'01 Lamborghini Murcielago 1:24

[Simo5555]

Hi!

Picked this one up from Facebook Marketplace - should be a quick and fun build. So lets see how this one goes 

[Simo5555]

Did a bit of wetsanding

And some painting


And started doing the interior

[Simo5555]

Decided to redo the interior. The custom mix wasnt as good as i wouldve liked. Was just too yellow. I wanted it to be a bit more like a lamborghini cream leather. So i did another mix 😁 First, i did some more sanding - there was still some flashing left from before. After that, i dipped everything into the DOT4 oil


Then i resanded and sprayed everything with white primer

And i resprayed it 😁


Then it was time for bodywork. I found a small dent on the rear deck. So i used some putty and sanded it smooth


Then reprimed it with white primer





And then it was time for some painting 😁



Dont worry, it wont stay this yellow for long 

[Simo5555]

Day 2 of painting

Some daylight pictures




Then the second part of this paint



Looks like a brick of toffee 🙃

[Simo5555]

Had some major airbrush issues this week. My airbush started sputtering ever so slightly - didnt noticed it at first, but felt like something was wrong when i did my second coat of paint. It left a really rough surface on the paint. Took it apart, deep cleaned everything, but was still the same. Eventually found out that a bit of paint had leaked into the air valve compartment. So after another deep cleaning session, everything was fine again... But not without some damage
You can see it on the engine 

Decided to leave it as is - it'll get covered later anyway.

Unfortunately, i had to redo the bodywork. So the body got stripped and another sanding-priming session. This time, everything went smooth as butter.


Then did some tape work on the interior


And some painting


And this is how it turned out

[Mattilacken]

Nice build there! 

[PowerPlant]

Got the same kit in the stash, so nice to see yours coming along for some future inspiration.

[Simo5555]

23 hours ago, PowerPlant said:

Got the same kit in the stash, so nice to see yours coming along for some future inspiration.

Seems like a nice solid kit. A bit lacking in details on the engine side, but the body looks so nice.



Finally got a new brush - the tamiya's modeling Pro II. So had to try it out on the interior 😁

[Simo5555]

The engine bay lacks details so i have to improvise a bit. Played around with the carbod decals a bit. Will have to search my parts box - maybe i can add some more stuff to it.


Also did the first coat of paint - this time, came out nice and smooth


And did some test fitting of the interior tub. Looks pretty cool already
 

[Simo5555]

Interior is done 😁 well, almost

Edited February 19 by Simo5555

[Simo5555]

Spring is here! Finally can enjoy some nice sunny weather and my other hobby  



This doesn't mean that i'm taking a break from models  Did some more work on the Murcielago

 


 

[Mattilacken]

Looks good! And weather looks better!

[djmcguire]

Model's looking good and that's a nice VFR. 👍

[YellowHound]

Staintune exhaust?

[Simo5555]

9 hours ago, YellowHound said:

Staintune exhaust?

Best looking exhaust ever on the VFR - the OEM one! (dont hate me) 

[YellowHound]

7 hours ago, Simo5555 said:

Best looking exhaust ever on the VFR - the OEM one! (dont hate me) 

I realised after posting the question that it wasn't a Staintune exhaust. D'oh!

The Staintune sounds amazing - but it is pricey. Miss my VFR (though the fuelling was rubbish!).

[Simo5555]

On 3/11/2025 at 3:34 PM, YellowHound said:

I realised after posting the question that it wasn't a Staintune exhaust. D'oh!

The Staintune sounds amazing - but it is pricey. Miss my VFR (though the fuelling was rubbish!).

I have the rapidbike adapting fueling module installed on mine - helps out a lot.


Anyway, the body is clearcoated


Came out pretty nice. Would've liked it to be a bit more orange, but i really like it this way too.