Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F60 (2)

Over the week, progress has been so slow as the Lunar New Year has been a very cold one. I have mildly moved in my own bedroom..... So what I have got are just some very simple steps, like sanding around the cowlings here and there and filling up gaps between parts.

The nosecone has been assembled. A very tiny photo etch from the Studio 27 parts was planted at the very front.


The floor was a major disaster of injection marks. I have filled some of them which are exposed in curbside form. Some little parts at the floor were also assembled.


I have tried to assemble the rear wing with some tiny pins from Ricebox. Some 0.4mm drillings are done back and fore. This looks great as long as the parts are still free from any paints, polishing and sanding. I hope these steps will hold the holes tight so it can still be finally assembled like this afterwards.


So, the stuffs are happening altogether, and things are looking like a F1 now.

The platings are all removed from the parts. This allows better painting work, when some little weathering will be applied.

Some of the cowlings are primed so I can check the filling and sanding works were right.

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F60 (1)

It has been a little while that I am resuming modeling. As there are a few new releases like the Tamiya Ferrari F60 and Honda RC166, Top Studio Yamaha YZR M1 2009 and the Aoshima Mercedes SL63 AMG, I really need to start clearing up some of the stocks.

After a little discussion with one of my fellows, we have decided to do there together and the first to start with is this Tamiya Ferrari F60. This, as compared to the M1 2009 and the RC166, will be a lot simplier and straight forward. What we really need are already here, the Studio 27 photo etching, the decals from MSM Creation, the Tamiya custom spray and a nice reference at the F1 Modeling magazines for the current couple of issues. These will let us do some straight forward builds.



And to start with, I have pre-assumbled the cowlings altogether and things are all in its place and up to Tamiya standard. At my first look of the instruction manual, I have been wondering a difficult step on the cover of the braking system. But after a test-fitting, this can be sorted out with a little trick at assumbly. So, I would say this will be a simple and fun-to-build kit.

Olympus OM-10 - Gallery 2

Taking shots from a film camera is especially different (as compared to a digital camera) when you really don't have any idea of what images will be coming though until the films have been developed and sometimes even printed.

A roll of 36 films have to be developed at the same time, mostly by a photo stall, and you have to used the same ASA slot for the entire roll. In that sense, you have one variable, the ISO, disabled from a digital camera which allow easier shootings. In addition, as films are processed and printed at cost, each film become an expense to be employed in capturing an image. A roll of 36 films would then walk across different occasions, days and night, outdoor and indoor.

In this chapter of my gallery, I had serious mistake picking a wrong roll of film with ASA against different occasions. I had a roll of Kodak Elite Chrome EB100 slide operating at a low light and indoor environment; and a roll of Fujifilm Natura 1600 under a bright shiny day trip at Lantau Island. And these all resulted into bad pictures plus difficult shots.

Well, lesson learnt. And I will bear this in mind all the time!

Here I have the EB100 starting at 100ASA, but it seems the film has difficulty capturing the right amount of light.



This is one of the earlier pictures I am operating with largest aperture at an object. It looks great to me!


This is one of the aging gas lamps still standing and in operation. The stair next to them is a favorite spot of filming in Hong Kong.

And here I started to have some shots from the Natura 1600! I can hardly use a larger aperture in any scene all day long...... all the pitures are f8 or up!

I would say I can hardly be at a climbing trip! But I was there this time as I am trying to get as many chance as possible to take pictuer outdoor with now my OM-10 and my E-p1 as well.

Olympus OM-10 - Gallery 1

Finally, I have got a nice Epson Perfection V300 so my films can all be scanned fresh from the films. Here are some selected pictures that I am glad to share. I have been, and still are, trying out many different kinds of films, both negative and slides, so I can better compare their differences and hopefully I would be able to choose a better film option for some particular occasions in the future.

So here we go and I started with a roll of Kodak Gold color 400 as a testrun for my OM-10.

And here was a 2010 New Year Eve, when used the Fujifilm Superia 200, trying out different ASAs.

In a sharp contrast I then have a roll of Fujifilm Xtra 400, which many Internet opinions said it is a great choice for general purpose.

In the middle of my Macau holiday, I have employed my very first roll of positive film, the Kodak E100VS.

Later I then have another roll of Fujifilm Xtra 400 under bright day-light. It works pretty differently with differnt lighting environments.

Still in process are a couple of slides now and I will be picking up the developed films tomorrow and hopefully I will be able to scan those pictures later this weekend.

I can say I am deeply addicted to film photography, as compared to digital photography. As you can see I got my OM-10 back at December and by Feb 2010, I am developing the 6th roll of film already! So I guess I am trying to so some extensive training on photography and hopefully I will be able to shoot at some better shots later on.

Thanks for reading and I am really happy to share with you my new addicts.