Enzo Ferrari by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya 1:24 Scale

[Egilman]

14 minutes ago, CDW said:

Tamiya supplies the carbon fiber decal sheet but they are die printed on the back for the builder to cut out themselves. These go in various places all over the car chassis and interior.

That's a ton of work my friend.....

 

Coming out beautiful.....

[popeye the sailor]

so you are...........you had said that a 1:12 version was in the future?!?!   I liked the one you did a while ago.......good to see the process again  

[popeye the sailor]

superb job on the chassis by the way............  

[CDW]

Just now, popeye the sailor said:

superb job on the chassis by the way............  

 

Just now, popeye the sailor said:

so you are...........you had said that a 1:12 version was in the future?!?!   I liked the one you did a while ago.......good to see the process again  

 

Thanks Denis.

 

The 1:12 scale version has the entire car body in carbon fiber. With this 1:24 model, just portions of the chassis and interior are carbon fiber and those came included with the kit. The 1:12 carbon fiber decals are a separate option from Scale Motor Sports that set me back $100 😲

[CDW]

Update...

Tamiya USA is sending me a replacement decal set for the instrument cluster free of charge. Pretty good customer service over there. 😃

[CDW]

My work time on the Ferrari is going to be brief and sporadic over the next week or so because my kids flew in from New Hampshire for the Thanksgiving holidays. Will catch a few licks on the model here and there while they are off gallivanting, maybe. 

[popeye the sailor]

that's going to be a very large set..........that will quite the model     enjoy and have yourselves a great holiday! 

[CDW]

1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:

that's going to be a very large set..........that will quite the model     enjoy and have yourselves a great holiday! 

 

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

[Edwardkenway]

WOW! that is a seriously good looking kit, forgive a daft question: is it actual bone fide carbon fibre or lookee likee ?

The engine and frame are superb on your model Craig 🙂

[CDW]

47 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

WOW! that is a seriously good looking kit, forgive a daft question: is it actual bone fide carbon fibre or lookee likee ?

The engine and frame are superb on your model Craig 🙂

 

Believe it or not, those are just carbon fiber decals on the body. Looks very real.

[Edwardkenway]

Yes it does, I suppose if it was real carbon fibre it would pile on the price $$$$

[CDW]

This is the little carbon fiber decal sheet that came with my 1:24 Tamiya Ferrari. The blue shaded areas are the templates and must be individually removed by an X Acto knife.

 

 

Here is an example of the carbon fiber details I've added to the cockpit/interior.

 

[oneslim]

CDW,  That is way cool!

 

BobW

[CDW]

56 minutes ago, oneslim said:

CDW,  That is way cool!

 

BobW

Thanks Bob!

 

The seat shells are carbon fiber as well, each bucket gets 5 individual pieces of decal to complete them.

 

In the end, not a whole lot of the carbon fiber will show up on the seats, but it's there anyway.

 

 

Edited November 21, 2020 by CDW

[Old Collingwood]

Fabulous work mate  - looks so real.

 

OC.

[CDW]

Thanks OC. Appreciate hearing from you.

[Canute]

Are those water slide decals or are they glued on?  Fascinating look, Craig.

[CDW]

Just now, Canute said:

Are those water slide decals or are they glued on?  Fascinating look, Craig.

Water slide decals

[mtaylor]

Just amazing were tech is going and being reflected in models.  The carbon fiber decals are mind blower.

[CDW]

Mea culpa

 

While I was rummaging through an unopened parts bag looking for a certain body part I needed to paint, I made an unintended and unexpected discovery...my missing decal sheet with the instrument dials and so forth. Yes, after going to Tamiya USA and requesting a replacement sheet, I found it in one of the parts bags. Sheesh.

All I can say is, if it was a snake, it could have bit me. 

[lmagna]

HOW DARE THEM, putting the decal sheet in THAT bag. No normal person would have expected it to have been THERE!

[CDW]

Just now, lmagna said:

HOW DARE THEM, putting the decal sheet in THAT bag. No normal person would have expected it to have been THERE!

I was thinking the exact same thing, those crafty devils. 🤥

[Landlubber Mike]

Looks really cool Craig, nice work!  I saw someone build a Ducati that used carbon/graphite decals to stunning effect on the body of the motorcycle.  Maybe that was posted here on MSW, I forget, but was really awesome.  Going to look fantastic on your Ferrari.

[Edwardkenway]

14 hours ago, CDW said:

Mea culpa

 

While I was rummaging through an unopened parts bag looking for a certain body part I needed to paint, I made an unintended and unexpected discovery...my missing decal sheet with the instrument dials and so forth. Yes, after going to Tamiya USA and requesting a replacement sheet, I found it in one of the parts bags. Sheesh.

All I can say is, if it was a snake, it could have bit me. 

Ain't that just the way, turn everywhere upside down looking then find it when you're not even looking for it, just after you've ordered another🤨

The carbon fibre decals look fantastic,  tough to tell  from the real thing. 

Edited November 23, 2020 by Edwardkenway

[CDW]

Thanks guys.

I got the chance to squeeze in a little more carbon fiber decal work yesterday evening.

This is the air intake and a couple of air ducts.

 

[mtaylor]

It ain't just the kits that do that.  I've done if myself by putting parts in not-so-obvious place for later use and then not find them. Only after being just about done re-making the parts do the old ones turn up. 

[Canute]

That also includes tools, like scale rulers and sprue cutters.

[CDW]

The cockpit is in place now. The dash is just sitting there dry fitted. Might do a little more here and there before my kids leave to go back home this coming weekend. 

Oh, by the way, the steering wheel is not glued in place yet. I don't know for sure, but I am guessing what we can see on the steering column right now is at least in part, maybe the transmission shift lever? There is no other shift lever to be installed. or maybe the Enzo Ferrari is a push button shift like the old MoPar's used to be, I don't know.

 

[lmagna]

There is so much racing technology incorporated in this car that I wonder if the shifting is done with paddles or buttons on the actual steering wheel like on many F1 cars these days. just a thought as I don't know anything about any modern day Ferrari.

 

Great work on the overall car so far Craig it is going to be really striking with the yellow body.

[CDW]

Just now, lmagna said:

There is so much racing technology incorporated in this car that I wonder if the shifting is done with paddles or buttons on the actual steering wheel like on many F1 cars these days. just a thought as I don't know anything about any modern day Ferrari.

 

Great work on the overall car so far Craig it is going to be really striking with the yellow body.

 

From Wikipedia:

"The Enzo has an automated sequential manual transmission (known as the F1 gearbox) using paddle-shifters to control an automatically actuated electrohydraulic clutch and shifting mechanism, with LED lights on the steering wheel telling the driver when to change gears. The gearbox has a shift time of 150 milliseconds."