start of that project soon. Other updates are that I re-started work on the map I was drawing and I have almost finished pulling everything together to set up a knife forge. Expect some exciting updates for the new year along with a few look backs to old projects.