1/24 Lotus Esprit Sport 300 by Monogram

[cjmin75]

Hello,

This is a kit I built a long time ago, so the quality isn’t great and the colors look a bit weird.
As far as I remember, this was one of the European cars released by Monogram as part of their Exotic Car Series.
Like most Monogram kits, it wasn’t the easiest to assemble, but it does include a detailed engine, and once completed, it looks fairly decent overall.

Thank you for looking!

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[Mattilacken]

Nice build! Only thing I would have done different is to put taller tires in the back to give the car a forward lean.  

[XYHARRY]

Nice Lotus. Very clean build. I have the Jaguar XKE  from that series. Well done Choi

[Mike 1017]

TOO Nice for words

[iamsuperdan]

I think that looks awesome. Perfect colours for a 90s icon like that.

I've heard this is a challenging kit to build.

Yours might be the best example I've seen.

[Bainford]

Beautiful Esprit! Very clean, the paint work is top notch and I love the colour. One of the nicest builds of this kit, for sure. 

[BVC500]

Very nice clean build on one of the worse fitting kits ever produced!

[Justin Porter]

The Monogram Esprit is such an obnoxious contradiction. Impressive levels of detail crippled by positively horrible fit.

Your build of this notorious kit looks fantastic! The choice of color really suits the car.

[89AKurt]

I have not seen a completed one, you did a fine job.  If you were to correct everything, it would still be a WIP. 😏

[Monty]

Always loved the look of the 1:1 cars so I'll happily join the others in congratulating you on building an outstanding replica.

Couple questions, if you don't mind.

1) The other builds of this kit I've followed usually mention that it has to be modified to reduce its high stance.  Did you experience this as well, and is it easily resolved?

2) Love the color.  Do you recall the exact paint you used?

[Jim B]

Great looking Lotus.  Very well done.

[Cosmic D]

The paint doesn't look weird to me and the color is super.  Really sharp looker.

[dphipps]

Very nice. I like that the body and chassis can be separated (unless this was a pre assembly photo)

[Kah puts]

Nothing weird about your build, everything looks great 👍

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Nothing weird about the colors that I can see. Nice build.

[Dave Van]

Clean work I like the color

[bondo bill]

well done

[Lownslow]

i love seeing these built as they really are a bear to put together, nice work on the stance

[slusher]

Beautiful Lotus!