1/12 Testors Lamborghini Countach

[taliesen]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

not the same scale and not exactly the same car but my one of my references for countach builds is this build where this is from.

I saw that build, quite nice - I have a very similar angle of a real LP400 motor I've been working from a bit . . .

[jano11]

Originally Posted by taliesen

OK made an attempt at a very light black wash on the engine . . . . thoughts?

Before:


After (messed up the oil filter, need to strip and repaint it):

You can add a bit more of it, just a tad more.

[ferraripaul]

Jonathan,

impressive stuff you are showing us. Many thanks, as I'm playing around with thoughts to start my LP 400 Otaki. Seems pretty identical lest the version differences LP 400 -> 300.

Just sent you a PM with a link to my photo references (I don't post the link here because I'm not sure about violating copyrights). Lots of pictures, one guy did an engine revision and took pictures.

Let the news come, I will definetely watch this!

Paul

[taliesen]

OK, soliciting opinions - I had some KA Models tan flocking that was too bland and light for the interior color I've picked, so I mixed a bit of black and a bit of wine red into it. Thought was it, but was out rummaging the local woodworking store for tiny sanding discs (don't ask) and came across the suede-tex stuff they have - 11 USD for 3 full ounces of the stuff, should last a long time - so I grabbed some black and dark brown. So, the attached pic are the options I'm facing. Middle is the original 'mix' of KA colors, the far right is the pure brown, and the far left is pure brown mixed into the KA. Opinions welcomed. And no, the final interior won't be that shiny - but the work spent on the speakers was definitely worth it!

[Captain Mark]

If you're trying to match colour I'd say go with the left (but you should be able to paint over whatever you put down), and if you're after advice on the best texture I'd vote for the right.

And the speakers do look good!

[taliesen]

Some decent progress made this weekend . . . got almost all of the non-bodywork parts left to airbrush done, and some extras.

Need some good weather again to get more done on the engine - have some metallizer to lay down, but here's where it stands:






Carbs were done in Alclad duraluminum, given a light wash of Tamiya acrylic titanium gold, and some detail work in the full strength color as well.

Same wash applied to the throttle linkages.


Also sanded out some specks and repainted the interior - same color mix, with some flat base added to tone down the gloss. Suede dash is Valspar suede spraypaint, overcoated with flat black acrylic. This needs another coat of black, some gaps in the coverage.


And got the flocking in . . . again, some spots neat retouched and cleaned up - but overall, not too bad for my first attempt.







Thanks for looking - comments and criticisms welcomed!

[roddo]

looks cool to me dude

[racer917]

[quote=taliesen]Not much progress, as I've been on a business trip out of town, but I did manage enough for a minor update.

I've got the basic structure built for the fuel rail, but am stuck on the detailing - will post some pics if it works out

I also started modding the instrument panel - again, the main surface was molded with texture, when it should be aluminum.


Couldn't possibly sand that out, so I decided to remove it and build a replacement.


Here's the beginnings of the new panel - I've since laid out the pattern for the holes to be drilled, but haven't actually done them yet. I have some ideas for how to do the rings and the gauges themselves, but not 100% sure they'll work.





What are you going to do for the dial faces? This was always about my biggest gripes of this otherwise excellent model. How could you possibly paint the the molded in dials?

[taliesen]

Originally Posted by racer917

What are you going to do for the dial faces? This was always about my biggest gripes of this otherwise excellent model. How could you possibly paint the the molded in dials?

They won't look stock, that's for sure! Basically, I got myself in over my head and tore the old one apart before I had thought it all the way through. Or should I just say I challenged myself?

I found some good scalable gauge faces online (white faces, blue numbers) - the downside is, I can't find a good speedo, so there will actually be 2 tachs and then various small temp gauges for the others. I will print them and affix them to a sheet of styrene, then some clear styrene for the covers, and then put the main plate over with some scratch built bezels. Not perfect, I know, but at that size they're not terribly legible anyway, and the angle of view will help disguise it a bit.

I destroyed two sheet aluminum plates trying to drill them, so I'm switching to styrene instead - the material was better to drill, but I didn't align the centers properly, so it looks horrible and needs to be redone. The bezels need to be thinned out a bit more as well.

[brando590]

Looking good. The flocking on the interior is very realistic and the engine is going to be amazing.opcorn:

[Martin S]

looks nice ! I love the way the drilled speaker "grilles" came out after painting the interior.

[taliesen]

Finally, the dash rebuild is finished - honestly, it could have been a bit better, but given how visible it will be, it's plenty good enough. Panel is a sheet of styrene, drilled out and painted with Alclad aluminum, bezels are cut from styrene tubes with a miter box and painted semi-gloss black. The gauge faces were printed on photo paper and attached to another sheet of styrene with double sided tape, then glued to the back of the panel and installed.



With that out of the way, I was able to get a lot done on the interior - have a few trim pieces around the back window left, and then I'll add some belts and possibly some rubber mats for the driver's footwell. Seats aren't glued in yet either . . .


Another view - the steering wheel rim is done in my new favorite black leather look - Tamiya rubber black (TS-82) cleared with semi-gloss clear (TS-79). It gives a good tone without being solid jet black. The telescoping neck of the wheel is straight TS-82 (more visible in last pic), and the rest of the column/wheel is TS-29, for comparison.


Finally, a dry fit to the chassis.


Thanks for looking - comments and criticisms are welcome!

[Captain Mark]

This looks to be coming together very nicely.
And I'm totally going to steal your good idea for creating a leather look with TS-82.

[taliesen]

Originally Posted by Captain Mark

This looks to be coming together very nicely.
And I'm totally going to steal your good idea for creating a leather look with TS-82.

That's why we share! Hope it serves you well.

[taliesen]

Minor update, buttoned up the engine bay with a couple of added details thrown in.

First, replacing more wires - this kit has some 'rubberized' wires for the plugs, coils, battery, etc, and the instructions call out the colors to paint them. I've already replaced the plug wires, but rather than using the kit coil wires:


I used just the ends that connect to the coils and drilled a hole in each one:


Here's a shot with them installed, and the wires connected. You can also see the scratch built air hose now attached to the intakes - these were wire coiled over an aluminum tube, and then covered with heat shrink tubing.


Finally, an overall shot of the engine - now complete: