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Supercars are so cool! Time to take up another Lambo This time the Murcielago's younger brother, the Gallardo. Won't try anything crazy - just a cool classical look. So lets see how this one goes

Who havent dreamt of owning a supercar as a kid? I know i have! One of my all time favourites are Lamborghinis. So, heres my Lamborghini 😁 Just like i've always wanted. Parked next to my Ferrari 288 GTO 🙃 Okay, enough joking 😁 Kit is an older Fujimi's. Great kit - had some trouble with decals, but nothing major. Came out pretty nice!

Aaaaand its ready to drive into the sunset 😁

Did some more work Engine bay is pretty much done - some decals left to do

I have the rapidbike adapting fueling module installed on mine - helps out a lot. Anyway, the body is clearcoated Came out pretty nice. Would've liked it to be a bit more orange, but i really like it this way too.

Best looking exhaust ever on the VFR - the OEM one! (dont hate me)

Spring is here! Finally can enjoy some nice sunny weather and my other hobby This doesn't mean that i'm taking a break from models Did some more work on the Murcielago

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Got this one done! 😁 Had my fare share of trouble. Did some mistakes here and there that i can definitely improve. But came out good enough

Done! 😁

Yay! Airbrush is fixed again 😁 Body and trim is painted. Decals are done. Only needs clearcoat now

Yay! My airbrush is knackered 😁 This was probably why it wasnt spraying properly before. So i ordered a new nozzle and needle so all should be good when it arrives. But until then, airbrushing will be on hold. Its actually not hopless - the flared out nozzle actually works pretty good with thicker paints. So i might use it for primer and clearcoats while it works. So, did some more painting. The body got another coat of black primer Then it was the metallic gold again following the transparent red. Goddamn, it glitters really awesomely under the sunlight 😎

Interior is done 😁 well, almost

So, first the bad news......... Noticed that the area just below the windscreen is supposed to be black. Somehow i thought the windshield itself will cover it and left it unpainted. So i taped the area and decided to paint it black. This was at the time i was having some issues with my airbrush. So, the end result came out badly - the paint itself was really grainy and uneven. Also noticed that the clear coat dry At the time, i couldnt figure out why (later found out it was duy to some paint in my airvalve and nozzle). When i took the tape off, i nicked the clear a bit too. To say i was bummed out is an understatement...... After some digging around, taking it apart, cleaning etc, i got my airbrush to spray nicely again. It had wrecked the paintjob of two of my models already so didnt want to pick it up for awhile. But decided not to give up - so i'm going to do the paintjob again. Got another kit for decals and started again. This time, with a properly working airbrush. So, stripped the paint, sanded it again and reprimed it. Feeling pretty good

The engine bay lacks details so i have to improvise a bit. Played around with the carbod decals a bit. Will have to search my parts box - maybe i can add some more stuff to it. Also did the first coat of paint - this time, came out nice and smooth And did some test fitting of the interior tub. Looks pretty cool already

"Not today, buddy"

Seems like a nice solid kit. A bit lacking in details on the engine side, but the body looks so nice. Finally got a new brush - the tamiya's modeling Pro II. So had to try it out on the interior 😁

Yup, the very same one from gravity colors. Theres two versions of it - the older one had a pearl silver with clear orange and newer one had pearl gold with clear red.

Thanks! Paint is called volcano orange. Its actually clear red over pearl gold

Didnt get much done this week. Work took its time 🙃 But did the windows/glass trim painting 😁 Not much left to do

Had some major airbrush issues this week. My airbush started sputtering ever so slightly - didnt noticed it at first, but felt like something was wrong when i did my second coat of paint. It left a really rough surface on the paint. Took it apart, deep cleaned everything, but was still the same. Eventually found out that a bit of paint had leaked into the air valve compartment. So after another deep cleaning session, everything was fine again... But not without some damage You can see it on the engine Decided to leave it as is - it'll get covered later anyway. Unfortunately, i had to redo the bodywork. So the body got stripped and another sanding-priming session. This time, everything went smooth as butter. Then did some tape work on the interior And some painting And this is how it turned out

Day 2 of painting Some daylight pictures Then the second part of this paint Looks like a brick of toffee 🙃

Decided to redo the interior. The custom mix wasnt as good as i wouldve liked. Was just too yellow. I wanted it to be a bit more like a lamborghini cream leather. So i did another mix 😁 First, i did some more sanding - there was still some flashing left from before. After that, i dipped everything into the DOT4 oil Then i resanded and sprayed everything with white primer And i resprayed it 😁 Then it was time for bodywork. I found a small dent on the rear deck. So i used some putty and sanded it smooth Then reprimed it with white primer And then it was time for some painting 😁 Dont worry, it wont stay this yellow for long

Theres a new one coming out in october too 😁