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Originally Posted by MikeWz
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I hear ya!
For the exhaust painting, try clear orange mixed with gunmetal- I think orange and silver look too bright.
Hmmm, weathering an Enzo. Well for starters, of course no Enzo is likely to ever get really beat up. For $650,000, they're probably each going to be treated as investments, and insured and cared for as such. However, that's not to say that some of them won't get 'enthusiastically' tracked, as you mentioned. So, if I was doing it....
Tracked Ferrari's (if left stock) usually show it in two ways- they can get dirty, and they tend to be absolutely plagued by stone chips on the front end. For the engine, a bit of grime dusted on would look right, but not too much- the engine bay is completely sealed top and bottom, so not alot of dirt will ever get in there. I do dirt like this with pastel chalks (from any decent art supply store). Get a few colors- black, medium grey, brown, and maybe tan. Grind them a bit on sandpaper, mix the colors 'til you're happy, and then apply the dust to whatever with an old brush. This will give you more color options than R/C exhaust, but you can adjust it like you said above. Do brake dust (
lots of brake dust for a tracked car) with black and a little bit of grey pastel dust. The wheels should be distinctly dirty! For scuffing up CF on the underside, clearcoat it first, then rub the clearcoat with some steel wool, front to back. This will look like the clear resin the CF is embeded in is scuffed up, which happens before the fibres themeselves are damaged. Road dirt can be dusted on the underside, and on lower body panels with pastels, too. Grey and brown are great for this.
As far as stone chips, if I were to track an Enzo (or any road Ferrari, for that matter), I'd invest in a 'bra' for the front end. You can put one on a model with tissue paper (kleenex or the like). After the body is painted, take two or three layers of tissue, wet them in 1:1 mix of white glue and water, and apply to the areas to be covered. Try to make it look like a custom sewn fit. After it dries, clean up any glue residue with a damp cloth. Cut out the intake holes for the radiator inlets, place some mesh over them, and tuck the edges of the mesh under the tissue edges. Paint the bra dark grey or black. Could look really cool on an Enzo....
Again, it's all a matter of your own artistic judgement- but if any of these ideas sound good, feel free to use them.