Hasegawa 1/24 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

[Guest]

In between some first fix plumbing, laying new flooring, installing a few cupboards and adding a spurred socket outlet from the ring main, I managed to get a bit of bench time!

It seems to be a big thing amongst car modellers to flock the floor to simulate carpets. Well I didn't have any of that so had a go at stippling on some surfacer 500 to create a little texture.

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With a bit of flat black over, it doesn't look too horrific.

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Did a bit of work on the dashboard. It all went a bit pear shaped as I was trying to paint the flat black over the RLM66 grey. Solvent paints over solvent paints tend to lift, which messed it up royally. I cleaned the mess up best I could and brushed some Vallejo flat black over it instead. Plenty of decals to go on here yet for the gauges so hopefully it won't look too bad once finished.

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Seats and separate headrests painted semi gloss black. Radio was called as just black on the instructions but I picked out the buttons in silver and display was silver with a coat of clear orange over. The two locating holes between the seat backrests are for some black & silver vents that I've painted before fitting for ease.

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And with the dash rested in place. The chrome gear lever gate is a sticker, of which there are several more for around the dials and some switchgear.

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Also had a go at drilling out the holes in the steering wheel with 0.5 & 0.75mm bits. Might have looked better if they were central but hey ho, no going back now.

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[JR]

My word Andy this is looking neat, love the idea for the floor and those seats look the dogs.
Nice to see Mirka and tack rags getting a mention :smiling2::thumb2:.

[Guest]

Thanks John, neat and clean is the aim. Probably the exact opposite of most of the armour and military stuff built on here where that "lived in" look is desirable. The close ups have revealed a few issues but nothing I can't fix.

And I have loads of bodyshop supplies dotted around the sheds. I was self employed for a while, working out of a van, so had quite a stock. With the tiny amounts we use in this hobby the left overs will probably do me for a lifetime :smiling5:

[Guest]

And the pit is finished.

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Those chrome rings were a pain. They are supposed to be self adhesive but being so small they just wouldn't stick. Thanks the stars for CA!

[minitnkr]

Office looks great. Love the carpet idea. PaulE

[Mickc1440]

That's a top paint job so far Andy, great detailing work.

[Guest]

Thanks Mick. I was up early this morning to get some engine parts painted, it's getting addictive!

[Mickc1440]

I was up early too but that's because my boss would have kicked off if I hadn't, bloody work

[Guest]

I've taken some time off to fit a kitchen for my mum. Getting my modelling fix in early before running around to CEF & Screwfix picking up supplies for today's messy job of chasing out the walls to fit new circuits for cooker, hob and extra sockets.

(Fear not H&S fans, this will all be checked & terminated by a qualified sparky / mate :smiling3

[minitnkr]

Always handy to have professional mates:smiling2:. Once rewired all three floors of a 100+ year old carriage house house reno with six guys from the plant team. Cost me lunch & a case of beer + materials. The 250 amp service replacing the two 25 amp buss fuses was permitted and checked out by a certified electrician though. PaulE

[Guest]

Yes Paul, the wife is a manager at an electrical inspection & safety company so has loads of sparkys she can call on. The main currency there is beer too, must be an electrician thing :smiling5:

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Andy,

Late to the build as usual and I have missed a bit. I must say that the interior work is fine as wine and looks tighter than a duck's butt!!! You just have a natural knack for these things….

In my honest opinion, I love the color of the primer coat and think it would be great for the end color. You see a lot of cars today that are finished in matt colors and they do look good. It's your baby sir and (pardon the pun) Drive On!!!!

Prost
Allen

[Guest]

Thanks Allen, glad you like it.

Very little progress in the past few days as I'm under time pressure with the DIY thing. I've been delayed waiting for tradesmen to fix some nasties I uncovered along the way so my schedule has gone to pot. Two more days would have seen a fully working but undecorated kitchen, which was my aim, but I'm back to work tomorrow so it'll have to wait.

I've painted a few matt cars and whilst they look nice they really are a bind to work on. Any slight imperfections like dust spots can't be sanded and polished out (or you'd have a shiny spot) so it has to be perfect first time, or it's back into the booth for another go. Peugeot and Citroen even do a matt textured finish on some of their cars. That really is a laugh as you have to match the colour, texture, and gloss level, which varies from the factory and between panels on the same car!

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I saw this in Germany - for cleaning the matt finish:
IIRC it was 195 euros!
Here's the car to use it on:

(it's not a hover-Lambo, it's on a single post lift with the engine out).

But I think this one is rather nice too:


Pete

[Guest]

I suppose if you can afford the car then the dedicated cleaning products are pocket change.

Always loved the LM, it just shouts excess.