1976 Lamborghini Countach LP400 chassis #1120176 in Oro Metallizzato Longchamp

[e30lover]

Hey all,
 

Here’s my full build post in 2024 - Aoshima Lamborghini LP400!
 

I wanted to simulate chassis #1120176 in Oro Metallizzato Longchamp, which has a unique metallic orange with a hint of copper hue.
 

Here are the steps I took:

• wet sanded the body with 800 > 1000 > 1500 grit and painted silver instead of primer (I wanted to preserve the sharpness of the body by making the paint as thin as possible)
• mixed Mr Color’s GX red gold, clear gold, and clear orange and airbrushed on top of silver
• laid first clear (Mr Color’s super clear III) and wet sanded with 2000 grit
• laid two more clear coat and fully cured the paint
• wet-sanded the clear coat with 3000 > 6000 > 8000 grit
• polished the paint with tamiya three compounds, hasegawa ceramic compound and finished it off with hasegawa polymer coating
• mixed brown, red, yellow and white to simulate the tri-tone interior and laid flat clear to get some texture
• used PE parts and ignition wires for the engine bay
• removed silver plating from wheels and painted with black > chrome silver
• painted tires with mixture of brown and flat clear
• made the muffler tip thinner

 

Overall the whole process went super smoothly - fit and finish on this kit is pretty great, and the parts are engineered to be put together relatively easily without ton of masking and other extra work.

Thank you for reading and I'll come back with Moebius Belvedere build soon! 

 

[Phildaupho]

Stunningly beautiful. All 31 photos are spectacular.

[Spottedlaurel]

Chang, so glad I can get in early so I can use words that will be repeated several times over. That is amazing! Everything just looks 'right' about it, and it's so cleanly built.

[Yeah Nah]

Well your meticulous approach has certainly paid off. This is one stunning model. 

[karbuildr]

Gorgeous. Very well done, the color is beautiful, the details are superb. Interior, engine compartment, all your work produced a stunning replica.

[Jim B]

Beautiful Lamborghini.  Really well done.

[Kah puts]

Boy I’d be mighty proud if I built that ?

[70 Sting]

Excellent build. Your paint is absolute perfection.

[Jon Cole]

Museum quality build. Just outstanding!

[ChrisR]

Awesome build!

[louis Carabott]

Beautiful work Sir ?

[David G.]

A truly spectacular build! 

It looks perfect from every angle.

David G.

[Tommy124]

Hi Chang,

another great model from you, congrats! 

It seems like we chose to build the same 1:1... one of my recent Tamiya builds was done in the same color combo (although the Tamiya kit is of course much less detailed). I also chose the brown-orange (or is it orange-brown?) interior to go with the Oro Metallizzato Longchamps.

I used a mix of Tamiya acrylics to create the colors, how did you do it?

Edited January 18, 2024 by Tommy124

[ncbuckeye67]

That is beautiful, especially the paint!  You're talking about sanding the bare plastic, correct? Did you sand the silver before you shot the color coat?

[Bainford]

That is a stunning Countach. I love the colour and the paint work is beautifully done. Very nice clean work. This is quite simply a gorgeous model of a sports car icon. I love it!

I really dig the LP400, though all other iterations of the Countach leave me cold. Once they started tagging wings and flares and gills on it, ruining those gorgeous original lines, I lost all interest. The LP400 also had the nicest looking of all Countach wheels, which are only 14". This requires a fat sidewall tire, which has a dramatic effect on the look of the early Countach.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Beautiful color and paint job on an outstandingly built Lamborghini!!

[slusher]

Simply stunning !,

[DiscoRover007]

This one is just phenomenal. You should see if Lamborghini will buy it from you!

[1959scudetto]

Superb model of the nicest Countach of all - this is the benchmark for any LP 400 and I will keep your pictures for future reference.

Marvellous color !

[PappyD340]

Super nice Lambo!

[H.A.K]

This looks great. Well done.

[radiohd10]

beautiful!! looks like a tough build but you nailed it. 

[roadkill]

Model my aunt fanny, admit it, you drove this incredibly beautiful, supremely shiny and built to within gnats breath of obscenity to the photo shoot, beautiful job sir, so very well executed, luvit.

 

Kind regards

Michael, (roadkill)

from Western Australia.

[angelo7]

You sir, are a professional.  This is amazingly well built.

[ismaelg]

Beautiful model of a beautiful car!

Great job!