WIP: 3 Tamiya Enzo's

[R.Wells]

Yesterday I started working on the 3 Tamiya Enzo's that I have (Standard Red, Yellow version, and the FXX). I am going to use this WIP to accomplish two things:

1) Keep me motivated to continually work on them.

2) Help me improve my picture taking skills with my new camera.

So........

yesterday I assembled all three engines, and primered them with Tamiya white primer. I am going to build these box stock, with the exception of CF where required (these require a lot of CF), and heat shielding foil. I am going to use mostly ALCLAD paints on the rear sub-frame and suspension. My color choices for the bodys will be as follows.

1) Black

2) Yellow

3) Red (FXX)

Please bear with me, as I will try to post some pictures tonight when I get home

[lumpulus]

Interesting....

[De21]

Interesting....

Yes indeed can't wait to see some FXX progress pics!

[R.Wells]

Alright....

I got home last night and I touched up a couple of areas on the engines with primer. I cleaned up a couple of seams that had showed up after priming. This morning I shot the engines with Alclad Aluminum and I noticed that I had missed cleaning up about two areas. So tonight when I get home, the Alclad should have dried enough for me to fix these areas and continue painting. I will have pictures posted tonight of the engines(before detail painting), and the rear engine framework. The directions call out that the rear frame be painted X-56 metallic grey. I am going to use Alclad Dark Aluminum instead, because it has a finer, more scale metallic look to it.

[R.Wells]

As promised, here are some pictures.....

Some are a little out of focus, but I am messing with the F-stop to fix it.

Remember the engines have not been detail painted, so they are just aluminum for now. I will get around to detailing them tomorrow.

[vekkuli]

Is The Tamiya Ferrari Fxx a ground-effect car? I thought they were banned. I must be mistaken...

[henk4]

Is The Tamiya Ferrari Fxx a ground-effect car? I thought they were banned. I must be mistaken...

The FXX was a rich man's toy, neither destined for the road nor for any official racing class, so they cannot be offically banned. They may race each other maybe, but that's all.

[R.Wells]

I just primed everything but the bodies. I will wait 24-36 hrs before I do anything to these pieces. It is somewhat overcast today and a little humid, so I am going to give these pieces plenty of time to dry.

[Guest]

I built the yellow version. A truly fantastic kit.

[billgtp]

I have built 2 reds. Great kit.Something for you to look at.I used the foil from a cigarette package for the insulation on the firewall or bulkhead.Glued with thinned white glue
Dash can be a bear with the cf decals but looks great