Mr Mansfield Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I have now completed my entry into the Orange Countach club. I started this quite a while ago, but having a bit more time on my hands at the moment, I've been able to finish what was quite a challenging kit Build post here, if your interested: Painted in Lamborghini original Arancio California from Zero paints, with Zero pre-thinned clear. Only extra, besides a bit of sratch build extra detail was after-market ignition leads I took a picture of the interior before putting it all together. Details I know will never been seen by anyone, but I know there there Thanks for looking. Comments & criticisms greatly appreciated Cheers, Paul 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 The color suits the car it looks great and I really like the detailing of the engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Welcome to our little club! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Great work Mr M looks really nice outside in the sunshine. Very good colour choice this colour is bang on for a Lambo especially with the black detailing. Looking forward to the next one 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 3 hours ago, dbostream said: The color suits the car it looks great and I really like the detailing of the engine. Thanks. As it only had the top part of an engine, I’m quite pleased with how it came out 3 hours ago, Codger said: Welcome to our little club! Thank you @Codger , I may not be able to match your level of detail, but I definitely feel welcome! 1 hour ago, Andy J said: Great work Mr M looks really nice outside in the sunshine. Very good colour choice this colour is bang on for a Lambo especially with the black detailing. Looking forward to the next one 👍 Thanks I’m glad the sun came out at the right moment, it really makes the paint look better than it does on my shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 A worthy addition to the Orange Countach Club, can't really fault it. It's quite interesting comparing the one on screen (yours) with mine in the cabinet next to the screen - you can see how Aoshima and Tamiya have approached this differently in places and yet the end result is very similar. Good work. Looking forward to the next one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Looks just like the real thing, but definitely better assembled than the real thing! Andy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 14 hours ago, Spiny said: A worthy addition to the Orange Countach Club, can't really fault it. It's quite interesting comparing the one on screen (yours) with mine in the cabinet next to the screen - you can see how Aoshima and Tamiya have approached this differently in places and yet the end result is very similar. Good work. Looking forward to the next one. Thank you @Spiny i can see all the faults, but glad it comes across well. I’m almost tempted to try the Aoshima kit too, but not until I’ve worked down my stash of unbuilt kits first! 13 hours ago, ElectricLightAndy said: Looks just like the real thing, but definitely better assembled than the real thing! Andy. Thanks Andy. It did go together quite well, I can’t imagine you could say the same about any real life Lamborghini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very nice indeed, really like the colour and the detailing is great! I quite fancy finishing my long started Italeri Countach in orange - only problem is I've lost the primed bodyshell! Cracking little Lambo Mr. M...!! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 On 18/05/2020 at 12:13, Mr Mansfield said: Thank you @Spiny i can see all the faults, but glad it comes across well. I’m almost tempted to try the Aoshima kit too, but not until I’ve worked down my stash of unbuilt kits first! I think that most of us will see a load of faults on our own models - after all we've spent too many hours looking at the thing in close up and as a result are fully aware of every little issue. In most cases, if you don't mention them, most people won't notice the flaws unless they are quite obvious. Other people's reaction is usually a good guide to the standard of what you've built - the reaction to this Countach shows it's a good model. As you've ordered a magnifier, a word of warning - you will notice a LOT more flaws under that than you've seen so far. But if you can get a model looking acceptable under the magnifier, it will look good under the camera and even better than that to the naked eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 17 hours ago, Spiny said: I think that most of us will see a load of faults on our own models - after all we've spent too many hours looking at the thing in close up and as a result are fully aware of every little issue. In most cases, if you don't mention them, most people won't notice the flaws unless they are quite obvious. Other people's reaction is usually a good guide to the standard of what you've built - the reaction to this Countach shows it's a good model. As you've ordered a magnifier, a word of warning - you will notice a LOT more flaws under that than you've seen so far. But if you can get a model looking acceptable under the magnifier, it will look good under the camera and better than alright to the naked eye. That’s some really sound advice. I’m spurred on to start my next one now cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 OUTSTANDING and GORGEOUS model. RESPLENDENT and colourful Buikd. somehow its aesthetic lines reminds ME of a De Lorean.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 The colour and finish v are beautiful. Some day zero paint's flakes are not too scale, but they look perfect. You use pre thinned zero clear, I'm guessing this is their 1k clear, did you have to sand thru the grades, then polish? Great build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 On 19/06/2020 at 22:18, HOUSTON said: OUTSTANDING and GORGEOUS model. RESPLENDENT and colourful Buikd. somehow its aesthetic lines reminds ME of a De Lorean.. Thank you. I think the DeLorean was partly inspired by the original Countach On 20/06/2020 at 08:10, FunkyChiken said: The colour and finish v are beautiful. Some day zero paint's flakes are not too scale, but they look perfect. You use pre thinned zero clear, I'm guessing this is their 1k clear, did you have to sand thru the grades, then polish? Great build! Thank you. I really like the the 1k clear, it goes on quite thin, so I usually add one more coat than it needs & polish with micromesh, then finish with Meguars car polish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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