Hi, folks, after a lot of over-time working in my little cubical of the company office, I'm
back, and here is my Tamiya Enzo, I know, it's Enzo again, and again, and again.... but
it 's a neat car, and with lots of parts - for a guy like me who used to build only the military
models, it's a challange to deal with so many parts for a car model, so I decided to build it~~ ^^

I picked up the yellow version with the CF decale
http://www.pbase.com/qv90/image/36151072.jpg

I really like the "special effect" Tamiya did on the instruction, it looks yellowed and brings
a touch of ellegence to the whole kit.
http://www.pbase.com/qv90/image/36151074.jpg

I started the kit with building the engine and exhaust pipes.
http://www.pbase.com/qv90/image/36151173.jpg

I spreyed two different colours to simulate the looking of the realy exhaust pipes.
Also, I wraped some kitchen folio onto "that section"(I don't know what it's called in English)
and spreyed black and dark brown on them. Because it's 1/24, I tried to make a lot of folds with
the folio before I applied it onto "that section"(^^) to make it look more realistic.
http://www.pbase.com/qv90/image/36151174.jpg

And the engine, well, I like to use dry brush, just like my previous project, the Porsche Boxster.
http://www.pbase.com/qv90/image/36151172.jpg

I will keep you people posted for the progress ~~ ^^

What process did you go through on the engine? It looks very realistic.

looks like black primer and drybrushed silver, i use to do that with games workshop black primer and some other silver paint from GW

btw nice progress, ill keep my eyes on this one, im building an Enzo myself, what color are you planning for it?

hi, the engine is first heavy washed with black, then dry-brushed with silver from Humbroal.

In fact, I am really benefited from the information provided by those who built their Enzo before,
especially the pictures for the engine compartment, the wires and exhaust system..

SO, THANKS TO THEM ALL~~ ^^

this is looking very nice so far, im also about to start my tamiya enzo

Wow!
The weathering looks great.
You should definately use the clear undertray to show off that beauty!

looks great, i love the realism

Good job so far :thumbsup:
I also like the weathering effect on the engine. It gives it more depth.

dont say "another enzo" we cant get enough of them. Im also starting one of my three enzos soon

Seems like the military modlers can teach us a thing or two on weathering! Looks very realistic. Very nice!

Great start on an awesome model. I will be building this same on in about two weeks so I will definitely be paying attention to your work. So I can get some tips on dealing with CF decals.

thanks, guys, for your comment~~ ^^

I would not say "teach", because I have also learnt a lot in the automobile modeling,
which is also helpful for me building the military models~~ ^^

to CAD, yes, you've figured it out ~~ ^^ I have been in fact planning to use the transparent
undertray since the moment I opened the box of Enzo~` ^^

to rx7king, I know, I just don't want to bore you guys ~~ ^^
looking forward to seeing your Enzos~~

I will be applying the CF decals, I checked the instruction, and found lots of places needed to
have the CF decal applied onto, that Tamiya didn't even consider deserving the CF decal
(on the instruction, Tamiya simply put a colour indicator saying X-18)

So I had to find another source for the CF decal, because I am afraid the CF decal comes with the
kit will not be enough if I plan to have all these parts covered by it.

Also, the CF decal from Tamiya has quite large partern which seems more suitable for 1/12 models,
so I went back to my decal colletion and found this CF decal from MODELER'S.

http://www.pbase.com/qv90/image/36180937.jpg

a bigger picture to show you the difference.
http://www.pbase.com/qv90/image/36180938.jpg

will keep you guys posted~~

This seems to be a very awesome Enzo project. Unlike lots of other Enzo's. The engine looks very realistic. The CF decals look very nice too. Keep up the good work, I'll be watching this one :D

i dont know bas, i dont think i have seen an enzo posted here that is not insanely good, just my opinion, as far as carbon fiber ive heard scalemotorsport.coms CF is very realistic for ferraris, i think thats what i will be ordering for my enzo(s)

Love those exhaust you did. Looking forward...
I myself also doing a Enzo too.

i dont know bas, i dont think i have seen an enzo posted here that is not insanely good, just my opinion, as far as carbon fiber ive heard scalemotorsport.coms CF is very realistic for ferraris, i think thats what i will be ordering for my enzo(s)


pandorasmb didn't what to grab your thread but Rtuned do you have more pix of your enzo gt concept. any link to the thread, if any?

pandorasmb didn't what to grab your thread but Rtuned do you have more pix of your enzo gt concept. any link to the thread, if any?
Off topic :p No, not yet. I prefer finsih my model then post thread. Because I found out I can't post and doing my model at the same time, mostly it will become a half complete model that collect dust. :lol: