I know nobody here likes Ferraris, but:

[Diggy]

Tamiya doing FXX
Fujimi doing BB's-365,512, and 512i
Fujimi doing 599.
Didn't one of you guys say R-G is doing 599 as well, or was that Tamiya?
Cayman S coming too...needs more cylinders to attract my attention ;)

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Tamiya doing FXX
Fujimi doing BB's-365,512, and 512i
Fujimi doing 599.
Didn't one of you guys say R-G is doing 599 as well, or was that Tamiya?
Cayman S coming too...needs more cylinders to attract my attention ;)

Seems like half of the ACME club and a couple of CARS members drove a Cayman S yesterday and nobody complained about any lack of power :D Just a matter of perspective, of course ;)

Hobbylink has all this stuff available for preorder now. Revell Germany is doing the 599 as well, should be out in December or so. The US is getting the Revell SA by March, IIRC.

[SCUDERIA-FERRARI]

Yes The Cayman Was Very Nice!!!!!!!!

[Diggy]

Seems like half of the ACME club and a couple of CARS members drove a Cayman S yesterday and nobody complained about any lack of power :D Just a matter of perspective, of course ;)
Nothing exceeds like excess, Bob. :cool:

Balance really nice in Cayman, can really tell at limit how much more rigid it is than
Boxster. All it needs is a couple hundred more bhp. :p

But then it'd be a Boxer...actually, you can get an adequate Boxer for not much more than a hard loaded Cayman S, and the nicest 308B QV on the planet for less than a regular Cayman. Perspective :D

Can't wait for the FXX, 599, and SA. Veyron, no. Type 59 yes. 906/910 yes.

BTW, I have a Lindberg 1/24 906, really pretty nice item. Where did that come from/go to? Great basis for a full detail 906. Someone did a 910 as well, haven't seen one up close.

Check background of transporter pic carefully. You may see some other interesting items ;)

[crispy]

Bob, thanks for the heads up at HLJ. I have a Cayman and 599 pre-ordered.
I've already got a RoG 599 coming in near March.
Chris

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I sure hope Fujimi/Revell do the optional BBS-style Challenge rims for the 599 GTB, the stock pentagram-style rims are beyond fugly :rolleyes:

[Dino Scuderia]

Yes, the Cayman S doesn't lack anything, it's a total blast!

I drive a 906 every weekend( in Sim racing) hehehe....

I have all my preordering done.

[Ferrarifreak]

I had all my pre-ordering done when I called Mike and told him they were on HLJ !!!!!!!!! Sure hate that I missed out on the Cayman fun ridealong though!!!!!! hehehehe Funny, it reminds me of that Porsche Cayenne commercial at the kids birthday party !!!!!!!! hehehehe

[Diggy]

OK, from another board:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=24292

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Good find! Sounds like it is indeed a modified version of their Enzo, should end speculation that it might be a new simplified kit with a diecast chassis :)

[Matt Wadlinger]

Dang, It looks like I'll have to order 29 of 'em to do all the versions. :)

[BRE350Z]

Yep, itg's going to be a building marathon!!!!

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I scoured Ferrarichat for some color information on the FXX. From what I can gather, the 31 cars were mostly Rosso Corsa, but a few other colors are in the mix.

2 black cars, one w/stripes, one w/o (Schumacher's car)
1 all-carbon car (Jean Todt's personal ride)
1 pearl white
1 silver
1 blue TDF
1 Azzuro CA
1 yellow
? Rosso Scuderia

Eric wants to do silver, I want to do the Azzuro California. Tamiya is supposedly doing the decals to do all 29 customer cars (Schumacher's and Todt's cars aren't part of the 29 customer car deal).

Seems like the FXX has become "the" group project for the exotic side of the room in '07 :D

[Dino Scuderia]

I know mine won't be yellow.yucchh...but I don't know what colour it will be.

[The Prez]

:D :eek: :D :eek: I hear The Carbon Monster:eek: :eek: in my
future

[BRE350Z]

Pearl white or blue Tdf for me

[slammd454SS]

umm, i think im gonna wait & rally with the other side of the room... the Porsche for this years shows giving me a run for my money to even do one...so to build a ferrari, id be breaking some major standards! Good luck guys on all your builds.

[crispy]

If I may interject with a proposal here.
I'd love to do one of these for your show, but time and money will not allow me to make a trip to GA.
I would propose building one that hasn't been taken, in any color scheme, and sending it to Bob when finished.
I can and will take pictures of the work in progress to try and fit into your photo sessions.
I know I'm not a member, but you guys are the closest thing I have to a real club.
That is, if this is proposed for your 2007 show.
Thoughts or remarks?
Chris

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If I may interject with a proposal here.
I'd love to do one of these for your show, but time and money will not allow me to make a trip to GA.
I would propose building one that hasn't been taken, in any color scheme, and sending it to Bob when finished.
I can and will take pictures of the work in progress to try and fit into your photo sessions.
I know I'm not a member, but you guys are the closest thing I have to a real club.
That is, if this is proposed for your 2007 show.
Thoughts or remarks?
Chris

That could work; though we're still just in the "what if" stage. We do this every year, usually when some new kit come out; this year many of us built IROC cars as our breakout for the official theme, and there are a group of guys "from the other side of the room" doing the same with '69 Camaros :)

We're also going to have a special '07 NNL category; our official themes are "Gold and Diamonds" which are cars of '57 (gold anniv.) or '32 (diamond anniv.), build any car from either of those years. However we'll also have a web theme, sort of what the NNL East did this year for Revell Mustangs. Our web theme will be LeMans cars, to celebrate 75 years of LeMans in '07, as they started the race in 1932. So build any LeMans racer you want for that theme as well.

[crispy]

Well Bob, let me know. If their is a gap that needs to be filled in the FXX field, I'd be happy to oblige.
Chris

[Ferrarifreak]

I'll stick a fork in a blue one!!!!! Should be lots of fun if we do it. And the Lemans theme- OMG i'm on that like white on rice: Slurrrrrrppppp!!!

[Tonioseven]

Any idea when we'll get the Superamerica from RoG?

[crispy]

Tonio that is available now. I picked mine up a few weeks ago.
The 599 will be in March from RoG.
Chris

[Matt Wadlinger]

I'll stick a fork in a blue one!!!!! Should be lots of fun if we do it. And the Lemans theme- OMG i'm on that like white on rice: Slurrrrrrppppp!!!

You're gonna have to beat me to the Tour de France blue one. And I already have the E.Jan FXX transkit in my hands thanks to Wayne. :D I don't know what color my Tamiya FXX will be though, but my first one will definately be of the blue shade. Scuderia Red probably for my second one.

http://images14.fotki.com/v221/photos/4/431166/2991995/FXXblue-vi.jpg

I have lots of pics in my FXX folder of them.

http://public.fotki.com/CADguy/reference_photos/ferrari/fxx/

[Diggy]

Who's going to do the crash damaged red (not yellow, sorry) car from Homestead??
Bonus points if you knew it happened, and who was driving.:D

[Ferrarifreak]

I guess you got the drop on me on that one then. I'll come up with something suitable even if it's not a factory color.

[The Prez]

:D Was the crashed car in Homestead owned by a certain drive-in/flea market
owner out driving while in the care of a cetain Doc.Daniels?:D Or it could
have been his wife talking on the phone.
HT

[Diggy]

Could have been some truck guy...car covered so fast and flown away it was hard to tell. :cool:
Mebbe a black FXX? Here's an interior pic;)

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Latest scoop on the Fujimi BB's is that they're using the parts layout from the 1/16 kit to promote it, and it's going to have 200 parts. Sounds like another foray into Enthusiast territory :eek: :)

Of course I'd be happy if it were a curbside :rolleyes:

[Eric Cole]

mmmmmm..... Enthusiast Kits :D

[Matt Wadlinger]

Latest scoop on the Fujimi BB's is that they're using the parts layout from the 1/16 kit to promote it, and it's going to have 200 parts. Sounds like another foray into Enthusiast territory :eek: :)

Of course I'd be happy if it were a curbside :rolleyes:

Theres a pic of the parts trees on HLJ. Looks like it could have opening doors and engine cover.

http://www.hlj.com/product/FUJ12278

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Theres a pic of the parts trees on HLJ. Looks like it could have opening doors and engine cover.

http://www.hlj.com/product/FUJ12278

I seriously hope that it's just the 1/16 tree and no opening doors. If it ends up w/actually 200 parts and opening doors, detail freaks can knock themselves out silly with it, while I build something else.

[Eric Cole]

I don't care much for opening doors because they rarely seem to fit right but I do like the idea of detailed engine and chassis, etc...

[Firehawk]

That parts breakdown looks scary - very much like the Marui 512, and that body is a b!@#h to assemble, much less paint. Opening doors? No thanks. Hopefully they'll be easier to glue shut than the Marui kit. I do think that is the 1/16th scale kit parts tree schematic though, because that shows metal springs and wiring. Seriously doubt springs would be included, even in an Enthusiast kit.