carl63_99 Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Onward to a more simple project. Already started working on some of the details a year ago, mainly opening vents to utilize the photo etched grills. I also noted that builders complained about the door alignment. Checking that out, I figured out the back of the door was a tad long. A few minutes of sanding and that was fixed. I also opened all the vents on the bottom, makes it look better. The doors have only options to mount closed or partially open. I'm going to probably have the driver side door open and passenger side closed. Not sure yet, time will tell. Color, going for pearl orange, like a couple others you see in the pics. However, gonna add a touch of yellow and just a hint of pearl white powder to make it really pop. I'm a few days away from painting, so still thinking about that. 5
beeRS Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Nice start, and sure to be a great addition to your Lamborghini collection. Did the PE grilles come with the kit, or are they from an aftermarket company?
dino246gt Posted April 9 Posted April 9 I cut that opening panel apart, I don't think those side wings are supposed to be a part of it. 1
carl63_99 Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 8 hours ago, beeRS said: Nice start, and sure to be a great addition to your Lamborghini collection. Did the PE grilles come with the kit, or are they from an aftermarket company? The photo etch are part of the kit. You can build it with the full plastic pieces (grey parts in the one pic) or cut the backing out and go photo etch. My choice is the PE, looks a lot cooler. 1
carl63_99 Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 3 minutes ago, dino246gt said: I cut that opening panel apart, I don't think those side wings are supposed to be a part of it. This is the way. The wings are the tops to the air inlet and open when more cooling is needed. I've been looking at this and will follow your lead on it. 1
carl63_99 Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 Working on the door handles. Man, this is a candidate for a separate piece! Ground away with Dremel for a while, then used my X acto with a new blade to cut it smooth. Still needs a little sanding, but much better than original. 3
dino246gt Posted April 10 Posted April 10 The overly simplified engine bay can be cut open to look a lot better, quite easily. 3
carl63_99 Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 Working on fixing sink marks. Love having a complete set of sanding sticks. Work out any area quickly and smoothly. 1
carl63_99 Posted Friday at 06:44 PM Author Posted Friday at 06:44 PM Engine bay is finished. I used gloss black, flat black, metallic black, graphite metallic, silver, flat aluminum, and Moltow chrome to detail it. 2
beeRS Posted Tuesday at 08:00 AM Posted Tuesday at 08:00 AM The interior door handles and engine detail are much improved. A lot of work, but it’s paid off nicely. 1
carl63_99 Posted Tuesday at 08:35 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 08:35 PM I've been working on the brakes and wheels the last few days. I went with champagne gold from the Cord project for color. Whenever I do small details like badges and such, I put a drop of clear glue on them. I think it adds dimension to things like that. Thus, having just put glue on the wheels, it looks a bit milky white. Also, after fighting with the front brake assembly after taking off the sprue, I did the rears ON and it went much nicer.
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