1/24 Tamiya Ferrari Enzo "Build Diary"

Hi everyone,

This would be my first WIP in this forum. Hope this goes well and smooth. :)

I know this would be yet another Enzo build; I must confess that I can't show anything different than what everyone else has posted before for the Enzo WIPs...

Before I initiate this WIP thread, please accept my apology for not coming up with something fresh and exciting...

As you already know, the biggest impediment for building this one would the "carbon fiber" decal work as it is taking way too much time applying.

To start off, here is the things I have been prepared to build my Enzo.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-1.jpg
Most of the time, I prefer acrylic paints, but for this occasion, I would like to try
"Brighe-'to Re't-o" from Finisher's. :)

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-3.jpg
Acu-Stion shock.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-4.jpg
Crazy Modeler's etching set. These are very crazy indeed.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-5.jpg
Sakatsu tuned parts.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-6.jpg
And of course, SMS' parts.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-7.jpg
S27 as well...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-8.jpg
Some CF decals...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-9.jpg
Eduard's etching seatbelt. If they don't turn out to be good, I might just
use something else.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-10.jpg
Lion Roar's...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-11.jpg
These look very toy-ish at first, but quite satisfying when applied.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/enzo_prep-12.jpg
And some scratch building materials...

I am certain that you were wondering why I have multiple detail parts for this kit. :rolleyes:

I have been planning on building this kit for the past two years and just bought whatever the market has offered so far. Another words, it would be caused by my lack of planning... :frown:


To be continued...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-1.jpg
I decided to open the front hood for this model, so I cut the front peice without thinking too much. Whatever happens here, I will take care of it later. :)

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-3.jpg
Preparing the front dashboard assembly...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-4.jpg
This part will need some detail up work...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-5.jpg
Adding minor details on the steering wheels as well.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-6.jpg
I am trying to test fit the front fender area to understand the work load involving the opening the hood.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-7.jpg
It doesn't look good and it is going to be tough to get everything fit correctly.
Now I am regretting what I have done. :frown: But I still don't want to think about this too much now.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-8.jpg
I must say that Tamiya has done an excellent engieering on this kit. Even Revell has shown their capability to cast and produce a fine Enzo kit, I think the kit itself it work of an art for Tamiya...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-9.jpg
Starting with engine, I applied Testor's Metalizer Aluminum and gave little polishing. I also add some minor details.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-10.jpg
Adding rivets...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-11.jpg
Axle shaft is being replaced with my left over parts...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-12.jpg
Drive shaft being installed here.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-13.jpg
I would like to give an excessive "dirty" feel to this engine here. Most of the
engine won't show when the kit is complete, I would like to highlight the engine details by giving a heavy wash. It will be a big contrast when everything is assembled.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-14.jpg
Like this... Dirty and oily. :) After everything is complete, I will give a nice "thinner" wipe to the surface to remove excessive wash.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-15.jpg
Getting into the valve cover assembly now...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-16.jpg
I wanted to give some rough texture, so I took an easy route. This is the texture paint for plastic, I think it works okay for what I want to achieve.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-17.jpg
Rivat is going into (A), I had to modify my drill (B) to hold the drill bit because it was quite small...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-18.jpg
I am satisfied with the texture of the valve cover now.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-19.jpg
The rivets are being installed here. Each of the rivet costs roughly USD $0.90 x 10 = USD $9.00 x 2 valve cover = USD $18.00 for just rivets... I must be losing my mind. :disappoin

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-20.jpg
They are extremely small, but they do add details to this.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-21.jpg
Now starting the carbon fiber decal work, the electric coil cover on the valve cover gets a carbon fiber dress here.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-22.jpg
Adding a smoke coat, the carbon fiber gets some depth and the coat protects the decal from chipping off...

More to come...

Off to an incredible start!!!! I have built a few of these.... Pay special attention to the fitment of the rear engine cover!!!!! I will be watching this one!!!

DaveT

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More decal work... I know this isn't correct, but my concept for the dashboard is to cover "EVERYTHING" with carbon fiber. I think it is okay to bend rules here and there when it comes to the scale modeling. If we want to stick 100% true in real life, where would be our creative mind in this hobby? :iceslolan

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-50.jpg
I bought this Alclad thinking it might help me detailing the exhaust better, but I haven't seen the actual color yet. I will find out soon...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-51.jpg
To be honest, it could be just my kit that is bad, I am quite disappointed in the quality of the chrome plated parts...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-52.jpg
Not good at all...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-53.jpg
Maybe it was just mine that is horrible...

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Exhaust parts...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-55.jpg
I decided to remove everything and do my own. I used CSC also known as "Castrol Super Clean". The magic purple liquid does a job well.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-56.jpg
These (blue arrows) seams will need to be filled.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-57.jpg
I used Gunzo's surfacer 500 to do this kind of job...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-58.jpg
I got bored working on the exhaust area, so I moved on to another "boring" part... Getting carbon fiber decals on the dashboard... Again, I am covering everything here because I want this to be very shiny shiny carbon fiber dashboard.

When working with carbon fiber, I noticed that I have to repeat the task multiple times because I fail to successfully lay down the decal. Sometimes, I just patch up the bad areas locally as shown with the blue arrows.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-59.jpg
Trying again... I think I perform the repair for my mistakes more often than the work itself. :iceslolan

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-60.jpg
Some fellow modelers use hair dry-er to cure the carbon fiber decals, but I like to use 60w light bulb to cure and help adhering better to curves. Adding Sakatsu rivets...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-73.jpg
Smaller etching parts, I just use this acrylic clear as a glue. It does hold small parts okay and it won't make mess on surfaces.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-61.jpg
The dashboard...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-62.jpg

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-63.jpg
I used different carbon fiber decals to make things interesting. I personally
like BBR's decal because they have the pronounced textures.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-64.jpg
I am really bad at this... More mistakes to repair and more mess I made. I just sand them out and reapply till I am happy with the result.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-65.jpg
I think it is about 50% complete. I also opened the dashboard covers.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-66.jpg
Let's go back to engine work now. I am using brass pipes to make electric wiring for fuel injection system... Cut and bend... Cut and bend... x 12...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-67.jpg
And add yellow wirings... The correct color should be black, but then again, it won't show off much. So I go with what I like. :wink:

Off to an incredible start!!!! I have built a few of these.... Pay special attention to the fitment of the rear engine cover!!!!! I will be watching this one!!!

DaveT

Hi Dave,

I remeber your work very well. Simply incredible... It is helping me tremendously for my build. I just hope I can come somewhere near to yours with mine...

Thanks for the heads up on the rear engine cover.

Oh my God, this is incredible. I'm watching this FOR SURE! The work you do it so amazingly detailed!

Oh my God, this is incredible. I'm watching this FOR SURE! The work you do it so amazingly detailed!

I appreciate your warm feedback, hopefully I don't screw up anything going forward... :)

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-71.jpg
Continuing the electric wiring for fule injection, I added a thin wire as the blue arrow is shown here. This will be used to mount this unit onto the engine later.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-68.jpg
I added knock sensors, I am hoping they are knock sensors. No?

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-70.jpg
I made a "distributor" like element, it looks very bad so I decided not to use this one... :disappoin

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-72.jpg
Drill 12 holes onto the top of the engine area and...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-76.jpg
Inserting the electric wirings just like this...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-74.jpg
Hopefully, I can arrange the wiring uniformly and neatly (sub picture), everything will look organized at the end.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-75.jpg
This is the fuel rail(A), I do have photo etching part for this, but decided to go with what Tamiya has provided.
I suppose if I don't like it, I can always replace this later on; I don't let this confus my mind for now. :iceslolan

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-80.jpg
All 12 of them are ready to go here.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-81.jpg
Some testing fitting. I get bore easily working on same part for a long time,
I performed some dry-fitting test to see what I have accomplished so far. I can see that I haven't done much yet... :cwm27:

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-77.jpg
Moving onto the exhaust parts again. I do jump around from one to another, please forgive me for making this diary very direction-less...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-78.jpg
Alclad Chrome does its job quite decent. Somewhat rough on the surface, but I think it works out because they are exhaust pipes which doesn't have to be pretty.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-79.jpg
The muffler unit was also dressed up with a light coat of Alclad Chrome after gloss black enamel paint.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-82.jpg
The picture came out actually darker because these are bit too bright for my camera to capture...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-83.jpg

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-84.jpg
I also gave a light coat of Alclad polished alumimium for the wheels, I would like these wheels to be very dark to give an aggressive look overall. Not a good idea?...

Thank you all for keeping up with this diary...

I know there are a billion and a half reference shots out there for the Enzo, I just like to use this wallpaper site for reference. Here's the page with the engine, so you can detail well :). Four different resolutions:
http://www.netcarshow.com/ferrari/2002-enzo/08.htm

I know there are a billion and a half reference shots out there for the Enzo, I just like to use this wallpaper site for reference. Here's the page with the engine, so you can detail well :). Four different resolutions:
http://www.netcarshow.com/ferrari/2002-enzo/08.htm

Sweet pictures! I really appreciate your reference help.

Unfortunately, you just made my life as twice as hard! After seeing all these pictures, I now certainly have more things I want to add... But I don't think my skill is going to back that up. :banghead:

Thanks again,

Oh my god... What a super luxury WIP...

Oh my god... What a super luxury WIP...

Is that mean "Good"? Or the luxury as in spoiled? :icon16:

Thanks,

You bet buddy!!! I love all your works of art! Your website inspired me a lot! And this built is rather damn luxury... look at those stuff... Also very very nice handcraft and painting skills!

great progress ! thats alot of detail so far.

I really like the detailing on the steering wheel buttons, and would you be able to tell us where u got the rivets from?

Incredible diary. Thanks for sharing your ideas of products to use for certain steps of work. This helps me alot since I normally don´t really know which products to use to achieve certain effects. Keep the updates coming and welcome to AF, you may stay here forever and share your great way of working with us!

Hi Dave,

I remeber your work very well. Simply incredible... It is helping me tremendously for my build. I just hope I can come somewhere near to yours with mine...

Thanks for the heads up on the rear engine cover.

It will, I know you have the skills, (if you can make the Revell/Germany FW-23 look as good on your site then this should be easy!!) I just love your site and glad to see you bring one of your build diaries to AF!

Like I said, Enzo is an incredible kit, just keep in mind the tight tolerances of all the opening parts... The doors and rear engine cover especially.. DO NOT put too much paint on the door edges or they wont close tight. If you look at the Rear engine cover on either side Tamiya has a molded indentation where they sit on the Side Air intakes... That needs to be addressed. I missed it on my stock Enzo and the FXX I built.. but my pieces spend their life with everything opened up anyways!! Keep going! You are doing a spectacular job!!

It will, I know you have the skills, (if you can make the Revell/Germany FW-23 look as good on your site then this should be easy!!) I just love your site and glad to see you bring one of your build diaries to AF!


:iagree:

really awesome start for one of my favorite cars/models :iceslolan

great progress ! thats alot of detail so far.

I really like the detailing on the steering wheel buttons, and would you be able to tell us where u got the rivets from?


Thanks, those are from MFH Aluminium Rivets:

http://www.cifesystem.com/gt2/933-gt2-12.jpg

But at the end, I ended up using P/E parts to replace the buttons...

Incredible diary. Thanks for sharing your ideas of products to use for certain steps of work. This helps me alot since I normally don´t really know which products to use to achieve certain effects. Keep the updates coming and welcome to AF, you may stay here forever and share your great way of working with us!

Hopefully, I can do a good job with this first WIP. I am glad that it is being helpful.

It will, I know you have the skills, (if you can make the Revell/Germany FW-23 look as good on your site then this should be easy!!) I just love your site and glad to see you bring one of your build diaries to AF!

Like I said, Enzo is an incredible kit, just keep in mind the tight tolerances of all the opening parts... The doors and rear engine cover especially.. DO NOT put too much paint on the door edges or they wont close tight. If you look at the Rear engine cover on either side Tamiya has a molded indentation where they sit on the Side Air intakes... That needs to be addressed. I missed it on my stock Enzo and the FXX I built.. but my pieces spend their life with everything opened up anyways!! Keep going! You are doing a spectacular job!!

Thanks again.

From what I have gathered, I think there is very little room to make everything tight.

If mine doesn't turn out to have tight gaps, I will also leave things in an opened positions. :)

:iagree:

really awesome start for one of my favorite cars/models :iceslolan

I appreciate your support, let's see if I can really finish this one... :wink:

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-85.jpg
I spent some time working on the lower engine frame.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-86.jpg
Maybe replacing the trailing arms might not be a bad idea, so I started cutting things...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-87.jpg
Since I don't have lathe, and I don't know how to make one, I gotta
do a cheezy way to get what I want... :frown: I wanted to make some bushings here. Gosh, this is embarassing. :shakehead

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-88.jpg
At least I can spin things with my Dremel tool, at least I can do this... I do have some beads which I think I can make some use of them, but I am not sure what I am trying to do here... :uhoh:

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-89.jpg
Sometimes I can't think too much, I do things without planning... I think this is going to work.. I will see if I can add a struct like this with bushings in place.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-90.jpg
If I can add some bolt at (A), it might look pretty decent... No?...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-91.jpg
Looking at some pic and , I found myself a long way to go... Sometimes it helps to write things down like this as to what I want to focus.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-92.jpg
It looks like most of the engine block will be hidden. Doh.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-93.jpg
I jumped to wheels now. Gave some smoke clear to make them look aggressive.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-94.jpg

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-95.jpg
Add some clear red to detail the nut...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-96.jpg

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-97.jpg
Add some logos...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-98.jpg
The wheels are now complete.

I am definitely getting lazy. :nono: I don't bother adding air valves, weights, safety pin, tire markings, etc...

OMG... i have nothing to say...

Hi CifeNet, this diary is incredible. Those images and comments help very very much. They're very apreciated.

I'm planning to buy Finisher's paints and urethane gp1 set but i'd like to know how much did it cost to you (including shipping costs, so tell us where you are from ;) and where did you bought them.

Thanks very much for your effort making this WIP.

Superb stuff - it's so great to see your work on AF :) :thumbsup:

Great progress so far and I really like the finish on the wheels. I also rush in and cut parts up without much planning :lol:

http://blogimage.roodo.com/onion_club/d582d79f.gif wow~ this is gonna be one hell of a expensive build~ spoting several sets of PE and other goodies, but can i ask why you use so many sets of PE? wouldnt they clash and u ended up not using half of them? anyway, great progress so far, i'll stay tuned to this one.
cheers

Very Very nice work so far. I also checked out your website. I am impressed.

James

Shouldn't this thread be called "Diary of a Madman".

Lots of time and money invested-that is the way that the Tamiya Enzo should be treated. By far my favorite car/model ever!!! Very nice detail and desire for perfection. This one will really pay off in the end.

Thanks for sharing with us, I will definitely look forward to an update.

Jon

OMG... i have nothing to say...

Say no more~ :iceslolan



Hi CifeNet, this diary is incredible. Those images and comments help very very much. They're very apreciated.

I'm planning to buy Finisher's paints and urethane gp1 set but i'd like to know how much did it cost to you (including shipping costs, so tell us where you are from and where did you bought them.

Thanks very much for your effort making this WIP.

Appreciate your kind feedback~ Is that Revell's Renault? What a beautiful model you got there...

As far as the Finisher's paints, I actually bought them from Mr. Kraft in Tokyo when I was in Japan last time... I am not sure how much it would be to ship paints, but my guess isn't too much because they are small and light.

I reside in Chicago. :)

Superb stuff - it's so great to see your work on AF :) :thumbsup:

Thank you! I feel good getting a good support here. :rofl:


Great progress so far and I really like the finish on the wheels. I also rush in and cut parts up without much planning

Hi Rob, your 312T gives me shiver and chill~ Wow... Simply fascinating!

I guess it is a good thing for me; the weather is getting hot and I need some of that. :cwm27:

wow~ this is gonna be one hell of a expensive build~ spoting several sets of PE and other goodies, but can i ask why you use so many sets of PE? wouldnt they clash and u ended up not using half of them? anyway, great progress so far, i'll stay tuned to this one.

Hi Bai,

You are absolutely right. I actually wrote the reason why I ended up with bunch of parts (duplicated ones) in my first post, it really boils down to my lack of planning here... :frown:

I have been thinking about building Enzo for the past several years and shopping for detail parts on and off without giving too much thought because I was also committed with other builds.

Then recently I decided to actually build one so here we are...

Very Very nice work so far. I also checked out your website. I am impressed.

James

That's right, I have a web site... I almost forgot that I have one becuase I have not been updating it for a long time... Sorry for the lack of info and update... I should get my lazy butt going and update that with lots of pictures and info...

Shouldn't this thread be called "Diary of a Madman".

Lots of time and money invested-that is the way that the Tamiya Enzo should be treated. By far my favorite car/model ever!!! Very nice detail and desire for perfection. This one will really pay off in the end.

Thanks for sharing with us, I will definitely look forward to an update.

Jon

Jon, I am a madman and a very bad one. :) I really think with all these parts and supplies, anyone can make this kit decent. I just hope that I am not throwing the money away and disappoint you at the end. :cwm27:

More update today...
http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-100.jpg
I organized the electric wirings and they look very... um.. organized...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-99.jpg
The intake cover presents a difficult challenge. Maybe it isn't hard for most of us, but
I am afraid to even attempt detailing the intake cover because the shape and molded pipe lines...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-101.jpg
I will give a "thinner" wash to tone down these wash lines (A).

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-102.jpg
I will attempt to detail this one now.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-103.jpg
I will use the Museum Collection's carbon fiber decal here, I think the pattern looks very good
for this part.

I just cut the decal to cover the biggest area with my first try.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-104.jpg
Lots of MicroSol and MicroSet solutions to massage the decal...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-105.jpg
Little bit of 60W light bulb "sun tan", the decal came out okay. I will now cover the left overs (blue arrow) with smaller cuts.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-106.jpg
The engine seems to be looking more like an engine now... But I still have lots of way to go.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-107.jpg
I added some heat stain with "smoke clear + semi gloss black" mix around the exhaust areas.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-108.jpg
I work for Alclad...
No, I am just lying to you... :) I think it is crucial to represent metal finishes in our scale modeling and Alclad does its job well.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-109.jpg
I gave two clear coats to protect the carbon fiber decals. I use acrylic clear for this...

Jumping to other parts now...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-119.jpg

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-123.jpg
This is the look I wanted to achieve. I know not everything is covered with CF decals on the dashboard, but I want this to look very shiny...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-120.jpg
I think some of you might agree with me that those BBR CF decals do look very convincing.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-123.jpg

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-124.jpg
These Acu-Stion tuned parts are quite good, but I don't have courage to drill holes on the shock struts to connect pressure hoses... What to do, what to do...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-110.jpg
Another jump... :naughty: My deepest apology if you are confused following my build diary. I get bored working on one thing, I have to constantly find something else to look...

These are Crazy Modeler's brake parts, I can tell you that it is crazy working on this. I spent 30 minutes to just complete one side. Each of the vented pin must be twisted and positioned to accept the rotors. For me, I just made it to look fairly good, then complete the part. Since I will be display the car with the wheels mounted, this whole exercise is merit-less and point-less.... No?...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-111.jpg
I must save the calipers...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-112.jpg
Lots of painful sanding and drilling, I got one caliper. I am starting to lose my motivation for this build... :cwm27:

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-121.jpg
I also started body modifications here, but I am stuck now...

I have very little idea as to how the front storage area under the hood and these fenders should look when the front hood is open?...

I would like to aks your help in finding reference photos for the front "hood". Please help me~

Wow, that engine looks incredible! You sure did pick the right kinda carbon fiber to use there :)

I don't have courage to drill holes on the shock struts to connect pressure hoses...

Yep I believe, also I can't recognize the matrial: alloy or steel? my set seems too dark and well polished to be alloy...

Great job you're doing, and quick...

I would like to aks your help in finding reference photos for the front "hood". Please help me~

the only two I own: (and maybe they come from people here LOL)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/250.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c159/gionc/249.jpg

Wow, that engine looks incredible! You sure did pick the right kinda carbon fiber to use there :)

Thank you for agreeing my decision! :grinno:

Yep I believe, also I can't recognize the matrial: alloy or steel? my set seems too dark and well polished to be alloy...

Great job you're doing, and quick...

THIS IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Sweet pictures, exactly what I am looking for. :grinyes:

Thanks again!

Sweet build so far, will be using it for reference when I make my own super detailed enzo...
I'm surprised you don't have the SMS Enzo CD. (well worth the 15 bucks imho) PM me with your e-mail, and I'll send you a bunch.
Although I have spent around iono... 200 or more preparing for my enzo... I just realized after seeing your thread, that I need to get some sakatsu stuff...:banghead:
Your enzo is the first one I've seen with an open trunk attempt, hrm... thank you for the ref :p

Steve

That's something called passion and attitude!!! Simply masterpiece!!!

Ill be watching as want to get that crazy modeler set. Ill be doing mine soon so this built diary is indeed very valuable, please dont stop.

what a amazing build!!!
i am actaully doing the same like you too, colecting whatever i think is useful for a detailed kit. but that is my 1:48 Tiger I tank~ Lol~
I also hope to have my Enzo and FXX built soon. ths thread serves as one of my best references!!! thank you so muchfor your sharing~!!

Looking good "madman", lol. I must give you needed props for the one part that 99% of the people that build Enzo's never do - they never take out the vent material in the dash like you have. Not many people realize that the dash is built that way and has a very fine mesh there. Great job!!!

Very very very cool and interesting build. I like the dash very very much. The decals seem to line up perfectly. I 'm in awe and quite speechless of the superb work you're doing, in such a way that I'll just use a sequence of words to describe how it is looking ; very very very good!

Keep it up, and don't get discouraged!

Oli

i guess you may also like to have another ride~
hope this help~
(maybe you can download / save it in your compouter so when i remove the pic later, you can still refer to it)
http://panzer.hkbh.net/166206809_d2febb243f_b.jpg

That dash looks great!

Sweet build so far, will be using it for reference when I make my own super detailed enzo...
I'm surprised you don't have the SMS Enzo CD. (well worth the 15 bucks imho) PM me with your e-mail, and I'll send you a bunch.
Although I have spent around iono... 200 or more preparing for my enzo... I just realized after seeing your thread, that I need to get some sakatsu stuff...:banghead:
Your enzo is the first one I've seen with an open trunk attempt, hrm... thank you for the ref :p

Steve

Hi Steve,

You are so right, I don't have that CD and I think I should... Thanks for your reference photo offer, I really appreciate that! :lol:

That's something called passion and attitude!!! Simply masterpiece!!!

Thanks again, but I am feeling embarrassed knowing there are so many great modelers here in this forum. :cwm27:

Ill be watching as want to get that crazy modeler set. Ill be doing mine soon so this built diary is indeed very valuable, please dont stop.

Great to know that someone is finding this to be useful. Thank you! :) I also have been getting useful information from the forum to complete this build, this is what makes the forum great!

what a amazing build!!!
i am actaully doing the same like you too, colecting whatever i think is useful for a detailed kit. but that is my 1:48 Tiger I tank~ Lol~
I also hope to have my Enzo and FXX built soon. ths thread serves as one of my best references!!! thank you so muchfor your sharing~!!

I appreciate your support on this, I hope to do a good job for sure, but it isn't easy... :rolleyes:

Looking good "madman", lol. I must give you needed props for the one part that 99% of the people that build Enzo's never do - they never take out the vent material in the dash like you have. Not many people realize that the dash is built that way and has a very fine mesh there. Great job!!!

Feeling good seeing your positive reply! I also cut out the dash covers, I was thinking it would be cool to show off the steering column shaft, but I don't have the exact plan yet as to how I should achieve that... :)

Very very very cool and interesting build. I like the dash very very much. The decals seem to line up perfectly. I 'm in awe and quite speechless of the superb work you're doing, in such a way that I'll just use a sequence of words to describe how it is looking ; very very very good!

Keep it up, and don't get discouraged!

Oli

Thanks Oli, I think it is tough to find motivation to enjoy our hobby everyday, but you do get inspired by seeing great builds from other modelers and that is when you want to jump in and do your own creation! I go through this on daily basis. :naughty:

i guess you may also like to have another ride~
hope this help~
(maybe you can download / save it in your compouter so when i remove the pic later, you can still refer to it)

Another life saver! You are so good at this! This is exactly what I need.

So, if I ask things here, people just give them to me? Now, how about your car keys and, um.... your.... bikes? No? :naughty:

I know, I am just kidding around. Thanks again.

That dash looks great!

Not the exactly accurate dash, but I hope you find it somewhat "likeable". :)

I would like to share some more progress, but it isn't something I really had in my mind...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-113.jpg
I am horrible at this, I tried to give some detail, adding brake fluid share lines, but the loop seems to be
too long and it doesn't really add much of detail.

The good thing is that, once the wheels are mounted, they won't show. And that is how I will approach this problem. :cwm27:

I will probably come back and re-work on this to make it look better, but I can't say what I will do for sure...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-116.jpg
Now going back to the intake detailing... This is what I have so far.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-117.jpg
The rotors look quite nice, but unfortunately they won't show after the wheels are mounted.

If you are trying to build this with the Crazy Modeler set, maybe it is your best interest to have the rotors showing off by not mounting the wheels?

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-122.jpg

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-133.jpg
I am contemplating whether I should heat stain the exhausts/muffler or leave them clean looking shiny?

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-134.jpg
I used thin metal wire to add some details around the intake boots, and then cut out the P/E tree runners and used them to represent hose ties.

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-135.jpg
I still have lots of areas to either repair, or add details (blue arrows)...

http://www.cifesystem.com/super_enzo/senzo-136.jpg
This is quite shame... How could I not know that there were gaps (blue arrows).
These gaps needs to be filled and I will work on that.

It won't be pretty, but I will patch them using silver enamel paint as I can
brush them quite thick and the slow drying allows me to brush quite smooth.

this is looking great:icon16:

I saw one guy making an FXX and he modified the wheels so they actually mounted but also could be taken off, because the Enzo/FXX has center-mount F1-style rims. Maybe instead of mounting the wheels and covering up those spectacular rims, you could make the wheels on and off. The way he did it was really slick. I wish I remember who on this board did it... maybe someone else will remember.

I am contemplating whether I should heat stain the exhausts/muffler or leave them clean looking shiny?

The exhausts on the Enzo are actually heat coated and have a slight burnt copper color to them. Starting where the indiviual pipes meet, there is some sort of heat sheilding all the way to a silver connector.
There is some of the same color on the two ends of the muffler but not the 'body'. There is also a silver colored connection between the exhaust and the muffler itself...I need to find a ref shot of that myself as I don't have any pics of what 'happens' after that connector.

HTH,
Steve

Wow, I was always pushing for later the start of this build. Now, after seeing your work, and all the work involve, this Enzo is scaring the hell out of me !

Your work is stunning, it is simply amazing, I cant find the words to express my feeling right now. I also would like to thank you for sharing the different products your using.


George

She's looking absolutely terrific!!

I'm really enjoying this and learning a lot in the process :)

Well after seeing your SCCA mustang, I went and tried to do mine own. It's currently sitting in the basement in a box.

Now I see you're doing an enzo.... Thanks for ruining another kit for me. :wink:

I have the yellow version with the CF templates. It seems you've made huge progress with it already, but if you'd like I can PDF the template and send it off.

Nice to see another midwesterner. I'm from a "Chicago suburb" in WI.

Can't wait to see more of this one! :popcorn:

Nice build.

Hey

Very Nice Build !!

Thank you all for great feedback and I see that everyone is doing great.

My apology for no update on this for awhile, I was out of town (well, out of the country, actually) for six weeks due to a business trip and just came back.

I did ask members from Germany as to where to go and what to see and I must say I totally enjoyed the trip. Unfortunately, as far as our hobby is related, all I brought was an old Revell 1/24th MP4/12 kit on sale which I paid only 9 Euros including VAT! :)

More to come soon...

-CifeNet

Nice to see you back! I'm eagerly anticipating more updates. This has to be one of the best WIPs I've seen!