Lamborghini Miura

A great kit of probably the best-looking, if not best-driving, supercar ever...

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/body-green/web.jpg

It's very green... Tamiya Lime Green from a can, polished with Novus. Interior just getting started...

bestest,
M.

Excellent choice of topic and colour.

Can't really see from these pictures but did you blend in the body-colour section of the scoops behind the side windows to the body before paint?

That color was a killer! And I agree with you the look of the miura was simply incomparable! Definitely watching this.

absolutely nailed it with the colour!!

pistachio green was the original green i believe and the best

Hi Matt,
beautiful car. Is this the Hasegawa kit, I have the Hasegawa Miura Jota, it looks like a very nice kit.
Looking forward to seeing the progress on this one.
Regards, Steve.

I'm w/ Ales. Great subject, great color! It'll be fun watching this one come together.

Lovely! Are you going to make a scale Twiggy too?!!! :)

Thanks, guys...

It seems like a million years since I did anything on this: building Box Art dioramas for the Classic British Kits SIG display at Scale ModelWorld 2011 (UK Nats++++) has been keeping me busy...

Anyway, there HAS been progress:
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/cockpit_2/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/cockpit2/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/cockpit3/web.jpg

...a Symphony In Black. This is all OOB, including metal "transfers", and painted with a variety of different textures of "black" including Halfords Satin auto spray, Plastikote "Velvet" for the carpets, Vallejo German Grey for leather dash and console, and Citadel "Chaos Black" for seats etc... The decals are excellent, although the carrier film is too big and misaligned, so the dials need trimming so they'll fit.

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/chassis/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/engine/web.jpg

The "engine" clicked into place (it needs to pop out again to fit the rear suspension). It's very well thought out - it looks great where you can see it (behind the wheels, through the window behind the seats) but isn't over engineered, given that the engine bay cover doesn't open. It's not exactly "kerbside", as you can see, but it's not loads of hidden, wasted, detail... either.

bestest,
M.

Looks very nice!

nice progress
can't wait for more

Thanks for the support, gentlemen...

The chassis is now completed:
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/chassis-complete/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/body-n-chassis/web.jpg

It all fits together very well indeed. I followed the numbered sequence so that everything fits around and through everything else, except that I added the poly caps and brake discs to the wheel bearings right at the end.

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/back-end/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/underneath/web.jpg

The back end looks the part - it's exactly detailed enough, and no more. What a contrast to that Fujimi "Enthusiast" 288 GTO...

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/body-highlighted-2/web.jpg

The eagle-eyed among you will note that I've highlighted the panel gaps a little. I happen to have a full set of Citadel coloured washes that are intended for wargaming figures, so I thought I'd try the transparent dark green to wash the lines with. I think it looks OK... not too stark a contrast, but clearly there...

bestest,
M.

Panel lines look perfect!!

I always find panel lines in black too dark and somehow too contrasting. I prefer to do them in a darker shade of the body color to make them blend in smoother. Thank you for confirming that I am not the only weirdo on this planet :naughty:

I also don't care for dark black panel lines...however I haven't been able to paint them with much success however I try them lol

Thank you, gentlemen...

I've completed window trims using BMF:

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/bmf/web.jpg

...and oh, look! There's a bit that needs touching up... grrrr.

...and started to add the grilles and lights

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/frontnback/web.jpg

I need to decide whether this one is going to have external rear view mirrors or not...

bestest,
M.

I think I'm definitely on the home straight now:

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/inside-n-outside/web.jpg

The chassis ready to go in. Take a good look, especially at that engine, because this is the last time it'll be visible!

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/inside-in-2/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/inside-in-LHS/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/inside-in-4/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/inside-in-3/web.jpg

And together... in the end I did it three times (forgot the mirror the first time, doh!) but it snaps in really precisely, with only a little bit of "springing" the bodyshell sides to clear the cockpit. I only fixed the transparent window shell at the roof, so that it was free to flex away from the body at the lower edges, to minimise the risk of cracking the windows as I flexed the shell to get the chassis in. NB... you DO need to fit the wheels to the chassis before putting it in! By a quirk of lighting, the last two images are the most accurate representation of the true colour that I've managed to post yet.

And finally...
http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/inside-inside/web.jpg

I like this one because it does give a sense of peering into a real car, somehow...

Metal badges and decals now, then the final breakable details!

bestest,
M.

Thank you, gentlemen. I'm calling this done, now:

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/front-n-back/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/front-left/web.jpg

Better pictures in decent light to follow tomorrow, weather permitting...

bestest,
M.

This really makes me want to build one!! Looks great!

perfect! well done

Thank you, gentlemen. I'm calling this done, now:

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/front-n-back/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/cmatthewbacon/100399/front-left/web.jpg

Better pictures in decent light to follow tomorrow, weather permitting...

bestest,
M.

I was just browsing the site looking for Miura builds and came across yours. A lot of interesting commentary during the build and what a stunning result! Helps that you chose to build the most beautiful supercar of all time... A belated congratulations on your work.