Lambo Aventador Roadster

[Lobo2me]

I liked this Aoshima model; it was my first. It was challenging in spots, and I made some bonehead mistakes, but overall, I am happy to park it on the display shelf.

I was inspired by a spectacular Liberty Walk Aventador I saw in a forum post a few months ago. The level of detail and craftsmanship was exceptional. I was intrigued, but I wanted to build the Roadster version.

I also really liked the paint I saw in the post and wanted something similar that would complement the Kevlar fiber decals I planned to try. But since I was sure the Halford’s brand wasn’t available on this side of the pond, I began experimenting with several different rattle cans. 

My first attempt failed miserably, but I eventually achieved the desired effect by hitting it with three very light mist coats of Tamiya, Metallic Orange (TS92) over Testors, Root Beer, One Coat Lacquer. Two types of Kevlar fiber decals are applied in strategic areas. 

I am happy with the results, although the pics below, taken in bright sunlight, look much brighter (close to full/opaque TS92) than how it looks indoors, which is the look I was going for.

All comments are appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

 

[XYHARRY]

Very nice Steve, your kevlar looks good against that colour. Well done. 

Cheers, 

David. 😎👍

[PappyD340]

Super nice Lambo!!

[SpikeSchumacher]

Excellent!

[espo]

Great looking color and the carbine fiber decals match it well. Like the interior and the engine details. 

[Rich Chernosky]

Steve...all I can say is ...WOW.  The paint, the carbon, the wheels, the interior are all great.  Really liked the license plate...that was a cool touch matching your screen name. How  didja do it?

[Lobo2me]

2 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said:

Steve...all I can say is ...WOW.  The paint, the carbon, the wheels, the interior are all great.  Really liked the license plate...that was a cool touch matching your screen name. How  didja do it?

Hi Rich;

Thanks for the nice comments. Re the license plate...see if this link works for you...? 

http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/licensemaker.cgi?text=Lobo2me&state=California&r=1387757165

All the best,

Steve

[Funkychiken]

Cool build, in the sun the camera catches mores sparkle,  im sure indoors this will look far more in scale. Cool build!

[slusher]

Great build!

[galaxyg]

On 6/22/2024 at 5:28 AM, Lobo2me said:

I was inspired by a spectacular Liberty Walk Aventador I saw in a forum post a few months ago. The level of detail and craftsmanship was exceptional. I was intrigued, but I wanted to build the Roadster version.
I also really liked the paint I saw in the post and wanted something similar 

Thanks, yes that was my Aventador you're referring to there and I remember your comments at the time. I'm happy it was such an inspiration. Your build confirms that bronze is a great colour for this car. And that Tamiya metallic orange is a very versatile paint, it's so thin you can get a lot of variation depending on what you put under it and/or over it. That's quite a task you set for yourself with all those Kevlar decals but it's worked out really well.  The last photo is a great angle. I'm guessing there's Phot-etch mesh going on there at the back end.

 

 

[Lobo2me]

On 6/25/2024 at 2:42 PM, galaxyg said:

Thanks, yes that was my Aventador you're referring to there and I remember your comments at the time. I'm happy it was such an inspiration. Your build confirms that bronze is a great colour for this car. And that Tamiya metallic orange is a very versatile paint, it's so thin you can get a lot of variation depending on what you put under it and/or over it. That's quite a task you set for yourself with all those Kevlar decals but it's worked out really well.  The last photo is a great angle. I'm guessing there's Phot-etch mesh going on there at the back end.

 

 

Hi Michael;

Thank you for the inspiration and nice comments. Yes, I used a Hobby Design Detail-up PE kit for the front, side, and rear vents, disc brakes, and a couple of Lambo logos. I also ended up applying more Kevlar on the doors, then reshot the photos below to see how the Root Beer / Metallic Orange combo looked in not-so-direct sunlight. I like it!

Thanks again, and happy modeling....