Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster - Versace

[MidMazar]

Looking good, now a days there really is only a few places to get HD t-kits as most of them come shrunk and not everyone is willing to take back a return or send out a new one. Buyers beware!!

Keep us posted.

[da_ashman]

Finally made a bit of progress with this one, I swear its fighting me all the way!



Had to sand the leading edge of the bonnet to sit flush with the bumper, despite adding 0.5mm styrene packers to lift the resin bumper to sit flush




This was the most difficult part, trying to get the resin side skirts to line up & sit right the plastic kit, have spent hours sanding this to line up & now have deshaped the curve, so need to do some filling & then some more sanding...


The new Engine cover






The Wheels! Damn Sexy! Not finished yet, missed a few areas with airbrushing Black, not the easiest wheels to paint!



So What makes this Versace Edition more special than any normal Roadster? The interior!!
The interior is fully clad in Versace Leather, The seats have the "greek" design embosed on them, the door trim & dashboard also have a black leather enbossed pattern to them (thats up next). Also came standard with the full Carbon Fibre interior bits from the Lambo options list


& Yes it currently is all painted gloss, it wnt be staying that way!



The Engine Bay Also gets the Carbon loving!


Couple of other bits, Sorry for bad lighting, sun was fading






More to come soon, so many parts to modify to get the body to sit over the chassis!

Thanks for looking!
Ash

[corvettekid_7684]

Impressive work...I don't think I'd have the patience for it! Really cool build, I like the special upholstery

[RonCla]

That Hobby Design trans kit is certainly testing your skills. It looks like you are on top of it though. Hobby Design have some great subject matter but i'm afraid their manufacturing quality leaves a lot to be desired

[crisjr]

Originally Posted by RonCla

That Hobby Design trans kit is certainly testing your skills. It looks like you are on top of it though. Hobby Design have some great subject matter but i'm afraid their manufacturing quality leaves a lot to be desired

This is exactly what i think about HD .. I buy PE from HD with my eyes shut, but when we talk about anything resin made.. hmmm..

[da_ashman]

Finally after a 16month hiatus the Versace is back

The side skirts have been the biggest problem & the reason it was shelved. But with a little motivation & some sanding time Ive managed to get her ready for paint.
Currently sitting in White primer ready for a gloss white coat, the decals are underway too, the photoetch is mostly bent reay for paint, the brakes will take awhile however theres about 30 parts to each!!!
Anyway the pics













So hopefully progress will be somewhat more frequent as Id like to have this one done by xmas so hopefully I can convience the Mrs that i need to get Hobby Designs Lamborghini Murcielago 670sv !!
Ash

[rx7king]

Looks great ash glad to see it back on the bench. I can't wait to get hobby designs SV also!

[generationx]

This is looking really nice!

[andybmw7272]

So glad to see this one back.
I was afraid someone was playing a mean trick and replying to an old thread.
Great subject!
Andy

[bejonek]

How did you solved connections between chassis bottom and body? Please, picture from bottom! Thanks!

[da_ashman]

Originally Posted by bejonek

How did you solved connections between chassis bottom and body? Please, picture from bottom! Thanks!

Hey, thanks guys!

Heres a pic of the unfinished chassis, Ive removed the ugly bottom raditor thingys & am yet to clean up the paint job done by previous owner.


Its not perfect but will be adaquite





& The Decals Arrived!!!!




They came out WAY better than I was expecting.
If your in NZ (or anywhere else) & need some custom decals, check out www.electricdesigns.co.nz very good service, really competitive pricing aswell.

Really looking forward to applying some of these decals & making the interior looked finished!

[indecentkikogt]

Lookin good, I've only seen one coupe and one roadster and they were both awesome lol keep up the good work

[cjsbosox]

Originally Posted by rx7king

Looks great ash glad to see it back on the bench. I can't wait to get hobby designs SV also!

Not if I get it 1st!
I'm off to start my SV fund by selling cookies outside of Walmart!

BTW good job Ashman

[avd]

Sure does look great. Keep on posting.

[da_ashman]

Hey Guys

Small update to start with. The White is on, the decals are on & 2K clearcoat is done!!!














Its come out looking great, definetly my best clearcoat so far, dont think ill even need to polish it! Theres a few areas that require Semi Gloss Black but other than that the body is done, now just on to finishing the interior & chassis!! Speaking of interior, Ive got 1 shot of the decaled dashboard, should be able to get some better photos now with it being lighter at night.


Turned the flash on in photo above, the contrast isnt quite that high!




Thanks for looking, More soon I promise!

Ash