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Dear lord, that color is so ghastly you have to love it! Unfortunately many of the pre-1980 Ferrari colors are now either very difficult or altogether impossible to obtain. You practically have to cross mountains, oceans and deserts to find hobbled old men in caves who have those formulas scribbled on little tattered bits of original documentation kept from way back when. I have dozens of paint and formula codes for rare Ferrari colors going back to the 1950's that may never be able to be obtained again outside of just a handful of them. I can't imagine those formulas take up a great deal of space, but the big paint companies have started to phase them out of their databases due to them being so rare and scarcely called for. I encountered this problem even recently trying to obtain Porsche's Fayence Yellow which was used on about 50 Carrera GT's. I was told by a representative from a HUGE manufacturer who supplies paint for Porsche that "if it's only for 50 cars we won't even bother with it." I eventually tracked it down through a European source. I'm researching the oldest Ferrari colors I can still find before they disappear too, but unfortunately Verde Germoglio is not among them. I'll keep looking though.

Nice and clean! Love the color on it.

Nicely done Joe! Very clean and well built model.

Excellent Dave! Gorgeous styling.

Just wanted to throw out a quick thanks to everyone for their nice welcome.

Nice work!

Hey Alex, welcome! Nice to see you here.

Forget the repaint. That's what touch-up brushes are for!

Welcome!

Nice to see you here Steve! Good looking box art. Did you build the cover cars for it?

Very nice Joe! I like the decal set for this car. Good job on it.

Hi Mark! Nice to see you here.

Exceptional build as always! Good to see you here Tom.

Nice job Lyle. To elaborate on Bill's question, any trouble fitting the hood flush with the body? That seems to be something I have noticed on some of them.

I enjoyed viewing your photos of the body repairs and of the meticulous and well done detailing you did to the engine and interior. Very informative and well laid out. Looking forward to seeing this completed.

Even with the dark lighting I'm 99% sure the Murcielago is Arancio California and the Gallardo is Arancio Borealis. They're both more vibrant than how they appear in those flash photos.

I should know better so I appreciate the tip, especially about using the Sharpie pen around the edges. I will definitely put that one to use next time around. Thanks!

Thanks Charlie. I'll have a Lambo update on August 1st which will include the Murcielago color I've received the most requests for ever.

Thanks Bob! Like I had mentioned elsewhere, it really amazed me how after laying off the modeling bench for so long I managed to bungle some very basic stuff when finishing this model, most notably some excessive glue around the edges of the transparent headlight covers. Easy enough to avoid, yet I still smeared it up anyway. It at least proved a good lesson on staying in practice to keep the rust off the ol' fingers.

Nice progress Chris. That color really illuminates in lighting. It's nice to see it in use out of the jar.

Thank you Gregg & Jairus. Yep, I plan on being in Toledo this fall. Looking forward to seeing you there!

It's been quite a while since I completed a project so I'm happy to say I finally got that monkey off my back recently by wrapping up my Fujimi Lamborghini Murcielago. This was finished with my own Giallo Orion Pearl paint. I saw one of these zip by in traffic one bright, sunny day and the stunning color effect of its tricoat finish was indescribable. With indoor or outdoor lighting it's impossible to capture the true look of the yellow & gold pearl effects of the paint, but you can kind of get the idea. I opened up the side air inlets, thinned the tail pipes a bit, and tweaked the suspension to get a lower ride height. The interior is basic black and the wheels were refinished with Alclad Polished Aluminum. More pics can be seen here. Thanks for looking!

I should'a joined up here a while ago, but better late than never. Glad to finally be here!