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'70 Lamborghini Miura Project!!!!

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As usual, Marcos, it looks great! Your usual attention to detail is great. The detail painting on the wheels is pretty sweet! One question: did you do any sealer or anything to keep the red from bleeding through, or is that not a problem with this particular red plastic.

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As usual, Marcos, it looks great! Your usual attention to detail is great. The detail painting on the wheels is pretty sweet! One question: did you do any sealer or anything to keep the red from bleeding through, or is that not a problem with this particular red plastic.

Thanks Nate, great hearing from you amigo!!! On this particular model, I just went with white Krylon primer and didn't have any kind of bleeding issues, perhaps something you don't need to worry about with this Hasegawa type plastic but don't quote me on that, I may be wrong. I have heard of some modelers here using Future Floor Wax on the bare plastic before shooting either primer or paint on some of their projects and having success doing so, probably something you want to look into if you are having any issues.... ;) By the way, Future is now called Pledge with Future shine, you should still be able to obtain it from Wally world or any supermarket around your way. Edited by cruz
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This may sound really dumb but is there a difference between a Lambo Miura and a Lambo Jota? Outside of just a couple fasia changes?

From Wikipedia:

P400 Jota

In 1970, Lamborghini development driver Bob Wallace used chassis #5084 to create a test mule that would conform to the FIA's Appendix J racing regulations. The car was appropriately named the Miura Jota (the pronunciation of the letter 'J' in Spanish). Only one was ever built, which was eventually sold to a private buyer after extensive testing. In April 1971, the car crashed on the yet-unopened ring road around the city of Brescia, and burned to the ground.

P400 SV/J

Once customers heard about the Jota, they requested their own "Jota". Lamborghini could not justify the expense of building a series of Jotas, so they offered an upgraded SV model instead. This model, known as the SV/J, featured upgrades to the engine, suspension components, exterior and interior. Of the five examples of the Miura SV/J built by the factory while the Miura was still in production, two were built new (chassis #5090 and #5100) and three were converted from existing SVs (chassis #4934, #4860 & #4990). All of these still exist. Chassis #5100 is however the only SVJ to feature the dry sump lubrication system as per the mechanics of the original Jota #5084.

One of these cars, chassis #4934,[6], was built for the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Shah stored this car under armed guard with another SV in Royal Palace in Tehran. After he fled the country during the Iranian Revolution, his cars were seized by the Iranian government. The SV/J was sold into Dubai in 1995. In 1997 this car was sold via a Brooks auction to Nicolas Cage, at US$490,000, becoming the model's highest ever price sold in an auction.[7] Cage sold the car in 2002.

A sixth SV/J was built at the Lamborghini factory between 1983 and 1987 from an unused Miura S chassis. This was made for Jean Claude Mimran, one of the Mimran brothers, the then owner of Lamborghini.[7]

Further Miuras were subsequently upgraded to SVJ specifications (trying to imitate the real factory SVJs) by various garages of Switzerland, USA and Japan.

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I think I'm the only one on the planet that has never really liked the look of this car; mainly the front end. But, I like everything you build so I'm looking forward to see what you do with this one.

Already, after seeing the pictures with the paint polished up so nice, it's starting to grow on me. Great paint job (again!).

BTW, the wheels look awesome.

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cruz MCM Ohana

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Looking beautiful! I hope you didn't mind me asking about the differences on the 2 cars. I really like that color and can't wait to see this one done!

Why would I mind that??? :):blink: You actually helped by getting the guys to write some history facts about the car!!! :) Thanks for all your replies, I am glad that I was able to get some outside pictures to show the true color of the paint.
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Love the color B)

This is an outstanding kit; I built one when they came out and was impressed. The tires look fine on it. Hasegawa also did their own Jota variant of this kit. I never cared for the appearance of the Jota (the "upgrades" look pretty raw), but the Miura itself is arguably one of the most beautiful designs ever.

Looking forward to seeing more of this one!

cruz MCM Ohana

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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I thought you fellow Muira fans would enjoy (and hate) this clip from the original '69 release of "The Italian Job." Too bad so many beautiful cars were destroyed making this movie, including an Aston Martin DB4 Drophead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKqCtOUeXbY

Well, thanks a lot man.... B):blink: How am I supposed to duplicate all those sscratches and dents now??? :blink::blink:
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Well, thanks a lot man.... B):blink: How am I supposed to duplicate all those sscratches and dents now??? :blink::blink:

:blink::blink: That's funny. Specially after such a great job on the paint. Question, is that a urethane clear? Looks fantastic.
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:blink::blink: That's funny. Specially after such a great job on the paint. Question, is that a urethane clear? Looks fantastic.

Thanks Ed, that is a $1.96 can of Odds and Ends clear from WalMart.... B) I still need to rub it out and polish it once dry. I usually place the body in the dehydrator to speed up the drying process but as I said before, it's kind of a fragile plastic and I just don't trust it in the dehydrator at the moment. I will give it at least 2 weeks to dry before doing anything else to it, there is still a lot of parts I have to put together so I have the time... :blink:
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Absolutely gorgeous color Cruz, can't wait to see it when you give it the final magic polishing touch. The color of the wheels and the body underside will really go well together. What color will you be doing for the interior?

cruz MCM Ohana

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Absolutely gorgeous color Cruz, can't wait to see it when you give it the final magic polishing touch. The color of the wheels and the body underside will really go well together. What color will you be doing for the interior?

I am doing a combination of black and dark gray shades within the interior for some contrast. I will probably add some seat belts and other little things...
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Okay guys, thanks for the replies, certainly appreciated!! I have started working with the interior during the weekend and have made some pretty good progress. First thing I started was with the steering column, it just screamed for a key and it's chain. First thing I did was look for a small photo-etch lock cylinder in my P/E spare parts. After drilling a small hole, I placed the cylinder and put together the key and chain, again, from my P/E spare parts.

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I also eliminated the plastic center piece from the kit's steering wheel and added the P/E center from the Lamborghini Detail Set. The center emblem is also from the P/E set and was painted black. I later sanded the part to expose the high areas of the emblem.

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I also did some work on the dash by adding the gauge and metal transfer decals. I added some Future Floor Wax to the gauges once the decals had dried to simulate glass and painted the knobs in various colors to give it some contrast. The grayish color you see is an actual mix of Flat Black paint with a few drops of Flat White, I think this shade will look better with the body color at the end. Here are a few pictures of the steering wheel, column and dash.

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Another detail I started is the addition of the interior carpet. I prefer using embossing powders for this step instead of the usual flocking, in my humble opinion I think it looks more correct and to scale. I added a few drops of water to my Elmer's glue and dumped my embossing powder right on top, much the same way flocking is done. I went with a black colored powder to create a bit of contrast with the mixed dark gray.

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I also added the metal transfer decal on the center where the stick shift goes. I cut off the piece of plastic from the stick shift and added a metal piece, I thought the one in the kit was a bit thick. This is where all the reference photos and information from Mr. Kustov's site comes in handy. ;)

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I will be working with the door panels next and will also be adding some seat belts with their P/E buckles on the seats. I will keep thee posted later!!! B)

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