tamiya kit differences

Hey everyone, just wondering if there is any difference between say the red and yellow versions of the Tamiya 360 Modena (or the f50, enzo, etc.). I assume its just the color the body is molded in, but why would they do that if we are just going to prime and paint it anyways?

i know that on the Enzo, the red is regular, and i think the yellow comes with clear underbody pieces and carbon decals. i think there is another limited Enzo with a red one on the box, but i think it is clear inside.

I have rosso Enzo with clear underbody.

Many modelers use unpainted or unprimered body, so Tamiya have different versions.

I have 2 RED(rosso corsa) and 1 Yellow(Giallo) enzo kits. They are exactly the same except the body color.

I heard earlier releases of the enzo came without the carbon and clear body parts. Although I can't be sure of that.

Yeah, that's exactly right. When Tamiya first released the Enzo kit, the body was in red, and it had no CF decals or clear underbody parts. They then released the Giallo Modena Enzo, with the CF and clear parts, and boosted the price a bit. So, just to keep no disparity from the red and yellow versions, they discontinued the original release, and added CF and the clear underbody, and called it the Rosso Corsa Enzo.

Tamiya, like most companies, wants to release their kits in a form that will still look like a car when built, even if the builder doesn't have the ability to paint it. While virtually noone on this board would do that, they certainly don't want to discourage any sales. Otherwise, They wouldn't do colored bodies, 'silver' engine parts and black chassis etc- everything would be molded in medium grey.

Yep;) I have a Rosso Corsa that i am just finishing off. The body was red - now a deep metallic blue, hehe - and it came with two clear undercarriage parts and the CF decals. One more thought is, they made the body red - on the Rosso Corsa version - assuming that you would paint it red and if so, red paint on a red body would be really red!!! Meaning, the body color, let's say if it was yellow, would come through and somehow change the color of the red - assuming you did not prime the body. I beleive Tamiya does this with all there cars. CLK DTM 2000 body is in silver-grey and the body is called to be painted in a silver-grey. It has been the same for all my Tamiya cars. Tamiya is just assuming that the modeler - if you want it to look like the actual car - will follow the box art and/or painting instructions. If you look at the whole line of CLK DTM Mercs, they are the exact same cars, except for the body decals and color. In a way this is a bit diferent because what else could they do but make different kits.... sell the decals seperatley and then just have one kit? They would not make much money like that i don't think. Anyway. i have blabbed enough....

Yeah, that's exactly right. When Tamiya first released the Enzo kit, the body was in red, and it had no CF decals or clear underbody parts. They then released the Giallo Modena Enzo, with the CF and clear parts, and boosted the price a bit. So, just to keep no disparity from the red and yellow versions, they discontinued the original release, and added CF and the clear underbody, and called it the Rosso Corsa Enzo.

Tamiya, like most companies, wants to release their kits in a form that will still look like a car when built, even if the builder doesn't have the ability to paint it. While virtually noone on this board would do that, they certainly don't want to discourage any sales. Otherwise, They wouldn't do colored bodies, 'silver' engine parts and black chassis etc- everything would be molded in medium grey.

and it is this colour coding of tamiya kits that gets my back up. I would never leave any part none painted, but I fully understand how tamiya are trying to catch a market where a builder might leave parts unpainted.

I perfer white plastic parts and bodies.. the s2000 tamiya kit was mostly white, just as I like them. I prime and paint all the parts the colours I want, but again, I can see why tamiya does it..

BTW, the enzo is a little pricey.. I've seen the yellow version for £39.99.. £39.99..!!! WTF..!!