Has anyone ever tried this...

[SupercarFreak]

Originally posted by Deejay27
lumpulus...aren't the "Scale Motor Sport CF decal sheets" water slide decals? Can you explain the steps you use to apply them? Thanks.

the way i apply them is like a regular decal, except i coat the plastic part im applying it to with solvaset, then i put the decal on, then another layer of solvaset then i use a paintbrush to help the decal conform to the surfaces.

[SupercarFreak]

example

[DavidG]

thats a decal right???

it looks good.
how you put it on, like any other? hair dryer?

[simdel1]

Originally posted by daggerlee
The pattern produced by the Tamiya method is a 'basketweave' like the one used on the Ferrari Enzo.

However most carbon fiber used is a "Twill" weave which is what carbon fiber decals come in.

yep, i have some close up pictures of the enzo's carbon fibre, and it does look like the mesh method type...almost. its good enough for me:smoker:

[SupercarFreak]

looks like tamiya used SMS decals on their enzo though

[Jay!]

Originally posted by SupercarFreak
looks like tamiya used SMS decals on their enzo though

That pic looks very much like the one I saw in person, which seemed to be done by the mesh method. May not be the same model, but the 'look' of the c/f detail is about the same, especially over the c/f texture molded in to most of the Enzo's parts.

[SupercarFreak]

Originally posted by jay@af
That pic looks very much like the one I saw in person, which seemed to be done by the mesh method. May not be the same model, but the 'look' of the c/f detail is about the same, especially over the c/f texture molded in to most of the Enzo's parts.

jay I don't notice any of my enzo parts having a c/f texture ?

[Jay!]

Originally posted by SupercarFreak
jay I don't notice any of my enzo parts having a c/f texture ?

No? I thought they were 'lumpy' in places...

[daggerlee]

As you can see in this pic, the Enzo carbon fiber is a basketweave, or similar to the Tamiya method.

[Jay!]

Originally posted by jay@af
No? I thought they were 'lumpy' in places...

I think I'm mistaken. I think that's what we thought it was like from those pics, before we knew it was mesh-painted... I think...

[christofurr]

Originally posted by SupercarFreak
looks like tamiya used SMS decals on their enzo though

Thats one of the pics I was talking about, but they aren't on the Tamiya site .

You can see on the seats that it looks alot like the 'mesh' method, but it's quite hard to tell in other places.

Does anyone have anymore of this series of Enzo pics? The ones that aren't on the Tamiya site?

[SupercarFreak]

ok so we all know the actual enzo's carbon fiber is a mesh/basketweave, but at a distance it actually looks like SMS's decals

do you guys see what i mean? the further away you are the more you notice the diagonal lines

[simdel1]

how about using finer mesh then...from a distance it will look more real

[Deniz]

its kinda off topic on this CF issue but i just gotta get it off my chest

Am i the only one here who thinks Enzo is the ugliest Ferrari ever produced?

not starting a war, its just that other than to appreciate Tamiya's success in molding this model i dont think i find the enzo pretty car..

any body with me on that?

[christofurr]

Originally posted by Deniz
its kinda off topic on this CF issue but i just gotta get it off my chest

Am i the only one here who thinks Enzo is the ugliest Ferrari ever produced?

not starting a war, its just that other than to appreciate Tamiya's success in molding this model i dont think i find the enzo pretty car..

any body with me on that?

At first, I didn't like the design a whole lot, but it grew on me, pretty fast. Then when I bought the Mattel 1:18 Die-cast model, and I got the chance to see the car in 3D, I loved it.

It's one of those cars you either love or hate. But Ferrari didn't design it to look good, they designed it to go like a bat out of hell. Mission accomplished.