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Part 5. Last one.

Part 4...

Part 3...

Part two...

I'll upload the pictures in few posts, as there are 241 of them. These are all the pictures I managed to take. I was going in order table by table, but at some point the awards ceremony started and I did not have the chance to take pics of all the models, as people started packing them away. I apologize if someone does not see their model. I just ran out of time. There was a lot of talent on display and some amazing builds. It was a great show as usual.

I have quite a few, just have to upload them.

I'll see you at 9am

I'm here. Arrived late last night. I would love to stop by your table and say hi. Where are you set up?

I will second that. And if they are designed to fit between the Deuces rails it would be fantastic.

I need to pick me up a couple of these kits. Yours looks great.

I totally get it. To each their own, they say. It's still looking great. Just as a side note, the wheels in the Vett'Agin are definitely different.

This is now complete. I will post picture under glass, but it will probably be next week. Hip, Hip hurray!

Quite a bit done yesterday. The wiper was installed (ignore all the fingerprints on the windshield I still haven't cleaned) and its carbon cover. The corresponding piece for the wiper cover on the front hood was also covered in carbon and installed. My detail set included a photoetched emblem, which I wanted to use. As the Murphy's Law goes, right when I was trying to set it over the tiny patch of glue I had prepped for it on the carbon piece, it flipped from my tweezers upside down. Instead of making a mess which would set me back quite a bit, I managed to put it in place and just use it as a base for the kit's decal. I think it worked out great, as now it has the metal plate look, but also the color that comes with the decal. I messed up big time with the third brake light. I knew where it was going, but never paid attention to the kit's instructions for the order of installation. The entire time I thought that little "bucket" with the light in it goes over the cut out in the rear window. Well, it doesn't. It actually goes under the windowon top of the interior piece that serves as a headliner. So I had to very, very carefully remove the rear window, glue the third light assembly in place and then reglue the rear window. Let me tell you, this made me sweat bullets, but it got done without any accidents. The rear bumper got installed and the Pagani lettering on it where the license plate would normally go. This was a crazy experience. Everyone who has built this kit will attest to the fitting issues. Actually there are none. However this kit is engineered in a weird way. It is perfect. And by that I mean way too perfect for a kit. Basically they have scanned the real thing and scaled down all the parts to 1:24 scale. Including the tolerances between parts. Which means that if you glue anything a hair in the wrong direction, stuff don't fit properly. I did cheat with the rear bumper installation in order to make it work. I it is the closest I can do, which is a lot better than what I have seen from a lot of builds out there. The most important part is that I learned a lot from it and I would definitely like to built one more Huayra, to challenge myself and do it even better. This is not going to be any time soon however, as I already have two more Paganis {Zondas) which I will have to finish before that. Still, that ass is sexy! Front bumper also got installed, but only after it's fog lights were painted chrome and lenses installed. Fit is nowhere near as horrible as some people like to make it and that is me building this for the first time. I am sure that this could be made to fit absolutely perfect. I am happy with mine. The mirrors, which Horacio Pagani himself says are inspired by the shape of a woman's eye, were also covered in carbon. Note that the direction of the carbon weave matches the direction of all the carbon on the car, which is specific to the left and right sides. This thing has eight headlights! The kit provides eight tiny little projectors and eight even tinier little lenses for each one. I did not want to deal with cutting eight clear circles, less than 1mm in diameter, which I would have to somehow cleanly glue in the eight light pods. Last time I did something similar, I had to spend an hour on all fours with a flashlight in my hand, looking over the floor inch by inch to find what I dropped. I was not having any of this. So instead, I mixed some 5min epoxy and put a tiny drop in each light pod. It created same effect as the lenses, except much easier and less nerve wrecking. The rear light pods were a lot of work too. First I had to wrap them in carbon. This was very complicated for few different reasons. First these are extremely complicated shapes, with the holes for the lights and all the curves. Second, the tops, which would be like a continuation of the top side of the hood, had to have the weave matching the direction of the rest of the carbon on the hood, while it connected seamlessly to the weave on the face of the light clusters, which in tern had to have matching angles on both sides. It drove me crazy, but it got done at the end. Then the light clusters were glued in and then the lenses. The kit called for clear lenses with red rings around them. The way the clear parts are molded that would be achievable, but I never liked the look. I hate clear lenses. So I decided to make them all red to start with, then they will get blacked out. Paganis are bespoke pieces, built to their owners specs, so this would be totally fine. The entire underside of the rear hood was covered in directional carbon, matching the upper side. The little transmission cooler intake was done in different weave carbon to create some contrast. After the entire carbon assemblies with the light clusters were installed in the rear hood, Both hoods were clear coated one more time with everything attached to them. So, basically the only thing left is to attach the front light pods, get the underside of the front hood covered in carbon, attach the front inner fenders to the hood and the aero flaps on the hoods. And of course, buff everything out. Almost there. Stay tuned...

I love the colors on your interior. Very rich. At this point I wonder if it would look better without flames, but that is totally up to you to decide.

I love this kit. Having said this, I never actually completed one. The last one I had started some years ago, is donating its wheels and tires for my Maranello build. About the paint. I love it. I love nail polish colors for models. my wife loves OPI colors and have stolen quite few of them from her. I think their metallics are actually perfect for model cars scale wise, so fine. I love the color you have chosen and I think you have achieved an amazing result, which goes to show, that when applied with care and properly prepped, we can get great results on our models with materials not necessarily meant for our hobby. Now I can't wait to see what are going to do with the interior of this monster of a Porsche.

Your project looks killer. I love the paint. And if it works, more power to you. By the way, that Wagonrod kit is a cornucopia of great modern hot rodding parts and it is greatly under appreciated IMO. Same for their Phantom Vicky. I wish they did more kits like that.

Use 2K primer. It is available in most Autozones and it will solve all your problems once and for all You can shoot whatever you want over it. Another really cool thing is that putty will bond perfectly to it, but will never sag plastic, no matter how much you put on. Also it makes automotive bondo usable as it also bonds well to it.

I personally like the Impala roof way better. That squared up T-bird roof does not go in any way with the flowing lines of the car.

Looking good so far. I like that you color coded the brake drums. That's a cool touch.

DO IT! It's only plastic after all.

Off to the numerous small parts in carbon... This is the third brake light.

Slowly coming along. The accent color needs some minor touching up here and there and then it's off to the spray bench for clear coat.

Thank you David. Actually being this close to finishing it is nerve wrecking, because I am always afraid not to f-up something at the very end.

Some good info here. Thank you. I always wanted to build a badass 33/34, but never got around doing one. I have many started in various stages, but never managed to complete one.

Thank you gentlemen. I was trying to change the stock interior of the kit just enough to make it my own, while keeping it relatively simple.