Finished - Lamborghini Gallardo SE
CADguy
11-13-2005, 03:02 PM
This car was started a few weeks ago, with hopes that it would be ready for our big show here in Atlanta yesterday. I completed it Thursday night.
This real car was the inspiration for this build. The roof, engine cover, mirrors, and louvers ahead of the tailights are painted black on the SE version. The interior has a special color scheme which I replicated, and a 'Lamborghini' script on the dash.
http://images9.fotki.com/v188/photos/4/431166/1751095/gallardo37f-vi.jpg
I did not use the clear engine cover on this build, and the wheels are not correct for the SE, but that's ok. The paint scheme is what drew me to this car, and I think I replicated it well
The exterior color is Cobra Colors Verde Ithaca with about 20 drops of Nissan Daytona blue added to 1/2 a bottle of the Green to darken the shade a bit. I wanted to make it different than the Verde Ithaca that is for the Murcielago.
http://images15.fotki.com/v230/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5023-vi.jpg
http://images15.fotki.com/v232/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5024-vi.jpg
http://images15.fotki.com/v246/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5026-vi.jpg
http://images12.fotki.com/v238/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5028-vi.jpg
http://images15.fotki.com/v231/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF4975-vi.jpg
This real car was the inspiration for this build. The roof, engine cover, mirrors, and louvers ahead of the tailights are painted black on the SE version. The interior has a special color scheme which I replicated, and a 'Lamborghini' script on the dash.
http://images9.fotki.com/v188/photos/4/431166/1751095/gallardo37f-vi.jpg
I did not use the clear engine cover on this build, and the wheels are not correct for the SE, but that's ok. The paint scheme is what drew me to this car, and I think I replicated it well
The exterior color is Cobra Colors Verde Ithaca with about 20 drops of Nissan Daytona blue added to 1/2 a bottle of the Green to darken the shade a bit. I wanted to make it different than the Verde Ithaca that is for the Murcielago.
http://images15.fotki.com/v230/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5023-vi.jpg
http://images15.fotki.com/v232/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5024-vi.jpg
http://images15.fotki.com/v246/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5026-vi.jpg
http://images12.fotki.com/v238/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF5028-vi.jpg
http://images15.fotki.com/v231/photos/4/431166/2860795/DSCF4975-vi.jpg
ol' dude
11-13-2005, 03:05 PM
Pictures does NOT do this build justice!! I Seen this car in person and it IS awesome!!!! Another stunning paint job from you Matt!! Great work!!!
blubaja
11-13-2005, 03:11 PM
Looks great Matt!!! Lovely color..Keep up the awsome work!
NissanSkylineGTR98
11-13-2005, 03:23 PM
Wow! Awesome colour work, both on the interior and exterior! Great work!
sportracer02
11-13-2005, 03:50 PM
Looks cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eric Cole
11-13-2005, 03:54 PM
Looks awesome Matt. You've given me an idea for something similar.
D_LaMz
11-13-2005, 03:54 PM
grat build and love the scheme!
gionc
11-13-2005, 04:04 PM
Fantastic: those color (hey it's the same of my beetle!) match perfectly the deep red of rear lights: awesome work
RallyRaider
11-13-2005, 04:48 PM
Simply stunning. :eek:
Any reason why you didn't use the clear engine cover?
Any reason why you didn't use the clear engine cover?
bkvj
11-13-2005, 04:49 PM
it looks pretty nice. i dont really like the color(on the oictures maybe) on the gallardo. i do love it on the murcielago though.
good job
good job
73superduty
11-13-2005, 05:41 PM
Matt, that is gorgeous. Great inspiriation photo to draw from.
Gotta love that Cobra Colors paint.
Chris
Gotta love that Cobra Colors paint.
Chris
freakray
11-13-2005, 05:48 PM
Pictures does NOT do this build justice!! I Seen this car in person and it IS awesome!!!! Another stunning paint job from you Matt!! Great work!!!
Can't agree more, having seen the car too, the photos just don't seem to show the true quality of it.
Can't agree more, having seen the car too, the photos just don't seem to show the true quality of it.
eph2
11-13-2005, 06:55 PM
Man.. I'm love.. NICE WORK!! I love this car.. PERFECT!!!!
p9o1r1sche
11-13-2005, 07:08 PM
I think this was probably the best Lambo at the show! Great job on this one. I wouldnt have thought green would look so good on a car.
CADguy
11-13-2005, 07:12 PM
Simply stunning. :eek:
Any reason why you didn't use the clear engine cover?
There were a few reasons. The kit I used didn't have the lower 1/2 of the cover to mount it to the body. I could have made the lower 1/2 pretty easily from scratch, but I only had 3 weeks to finish 3 cars, and time was not there. I already have a Gallardo with a clear engine cover that I love to much to steal it from. I also like that there is more black surface with the solid engine cover.
Thanks all! :)
You guys are right about not capturing the color well. My camera seems to capture the reflection of the golden pearl better than the green pigment. I've tried photographing this car in natural light, under a bulb, and in flourescent light and they all come out pretty much the same.
Any reason why you didn't use the clear engine cover?
There were a few reasons. The kit I used didn't have the lower 1/2 of the cover to mount it to the body. I could have made the lower 1/2 pretty easily from scratch, but I only had 3 weeks to finish 3 cars, and time was not there. I already have a Gallardo with a clear engine cover that I love to much to steal it from. I also like that there is more black surface with the solid engine cover.
Thanks all! :)
You guys are right about not capturing the color well. My camera seems to capture the reflection of the golden pearl better than the green pigment. I've tried photographing this car in natural light, under a bulb, and in flourescent light and they all come out pretty much the same.
ZoomZoomMX-5
11-13-2005, 07:33 PM
I love this model :smokin:
Color scheme is awesome, and you must see it in person to appreciate it. Lambo colors look so good on Lambos :icon16:
Color scheme is awesome, and you must see it in person to appreciate it. Lambo colors look so good on Lambos :icon16:
rx7king
11-13-2005, 11:53 PM
clean build, very sharp
Lambo003
11-14-2005, 01:04 AM
Always amazed at your stunning work! The stuff just keeps getting better with each build!
Digitor
11-14-2005, 01:27 AM
Nice work! The colour is great and the interior is really smooth :smokin:
Ferrari TR
11-14-2005, 01:39 AM
Very nice!
I've seen the same effect with some of the Lambo colors on Lambos.
Web shots mostly don't show the depth of the color.
:p
I've seen the same effect with some of the Lambo colors on Lambos.
Web shots mostly don't show the depth of the color.
:p
godfather23
11-14-2005, 10:00 AM
Very nice, Matt. Neat build and I really like your effort in changing the color just a little. always amazing...
Robert
Robert
willimo
11-14-2005, 11:03 AM
Looks gorgeous! The paint really is eye catching without being too loud, surprisingly enough. Awesome work, Matt.
Scale-Master
11-14-2005, 11:06 AM
You really captured that one! From your other work I believe it looks even better in person too. Very striking... - Mark
Jaimenew
11-14-2005, 11:10 AM
very great job,
really cool.
really cool.
proosen
11-14-2005, 11:49 AM
That is one good looking Lambo!
Niclas
Niclas
Cobra Colors
11-14-2005, 05:59 PM
Exceptionally nice, clean build Matt. The paint color tweaking looks good and not overdone. It's too bad the full effect can't be caught on camera; I bet it's far better in person. Excellent job!
digitalbanzai
11-15-2005, 02:56 AM
Sexy!
Lurchio
11-16-2005, 08:20 AM
Very nice indeed - I was planning to build my Gallardo as an SE
rasta_dubbed
11-16-2005, 09:23 AM
nice job! :)
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