Lamborghini Diablo VT by Fujimi *In Progress*

Started on this Fujimi Diablo VT.

Some thoughts on the kit first:

The body is in 7 pieces, but everything fits perfectly. This is perhaps the best fitting Fujimi kit I have ever built. Everything connects together by screws, but perfectly. The doors are hinged via metal paperclip-style hinges, there is photoetched parts, etc. Overall very nice kit.

The color is Metallic Green (Same as my Murcielago...wanted to do a sort of "generations" of Lamborghini set up) Inerior is going to be two tone, dark brown and light brown.

First, the engine. A few wires, a few carbon fiber decals... a few metal and photoetch parts and viola..something resembling an engine is born.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/PICT0002.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/6e0d052c.jpg

Wheels:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/4a6f6458.jpg

Body in pieces, painted but not polished

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/974d2b51.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/3fc270cb.jpg

Excuse the dust on the body, it was sitting on my desk for a while.

Comments?

Nice Job... the motor is incredible!

Gotta love the Diablo, looks great so far.

I think you convinced me to buy that kit, I was a little sceptic about fittment but now you cleard everything and since the price is less then 10$ I think I will make a good deal :D
Wheels are washed with Testors metalizers?
Allthou the dust and dark hide the body it is obvious that it is flawless.

That engine looks stunning....again. Nice work! :bigthumb:

:sunglasse:sunglasse:sunglasse

I think you convinced me to buy that kit, I was a little sceptic about fittment but now you cleard everything and since the price is less then 10$ I think I will make a good deal :D
Wheels are washed with Testors metalizers?
Allthou the dust and dark hide the body it is obvious that it is flawless.


I think the fitment is very good for a Fujimi kit. The screw-in type of attachment works good on this type of car with so many open doors/trunk, etc. Wheels are sprayed with Testors Tint film. Can also use Tamiya smoke. They are also detailed with kit decals, stem nipple and wheel weights (on the inside).

I have not polished the body yet, but I have polished a couple of individul pieces... I think I will tkae some outside pics when polishing is complete.

Thanks for the positive feedback.

This is looking great. Nice engine work also.

veeeeery nice! Now i got to get one of those too :( ;)
stevenski

Very nice engine, look's great! The body color look's nice too, can't wait to see it polished :sunglasse

nice detailing! though the rims look dirty. from too much braking i guess?!

Nice progress. Engine detailing is nice and the exterior color choice is unique.

Progress... surprisingly for Fujimi, everything seems to falling together and fitting just fine, despite the complicated hinges and numerous bodypieces. I am yet to use on of the bolts that Fujimi seemed so fitting to bless me with.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/lambo1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/lambo6.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/lambo4.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/lambo3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/lambo5.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/slk320/lambo2.jpg

Comments? Suggestions?

Looks good. A little reminder - the front steering indicators are misplaced.

whao. it looks good. anyway care to share what is the colour of the interior leather?

Leather is Tamiya "Earth" military flat color overcoated with semigloss. The darker shade is Tamiya also, I forget which one..

what do you mean about the turn indicators? According to my refferences everything is where it should be...please correct me if I am wrong.

what do you mean about the turn indicators? According to my refferences everything is where it should be...please correct me if I am wrong.
The orange side should be placed outward... :)

I was wondering about rear lights (I bought the kit in the mean time), but they realy arn't that bad. Great looking kit, good job on not braking that A pillar. I am affraid to even take the body out of bag and not braking that thing.

Looks very nice, unique color choice as well, but... why not? I really like, what you did with this semi-engine! Nice detailing, regarding that there wasn´t much to detail!

Hey,

Color looks great on this. Are the rear tailight surrounds suposed to be body color? Engine looks very good from what you had to work with. Keep up the great work!

Frank X.