1/12 enzo ferrari

[tetra M]

i've recently started building enzo with hobbydesign's brake disk and photo etched set

i'd like share my build with you guys and get some advice

*since this is my first time starting a thread in english, i hope you dont mind my awkward sentences

here's my progress

14 1mm rivets on each cover

detail up started with air intake manifold. i made holes on top

i put some metal electric plugs instead

after painted with engine color, i attached small hex nuts btw manifolds and applied chrome tape-> sand it lightly with fine sandpaper to make it look like stainless steel fuel rail

i made electro-injectors with duct spring and insulated wires

with the engine part . bending thin wires in similar shape was not easy at all (it took almost 2 hours)

[tetra M]

made another one... i think this one is better in quality...

even though it will not be seen after covered with air box, looks much better than original part to me

heat shield... fix it with metal rivet

another heat shield by the transmission and i replaced hose joint with t2m metal joint

since the rear part can be seen through rear bumper, i put gold metal pipe

another metal hose joint...

[tetra M]

this is the real car pic i found from google..

i dont know what it is called... but i made it with plastic rod and metal part

in the small picture, the left one is the original part.. (sorry for rough pic..my phone is not good at close up photos)

i airbrushed muffler with titanium silver

and then over coated with clear orange and extra thinned black

i used resin parts to make oxygen sensor....

sensor is applied

[tetra M]

cf decals and clear coated....the ferrari logo is the original part.. it's easier to apply than hobbydesign's

this is it for today..

i tried to post as many photos as possible.. hope you enjoy my build

[sjordan2]

Looks terrific.

[cmfowler]

Looks amzing, will be following this one very closley as I have one of these in the stash.

[Chillyb1]

I can't even describe how excited I am to see this build. I love the car and have several of the 1/24 Tamiya Enzos, but only recently completed one for the first time. Your build is starting out spectacularly. More, more, more!

[Johnag4004]

Hi Chris,

Your work so far is simply stunning as is your attention to detail, like others have said, I to will be following this come to life...

Thank you for sharing it with us...

Andy...

[Pocherphile]

Hi Chris........what a intro to the Forum. Great attention to the details. Clean building style. Paint is neat and like the aftermarket items. I am impressed by the added details to a what has become a hard and expensive kit.

Looking forward to more and welcome aboard.

Rick

[Nacho Z]

Stunning amount of detail, and so well done. VERY nice!

[monkeyclaw]

Awesome work! Please keep posting progress pix.....................Matt

[DreamChaser]

This is simply, amazing dedication, research, and love, applied buy the hands of an artist.

Superlative.

[Skypower]

Hi Chris, looks like you are very talented builder I look forward to more updates on your build.

Also your English is just fine.

Thanks for sharing welcome to the board.

[cschick]

MAD SKILLS!!!!!

[majel]

That engine looks fantastic, extremely good detail work. Looking forward to more pictures!

[Casey]

Excellent building, image posting, and English/grammar.

Welcome to the forum, too.

[kendog261]

Chris

I love it I have the same kit but haven't started it yet. I am looking forward to watching your build as you are doing a fantastic job so far.

[hgbben]

I can't put into words what i've just seen. Outstanding

[Cato]

You can write in Martian if you like-your building skills are off the scale.

Truly excellent and continue to show us progress.

[Roncla]

Your off to a brilliant start and the Tifosi will be following your progress closely.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Definitely will be following this.

bobthehobbyguy

[jaydar]

Great eye for detail and building skills.

Joe.

[jrherald420]

Looking forward to seeing some more work!

[tetra M]

hi guys, thank you for your kind comments i really appreciate them:)

i've already done some progress but it took some time to pick up photos out of my phone.. (they were mixed with with others and it was like finding a needle in a haystack..)

anyway..

rear sub frame was painted with tamiya's metallic grey..

double wishbones were made of white metal parts... looks more realistic than plastic

i was thinking of changing rear axles to metal rod... but the original parts look fine to me

so, i just painted by the manual.

hobbydesign's brake disk set.. 9~10 layers of thick etching parts are supposed to be glued together

comparing the original part with nice shiny p/e parts

painted with gunmetal and matt coating..

those who want to build enzo with this set need to be careful not to lose any of those small rivets..

each set needs 10 rivets but only 41 rivets are in the package..

every time small rivets and screws just pop out of my tweezer, i never found it...

do i think those are worth $50?

well, they are good in detail and heavy enough for me to feel like real ones but i think it is a bit over-priced...

$25~30 would be fine

i was looking for disks and found this pic... oh..i should not have seen this one

of course THE tamiya provided nice detailed calipers... but

i cut it out.. and left some for brake pads on each side

Edited February 27, 2014 by tetra M

[tetra M]

see those things inside red circles? -> yes, they are caliper mounting bolts..

and how is the caliper supposed to be mounted on that position??

i thought i assembled wrong but..

sorry for lousy pic

if you look carefully... even the manual shows the mounting bolts in the front.

it's quite disappointing that $300 premium kit has this kind of flaw..

so i cut it out without thinking how to put it back on...

yes.. this is how it is supposed to be...

then i started trying to make calipers more realistic.. using side of p/e sheet, i made caliper springs..

90% satisfied.. but need more adjustment

connection pipe was made with metal pipes, plastic rod and brass line

painted and applied decal...

i'll post rest of photos few hours later.. gotta go to sleep ~ good night

Edited February 27, 2014 by tetra M