How To: Lambo Doors

This can be added to scale wiki as well and if it is can someone change the tutorials by sk8er6811 to SidewayzS15 for me as I no longer use that name. Also on AF too, I tried to find the write witht eh anema dn keep forgetting its uner my old tag.

I know a lot of people have been asking for this so here it is! A full step by step tutorial on how to make lambo hinges that look and function like real ones do. I took my hinges I have from my focus made some measurements and went to work! Took me about an hour and half to do and that’s trying to figure things out this shouldn’t take more then 20-30 minutes once you get the hang of it!

Materials:
Sheet Styrene
Square Styrene Stock
Sewing Pins
Pin Vise (small manual drill)
Brass Tubing
Metal Rod
Glue

**Be sure the brass pipe and metal rod fit snugly in one another**

Step 1:
First you want to cut a piece of styrene to .75 inch tall and just under .5 inch wide. The styrene I am using is a bit thin so I doubled it for strength by gluing 2 pieces together

Step 2:
Draw the shape shown in the picture below onto the piece made in the previous step. This is going to be the "frame" for the hinge.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo1.jpg

Step 3:
Cut the frame out. I used a dremel with a small bit to do most of the cutting then fine tuned it with a knife. You want to keep the vertical lines as straight as possible for a cleaner, more precise look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo3.jpg

Step 4:
Now that the "frame" has been cut out we need to make the part that will connect to the door and pivot, this will be called the "arm". To do this place the frame onto a piece of styrene sheet and trace the inner part of the frame.

Once that is done double the styrene up (if needed) and cut the arm out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo5.jpg

Step 5:
Test fit. Seems so simple but make sure it fits nicely in there, the tighter the lines the better because it will look more realistic in the end. Too tight and you maybe run into problems!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo4.jpg

Step 6:
Take the square stock and drill a hole with the pin vise so the sewing pin sits tightly in the hole. This will be where the arm will be hinged so making this a nice fit is crucial. Next is to trim the piece down so you have a little room around the hole. The closer the better as it will sit closer to the frame allowing the product to be sleeker.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo6.jpg

Step 7:
Drill a hole the same size in the arm now as close to the little tab at the top as you can without sacrificing strength and run the pin through.

Step 8:
Note how deep the pin is and remove the pin. Now remove the pin and bend it at that point at a 90* angle. Reinstall pin to make sure the bend was close enough. If it is too far out it will allow the arm to slide in and out and will damper the performance of the final product.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo7.jpg

Step 9:
Make note of where the pin extends to the frame when the arm is in place. Remove the pin and bend at another 90* angle so it is perpendicular to the frame. Reinstall pin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo9.jpg

Step 10:
Trim the "tail" off the pin and slide the square stock that was prepared earlier onto the pin. Glue the styrene piece carefully to the frame. Be sure NOT to get any glue inside the hole or the arm will not hinge.

MAIN ASSEMBLY COMPLETE

At this point you will be able to open the arm out and up, but with one problem… The door will not stay in position! So to solve this we are going to create a tiny strut for the door.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo12.jpg

Step 11:
Take some of the brass pipe and flatten the end of it in a vise. Then drill a hole that a sewing pin can go through. You will want to cut the pipe leaving a short piece for the rod to be glued into. Cut the rod to length and glue into the brass tube.

Step 12:
Again we will be flattening and drilling the end out but this time we will not be putting a rod into it. You will cut this tube and leave it quite a bit longer the so length of the rod on the first piece constructed will sit in it and the brass pipes will be close to touching but not touching to avoid binding.

Step 13:
Assemble the strut and make sure it is going to fit on your hinge. Be sure the piece with the rod on the arm, and the longer tube on the frame. If so mark the holes and drill the arm and the frame.

Step 14:
You will need to bend a pin close to the head at a little more then a 90* angle. This is to ensure that the brass pipe will be secure to the arm. Insert the pin through the pipe with the rod and put it in the arm and make sure it stays in place. I recommend putting a dab of glue on the pin head where it meets the brass pipe to make this all one piece to avoid losing the pin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo13.jpg

Step 15:
We are going to do something similar to mount the longer pipe now. When bending this pin leave a little space for the pipe to move so it can articulate when the door is being opened horizontally. If you mount it too tight it will not open. Also bend this one at a little more then 90* but do NOT cut the tail off. Be sure to bend it to have enough so it will sit on the backside of the frame WITHOUT you pushing on it. This will ensure that the pin will allow the strut to move enough with it breaking away for the frame. If you are all good you can glue this into place, I would recommend using a mixture of glue and baby powder for added strength on this piece.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo15.jpg

Step 16:
To assemble the hinge now you will slide the rod on the arm into the tube on the frame, THEN put the horizontal hinge in.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo16.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/SidewayzS15/Civic/lambo17.jpg

Now you are done! The hinge should now fully articulate the way it needs to and will pose in different positions with the added strut. If the strut is not holding positions due to the weight of the door you can add a bit of glue to the rod and slide it in and out of the brass pipe till it dries, just don’t let it dry in the pipe or the strut will be useless. I do not recommend CA glue for this but it can be done and will dry faster.

If anyone has any questions or comments please feel free to ask/add!

Also please note that this has NOT been tried on an actual model as of yet. Will test soon though to see how it works. In theory it should work because it is the same exact thing as a real one just scaled down.

Nice to see ya back and with a tutorial!! Will ya ever build that crazy focus in 1:24?