Lambo Miura

[meaneyme]

Last week while on E-bay, I won a bid and today I just received a cool Lamborghini Miura. Has anyone here build one of these? I hear it's a great kit and I remember seeing someone here build one. Just wanted to get some ideas on how to go about building it and seeing which colors would look good on it. Please help

[Harry P.]

I hope Marcos Cruz sees this. I'm pretty sure he posted up his Miura, and it was spectacular. At least I think it was him...

[meaneyme]

I hope Marcos Cruz sees this. I'm pretty sure he posted up his Miura, and it was spectacular. At least I think it was him...

Yes Harry, thanks for reminding me, it was certainly Cruz who posted his. I think I will PM him and see if he can share it with me. Of course, I still want to see some others chime in.

[Foxer]

I'm surprised Harry didn't tell you to just search the site.. http://www.modelcars...showtopic=36964

It sure is beautiful, Marcos!

Edited May 1, 2012 by Foxer

[jaymcminn]

Haven't gotten around to building mine yet... the color has me somewhat stymied. I'm leaning toward a yellow-orange with silver rockers and wheels, kind of like this one.

But navy blue with a white interior looks pretty good too...

[martinfan5]

The navy blue one looks really good, beautiful really

[cortinanut]

Virtually any color is great on a Miura, particularly black or bright colors. The blue is gorgeous in that shot, but I think a dark blue Miura model would have to be posed and lit just right to show so well.

[W-Machine]

I like that shade of blue on the Miura.

[edward smith]

Love what Cruz did to his, wonder what color/paint he used to finish it?

[cruz]

Love what Cruz did to his, wonder what color/paint he used to finish it?

Hi there guys, the color I used for the Miura is Scalefinishes Pontiac Bristol Blue, I had some left over after completing a '62 Catalina and thought it was the perfect shade for this car. The kit goes together well, I had a blast putting this one together and I am sure you will too!!!

[Guest]

Here is the one I did a couple of years ago. The Miura is the only Lambo I have ever really cared for.

[peekay]

Marcello Gandini was 24 when he designed the Miura body.

[cruz]

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With a a liitle work, it truly is a cool looking model!!

[sjordan]

Here is a detailed build journal by the amazing Alex Kustov. It was also the subject of cover stories for Scale Auto.

http://www.italianhorses.net/Gallery/Hasegawa/HasMiura/miura.htm

[Junkman]

Am I missing something? Which Miura kit are we talking about?

[jaymcminn]

Not 100% sure about the kit the OP got, but all the other builds here are of the Hasegawa kit. It's curbside, but really nice.

[cruz]

Not 100% sure about the kit the OP got, but all the other builds here are of the Hasegawa kit. It's curbside, but really nice.

Yes, the Hasegawa...

[Monty]

A quick search of ebay shows that ESCI, Entex and MPC(!) also offered variants of the Miura. If for some reason I couldn't find the Hasegawa, would any of these be roughly similar in quality?

[jaymcminn]

A quick search of ebay shows that ESCI, Entex and MPC(!) also offered variants of the Miura. If for some reason I couldn't find the Hasegawa, would any of these be roughly similar in quality?

In a word, no. In more words, the ESCI kit has poor body proportions but does feature partial engine detail and the Entex/MPC kit (I'm pretty sure they're the same thing) is a typical '70s motorized Japanese kit. The body shape is okay but the details are sorely lacking. The Hasegawa kit is much more recent and should be more readily available anyway.

[maltsr]

Yeah, it's a great kit. Here's mine in Tamiya Bright Red

[Guest]

The Hasagawa kit does have some limited engine detailing, but it is hidden after the kit is completed.

[Matt Bacon]

I thought the Hasegawa Miura was one of the best kits I've ever built:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=48008&hl=miura&fromsearch=1

I was coming at it after a Fujimi Enthusiast Model 288GTO, and I thought the Hasegawa engineers had done a great job on creating a kit that fitted together superbly, and had exactly the right amount of detail in all the right places.

bestest,

M.

[meaneyme]

Thanks for the replies fellas, glad to know it's a good kit as I love this style of car. Cruz, love the color you put on that thing, any left over paint?

[cruz]

Thanks for the replies fellas, glad to know it's a good kit as I love this style of car. Cruz, love the color you put on that thing, any left over paint?

I still have a bit of it left and it should be good to cover another model. If interested just PM me!!