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A generally nice kit from Aoshima, but there are a couple of things that need fixing shapewise. Aoshima has moulded some strange pinched shapes at the front edge of the doors, and at the top of the rear flanks there's a sharp wall on the kit bodyshell that doesn't exist on the real thing. The back end is also a real dog to get together, and KEEP together as you try to get the body over the chassis. This one was built to represent a real one I see around here every now and then, which is a bit more elegantly turned out than the usual bright Lamborghini colour options!

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best,

M.

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Nicely put together Matt, and it sounds like it wasn't an easy build. You have done a fine job on it, and the colour is far more subtle than bright orange or gold-plated! The only Aoshima model that I have built is a Mitsubishi Pajero Metaltop Wide XR-II, also in 1:24 scale, and it matches the vehicle which is my daily drive.... a Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8TD SWB MKII.

David

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On 9.3.2019 at 3:35 PM, Anglia105E said:

Nicely put together Matt, and it sounds like it wasn't an easy build. You have done a fine job on it, and the colour is far more subtle than bright orange or gold-plated!

100% agreed!

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Thanks very much for the kind comments, everyone. It’s really only the back end that’s a pain, and with luck the notes in my build thread will help someone else to learn from my mistakes! The colour is stunning on the 1:1, and I think using the real paint does it justice, though it’s hard to photograph to reproduce the shade and richness accurately. I am very pleased with how the alterations to the body to accurize the shape came out, and those you CAN appreciate in the photos. 

Thanks again!

All the best,

Matt

 

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Looks great Matt!!!!  Your on the bench posts is an awesome insight to building this kit. Thanks for the post on the forged carbon fiber also!!!!!! 

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