Enzo Ferrari by CDW - Tamiya - 1:12 Scale - PLASTIC

[CDW]

For the time being, this will be a place holder for my build thread for the 1:12 scale Tamiya Enzo Ferrari.

A photo preview of the kit box, cursory view of kit contents, and some details.

From every indication, this is a very faithful, highly detailed reproduction of the well known Enzo Ferrari. I am very much looking forward to this build, but must finish a couple of projects first before starting this one.  

 

[popeye the sailor]

looks like a really detailed kit........ready to follow when your ready to start  

[mtdoramike]

Me three, I love Tamiya kits. This should be fun.

[CDW]

19 minutes ago, mtdoramike said:

Me three, I love Tamiya kits. This should be fun.

The engineering and fit of Tamiya products is superb. Their dedication to superior products means fewer new releases than other companies, but when they do release a new item, it's right on the money every time. 

[CDW]

I had this visitor to my house this afternoon, a big hawk. This darned thing is almost the size of a turkey. I believe he is keeping an eye on the neighbor's Yorkie...wants to eat him. He's big enough to fly away with that little Yorkie.

 

[Canute]

Neat looking hawk. We've got red-tail hawks up this way, usually loitering up over top of the tree-lines along the meadows, Would not want to be a chipmunk or squirrel around here, with the raptors we have. Or a free range cat or dog.

[popeye the sailor]

the admiral likes to feed the birds....of course,  it attracts the squirrels and chipmunks.  we get regular visits from hawks..........one day the admiral got a treat when one landed in the nearby tree..   

[sfotinos]

By the looks of him, he may have already had a yourkie or two...

 

Sorry

 

Shawn

[popeye the sailor]

call it coincidence...........this afternoon,  the admiral was looking out the window,  and there was a young hawk sitting on the wires!

Edited October 23, 2019 by popeye the sailor

[Canute]

Denis, folks who put out bird feeders for our feathered friends end up attracting Da Bears. We have a pretty active black bear crew around here in the mountains.

[CDW]

53 minutes ago, Canute said:

Denis, folks who put out bird feeders for our feathered friends end up attracting Da Bears. We have a pretty active black bear crew around here in the mountains.

My kids and grand kids rented a house in the mountains of Tennessee this summer. They were surprised when a big black bear jumped into the back of one of their pickup trucks.

[mtaylor]

3 hours ago, Canute said:

Denis, folks who put out bird feeders for our feathered friends end up attracting Da Bears. 

You get visits from a Chicago football team?   I'll get my coat and go quietly... 

[Canute]

We see some big bears here. They do strongman acts like twisting the bird feeder stanchions into pretzels. I think they're getting ready for their wintertime snoozes and eating anything they can. They are omnivores, remember.

[popeye the sailor]

been lucky in that respect.......all we've seen so far are possums,  skunks,  and one appearance by a raccoon.   every once in a while,  we even get to see turkeys out in the field across the street.  but as the squirrels and chippies congregate at the feeders,  the hawks come call'in.  we know because the Blue Jays sound the alarm!

[lmagna]

Around here it is mostly Squirrels, Opossums, Coyotes now and then along with deer if you have a garden and no fence, and now and then the occasional Black Bear or Cougar. Of course snakes and bats are common.

[Canute]

We get most of those, too. And we have some elk west of us in higher elevations. No cougars, just bobcats. Be very careful walking in our woods.

[marktiedens]

A couple of mountain lions have been seen in my area in the past year - very unusual for this part of the midwest.

 

Mark

[CDW]

I have decided to finish the Enzo Ferrari in a carbon fiber body finish. I've seen another one finished this way and it looks quite remarkable. Am hoping I can manage to duplicate the finish I saw, but it's a first, new attempt at this and it doesn't look easy by any means. 

Before laying down the decals, the body must first be painted in a satin black as the decals are clear and the black must show through.

The carbon fiber decal set is by Scale Motorsports. Each of the nine sheets are template printed on the back and must be cut out before application. I found out after receiving this set, it calls for Scale Motorsports Decal Magic setting solution so I just placed an order for the solution. Wouldn't want to chance using some other make of setting solution and ruin these expensive decals. 

 

[Canute]

This will be interesting, making the car look like it's carbon fiber. That will be cool.

[CDW]

6 minutes ago, Canute said:

This will be interesting, making the car look like it's carbon fiber. That will be cool.

Check this out:

 

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/63074-112-tamiya-enzo-full-build-kit-with-upcoming-scalemotorsport-cf-decals/4

[Canute]

WOW, looks like the stuff the bodies of many race cars are made from.

[amateur]

1 hour ago, CDW said:

Check this out:

 

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/63074-112-tamiya-enzo-full-build-kit-with-upcoming-scalemotorsport-cf-decals/4

I have been looking for quite a while at those pics. I would have believed anyone telling me these are pics of the real car, and not a model.

 

Jan

[CDW]

When these kits came out, they were selling for $600. I kept watching (for a few years actually) until I found one on Ebay that was auctioned, and I snagged this kit for a measly $227. I offered the seller a best offer of $250 which he turned down and ended up getting it for even less. Would have never bought one for the full retail price although it's very hard to find one for the discount I got.

[popeye the sailor]

that's gonna look nice    amazing what on the market today!  

[mtaylor]

As Ken said..WOW!!!!  I had to look several times as with the background it appeared to be the real thing.   

[yvesvidal]

On 10/18/2019 at 4:34 PM, CDW said:

I think he wants your Tamiya kit....

 

Yves

[yvesvidal]

I have the McLaren F1 from Model Art. This is not a kit, but is at the same scale as your Ferrari. Made of metal, plastic and rubber parts. I bought it in Europe about 25 years ago, when the car came out.

 

 

Yves

[CDW]

10 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

I have the McLaren F1 from Model Art. This is not a kit, but is at the same scale as your Ferrari. Made of metal, plastic and rubber parts. I bought it in Europe about 25 years ago, when the car came out.

 

 

Yves

Your McLaren looks just like the real thing, beautiful!

[gene1]

CDW, I'm like Popeye, waiting to see you build your Enzo. I love Ferraris & watched Phil Hill & Pedro Rodriquez drive at Daytona & Sebring back in 1962 or so. I must have at least 60 Ferrari models built. Mine would have to be red. My wife & I would stop at the Ferrari dealer over in Greensboro NC & photograph everything they had. Even tho I drove up in a Subaru, they were real nice & let me have fun.

         They had Porsche & Ferrari & Maserati Bentley & Aston Martin, nothing cheap. Needless to say, I didn't trade my Subaru.

  I took this of Lorenzo Bandini at Daytona in 1967, he won.

          Gene