Tommy124

Thanks a lot Dan!

Many thanks, Rusty and Larry!

Many thanks, Pierre and Mike!

Many thanks!

Many thanks guys for your kind feedback. Yes, I imagine it's painting this livery that keeps more people from building this kit. ?

Hi there, my first F1 car build. Easy build, painting the livery was the hardest job on it. Built OOB except for PE seat belts that I added.

Thanks! The "carpet" is actually adhesive textile foil, e.g. to be used for decoration purposes. Something like this: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B005CNZ2GM/ref=twister_B0C4Q32B23?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 As regards the Merak, I wasn't and still not am too happy with the result. It would have been much nicer in the green enamel color I used in the first place. But obviously that jar had gone bad and badly damaged the body's plastic. Which is why I had to go for another color that was to be "forgiving" in the sense of hiding the damages that I could not remove. And as regards the Bora, there are two different kits: the Airfix/ Heller release (identical), which has quite a lot of flaws but an okay body shape. And the Matchbox one (which originates from a mid-70's Revell kit) with engine details and doors and hoods that can be opened, aswell as the pop-up headlights. But (in my experience) these features will not look too good, because of fitting issues. I have both kits and my plan is to basically to build the Airfix kit and use only some parts of a (started/ built) Matchbox kit to correct the look where necessary.

This looks like some real good work!

Nice build!

Thanks Sonny!

Hi Giovanni. what a beautiful build! The funny thing is I am currently in the process of chosing which F1 car to build next. And I have have checked this very kit (which is in my stash) in detail yesterday. Although I decided to go with a 1:20 kit for now, I made up my mind to build the same livery and driver version that you did, in the future. So it's a nice surprise someone (you) had the same idea and built such a great model in exactly the same way. Congrats again, very well done! Judging from the high level of fine detailing, I'd suspect you have used aftermarket parts such as wires, rivets...? Is that so?

Many thanks guys, I appreciate your feedbacks!

Hi there, I had both Tamiya kits in my stash and couldn't decide which one to build... so I did both. As the kit sold as "LP500S" is basically replicating an LP400 modified for billionaire Walter Wolf in 1975, I used it as a basis for making an LP400S. The LP400S was the first official "update" for the original (LP400) Countach in 1978. It had new features like the wideboy, modified front, modifiied engine bonnet cover, high performance tyres and the rear wing (optional). I chose to cut the molded-on wing off mine, as I wanted a little bit "purer" look. I corrected the front by using parts from a Fujimi 5000QV donor kit. The roof however remained incorrect, it still has the "periscopio" structure. I wasn't willing to put THAT much work into changing it. LP400: I used Tamiya Metallic Orange over a layer of Gold to create a look that is very similar to Lamborghini "Oro Metallizzato Longchamp". The interiour has been painted with a mix of orange and brown Tamiya acrylics. I added carpet, seat belts and pedals (which are missing in the kit). I also did some engine detailing on this one. LP400S: I found one Countach on the internet which was painted in Ferrari (!) Verde Pino. It looked fantastic with the golden wheels so I went for this combo too. Overall, this has less interior and engine detailing than the LP400, but I decided to open the pop-up headlights on this one. A few shots of the pair and their youngest "brother", the Anniversario.

Excellent model, great work all around.

Very nice, looks great.

Great model, I love that gen Camaro and the old Monogram kit makes it look great aswell in scale, if built properly - which is what you did!

Many thanks Steve!

Very nice - that is one GREAT model!

Many thanks Atin! Obscure...? ? Well, those were the early 70's and from what I remember of my childhood days, a lot of those Matchbox and Corgi toy cars were looking "wedgy" like the Boomerang, Esprit, Lambo Countach & Marzal and Alfa Romeo Carabo. At least that's the ones I remember. ?

Many thanks Atin, I appreciate it!

Many thanks Anders!

Many thanks guys. Glad you like it! Thanks Aaron. As regards the interior, there were many unusual colors available. And it was the mid-70's, so... ? For solid (non-metallic) body colors such as yellow, orange and so on, I often use spray cans from the DIY-market. They are a lot of paint for little money. And the quality is good, sometimes not even a clearcoat is required. See my yellow Dino 246 GT. Thanks Kurt! To be honest, I find these old kits easier to make them look right than so many modern ones that are unnecessarily complicated. And you're right, I have shown the Boomerang before some years ago. It was a restoration of my original Airfix/ Heller build from 1990 (?). Getting the Boomerang... they are hard and expensive to come by these days. SMP24 released one years ago. They also made a lot of other 70's dream cars available in kit form, however they are VERY expensive. https://www.scalemates.com/brands/smp-24--6562 Myself, I still have the 1:16 from Revell.

Many thanks guys!

Absolute eye candy! Great work all around!