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Old 11-25-2008, 03:00 AM   #5
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Re: 1/12 Testors Lamborghini Countach

It's actually the Doyusha kit, and it looks a lot like the pics I've seen of the Otaki one as well, but I'm not sure of that . . . .

Progress is being made - first up, though, the goodies arrived! Acu-Stion, so they were pricey, but lots of options. Biggest disappointment is that the scripted logos (5th row) are 4 mm too wide to use on the valve covers - but most of my reference material shows they were painted anyway, so I'll leave the kit ones.




The hood logo is smaller than the kit pieces, too - looks more accurate to me. Other advantage is the chrome on the kit pieces is way too thick, so there's no detail - even stripped, the detail isn't great. These should look nicer if my painting hand does them justice. Same for the wheel inserts - the top row fits them perfectly, and the same size works for the steering wheel as well, which the kit doesn't supply anyway.






And the logos for the rear - kind of an odd trade-off here - the PE Lamborghini has a capital L instead of lower case as on the 1:1 and kit, but the "t" in Countach looks better on the PE.



Finally, proof that I'm doing more than messing with the shiny bits - the beginnings of my 'mass painting' process. Means slow progress in the beginning, but I don't have to clean the airbrush as much if I do the colors in groups (and use less thinners, too!).
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