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Looks pretty amazing. I don't have the built-in RAM to handle it (requires 1 GB), but it would be great if someone on the forum could give it a try and show us the results.
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PS: For the rest of your build, you'll find incredibly detailed reference photography here, when you search for lamborghini countach: http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/search
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Hey, Matt -- check your forum mail for PMs.
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Are You a "One & Done" Builder?
sjordan2 replied to Casey's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Hey Mark -- how many Lotus 7 / Caterhams have you built? -
Seems to me that one of the most notable parts of each lens is the mesh pattern, which appears to be molded onto the kit lenses. This is the underside of the lens, which is flat on the outer side. I'd experiment with painting the mesh in the color of the lens, then putting a flat piece of properly tinted clear plastic over the light. The backup light might be foiled, then only the mesh painted white, and the clear plastic put on top of it. I'd also experiment with making scratchbuilt lenses using finer mesh and, if that turns out well, shaving off the kit lenses. In fact, it looks like you could replace both light sections of the body with sheet styrene. They seem very flat. OR You could try making stickers/decals directly from photo reference like this when printed to size.
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Why aren't all model kits awesome?
sjordan2 replied to Henchmen4Hire's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Chuck, in case I was too obscure, my last post was in support of your point of view. -
Why aren't all model kits awesome?
sjordan2 replied to Henchmen4Hire's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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"too be" or not "too be?" [Nothing personal -- I couldn't resist ]
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Great color - can't wait to see it shine. All the work you put into the nose is really starting to pay off. PS: Are you going to paint the insides of the body? A lot will show inside the trunk and engine compartment (should be matte black).
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This is truly amazing. I would suggest, however, that you should revisit the entire roof surface and sand it down to be more even all around. It looks very uneven and lumpy in the pictures. Everything else looks great.
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Can't find Future in Missouri? I bet you can. It's called Pledge With Future Shine these days - wherever you can find floor finishing supplies.
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Why aren't all model kits awesome?
sjordan2 replied to Henchmen4Hire's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
To me, an awesome kit would be one with crisply detailed, separate chrome parts that require little or no BMF or Alclad for parts like window surrounds and other body trim. If you didn't like the chrome, you could adjust it yourself, but you'd still have the separate parts. Except for Pocher, the only one I can think of is the 1/16 Italeri/Minicraft Mercedes Gullwing and Roadster. The absence of that on most 1/8 Revell kits is ridiculous (along with lack of opening doors). Even the 1/8 XK-E requires doing your own body chrome. -
3-D Printing is now affordable
sjordan2 replied to Darren B's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Seems to me that home 3D printing has to go hand-in-hand with home 3d scanning as far as modelers are concerned, and they seem to be progressing at a similar rate. Outside 3D files will be necessary for choosing a large enough variety of subject matter, unless you're a brilliant engineer. But I sure would like to have one of those hand-held scanners, which so far require the ability to strategically place readable dots on large subjects like a 1:1 car, sort of like motion capture in movies. (Quite a bit different from increasingly available laser scanners for somewhat smaller subjects.) -
There are a few variations on the Countach tail, but these taillights seem to be representative of most of them, and might be helpful in choosing paint.
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Why aren't all model kits awesome?
sjordan2 replied to Henchmen4Hire's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I think one big financial difference between military and car models is licensing costs, which may have something to do with how much bang for the buck you get in a kit. In military, companies like Grumman, Northrop, Bell and Dassault, for example, are contractors to governments whose property belongs to the people, while car companies are brand-sensitive private corporations and protective of their marques. Well, these are questions that can only be answered with any authority by the powers that be at the model companies. -
Why aren't all model kits awesome?
sjordan2 replied to Henchmen4Hire's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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Awesome stuff, especially the louver at the side air vents. Perfect. And yes, the openings for the taillights are really nasty and take a lot of work, both on the Aurora and Monogram issues, which are identical except for molded body color. One note...would you kill me if I said the revised roof line at the windshield comes forward too much ( a bit too square at the front corners)? Maybe somewhere between this and the kit? Not a big deal, though. The revised nose and other alterations already make this head and shoulders beyond any other build of this kit -- and believe me, I have looked far and wide to find an accurate build. The best box-stock build I've found is impressive, but lacks this authenticity.
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Why aren't all model kits awesome?
sjordan2 replied to Henchmen4Hire's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I listened to that interview, and the sad part to me was (even though they issued the 1/12 Shelby Mustang not too long ago), they said they had no further interest in large-scale kits. Apparently, neither do their customers. Sigh. -
Why aren't all model kits awesome?
sjordan2 replied to Henchmen4Hire's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
On a semi-related subject, here's an interesting history of model cars and their evolution. It would be illuminating to know what our forum members who have knowledge of this might have to say. MCM is mentioned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_car -
Is this close to the color you described? Looks great. Breathlessly awaiting further progress.
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Here's the Tamiya engine.
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The color scheme is typical Lotus -- yellow nose, dark green overall (tends to look black), with a red interior, which you can see in post #232. Some more pictures and background: http://www.theunmutual.co.uk/lotus7.htm According to one source, "The real KAR 120C had been Cosworth 1500 powered." Is that the engine in the Tamiya kit? If not, where would you find one? EDIT: I answered my own question. "The Lotus Super Seven, modelled here by Tamiya was powered by a Ford Cosworth 4 cylinder 1.3 liter engine using two dual throated Weber carburetors, which produced 83 BHP at 6000 RPM." Nice build journal describing the Tamiya kit: http://www.modelersite.com/Dic2012/English/Lotus7_eng.htm Sorry to hijack. Now, back to this scratch-built masterpiece.
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Mark -- is it possible to build an accurate 1966 Prisoner car with the 1/12 Caterham? Or does it need to be the small-scale Tamiya?
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Do you have a Unicorn subject?
sjordan2 replied to martinfan5's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Me, too (and I am also kind of old). I guessed that a Unicorn subject would be something very cool, beautiful and desirable that doesn't exist. But that's not the turn this thread is taking.