Finished - Lamborghini Gallardo SE

CADguy · #1 11-13-2005, 02:02 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.

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.

ol' dude · #2 11-13-2005, 02:05 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 · #3 11-13-2005, 02:11 PM

Looks great Matt!!! Lovely color..Keep up the awsome work!

NissanSkylineGTR98 · #4 11-13-2005, 02:23 PM

Wow! Awesome colour work, both on the interior and exterior! Great work!

sportracer02 · #5 11-13-2005, 02:50 PM

Looks cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eric Cole · #6 11-13-2005, 02:54 PM

Looks awesome Matt. You've given me an idea for something similar.

D_LaMz · #7 11-13-2005, 02:54 PM

grat build and love the scheme!

gionc · #8 11-13-2005, 03:04 PM

Fantastic: those color (hey it's the same of my beetle!) match perfectly the deep red of rear lights: awesome work

RallyRaider · #9 11-13-2005, 03:48 PM

Simply stunning.

Any reason why you didn't use the clear engine cover?

bkvj · #10 11-13-2005, 03:49 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

73superduty · #11 11-13-2005, 04:41 PM

Matt, that is gorgeous. Great inspiriation photo to draw from.
Gotta love that Cobra Colors paint.
Chris

freakray · #12 11-13-2005, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ol' dude

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.

eph2 · #13 11-13-2005, 05:55 PM

Man.. I'm love.. NICE WORK!! I love this car.. PERFECT!!!!

p9o1r1sche · #14 11-13-2005, 06:08 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 · #15 11-13-2005, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Simply stunning.

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.

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