89AKurt Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Calling this done. How does the line in Christine go, "You can't polish a 💩"? Gunze - Sangyo motorized era. The real car, this one is the prototype. Beginning of the side light mandate, before battering ram bumpers were required. It sort of bombed, but just because of rarity, they are desirable. The kit doesn't do it justice. This is just before the Countach stole the show. Popular color was refrigerator white, bumpers were black. 😴 The right box was trashed, that is what was sacrificed, but was able to create a scale box from the remains. The red plastic bled through Tamiya putty, was concerned about bleed through. WIP: Testors (Gunze Sangyo) Lamborghini Spelling Bee Special (Silhouette) for the horror show. 😱 Don't look too close. Getting that Huracan color down right killed me. Cloudy lighting helped hide the defects. 😄 I figured it's easy enough to make a Carbon-Fiber replacement roof panel. Major (to me) correction was the front leading flare was moved back. The "phone dial" wheel holes have been drilled larger, but still the tires are totally wrong; Tamiya titanium gold. The G-S kit has the metal battery terminals, but not a motor; I fabricated single AA battery terminals to run the front turn signal lights. It's subpar for me, weathered like it was driven in the rain. Used the '68 Chevy hood for the studio. This is using the CA Pit Stop diorama It would be the background for a future Countach, Muria, etc. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl63_99 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 It was a crappy kit. I tried to build it back in the 80's. You did a great job on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Cool, nice work. Car looks like a cross between a Miura and a Countach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Super nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I thought about getting the Testors kit not long ago. Thanks for the info on the kit. Doesn't look too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 nice job on a very poor kit. thumbsup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 19 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thank you! 17 hours ago, carl63_99 said: It was a crappy kit. I tried to build it back in the 80's. You did a great job on it. 💩 Thanks for saying that. Appreciate it. 17 hours ago, Classicgas said: Cool, nice work. Car looks like a cross between a Miura and a Countach. Thanks! The "phone dial" wheels are the same design as latter Countachs. I have a couple of Miura kits, then the photo-etch edition came out. 14 hours ago, ATHU said: Super nice!! Thank you too! 😁 12 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: I thought about getting the Testors kit not long ago. Thanks for the info on the kit. Doesn't look too bad. It has potential. Thought of putting a Hellcat engine in. Thank you. 6 hours ago, kruleworld said: nice job on a very poor kit. thumbsup! Much gratitude. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Great to see it finished Kurt, I think you've more than done it justice - looks very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyoung2003 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 NIce and clean, good job!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Another crazy car from L.A. -nice job, Bud!!! -i've got some turd polish just for this build, lol....i love the car, and this kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Looks great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 12:29 AM, Spottedlaurel said: Great to see it finished Kurt, I think you've more than done it justice - looks very good. Appreciate that. On 3/28/2021 at 1:15 AM, doubleyoung2003 said: NIce and clean, good job!👍 Thanks! 👍 On 3/28/2021 at 3:22 PM, Dann Tier said: Another crazy car from L.A. -nice job, Bud!!! -i've got some turd polish just for this build, lol....i love the car, and this kit! Yes, the repaint everything the same color. How would it look in root beer brown? 14 hours ago, slusher said: Looks great.. Thank you too! See you in Once Upon A Time. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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