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Post by Ben_B on Sept 25, 2022 10:13:18 GMT -8
Since nobody has seen fit to release a 1/24 Huracan GT3 or Gallardo GT3, I'll have to get my Lamborghini race car fix with the Murcielago R-SV. The car itself wasn't very successful, and wasn't active for very long. I've been told Aoshima are gun shy about producing any more Lambo race cars, because this kit was a sales flop. Too bad, since the Huracan has been far more successful as a race car. Anyway, I thought I'd document this build a little, since you don't see many of these kits built. It's based on the street version, with extra parts to build the race car. This, combined with the complex shape of the body, makes for a lot of parts. Some fit great, others are pretty vague, especially the aero panels behind the rear wheels. Their location is best thought of as "right about here... somewhere." The build is going pretty quickly. I've got the body ready for decals, and I still have to finish the cockpit. Ben
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Post by Ben_B on Sept 26, 2022 6:24:52 GMT -8
I had some time last night to apply the decals. It went pretty fast, because the decals weren't that complicated, especially compared to some of my previous builds. I have to clean off the decal goo and then the body will get a satin finish, which should look pretty cool. So far, this build has been quick and painless. I didn't start it for a long time because I was a little put off by it's complexity, but now I keep wondering why I put off building it for so long. Also, I forgot to say that the instructions don't mention that the kit's rear wheel arches need to be rounded out at the top. The body is based on the street car, which had a sort of horizontal overhang that covered the very top of the tire. The race version had more round openings, probably to aid fast tire changes. Five minute fix with a round file. Ben
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Post by tatocorvette on Sept 26, 2022 7:14:07 GMT -8
Hello,
Looking really good! I prefer the look of full wheel arches. I think the Murcielago was (is) too big for a "nimble" race car but it was a capable platform. Looking forward to see it done!
Thanks, Ismael
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Post by Ben_B on Sept 27, 2022 1:28:26 GMT -8
Thanks! I prefer the rounded wheel arches, too. The Murcielago is big! It's as long and wider than a current model Mustang, and weighs more (4000 lbs for the street version). The V12 sure does sound good!
Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Sept 30, 2022 12:58:47 GMT -8
Be, Another one of your outstanding builds. The decals look tremendous. Like you, I'd love to see a Huracan GT3 released in 1/24 scale. Maybe Nunu should consider it as just how many 935 K2s and K3s do they think we want to build? I think I did 3 which is more then enough for now.
joel
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Post by Ben_B on Oct 1, 2022 3:16:36 GMT -8
Thanks, Joel! I just have to make some seat belts and then glue a handful of parts on and it will be done. Pics coming soon.
Nunu could get a lot of mileage out of a Huracan GT3 kit. Loads of decal options for cars that have won championships and lots of podiums. Plus, they'd be able to do the original, Evo, and Super Trofeo cars with just some body changes.
I found a company called ScaleAuto that makes a 1/24 Huracan GT3 Evo slot car, which is the version I'm looking for. I'm trying to get a white body kit from them, but none of their US dealers are responding to emails. Once I finish this Lambo, I'm going to start making phone calls. I want to see if I can combine the Huracan body with a modified Nunu Audi R8 GT3 chassis. The two real cars share the same platform, so here's hoping....
Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Oct 3, 2022 6:30:04 GMT -8
Ben, Sure hope that you can get the shell for the conversion. Honestly, I didn't know that they shared the chassis, if so then the body should fit without to many issues. What about the engine/transaxle?
joel
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Post by Ben_B on Oct 4, 2022 2:07:09 GMT -8
Ben, Sure hope that you can get the shell for the conversion. Honestly, I didn't know that they shared the chassis, if so then the body should fit without to many issues. What about the engine/transaxle? joel The two cars have a lot of commonality, since Audi owns Lamborghini. According to Top Gear ('Some say..."), the two cars share about 70% of parts. They use the same Lamborghini-designed V10, but different heads, and the same transmission. The Huracan GT3's engine isn't visible like the R8, so I won't have to worry about any visual differences there. The Audi's wheelbase is 2" longer than the Huracan, which should be negligible for modeling purposes. I think the main difficulty will just be adapting everything to fit inside the internal dimensions of the slot car body. Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Oct 4, 2022 12:09:42 GMT -8
Ben, Looking forward to you working your magic on the Huracan GT3. What are you going to do for decals? joel
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Post by Ben_B on Oct 5, 2022 11:18:03 GMT -8
Ben, Looking forward to you working your magic on the Huracan GT3. What are you going to do for decals? joel I’ve found a couple of businesses like Indycals that will print decals. Michael won’t because the subjects I want could possibly complete with his product line, plus he requires the vector art to be in Adobe or CorelDraw formats. I’ve been using Inkscape to do the vector art. I’ll probably do the Emil Frey Racing car in my avatar, but I’d also love to do the #44 Magnus Racing car from the 2019 Daytona and the #39 Peregrine Racing car from this year’s IMSA. Those are all within my limited skills with Inkscape. If all else fails, I can try to adapt some decals from Patto’s. BTW, the Murcielago is done, I just have to take some pics to post. Ben
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Post by Ben_B on Oct 5, 2022 13:08:31 GMT -8
“Lord Vader, your race car is ready.” Not one of my best efforts, but it looks good from a couple of feet away. A few notes for future searches, since you don’t see too many of these kits built. These issues could have been (were most likely!) builder error. -There are a lot of extra body parts meant for the street version still included in the kit so you have to be careful to use the race car versions. -The rectangular detail piece that holds the rear hatch hinge in place interferes with the body when you try to mate it with the chassis. I had to cut the forward end off to get everything to fit. I glued the hatch shut, so no big deal there. -The fit of the clear parts left a lot to be desired. I never could get the windscreen to fit flush. -Be careful when attaching the headlight buckets. They can be pushed too far forward so the clear cover won’t fit flush with the body (left headlight). What I should have done was put the cover in place, set the location of the headlight bucket, and then glue the bucket in place. -The rear wheel arches need to be reshaped. The street car had a flat overhang that went over the top of the tire. The race cars’ rear arches were rounded at the top to clear the tire. Five minutes with a round file fixes this, then file the inside top of the reshaped wheel arch to help the body fit over the tire. -The fit of the front dive planes and the rear aero devices with the Michelin Man decals is best described as “vague.” Most of the pics I found of the #25 car show it without the dive planes, so I left them off. The pics on the box clearly show them, so I’ll probably end up doing battle with them this weekend. Overall, it’s a fun model! Ben
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Post by tatocorvette on Oct 5, 2022 14:00:58 GMT -8
That looks good! I like it! Very nice decal job. It is a challenging scheme to photograph. Now, How does Darth Vader gets to and from the track? That's how I presented this model when I finished it: "Lord Vader, your car is ready" Thanks, Ismael
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Post by Joel_W on Oct 5, 2022 14:46:20 GMT -8
Ben, Another one in the books. the Aoshima Lamborghini Murcielago R-SV GT1 in the pics looks great. I know exactly how you feel that the issues and errors that don't show up in the pics like they do up close and personal. Believe me, I've got more then my fair share of in person issues. For the price of these kits, they do owe us better, more accurate versions for the what the kit is, rather then making sure that other versions can be built as well from another purchase of basically the same kit. joel
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Post by Ben_B on Oct 6, 2022 2:01:31 GMT -8
Thanks, guys! It was a fun build. The satin finish really sets it apart from all of my shiny cars. Ismael, remember the original Vader car from 1996? Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Oct 6, 2022 4:51:06 GMT -8
Ben, Your satin finish came out perfect. I guess I'm just really old school as I'm still not sure I like the Satin finish on the Ferrari's and Redbull's. In my mind glossy/shiny is still faster than Satin even if it's super smooth.
joel
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