Lamborghini Gallardo, Fujimi, 1/24

Started by George Williams · 26 · 1 hour ago
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    Eric Berg said 4 days, 23 hours ago:

    I like what I’m seeing here, George @chinesegeorge. Stay warm!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 4 days, 22 hours ago:

    Some really nice progress, George @chinesegeorge
    With those temperatures it is better to stay inside indeed, floor heating is so helpful in this case.

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    Gary Brantley said 4 days, 15 hours ago:

    Great progress, George! 👍 When we looked at the new Gallardos the only difference between the two on display (other than color) was that one had a clear engine deck cover, while the other car had paddle shifters, iirc. 🤔
    What's the finish color for this one, George?

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    George Williams said 3 days, 5 hours ago:

    Good morning Spiros @fiveten, @johnb, @garybrantley, @eb801. Thanks as always for looking and commenting. With regards to the engine cover, alternative parts are supplied in the kit to make a transparent one but are marked as not to be used in the parts listing.

    The colour scheme is overall pure white, mainly black interior with red seat belts, black brake calipers, and chromed wheels. The bodywork has been sanded, primed, gloss coated in pure white, clear coated, and polished.

    The grills, windows, and engine bay fitted. The side windows were a bit tricky to fit as there is virtually no glueing surface.

    The grills are supplied in transparent plastic with instructions to paint them in smoke, which gives a kind of see-through effect.

    Not much left to do now. Thank you for looking and happy modelling.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 days, 23 hours ago:

    Some really nice progress, George @chinesegeorge
    The white finish looks perfect.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 days, 22 hours ago:

    Excellent progress and this white shade looks amazing, my friend @chinesegeorge! The grilles replication approach with transparent styrene is very interesting.

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    George Williams said 4 hours, 54 minutes ago:

    Good morning everyone, @eb801, @garybrantley, @fiveten, @johnb, it’s still very chilly here, so on with the work.

    First, the exhausts are in:

    Burnt iron is called for here, my version is gun metal with a coating of clear red. Once the base plate is on only the chrome tail pipes will be visible.

    Still to do:

    Including the exterior mirrors, head lights, and indicators.

    All fitted now, a quick wipe with an oily rag and she will be finished.

    That’s it for now, thanks again for looking, and happy modelling.

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    Eric Berg said 4 hours, 18 minutes ago:

    Congrats on reaching the finish line with such nice results on your Lambo. I like your burnt iron color, George @chinesegeorge. Fujimi (and Aoshima) cars fun to build, don't you think?

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    George R Blair Jr said 2 hours, 40 minutes ago:

    Very nice, George (@chinesegeorge). And I even like the color. When can I drive it out of the showroom? Just kidding, it is hard to get a model car to look this realistic. Well done.

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    George Williams said 1 hour, 54 minutes ago:

    Hi Eric @eb801, thank you for joining this WIP, and, yes, I’m with you on the Fujimi and Aoshima car kits, they’ve seem to have the 1/24 scale exotic car market pretty tied up, and at good prices, unlike those overpriced resin kits……. Watch this space for another Aoshima Lamborghini coming soon. Happy modelling.

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    George Williams said 1 hour, 51 minutes ago:

    Hi George @gblair, very nice to hear from you, and thank you for your kind compliment. Happy new year to you.