Finally; after a long time since my HDD crash I can give a update, be aware that it is a huge one!
The exuasts are glued together and been sanded, you can see a seem on the catalyst, but it should be there, so I left it and not overdo the sanding.
A bit of filler too smooth things out.
At the front of the engine, on the banana, I drilled a hole and will put a sensor in there after painting.
I am using PE brakes and use a metal rod for centering
The parts of one of the rear-brakes. One thing I really like is that the middle part is just thick PE, so I dont need to bent all the vents.
A dryfit to see if there are any mistakes, looking for overall fit and it helps me visualize a paintjob.
Basically all the body-parts, such a refreshment after all those body's in one piece.
All of the parts had some problems with irregularity, so a bit of sanding is needed.
A 4-way file is just so perfect for these jobs.
Even the small roof had those problems.
On the inside of the fender was a big diagonal seem, it is basically not visible when the engine is in the car, but I want to have it smooth anyway.
The door with the same problem
Not anymore ;-)
I also mounted the door-panels, I've seen a few Tamiya Enzo's that had the whole doorpanel in carbon, but this is incorrect, the lower part should be body-color
Filled a few pressureholes
I got rid of the molded-in mesh and will replace it with PE
BEfore and after.
The first round of primer
And the first parts in primer
Still working on the fenders, you can see the diagonal line and how it is filled and smoothened out.
The whole between the doorpanel and the door is filled, because the lower part is body-color; it needs to be smooth
These 2 towers will be replaced with PE
Then came the Proxxon and behold: result!
On the left you see a treatment with the 4-way file and on the right the rough product made with the proxxon.
Fill.....
Even de rear-hatch had measels...I mean holes
Looks like a red mushroom with white dots.
Filling the engine.
When you look closely, you see a box molded-in, this didnt look all that realistic and I removed it with the proxxon.
Both sides has such a box (computer)
And filling again
The before mentioned inlet-manifold, it just doesnt look right
With the multitool and a small drill, carefully got rid of the first 2 tubes and it's base.
En because it was difficult working on it, I got rid of the top part. Making things easier.
Filling the bottomside first
Then the top
Sanding smooth with my own designed tools, clever it it's simpelness and it works delightfull in tight places.
Finished the door for now
The top part is finished smooth too, a good base to start on.
It might be hard to see, but I used a stainless steel rod beneath the original tube, this time it is curved and heads for the sloped bank. This is just the first step, next step will be cutting in halve, so I can make a base on the banks.
