tamiya Enzo cut away for a local comp

[countach79]

Hey guys!

Just wanna throw a few pics of WIP enzo im building for a local comp in Brisbane next weekend!

Tho i've been modeling for years this is my first comp and by no means expect to win anything ( people choice would be awesome tho!! )

It's a Tamiya Enzo thats been cut away to reveal the underneath of the panels

I got the idea from another modeler who has already built his version back in 2005, i really liked it and thought i would try it



So first up, the monocoque has some carbon decals, the front compartment will be on show, so some detail was added there aswell



the brakes are P/E and i have added some more detail wires to the calipers





The radiators are p/e and some solder wire was used to replicate the plumbing to the radiators

the battery was also wired and the suspension was also rebuilt and some wire coils were added and some aluminium tube used to replicate the shock pistons



The wheels are cut as well to show the detailed discs

The tyres have been cut to match, after cutting the tyres i found they are solid rubber, so i carved them out to make them look hollow





all the panels have been cut in half including the front and rear "glass"



a little bit of interior detail



dry fit
The colour is corsa rosso red i had made up for this project









The door and rear compartment will be glued closed also the well known problem with the rear hatch lining up with the rear bumper will be fixed

That's basicly where i'm upto, its due in about 1 week! i still have some plumbing to do, bit more carbon to do

i'll put the finished model up hopfully soon!

My skills are not perfect but the only way to gain skills is to try new things!!

[Tompidom]

Looks fantastic man!

[klutz_100]

WTG and good luck with the build and the competition

Originally Posted by countach79

My skills are not perfect but the only way to gain skills is to try new things!!

Exactly the way I feel also. I've been wanting to do a cut-away build for a couple of years now but I have never had big enough lug-nuts to start one
Kudos for taking the challenge on

[cinqster]

Very nice job...I'm sure you'll win!

[ravan17]

very nice job so far indeed! what a great idea, epecially on a kit that hides a lot of detail underneath the fniished body which you usually cant see in the end. i must say i love the rotors the most! what paint is that?

[da_ashman]

Awesome work so far, Looks fantastic!! Will definetly get alot of interest at the comp!! What PE set did you use for this?

[countach79]

Wow! great response!

thanks everyone for the kind comments

Originally Posted by ravan17

i must say i love the rotors the most! what paint is that?

I airbrushed those with testors model master metalizer lacquer in the little 15ml ( 1/2 FL.OZ. ) Jar, exhaust is the flavour then used some Alclad pale burnt metal for the centers

Originally Posted by da_ashman

What PE set did you use for this?

p/e set is the full set from crazy modeler ep-0037

[Drift F.C]

Originally Posted by cinqster

Very nice job...I'm sure you'll win!

Not if I turn up with my models

I am definately voting for you on the day, superb model!

[vekkuli]

I'm impressed

[quadzero]

What a cool and very ambitious model. I'm glad you are trying new things to improve your modelling skills. This looks very well done. Good luck on peoples choice too!

[OliVTEC]

A totally insane job cleverly done, congrats.

[countach79]

Originally Posted by quadzero

What a cool and very ambitious model. I'm glad you are trying new things to improve your modelling skills. This looks very well done. Good luck on peoples choice too!

Thanks!

It ended up getting third in it's class, im happy with that, tho i'll be going for gold next year with my next project!!

and thanks to everyone for the nice comments!!