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Its a great little kit to build if you don't think too much about colors and don't add any additional detail. Most Tamiya kits look superb built box stock.

thanks! Used Tamiya XF-1 for the trim and engine bay. I have used Vallejo before, but I prefer Tamiya. I almost never brush to be honest, just a few small details here and there. As far as Aoshima Lamborghini kits - I'm no a big fan of new Lamborghinis in general. Yes, you don't see this kit built very often. I think part of the reason is that it is rather old, and getting a bit pricey for such an obscure subject.

Thanks man, you going to like the next one even better: I have built another one after the Porsche, but I guess this is not the right audience for it here - or maybe nobody expected a Honda from me

Masked off and painted chassis plate: IMG_1105 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1103 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Brakes: IMG_1111 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Detail painted and washed suspension bits IMG_1109 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Assembled: IMG_1131 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Rear suspension: IMG_1114 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1132 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Completed chassis: IMG_1134 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1137 by Italian Horses, on Flickr The wheels were stripped of chrome and re-painted in more appropriate aluminum color. IMG_1077 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Masked the body shell for trim painting: IMG_1095 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Painted the trim: IMG_1142 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1144 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Attached hinges to the hood, and painted all black inside: IMG_1146 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Body was also painted black inside: IMG_1151 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1150 by Italian Horses, on Flickr And mocked it up with the wheels and chassis: IMG_1119 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1121 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1123 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1126 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Thanks Don! Thank you!

So, yeah - try less thinner next time.

Very cool. Love the color!

Sorry for the disappearing pictures yesterday, these should be back up - seems that issue with Flickr is now resolved.

I take pix at my bench as well. Just get some white and grey poster paper, cut it in half, and use as a background. I scribe with back of my knife. Never gotten the hang of the scriber. Thank you!

Maybe I can offer some advice on the 2K clear. It appears to be applied in a rather thick coat, which resulted in some pits in the final finish - they look like tiny craters. This is called solvent pop - which means the second coat was applied after 10 minutes, or there was too much solvent in the mixture. The theory of too much solvent is also supported by your saying it smoothed out the rough paint texture. How much thinner did you add to your clear?

Thanks! Thank you! It was fun for sure. Great slump breaker. Thanks! Yes, both sanding and polishing, but only the clearcoat, the base coat was pretty smooth. Appreciate it!

Thanks! Zero paints are all flats (base coats), so chassis plate just painted with the base and not clearcoated at all (except for underhood area). If you notice, I also primed chassis with darker gray primer, and did not cover it completely with paint to have faint see-through effect that is similar to what you see on the real car chassis. I use automotive clears (Advantage brand these days), but Zero 2K clear is essentially that, just packaged into smaller containers. Untitled by Italian Horses, on Flickr

There are blocking primers for this kind of stuff - I don't remember brands off the top of my head, but I have used them before and they do work great. As for panel line wash, try Tamiya Smoke mixed with the main body color. Works real well.

Interesting! What a bout stock Celsior wheels?

Yeah, not often seen built. Its a great kit though!

All tiny bits were cleaned up and painted in base colors: IMG_1078 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1079 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Detail painted and washed parts of the engine. Decided to paint cam cover into classic Alfa Rosso instead of boring silver. IMG_1083 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Assembled the motor: IMG_1091 by Italian Horses, on Flickr And test fitted to see how it looks inside the engine bay: IMG_1088 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1086 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Looks good! Are you planning a panel line wash? Maybe just the photo, but on the hood and around the lights almost looks like the green is showing in the panel lines.

Thank you! Appreciate it. Turned out well for not painting a single model in 10 months. I usually just pick a shade darker than main body color. Works well, especially on light solid schemes.

They are great to work with. Highly recommended. Thank you!

Nice build lovely color. What happened to the wipers and side markers? The cowl under where the wipers go should also be black.

Thank you! Matt, its Zero paints. I was actually considering that color scheme for mine! Thanks, I need to refresh that site at some point - any web designers here?

Awesome, thanks!

thanks! Yup, turned out well! Thank you! Appreciate it. Tamiya makes it look easy and for a box-stock this has decent detail. Great little kit.

Wow, fantastic job on the model overall, but man, that seat! It turned out unbelievable! What crackle medium did you use?

The body was painted in Alfa Rosso Proteo Metallic: As usual, 2 coats of paint, 2 coats of clear, light polish after 8 hours. IMG_1059 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1060 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1061 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1062 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1063 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1064 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1067 by Italian Horses, on Flickr