Finished - White Tamiya Enzo Ferrari - Page 2

pettercardoso · #16 09-21-2004, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

(...)the Revell kits look cleaner when all closed up.(...)

The Revell is molded shut, no opening doors

ZoomZoomMX-5 · #17 09-21-2004, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pettercardoso

The Revell is molded shut, no opening doors

That's what I said

If you're going to display an Enzo with the doors and engine hood closed, go w/the Revell kit. It looks better. If you want to look at it all opened up, build a Tamiya.

675datsun · #18 09-21-2004, 02:08 PM

Stunning, just awesome! The first white Enzo I've seen and you've nailed it. Congratulations!
Those exhaust tips really are worth it, nice touch.

pettercardoso · #19 09-21-2004, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

That's what I said

If you're going to display an Enzo with the doors and engine hood closed, go w/the Revell kit. It looks better. If you want to look at it all opened up, build a Tamiya.

Oops, I'm sorry

I guess I skipped that part....eheheh (no harm done, I hope)

ZoomZoomMX-5 · #20 09-21-2004, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pettercardoso

Oops, I'm sorry

I guess I skipped that part....eheheh (no harm done, I hope)

No problem!

Many here rag on the Revell kit vs. the Tamiya, Matt proves the Revell kit is excellent in it's own right...he's probably the only one here who has built both of them. And they're both excellent.

Wonder how many people will

that he's built two of 'em, neither of them red.

CADguy · #21 09-21-2004, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

Do your pics depict the best fit of the doors and engine cover? From most pics I've seen of people's various Tamiya Enzos, they don't look like they fit very well...the Revell kits look cleaner when all closed up. W/all the detail, you could build a Revell kit closed up and the identical Tamiya kit all opened up to show the car off the best.

The fitment of all the body panels was the most agonizing part of this build. To get good alignment the body pieces have to be checked all along the way, from start to finish.

The decklid hits a couple of pieces inside, and mine is still hitting something. I'm hoping now that the bottom of the deck is painted, that some of the paint will rub off and tell me exactly what's interferring, so I can fix it. I thinned the bottom in a few places to make it fit like it does, which isn't too bad. but when one side is perfect the other side has a bit of a gap. it teeter-totters on something in the middle, I just haven't found it yet.

There should be something built into this kit that helps hold the doors closed. The bottoms want to push away from the monocoque just a hair. I'm have a feeling the thickness of the paint on the door interior and CF decal on the monoque with a future clearcoat play a role in that problem though. The tolerance in this kit is so close, that the thickness of the paint plays a vital role in alignment.
A piece of tape would easily hold them closed tight to display/photo it well.

ZoomZoomMX-5 · #22 09-21-2004, 02:39 PM

I'm kind of glad I have two Tamiya Enzos now...one to build to learn the foibles, and one to go to town with!

TireGaint · #23 09-21-2004, 02:56 PM

Matt, Oh my god, you already taken two copies of Enzo out of 399 copies. Goob job.

slk320 · #24 09-21-2004, 04:00 PM

Fantastic work! Very nice color and works somehow very well for a sports car. Thanks you for letting us see it!

mike@af · #25 09-21-2004, 04:05 PM

Excellent build. It was astonishing from day one. Great photography as well, really captured the look. Hope to see it at the next ACME meeting (hoping I attend).