Tamiya Enzo build

Post by **Johnj** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 8:39 pm

Been itching to do this since i finished the carrera GT at the start of the year. When i built the GT i decided to paint it red in favour of the box colour of silver and i've regreted it ever since. Black was my first choice but just too difficult to keep clean while painting at that size. So, i'm gonna do the same thing again lol. Gonna paint it pearl white with red calliper's and black 'shelby' stripes ! I asked paul on one of the live shows what colour he was going to go for and he replied 'red' and for good reason as thats what my head is telling me but i have this overwhelming urge to paint it white, so white it is then

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Post by **Johnj** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 8:49 pm

Having a quick sqint through the instructions i've spotted a small error with the part nbr's on the PE.
it calls for part 'A11' but 'A' fret doesnt seem to have nbr 11 but 'B' does and it looks very like the part needed. Hopefully there are no more or if there are i find them in time !

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Post by **Johnj** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 8:56 pm

A few more pics of the PE instructions. There quite easy to follow luckily enough

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Post by **Johnj** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 3:28 am

6hrs into this and i'm a bit dissapointed. This kit is not the usuall tamiya super clean and crisp moldings. The molding of the bottom of the engine block looks like a part from a cheap toy. I know it's not been painted yet but !

I'll post a picture of it but i dont know how well it'll show up.

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Post by **Johnj** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 3:35 am

They supply twn sets of the inner seat moldings, maybe you can make it a four seater if you take the engine out

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I pulled it's smaller brother out to get a size comparrison

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Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 3:53 am

Another great build topic from you.
Hmm extra seats...I need my Enzo with four seats and room for a big dog.
Maybe stretch it into a limo

Post by **Johnj** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:17 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Another great build topic from you.
Hmm extra seats...I need my Enzo with four seats and room for a big dog.
Maybe stretch it into a limo

Lol, maybe a staircase like a bus ! That would look hilarious !!!

I'm looking forward to what little gem you will come up with when you get settled in

Post by **Johnj** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:26 am

The one thing i'm not looking forward to is cutting off the plastic bolts for the PE ones, there must be at least 100

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Post by **Johnj** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:28 am

Looking through the rest of the kit it seems it's just this part that is badly molded. It may have something to do with this car being originaly sold pre-built or semi assembled.

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Hope it looks better with paint on lol

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:58 am

I have been flat on my back for the best part of a month now with some mystery illness or virus or something so today was really the first day i was feeling kind of normal again so it was nice to get some modeling done again.

I did a bit on this engine earlier although i've managed to loose what was left on sprue 'L' which includes the rocker covers and other engind parts so i'll need to get them ordered up.
A few pics of todays faffing about -

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:00 am

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:02 am

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:05 am

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Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:26 am

Sorry to hear you were so sick, glad you are on the mend
Happy to see the Ferrari move forwards

Post by **RossiM1** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:50 pm

Hope your on the mend now John the Enzo detail is looking first class mate good luck
ATB

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:33 pm

Glad to see your back johnj at the bench looking good so far

Post by **Johnj** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:24 am

Thanks guys. I have to say i was getting a bit worried after the second week and not feeling any better but back to normal now thankfully ! I need to get moving with the stuka so this little gem will need to wait a month or so, but i am enjoying it although it's not as good a kit as the carrera GT was.

Post by **Paul** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:49 am

Off to a great stat John, looking forward to seeing how this comes together

Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:45 pm

Paul wrote:Off to a great stat John, looking forward to seeing how this comes together

Thank's paul

I'm keeping my fingers and toe's crossed that they will do the la ferrari or even better the FXXK in this size.

Post by **Johnj** » Tue May 16, 2017 6:34 pm

I've ordered a PE brake set for this as there aint much in this department from the scale motorsport set.

Post by **Johnj** » Tue May 16, 2017 11:07 pm

Hope this is not a waste of the hard earned !

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Post by **Johnj** » Tue May 16, 2017 11:08 pm

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Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue May 16, 2017 11:26 pm

Yes it is a complete waste of money

Now box it all up and ship it all immediately to me

I will take away all your guilt and whatnot...oh, could you paint the body and put most of it together as well first?

Post by **Johnj** » Tue May 16, 2017 11:32 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Tue May 16, 2017 11:26 pm Yes it is a complete waste of money

Now box it all up and ship it all immediately to me
I will take away all your guilt and whatnot...oh, could you paint the body and put most of it together as well first

Lol, you always cheer me up scott

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue May 16, 2017 11:42 pm

I am but comic relief my friend

Because you know I would never spend far too much hard earned on a Ferrari model toy...nope not me

Ever see a fat white guy in a Ferrari???
I call this picture "Crushing My Dreams"...I do not fit in the Magnum PI 308gts

(it's actually a 328GTS but who is counting)

Post by **Johnj** » Tue May 16, 2017 11:54 pm

Ah sweet scott !
An absolute peach of a car !!! It would need to be a lottery win, although the young lad at work thinks winning the lottery is a 50/50 chance ! You either win it or you dont lol

Thats a car for special occasions

Post by **kpisnuts** » Wed May 17, 2017 6:37 am

Looking superb mate.

Post by **Johnj** » Fri May 26, 2017 2:50 pm

Cheers Ken

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Theres plenty of scrap left on the template sheets for the interior so i thought i'd have a go on these first to see how the stuff went down. A coat of clear and the metal ferrari badge should bring it to life

Post by **exmoor** » Fri May 26, 2017 4:26 pm

Nice to see you back looking good so far

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri May 26, 2017 5:12 pm

I can't wait to see your progress with this kit
If I may blow you guys away, take a peek at Randy's heavily modified Tamiya FXX race car...it makes me want to slam my fingers in a drawer and sell all my tools.BUT, it is also very inspiring
http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topi ... ics-51317/

Post by **Johnj** » Fri May 26, 2017 5:30 pm

exmoor wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 4:26 pm Nice to see you back looking good so far

Thanks paul. I just needed a break i guess. It was taking over my whole life for the last year or so and i was spending so much time on here everything else was suffering.
I'm looking forward to catching up with what you guys are up to

Post by **Johnj** » Fri May 26, 2017 5:40 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 5:12 pm I can't wait to see your progress with this kit
If I may blow you guys away, take a peek at Randy's heavily modified Tamiya FXX race car...it makes me want to slam my fingers in a drawer and sell all my tools.BUT, it is also very inspiring
http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topi ... ics-51317/

Very impressive scott and very inspiring.
I would like to detail this Enzo as much as possible but apart from the two PE sets and interior carbon decals, i pretty much drew a blank, so, if anybody knows of any other detail stuff available please let me know.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri May 26, 2017 6:08 pm

Johnj wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 5:40 pm
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 5:12 pm I can't wait to see your progress with this kit
If I may blow you guys away, take a peek at Randy's heavily modified Tamiya FXX race car...it makes me want to slam my fingers in a drawer and sell all my tools.BUT, it is also very inspiring
http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topi ... ics-51317/
Very impressive scott and very inspiring.
I would like to detail this Enzo as much as possible but apart from the two PE sets and interior carbon decals, i pretty much drew a blank, so, if anybody knows of any other detail stuff available please let me know.

Ya don't let that interfere or bog down what you are doing, your project is doing great, keep going!!!

I don't know of any more PE aftermarket for the Enzo
Randy is an absolutely amazing scratch builder and something I aspire towards.
He starts with PE and then scratches the rest...blows me away

Post by **Johnj** » Fri May 26, 2017 6:18 pm

Yeah, i can scratch build if i'm pushed but i'm just too lazy, i'd rather just buy the stuff lol

Post by **Johnj** » Fri May 26, 2017 6:22 pm

A quick mock up.

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Post by **ray46** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:02 pm

very nice good work

Post by **Johnj** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 1:14 pm

ray46 wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:02 pm very nice good work

Thank you sir for the kind words.

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I have bought 6 sheets of C/F decal to attempt to do the whole chassir and tub. I know how tricky it can be to do the front fendor of a 1/12 scale bike like this so i might have bitten off more than i can chew........time will tell !

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:11 pm

Hi johnj hope your fine i have tryed this carbon fibre with no luck it just broke up on me so maybe you could do a write up on how to do it . A bit cheeky i know all looking good so far

Post by **Johnj** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:01 pm

exmoor wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:11 pm Hi johnj hope your fine i have tryed this carbon fibre with no luck it just broke up on me so maybe you could do a write up on how to do it . A bit cheeky i know all looking good so far

Hi paul hows it going .,? I will go into as much detail as possible with regards the C/F decaling no matter what results i get., good or bad. It'll be a learning process for me as well although i have tamiya C/F decals for the la ferrari so that will give me an idea of how many pieces for a certain area.

Post by **Davethepitch** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:38 pm

Looking really good.

Post by **exmoor** » Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:06 am

Thanks mate had anotheir go today with the carbon decals just went to peices i could have a bad sheet i will wait and see how you do .

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:10 am

Oh you guys have me worried...I have the same CF decal stuff squirrelled away for my F40 project

Post by **Johnj** » Sat Jun 10, 2017 2:29 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:10 am Oh you guys have me worried...I have the same CF decal stuff squirrelled away for my F40 project

The two parts that are on the rocker covers were from the same stuff scott and they worked out really well. Plenty of set and sol though to get them to snuggle down

Post by **Johnj** » Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:10 pm

exmoor wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:06 am Thanks mate had anotheir go today with the carbon decals just went to peices i could have a bad sheet i will wait and see how you do .

You may well of had a brittle sheet paul. I have two template sets for the 2001 and 2009 F1 ferraris and was thinking of doing one of those first as it's only a two week build. I think this big Enzo is gonna be a year + in the building.

Post by **Johnj** » Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:11 pm

Davethepitch wrote: Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:38 pm Looking really good.

Thanks Dave

Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:20 pm

Discovered another error with the scale motorsport P/E set. The Ferrari badges for the valve covers are too big. They are the same size as the larger badge that comes with the Enzo kit. I dont really know why they would include those with the set as the kit supplied ones are probably better and they're self adhesive.

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:11 pm

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It's taken 6 months to get this done.

Post by **Johnj** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:25 pm

The airbox doesnt get done till much further on in the build but i"m gonna do it next to see how i get on with the C/F decals as it's quite a complex shape. Fingers crossed

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Post by **Johnj** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 9:24 am

Looks like i'm off today because of the rain so i'll spend the day trying the C/F decals out.

Post by **exmoor** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 1:24 pm

Looking great mate love the engine