Time for a car build I think just for a change of scenery!

The FXX is one of my favourite cars of all time and this kit looks absolutely brilliant. I didn't realise how old the kit was till I checked for this WIP, it was released in 2006. Still everything about it looks like cutting edge Tamiya.

I'm really looking forward to this build although I don't think it will be a quick one! I've got the full carbon fibre interior decal sheet for it which looks fantastic when applied ( providing it goes down ok ). I think I'll definitely get the PE set from Tamiya as well, although it's not completely essential as Tamiya have included a couple of mesh sheets for the grills. They will probably look the part anyway but I think the photo etch will be a lot easier to work with as the mesh needs cut to the correct size.

Now for the important question, what colour should I do it? I'm thinking either red or black but still not 100% sure.

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I think white might be cool...

White would be cool indeed George but the kit decals are white also, I was really wanting to use them. I'm thinking I might be boring and do it in red. Still not 100% though.
Cheers Simon, of course you may participate! The more the merrier! I'm not too sure about the FXX K, I don't think it looks as good as I was hoping it was going to. Still I'm sure it's a revolutionary driving experience mind!

Nice start Richard, those exhaust pipes look good.
What paint did you use ?

Cheers Simon, thanks mate. I primed them in Tamiya X-1 gloss black then used X-32 titanium silver. Where the exhaust manifold pipes bend, I sprayed over lightly with Alclad burnt iron, then gave it a fast thin spray of Alclad exhaust manifold in the creases. The engine block itself is Tamiya XF-16 aluminium with a thinned smoke wash.

Thank you Jaime, much appreciated. That does look fairly cool mind! I'm wanting to use the kit decals though with the thin tricolore stripe inside the larger white stripe. I think this will look best in either red, black or white... but I'm leaning towards red. I think...

Your right though, it does look good in yellow. I've had a look on ebay and other sites for some interesting after market decals, but the selection seems to be quite limited.

Cheers Craig, thanks. It's a fifty pound Tamiya kit so hopefully it should look half decent, unless I make a mess of it that is!
I'm back to being 50/50 red or black I think. Black will look cool with the red wheel rims and a red interior I'm thinking, but maybe I should do it in red being a special Ferrari. This is going to be a hard decision!

Wow, fifty of your English pounds is a lot of money, presumably that includes the extra etched parts and the carbon decals?

I think it has been decided, red it is! I'll have a look at the yellow primer George, that could work. I've got a LaFerrari in the stash cupboard as well. I think that might look cool in white, but that build is about a year away, it's behind the Harrier and the Flanker in the order of things to come!

I'm afraid the fifty quid just gets you the kit. The carbon fibre decals were not cheap either! I can't remember exactly how much they were now without back dating my many pay pal receipts. The carbon fibre decals for the newer kits are only a tenner, give or take, but I think these ones are a bit harder to come by being an older kit. I had to search the darkest corners of ebay to find them!

I'd say the kit is completely worth it though! The quality and level of both accuracy and detail are outstanding, and you know it's going to fit like a glove being a Tamiya. It is easily the most impressive car kit I've bought by a million miles, I'm really enjoying building it. It will be interesting to see if the newer LaFerrari kit is even more of a step up.

All I can do for now though is take the parts off the sprues, being on a boat and all. I've been dry building it as I go along for a few pics, which is easier said than done with the North Sea waves. I should have brought some blue tac!

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