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11-29-2003, 06:47 AM
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Which red for Enzo??
I'm confused
 In the assembly guide of the Tamiya ferrari enzo it says to spray paint the body with Tamiya ts-8, Italian red. But if I wan't to airbrush it, which colour should I use then? The assembly guide also says to get x-7 red, but it doesn't say Italian red.  Is it the same color? Could someone help me out? 
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11-29-2003, 05:57 PM
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Re: Re: Which red for Enzo??
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11-29-2003, 06:39 PM
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X-7 is slightly brighter than TS8, but it will look good on Enzo.
http://www.cobracolors.com sells authentic Ferrari rosso corsa and rosso scuderia used on real Enzo's, you may check them. Their paints are wonderful and ready for airbrush (premixed). Alex
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11-30-2003, 05:46 AM
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Re: Which red for Enzo??
Thanks! Unfortunately their homepage doesn't work..
I'm guessing that you have been on their homepage so I thought I would ask if their paints are expensive compared to Tamiyas paints?
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11-30-2003, 05:56 AM
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Yeah, the Cobra Colors site appears to have gone under. Even when they were up and running they wouldn't ship outside the USA
 As Zcaithaca said X-7 Red is a reasonable match for TS-8 Italian Red. Although there are plenty of other Italian/Ferrari Reds by other companies out there that would do just as well.
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11-30-2003, 10:29 AM
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Go into your local car shop, they'll have 100s of different reds and pick the one you think looks closest to Ferrari red. Most shops do a colour match if you're that desperate so take a pic of the enzo with you.
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12-01-2003, 05:42 AM
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Re: Which red for Enzo??
Do it is TS-8 then paint the whole inside of the body black.
This will help to darken the red up and give's it a very nice looking red. This is what i done with mine and was very pleased how it turned out.
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12-02-2003, 04:45 AM
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Re: Which red for Enzo??
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Leon Tuft closed CobraColors about 2 years ago. Mike Kookaba took over the business, selling pre-thinned PPG paints, but the lack of interest has also forced Mike to close KoobaColors as well... hth, Bill
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12-02-2003, 11:27 AM
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Well, if you use X8 without having another car shot with TS8 near, you won't tell the difference but yes, it's slightly lighter. So mist the X8 with X1 and you be OK. In which concentration... I don't know but a very light darkering should be neccessary... maybe 5 drops in the whole acrylics jar could be enough. Maybe I'll try this but no today my good friend (meaning that it won't be this month either)... I'm on the 67 Corvette I'm supposed to finish for next year "PRE 70 contest". EWwwwwwh, Testor paint on that babe. What a mess ! But result is "$"$/%" good.
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12-02-2003, 03:11 PM
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The difference between X-7 and TS-8 is hardly worth the effort of trying to darken the X-7 -unless you have other cars painted TS-8 that you will display next to you Enzo. If you paint the car with X-7, it will be a terrific looking red. If you paint the car with TS-8, it will be a terrific looking red. If you paint the car with Acryl Guards Red, it will be a terrific looking red. Unless you have an actual Ferrari painted in Rosso Corsa to place your model on, trying to exactly match the perfect Ferrari red is an excercise in madness.
Two reasons to never listen to an 'expert' opinion about why this red is wrong, and another is right in modeling: 1. Scale Color- A full size car has much more surface area, and collects (and reflects) more light than a 1/24 scale model. Therefore, a model painted with the absolute perfect match color of the full size car will look a bit too dark. To my knowledge, no one has yet devised an objective formula to correct for this. So, by definition, right is a little bit off. 2. Pictures Lie. Period. It is impossible to use a photograph as an accurate color reference. Inconsistency in film, processing techniques, lighting of subject, lighting of photograph, etc will guarantee that the red on a picture of a Ferrari is not the same as the red on a Ferrari. The only right is what looks right to you. So, paint it with the X-7 (or the TS-8, if you can find), and you'll probably be happy with the results. 
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12-02-2003, 04:00 PM
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Re: Which red for Enzo??
Now there's an answer I like. I have no experince in paintmixing and I wouldn't wan't to get into that right now. I just wan't to make my first 1/24 car without any "custom" paintmixes, nice and simple. I might try it out after I have gotten some experince in building models. I think it's better if I, for starters, learn how to use an airbrush.
But thanks everyone for your advice anyway! 
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