The 3 Diablos

Hi Guys and gals, this is my first WIP post here, it's for a local group build titled "Horse VS Bull GB"

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talcum powder + superglue were used to filled up the gaps in the froot hood.

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plastic "mesh" were cut out to be replace by wire mesh

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the original fitting for the kit that not suppose to be visible behind the mesh

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cut away

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I strengthen the joints by using superglue and tissue paper

This kit molded 90% of parts that should be black in light color... white and yellow. be prepare to use a lot of paints

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hard to reach areas - 1

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hard to reach areas - 2

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Finally done, took me 4 hours just to paint these....


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Body of SV96 were primed to check for errors

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panel lines not align properly

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sink marks filled

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another way of filling gaps is by using stretched sprue and extra thin cement. I like this method a lot coz it will end up very nice and never shrink like putty.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/45.jpg
the fine sprue has "melted" in to the seam line

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/48.jpg
Side mirror oso have injection pin marks, Fujimi oh fujimi

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sanded with 3M ultra fine sanding sponge before the first layer of color to reduce "orange peel", I highly recommend this to fellow car modeler, by using this I can reach the complicated areas of a car easily.

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Base coat of orange done. next will be the pearl coat.

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I'm still not satisfied with the color, it looks "dead". After been "poisoned" by guys in ICW, I decided to give Gaia orange a try. The body were sprayed with white again...

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sprayed with Gaia orange, this time it looks striking.. note the color difference between spoon and roof that was sprayed using Gunze orange

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dust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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the color is just so nice that I would like to maintain it instead of "pearl" it, I added Gunze pearl gold to the Gaia orange and sprayed a final coat.

thanks for viewing.

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masked and prepare for the black paint

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To prevent "bleeding", I sprayed mist coat on the edges of masked area before the wet coat

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done

black areas yesterday night, I always do the panel lines after the first layer of clear coat so that it can maintain sharp and fine. This time... Hand painted with Valejo

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did the brakes as well, but hard to see after the rims are on.

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For the MY98, i planned to build this without the rear lamp cover, and the rear grille will flush with the rear engine cover. The rear grille were cut following the rear engine cover.

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a small piece of plaplate were use to stick on the edges to get a straight line. all gaps were filled with super glue + talcum powder

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The rest of the body were primed to perfection, no more flaws this time.

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"Super Veloce" decals applied, this make lots of difference to the overall outlook.

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Decals after dried. Notice the whitish areas, these are places that still have air trapped inside, if proceed to spray clear coat there's a very high chances that "silvering will appear"

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transparent film at empty areas were cut, add bit of Mark setter and Mark softer to makes the decals set firm to the body

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Fujimi decals are bit soft and some areas were damage during the process. need to paint it back later.

Diablo MY98
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rear lights area sanded smooth and prepare for priming

99 Verde Ithaca Diablo:
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drilling the front bumper

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Cut Away.

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99 Diablo: both air intake were cut and the font signal lights were filled

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99 Diablo: small chunk of the original bumper were cut and use back, trying to do a rear with a diffuser.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/099.jpg
98 Diablo: still some areas needed to putty.

Incredible job, you'll have a nice collection of Diablos when it gets done.

Wow, building 3 diablos at once, nice work so far!

Thanks denilsonvm & da_ashman, will finish this the best I can, I've did a production line of 4 F-18 Hornets, trying on cars now.

MY99 Verde Ithaca Diablo
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/100.jpg
the massive gaps were filled with superglue+tissue+talcum powder

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/101.jpg
I like this method coz this combination is hard like lastic and never crack.

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this is how superglue+tissue looks like after sanding

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pending rear diffuser

MY98 Giallo Orion Diablo

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After priming, I found 2 more areas needed to be filled, use the same methond earlier

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Paint a layer of gloss white to prepare for the the lemon yellow coating

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close-up shoot after a layer of clear coat

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hand-painted engine, too lazy to mask and spray

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Latest production line up.

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visiting "chop-shop" for more aftermarkets parts... stay tuned.

thanks for viewing, C&C are always welcome

The wheels on the orange one are small and height seems too high.

Yup U r right, That's the standard wheels, and the chasis have not been mod yet. I will build the Orange one OOB, the Yellow with mid Mod and the Green one with Custom Body kit.

And here are more progress,
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http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/P8065091.jpg
These are the wheels that I will use on the other 2 Diablos.

MY98 Giallo Orion Diablo
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/137.jpg
Brake discs replaced with spares from Fujimi F430 Challenge, only minor add-on using plastic tube

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Sprayed with TMY Lemon Yellow

MY99 Verde Ithaca Diablo
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/140.jpg
Modding Aoshima Brake Disc: I cut out the center part from the kit's paria disc brake and cement to the Aoshima ones... easy.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/141.jpg
The brake set are from Aoshima VIP cars.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/142.jpg
the front tires need some mod....

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Cut bit of the rims...

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Done...

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Chromed parts taking a Clorox bath

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Speedline Culisto 19" and bodykits primed.

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Hand painted with Gunze stainless and the inner ring with valejo gold

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done..

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can't resist my self of taking another close-up shot.

beautiful work

Very nice builds! Thank you for the pics along the way.

Great work so far! Will watch with great interest.

Bit of progress today. Many thanks for the reply, feel free to give ur input.

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Metal transfer on the logo, the black area still needs some touch up

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The Emblem were then painted with clear yellow (artline marker)

No pics.
- Clear Coat on the orange diablo
- The yellow one gets another layer of TMY Lime Yellow.

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I mix my own gunmetal....

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After few R&D, I decided to do a Diablo SV with Murcielago SV Styling, My first attempt for a major mod to a kit, really need some masters to be pointers. This picture is PS using my current kit and some Murcielago SV pics.

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First attempt on the front bumper, I did draw some grid but it seems not balance at certain areas.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/159.jpg
Using the first prototype, I trace the curve areas and make another 3 sets with the correct alignment.

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test-fitted

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comparison with Murcielago SV

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Side View.

That's all for today, I'm newbie on custom bodykits, so I spend almost 3 hours just to get to this stage.

Started to scratch build the lower part of bumper today.

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Plaplate were score with a sharp blade and then bend to desired angle

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The Bull's duck face

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Comparison to standard Murcielago

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Bumper were shaped to match.

I will be using the Diablo SV bumper as reference only, not to copy 100%, now thinking of ways to finish it.

Thanks for viewing, This round I really need some input.

i think it looks pretty close to the reference already, but i think adding 2 more pla-plate in the air intake there will look much better, just like the original SV bumper.. ^_^

maybe at the fender side can add an air scope too?
the tow "/ \" plaplate will sure be added, after I fill the empty areas first. :P

some updates today.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/171.jpg
Final layer of clear coat sprayed, pending polishing & lowering of front suspension

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Sprayed with pearl gold, cut can't see much in the picture

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wheels on.

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front wheel arch were sanded (enlarged) to fit the 20" wheels

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latest production line....

That is an amazing scratch build of the front bumper. You are doing a great job on these 3 diablos

You're doing an EXCELLENT job on these!!!

Thanks Jimmy and Tonioseven.

But disaster happens few days back, and here's the latest progress.
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Exhaust sprayed with Alclad II Stainless Steel

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The simple Fujimi Diablo engine VS Tamiya awesome 360 Spider engine :D

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3 bulls and 1 horse

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for those that know my tragedy... here's the pics, the acrylic base yellow cracked after i sprayed the pearl gold coat.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/181.jpg
Try to wet-sand and spray back the base yellow but ain't working.

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Dot3 bath the Bull goes.... T_T

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Exhaust sprayed with Alclad II Stainless Steel

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/178.jpg
The simple Fujimi Diablo engine VS Tamiya awesome 360 Spider engine :D

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/179.jpg
3 bulls and 1 horse

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/180.jpg
for those that know my tragedy... here's the pics, the acrylic base yellow cracked after i sprayed the pearl gold coat.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/181.jpg
Try to wet-sand and spray back the base yellow but ain't working.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/182.jpg
Dot3 bath the Bull goes.... T_T

here's some small progress
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Fresh out from Dot3 Bath

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This time I used Petronas Dot3 brake fluid, the result is awesome, fast and do not cause a single damage to the plastic, ended up just like new. I used Esso last time and the plastic become slightly soft and the surface is bit rough.

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back to ground zero, sanding and filling after priming.

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primed to QC again.

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found some areas to improve.

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For the green Diablo, I just can't resist my self doing some widebody, (inspired by Popui) I'm still a newbie in customizing, so feel free to comments and throw out suggestions.

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Newly purchased Gunze sanding cloth, 1k, 2k & 3k

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first round of TMY coarse cmpound

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the decal areas in now the same level with the body, after at least 5 layers of clear coats and many times of sanding. ;)

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sanded smooth, still need another round of putty

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basic shape done.

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the inner side of the bumper is very hard to sand, it's just too narrow to reach, even using a file is difficult

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underneath the bumper also hard to sand..

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Cutting the bumper off is my only choice.... using dymo tape as a guide..

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/200.jpg.
cut off using PE saw

Looking good. And nice pics. One question, do you build at a hobby store?

Looking good. And nice pics. One question, do you build at a hobby store?

Thanks Midmazar,

I build at home, not hobby store, just curious, what makes u think that :)

the previously yellow Diablo....

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sprayed with gloss black.

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first layer of Gunze Topaz Gold

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2nd layer

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result after 4 layers of Gunze Toapaz Gold.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/209.jpg
muffler were bored so that it looks more realistic.

Today I changed my cutting mat, RM5 only, from Daisho Sunway Pyramid
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Fujimi's Diablo have a bit fitting problem on the font, the chassis can't fit firmly to the body and resulted the front looks "raised". When I hold tight with my fingers it looks just nice, so finding a way to "tighten" it will solve the problem.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/206.jpg
It's been a while I discover the problem but does not have a solution until 2 days ago, I remove the front gearbox cover, drill a hole and use a screw to tighten the chassis to the internal parts that secured to the body, done!!

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/207.jpg
The end result.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/208.jpg
Now both the Diablo "lowered"

Scratch building the rear diffuser

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begin with the center mounting

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stage 2, I'll be using aftermarket muffler this time

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/212.jpg
done but not satisfied, looks bit weird to me.... T_T

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/213.jpg
the left is the result after adding another layer but still look strange, so i did some changes. (the right part)

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/214.jpg
Final result.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/215.jpg
From side view, the rear seems to be bit too low, need to raise a bit, the rear diffuser are bit too thick, I think I shall trim it a bit.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/216.jpg
added the "mustage" for the front bumper

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/217.jpg
sprayed with white primer as it will be this will be a bright green Bull. unfortunately I still found some areas that need to touch up... and time running out. :(

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/218.jpg
I re-design the rear light cover and the body

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/219.jpg
cant find any suitable green in the market so I mix my own, tested on silver and white surfaces, the white base looks promising as I predicted.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/220_zpsd3a3567c.jpg
Sprayed my custom mixed green, a mixture of Gunze bright green and florescent yellow

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/221_zps6b690331.jpg
Sprayed with a layer of Gunze topaz gold (pearl)

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/224_zps5b71f0a5.jpg
First layer of clear coat applied

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/222_zps13e09ef5.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/223_zpsdc2456bf.jpg

all pending final polishing.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/225_zps326a4abb.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/226_zps6c0e8a11.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/227_zpsedb4a345.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/228_zps919c8966.jpg

all polished, pending final fittings, thanks for viewing

Excellent stuff here! That green one reminds me of the EB110

Just incredible! 3 Diablos at the same time and all of them are thousand times better then any cars i have produced! Great work!

Love that green colour, and it looks really well on those rims.

Corvettekid,
the front really have some similarity.

GvEman,
these 3 are actually entries of one of our group build, but sadly none of my bulls were completed, anyway I will complete all 3 of it.

generationx,
TQ

bit of progress today.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/229.jpg
rear lights, as usual painted with my "speedy" method

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/230.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/231.jpg
side skirts, front lips and side mirror added

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/232.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/233.jpg
here's my new photo scene... last pic before completion

thanks for viewing

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/234.jpg
the PE have a part that should be round and attached to the body, the shape is hard to replicate with PE, so I cut it and replace with a round sprue.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/235.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/236.jpg
Dry fit before painting

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/237.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/239.jpg
hexagon PE mesh from ICW

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/240.jpg
the result

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/241.jpg
bending the rear grille

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/242.jpg
done

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/243.jpg
sprayed with semigloss black

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/244.jpg
wheel cap and badges were sprayed with black

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/245.jpg
sand off the raised area with 2000 grid sand paper.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/246.jpg
using a mixture of yellow and orange marker to create the gold effect.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/247.jpg
the original wheel cap have a rounded cap

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/248.jpg
sanded flat so that the PE wheel cap can lay well.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/249.jpg
Finally the first Diablo Completed...

Completed Gallery Here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=7021715#post7021715

Great jobb! Looks realy good!

great stuff!

Super job on all of this and I have to say you have picked some excellent colors!!!!!!!
I am glad to see you back at these.
The mods and everything looks so good.
Keep on keeping on!
Andy

Many thanks for the comments guys, I'm now working with the gold Diablo, almost done..

Good to see these are still on the way to completion! They all look great!!!

Thanks Tonioseven, I will complete this WIP, just the matter of time, the green one still need lots of attention.

Bty,

I've just completed the 2nd Diablo, this is the first model kit that I completed in the year 2013

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee168/BomberVince/My%203%20Diablos/300.jpg

Completed Gallery Here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=7023117#post7023117