Cartoon Countach

Ferrari TR · #1 07-19-2010, 02:30 PM

A 'tooned' version of the Lambo Countach. A Nitto kit IIRC about 1/20 scale though a bit distorted. This has been sitting on a shelf for 20 years or so. My first though was just a clean-up and some detail painting, but it really needs new paint.

One of the paint 'issues', a few more chips around too.

New color choices. I really like this paint. I'd like some input on colors. Wadda ya think?

rsxse240 · #2 07-19-2010, 11:18 PM

Gunmetal base, Pavo Purple then a light dusting of snow white (use it for the pearl), clear it all together and you'll have a really nice purple pearl....maybe not the white, as the purple is really nice as is.

Tompidom · #3 07-20-2010, 07:47 AM

Id say clean up the other countach to XD Looking forward to seeing this baby comming together

Ferrari TR · #4 07-20-2010, 11:20 AM

Thanks for the input.
The purple sounds cool, a bit like Corvette 'Black Rose' but just a bit more complicated then i want for this one.
I found a few more bottles of paint, ones a pearl orange.

What do you think of this?

Different, but i'm not really feeling this scheme.

I'm still thinking red for this one too. Not a dark red though, somethiing bright or even red-orange.

The other Countach is getting a clean-up too. It's about halfway there. soon to be seen in the completed section.

Tompidom · #5 07-20-2010, 11:30 AM

Diggin the fisrt colour. And the other countach is getting there!

rsxse240 · #6 07-20-2010, 02:39 PM

Orange with that snow white for the pearl effect would be nice...might turn out pink though, so test it out.

Lay the pearl white over white base then top it off with dreamsicle and clear. oooo, puurrrrdy

Ferrari TR · #7 07-21-2010, 03:56 AM

A Countach needs a wing right?
Fat and round in the front and thin in the rear. (there's a joke in there somewhere) Four pieces of sheet plastic for the big part, the end panels will hide the steps.

It's hard to carry the cartoon look through. I'm not sure bigger is going to look better...

Ferrari TR · #8 07-21-2010, 11:24 PM

No wing love out there. K
I think it would take some airplane wing parts to get the proper 'cartoon' look anyway.
So, no wing then.
Back to colors.
First the orange.

Too brown for my taste. I think the real (kit) car above is HOK Tangello, but i don't have any of that, so i'll see what i can do with what i DO have.

On the left is the orange, on the far right is MM Turn Signal Amber.
Between is a mixture of the two. I think the left center one is pretty close. Now if only i have enough mixed up...

All over a silver base btw.

Tompidom · #9 07-22-2010, 05:41 AM

Noooooo put the wing back on!!!!

ales · #10 07-22-2010, 05:49 AM

I'm digging the two spoons in the middle - the one on the left I like the most but the right one could also work out quite nicely on a cartoon model.

countach79 · #11 07-23-2010, 08:04 AM

2nd from left for me please!!

voyageur · #12 07-24-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by countach79

2nd from left for me please!!

yeah... me too. Nice project by the way! You could call it Cartoountach.

youngkia1 · #13 07-24-2010, 08:14 AM

Is it done? Hope yu post the final result of this, I really like to see pictures of it. Thanks in advance.

OliVTEC · #14 07-24-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by countach79

2nd from left for me please!!

+1 for the color, that metallic orange looks killer on a countach.

Oh and yea, put that wing back on, it's perfect with it.

Ferrari TR · #15 08-05-2010, 03:12 AM

A little more fiddling with the shade.
A bit more orange, a drop of gold and a pinch of pearl powder.
The new shade is on the left, now over a white base instead of the silver.

On the body...
Out of focus is good here. Theres a bunch of texture in that color.
And i was just thinking that there were too many layers of paint on this already.

The wing is back, i gave it a little more shape and added end plates.
More pictures after a visit to the purple pool.

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