Project 043 -- Lamborghini Diablo VT

Martin Oostrom
You better get some polish. Super cars must be shiny, it's the law!

Peter Hardy
Make it YELLOW!

Paul Juliano
Yeah, I'm gonna have to observe this one... I second the vote for yellow, too! That's one fast banana.

Greg Baker
THERE IS NO OTHER COLOUR!

Tim Heimer
Just remember, when you play with the devil you can get burned! LOL

Patrick Hagelstein
😄 Guess I'll have to follow this too then. 😉

Chris Greathouse
The body color will be Vallejos 70.911 Light Orange, sorry guys. I do have polish, although I've never made a good shine. I will try again for you Martin 🙂 And thank you all for joining the ride.

Martin Oostrom
Vallejo 70 series isn't model air is it? In that case, thin, thin and thin some more 😄 If it is model air, thin and thin some more 😄

Chris Greathouse
It's their model color line, and thinning will be done... and then some more 🙂

Peter Hardy
An orange Lamborghini? Never happened before in the history of the world! YELLOW! Come on Chris, do it for the Gipper!

Chris Greathouse
google.com/search?ne..biw=1920&bih=896

'nuff said 😛

Martin Oostrom
Those are photoshopped. Anyone can see that 😉

Chris Greathouse
Hahaha... Sorry guys, this one is orange 😛 The next Lambo I do will be yellow ok 😛

Bob Hall
Careful Peter ! Now your going to have to explain to him who the Gipper was ! LOL

Slavo Hazucha
Orange is an excellent Diablo color... 👍 Unless you want to go full 90ies and make it purple😉

Chris Greathouse
Actually I was wondering who the Gipper is?

Nathan Dempsey
Bob you beat me to it! That car is owned by a local collector around here. I've actually sat in it wooooo!

Peter Hardy
Bullshite! It's a trick of the light!

PS. Saw that movie long ago when RR was acting as US President. Thought he was a bit skinny for the role though!!

Donald Dickson II
OK, I have to go with Chris on this one. Lambos are ALWAYS flipping white, yellow, red or black. Orange will be a change of pace.

Peter Hardy
Turncoat! Thought you were on the side of good!

Tim Heimer
Yes Don but it depends on the year of production if I remember right. Besides, if you have the money for that, you can afford any color you want! LOL!

Donald Dickson II
Bwahahahahahaha!!!!! I sometimes delve into the DAAHHK side!😉

Tim, I would SOOOOOO get a purple one. LOL

Nathan Dempsey
I like the orange for sure, but I always thought is was just the sun down South here fading that Italian red paint.

Chris Greathouse
I'd want Deadmau5's Lambo... The Nyan Cat Lambo Purracan! And yes he actually owns it 😄 [img1]

Donald Dickson II
Oh wow. i am sure there are people who want to string him up for that. LOL

Nathan Dempsey
I'll have to admit the decal set for a kit of that would be quite fun to apply.

Nathan Dempsey
Just listen to this and the decal will make sense ( I listen to this all the time):

Youtube Video

Bob Hall
Yeah ! I think I just figured out what Americas problem is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nathan Dempsey
Chris I know yours isn't 1/18 scale, but:

tinwizard.de/shop/ru/product?info=2168

If you aren't ordering it, I am.

Chris Greathouse
@Nathan, how does that make the decal make sense? +1 for awesome music 😄

Nathan Dempsey
Because when I hear it I think of a cat shooting a rainbow out of its rear end?

Chris Greathouse
You do know about Nyan-Cat The Pop-Tart Kitty, right? The most awesome and ridiculous meme from 2011!! Youtube Video

Chris Greathouse
Oh I see the link. Sorry Nathan 😛

Bob Hall

Lucy in the
Sky with
Diamonds !!!!!!!!!

Chris Greathouse
I love that I.C.P. song!

On a serious note, I'm planning to do the panel lines before the body color. The question is, what comes first? primer or panel lines?

Chris Greathouse
Or was that a Backstreet Boy song?

Martin Oostrom
You traitors to The British Empire know nothing! 😄 Any boy from Europe who knows a wheel is supposed to be round can tell you this:
Ferrari's are red, hence Ferrari red. White or black is acceptable.
A Lamborghini is standard yellow. Any psychedelic colour is encouraged as well.
So ditch the red, and use Peter's holopolychromysupershiny mig-15 paint 👍

Chris Greathouse
LOL!! AAAAANNNND then the realm of the LGBTQ and snowflakes happened... Not a bad thing... But there are no standards now 😛 LOL

Martin Oostrom
Don't leave Bob, we need you!

Chris Greathouse
Way to be a drama queen there Bob. 😛

Peter Hardy
I'm outa here, you blokes are just plain weird!

Bob Hall
Theres room for two on the next rocket off this rock Peter ! LOL !!!!!!!!!

Ian Oostelbos
Panel lines. Like we do for aircraft as in a pin wash or preshading? Interesting. Orange, Go for it!!!!

Chris Greathouse
I'm going to hit all panel lines with Tamiya black panel line wash... and let it (hopefully) fade as paint is sprayed up so it's not a "full out line effect". So wash before primer, or primer first?

Peter Hardy
I'm not here.

Martin Oostrom
Always primer first

Chris Greathouse
If you're not here Peter, what's your stage name so we know what to call her ?!? 😛😛

Chris Greathouse
Thanks Martin!! I've been idly sanding the body to 2k while watching T.V. 😄 It looks and feels smooth, so ready for primer tomorrow 😄 😄

Slavo Hazucha
This reads like a candidate film noir script opening scene...

...A man sits in front of a TV, idly sanding his model Lamborghini Diablo VT...

🙂 👍

Chris Greathouse
I like it! 😄 👍

Bob Hall
As Narrated by Rod Serling !

Donald Dickson II
Another where nothing has been done but the thread is long. LOL

Nathan Dempsey
I'm building a Lambo with a rainbow kitty just to get a million comments lol!

Slavo Hazucha
@Donald:

I live in the heart of the European Union, which makes me look at this thread in a completely different view, as an example of paradigm efficiency:

The proposing party has brought forth a new initiative (building a Lamborghini Diablo VT in 1:24 scale) and framed the initial topic (color selection), where the proposing party actively suggested a solution (orange)

A comitee of experts and accredited lobbyists investigated the topic, bringing their own solution proposals backed by historic analytic data and feasibility studies

The proposing party as a governing body, after taking all the suggestions into careful consideration and performing a thorough case-study of its own, has ruled to proceed with the original solution (orange)

There was even a side investigation into the field of future implementation (primer before panel lines) and initial pilot project was started (idle sanding of the body)

Achieving all this in less than 40 procedural steps is an outstanding example of modern interdisciplinary collaboration and result-driven process management...😉

Furthermore, this initiative has proven by no uncertain means that this splendid forum is not only capable of passive reactions to events outside its field of competence (commenting on finished builds and progress reports), but it can take an active stance in shaping the critical policies of the future 👍

Tim Heimer
Interesting but true perspective Slavo!

Greg Baker
I vote yellow.

Patrick Hagelstein
Slavo, this is sooooooooo European Union! 😄 Love it! (Oh, and love being from Europe as well. 😉 )

Furthermore: ORANGE!!! Duh......

Nathan Dempsey
That Slavo could pull that much clear information from such chaos is impressive.

Chris Greathouse
You guys kill me lol!!! Brilliant Slavo!

Chris Greathouse
I saw a build through where the guy used panel lines before primer and it looked great, So I'm going to emulate that build. The interior will be black and orange. 😄

autochampion.forumei..-monogram-finalizado

Nathan Dempsey
I can see where that technique could be useful. It is similar to the idea of pre-shading on a plane. The panel lines should show, but not be so harsh. Also since they are at the primer level could be used for any color you desire.

Chris Greathouse
Honestly I completely DON'T understand pre-shading/lining.... It just gets covered by paint leaving little to not effect of the lines for the effort you put in. I never see the finished lines... But here goes...

Martin Oostrom
Use extra thin paint and build up the opacity with thin layers until satisfied

Donald Dickson II
Slavo, that was impressive sir! LOL

Chris Greathouse
@Bob +1 👍 so true.

Chris Greathouse
Well, sh!t happens, I often have to do things twice before the results are any good... I sprayed the inside black, masked off the openings, primed the outside... it was O.K.... go to paint it orange and I messed up the ratio, water thin. I tried anyways to use it, and failed. Already striped the piant (a lot easier to do when it's wet paint still). Now the body is just sitting on the side table... mocking me. 😛

Chris Greathouse
Annnnnnnd now I'm watching the Duckman series... Thanks!! Reminds me of all the awfully wonderful cartoons of the early '90s. Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, Cow and Chicken and all the other A+ adult topic shows 😄

Donald Dickson II
Rocko was freaking AWESOME! The stuff they got past the censors..

Chris Greathouse
I actually named my corn snake Rocko... So everytime I watch him, I'm watching Rocko's Modern Life 😄 All those cartoons with uncensored topics were awesome. And they got even better when I rewatched them as an adult... Rocko worked a phone sex operator for cryin' out loud LOLOLOLOLOL Youtube Video

Peter Hardy
A corn snake? WTF??????

Chris Greathouse
Not a snake person Peter? I also had a ball python named Fido (with an awesome Fido sized dog house in the cage 🙂 The dog house was fun to build😄 ), a tarantula named Fluffy, and a group of male hissing cockroaches named after the Autobots 😄 among many other critters 😄

Ian Oostelbos
Wow your into it already. Lines give an affect already. Could do this Tron style. A whole new world I hadn't considered.

Chris Greathouse
And I'm messing up already too 😛 Oh well... there's always tomorrow. I hope I don't cover the panel lines again.

Peter Hardy
I don't mind snakes Chris, just never heard of a corn snake. I did a square dance with a Spinifex Snake in the Simpson Desert a few years ago. Actually, it might have been a quick step! Gawd that thing was fast!

Chris Greathouse
3-5 foot field snake from the midwestern corn type fields... My Rocko is red with a checkerboard bottom.

Chris Greathouse
This is close to his coloration 😄

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Peter Hardy
Cute little fellas!

Chris Greathouse
Yup! Probably can't call too many Aussie snakes as cute little fellas, huh? Well, maybe cute until it bites 😛

Paul Juliano
I don't think I'd ever want to have one for a pet, but I don't mind snakes. Actually one if my proudest parenting moments involved snakes.

I can be a bit persnickety when it comes to language, and I'm apparently passing that on to my daughter. I don't limit my vocabulary with her, and she's never shy about asking what new words mean.

When she was just four she was FaceTiming with my mother, playing a pretend game about animals. When snakes came up, I heard my mother say, "Oh, that's not a poisonous snake, is it?"

My daughter stops playing, looks skeptically at her grandmother and says, "Gramma, do you mean venomous?" Oh man, the way she said it, too. Pedantic just like her dad.

Peter Hardy
Funny story Paul!

All snakes are beautiful and beguiling Chris. They only bite if you piss them off. That's what happened when I slid a shovel under the spinifex clump that snake was snoozing in. Never knew I was that agile!

Donald Dickson II
Aren't Browns and taipans nasty buggers?

Slavo Hazucha
If I had no legs & arms + could not see further than one yard and suddenly a towering dude with a shovel shows up around my burrow, I guess I would be a nasty bugger too... 😄

Paul Juliano
I feel as if this belongs here: Youtube Video

Chris Greathouse
Yes... Yes that belongs here very much!!! LOL Thanks Paul... I love Bob's Burgers 😄

Peter Hardy
Don, sort of. Both have VERY toxic venom, a bite from a Western Taipan can kill a horse, Eastern and Western Browns are nearly as toxic. But a human can outrun them all! A reactive bite to an unsuspecting but very surprised modeller is the most likely outcome. Despite popular belief outside of Oz, our roads are not paved with the bones of snake bite victims. Most people die after trying to stop a snake from attacking (defending from being attacked) their dog. True!

Nathan Dempsey
This is the best thread ever. Where will it go next? Snake story of the day: I was out with my 3 year old today and we heard what we thought was our cat screaming. Turns out it was a large frog being eaten by one of our local Black Racers.

Chris Greathouse
Not to interrupt this very model oriented conversation 😛 😛 buutttt:

I understand preshading, it took a couple times but I got it, did it turn out well?

And now back to "the best thread ever" -Nathan, 2019 😛

I'll never buy male mice for Rocko again... The reasoning? One time he squeezed the mouse, and was swallowing it head first, no problem all natural, fun to watch too... except one time I look over and there's Rocko with mice nuts and tail on his chin as he finishes eating... it was disturbing.

Slavo Hazucha
A true gourmet always keeps the best pieces to be eaten last...

Pre-shading looking solid, but will you be adding some generous coats of clear gloss something? The color looks all right for sure, but the finish needs to get more zesty IMHO😉

Patrick Hagelstein
Orange comes in 17 million shades..... but I have to agree to Slavo, it's a bit dull right now.

Patrick Hagelstein
Sorry for interupting! Back to snakes again! 😄

Nathan Dempsey
Between Chris and Slavo's post I nearly spit my drink out! Dont worry guys he will Future gloss it till it looks like glass.

Like that orange color too.

Greg Baker
I vote yellow.

Chris Greathouse
I'm just happy I picked up a new technique and that it worked! 😄 It'll get lots of Future no worries guys, but that's in the future. I haven't even looked and the instructions and pieces in the box yet, aside from the parts pic I took... I just wanted to really really try this new (to me) technique 😄

And thank you all 😄

Chris Greathouse
Damn it Greg! 😛 LOL

Donald Dickson II
LMAO At the mouse nuts. Thats why I dont by male mice/rats for snakes either.

I like the look of it, but the orange seems a bit light. Maybe the pic or lack of gloss coat.

Chris Greathouse
ATTENTION ALL YA'LL 😛 😛 GLOSS COAT WILL HAPPEN FOLKS LOL This is just out of the paint booth. Also the color is light orange, so a little more pastel then deep in color. Ya'll are nuts 😄 Don't change and don't stop 😛 😛

Tim Heimer
How about adding some yellow paint to lighten it up a bit? LOL Greg told me to say this! LOL

Nathan Dempsey
Just an aside Chris. I actually like it matte. When I visited Berlin I saw several high end cars in matte finish and I thought it looked great.

Bob Hall
I vote a mixture of Red and Yellow ! We'll call it Rellow ! ! ! Wait ? I'm off duty and had a few beers ! LOL !

Chris Greathouse
LOL!! Can anyone recommend a good chrome color made in acrylic? Right now my goto is Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver... Any better acrylic based chrome?

Tim Heimer
There's chrome on this? I use the Molotow liquid chrome 2mm markers, DO NOT get the 1mm!! Shake it up and use it, I also put some on a plastic lid and use a fine brush to apply it. I use it for window trim and small parts, wheel rims, ect. That's my 2 cents worth

Chris Greathouse
The chrome is for the wheels, mirrors, and the usual bits and bobs. There's not a lot, but I think the chrome pieces look cheesy. I Super Clean 'em and have used the X-11 Silver Chrome and Vallejo's Model Air Chrome. I haven't tried Vallejos 30ml metal colors yet, maybe I'll get some of that and try.

Donald Dickson II
AK Xtreme metals are excellent.

Chris Greathouse
Do you know what type of paint the AK Xtreme is? The line of colors is good.

Peter Hardy
This thread has gone off track since I went to work.

Nathan Dempsey
I tried to put a snake comment in, but they just went back to model building...

The AK Extreme is an enamel paint, and a stinky one at that...

Chris Greathouse
I really like acrylics because they dry quick and are super easy to clean. But I will keep the AK Xtreme line of metals in mind.

Chris Greathouse
@Nathan... You know their attention span is non existent 😛 The thread will bounce off the walls again soon 😛

Chris Greathouse
LOL

Paul Juliano
Chris... come to the lacquer side of the force and we will remake the galaxy in chrome and steel!

Chris Greathouse
Do lacquer paints dry as quick? I can spray my vallejo and mask on it 30mins later with no issues, and most of the time I just have to use water to clean out the brush with a few drops of Iwata cleaner at the end to get it really clean. and the paint and cleaners have no odor. What can lacquers bring?

Bob Hall
Faster ! Chris, 90% my cars are in Lacquer.

Paul Juliano
Dries fast, Alclad is great for metallics and doesn't need a top coat (most will dull the shine significantly). No thinning. You either need to vent it well, or wear a mask, or both because it isn't potpourri... But I think it's worth the look. Plus you can do candy coats with clear colors.

Chris Greathouse
Faster drying? Faster cleaning? What about odor of the paint? I also hate the smell of enamel cleaner, is it the same stuff?

Paul Juliano
Can't smell it if you mask up!

Bob Hall
If you use it, break out your Darth Vader Mask ! it's a bit harsh

Chris Greathouse
My Eclipse lime-green ZeroPaints was a lacquer, and yeah smelly! The Viking truck will be using a smelly enamel, Model Masters French Blue... That'll be a fun smell.

Nathan Dempsey
Lacquers smell like unicorn farts, but oh do they work well.

deviantart.com/uncan..ng-of-cool-485563805

Bob Hall
OK ! No more for Nate ! He been painting with the windows nailed shut too long !

Chris Greathouse
How quickly can I start masking and handling lacquers afterward?

Bob Hall
Hour or two.

Chris Greathouse
And why do you say they work so well vs acrylics?

Bob Hall
Little to no "orange peel" outcome and thin, that's what I like about it.

Nathan Dempsey
See James understands!

Chris Greathouse
Isn't that why we're in the hobby? *sniiiiiiiiiifffff* 😛 😛 I'll agree, If I'm hand brushing Vallejos is better.

Bart Goesaert
darn, you meant it when you said : orange...

Nice paint though 😉

Tim Heimer
Orange you glad he didn't paint it yellow?

Greg Baker
No.

Chris Greathouse
@Tim, are you a dad? Because that is a horrible dad joke 😛

@Cheer up Greg!!! Here, how about this. Take a look at my stash and choose one you like (no semi's), and a base color (and secondary color if plausible) you like and I'll make it happen as close as I can. This'll be after the Diablo and Volvo FH 16.

Martin Oostrom
The '57 Ford in purple with venomous green tribal flames
😛

Chris Greathouse
Ok GREG 😛 Although you look strangely close to this Martin guy I know... 😛

Martin Oostrom
YOU won't take advice, perhaps Greg will 😄

Chris Greathouse
Har har har 😛 You Europeans... I swear 😛

Chris Greathouse
Black is done 🙂 Question to you all... How do you store pieces that are "done" until it's time to build? I've been putting them in a box, but I've noticed that paint is chipping off from the pieces shuffling around in the box.

Bob Hall
On a "Do Not Touch Shelf" High enough away from my wife's cats !

But the Box will work, just put a cloth or piece of paper on top of the as to layer the pieces.

Christian W
I see, that you put the Chrome of the engine. I did this too. I got the Revell Diablo which is basically the same kit.
Quite interesting: mine is orange too 🙂

With your painted parts: I put them back into the box. Laying paper towels under them and pay attention to nog to lay something over them. On my point of view, after three days it doesn't matter anymore. The paint is dry and resisted enough.
I think I'll make a new album the days of my Diablo.

Chris Greathouse
Thanks for that simple enough solution guys 😄 and yes we always love more pictures 🙂 AND YAY FOR ORANGE! 😛

Martin Oostrom
Keep m on your skewers and put an upside down box over them.

Peter Hardy
Wow! We have just unequivocally identified that we have TWO Scalemates with poor taste. Thank the Great Pumpkin that neither can afford to put a 1/1 in their own garage!

Peter Hardy
Yellow

Donald Dickson II
I get the idea some here REALLY believe a Lambo should be yellow

Bob Hall
Different Lambo I know, but still cool !

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Youtube Video

Patrick Hagelstein
The Netherlands women's football/soccer team plays Sweden next week: Orange over yellow for sure! 👍

Clifford Keesler
Cool Car.

Christian W
At the end you'll see, that it looks great in orange 😄 What's your idea for the rims?

Maybe you saw my blue F40😉 It sits near to a brown metallic 348 and a pink 360 :*. I'm a guy who says: a Ferrari doesn't have to be red.

I got this Diablo at s present on our yearly Christmas meeting. The main rule is: build it to next Christmas. We have a topic too. On this it was free. Stock. I never would have built this kit if I hadn't got it as a present with the task to build it year by year. The 348 came this way into my shelf too. The topic was "brown" :/ To get an idea: each participant brings a wrapped kit to the Christmas party. They go into a big bag. Then each one gets a package. Before we unwrap it, we discuss about the topic. Then we see what we get. When I got my Diablo I threw the same into the bag 🙂. Fine. Throwback... Another participant brang the same kit along. That was 2017. In 2018 the same: two Corvette C5R in the bag. Good: I wanted to build the C5R anyway.

I need to upload more picture ...

After all and a lot of off-topic: yes, I like orange. Had a 57 Beetle black with the sides orange. It looked amazing.

Chris Greathouse
Rims? um..... Orange with black lug nuts.

Christian W
Not that bad. I did mine flat black B)

Munkyslut
It's probably too late but ........ PURPLE

Bob Hall
Funny ! This Lambo never came Factory in Orange.

autobytel.com/lamborghini/diablo/1999/color/

Chris Greathouse
Here is my wafer thin argument for that..... Don't care! 😛 The box model is oooorrraaannnge

Bob Hall
By All Means ! Paint what you like ! I'm just laughing at all the "it should be" debate, Just thought it was funny that Lamborghini never offered this car in Orange.

Nathan Dempsey
I'll be the most hated guy here if I build the Nyan Cat Lambo...

Bob Hall
What do you mean "IF" ? LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nathan Dempsey
Haha Haha! 🙂 You got me there!

Chris Greathouse
That is a must, not an if! 😄 😄 And you have to call it the Nyanborghini Purracan 😄

Tim Heimer
How about an orange Nyan cat lambo??? LOL!

Tim Heimer
We are all plastic artists and we can do what we want! Why not, How's that! LOL!

Chris Greathouse
Lambo's aren't orange... it needs to be a yellow Nyanborghini 😛

Martin Oostrom
Don't let the colour goofballs get to you Chris, it's your build and you pick the colour. It looks good in Orange.

Yellow would have been better of course......

Christian W
Like i promised: I did a new album for my orange Diablo 😄 Wichtel 2017 - 2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT | Album by christian-w (1:24)

Chris Greathouse
I like your ORANGE Diablo Christian! and I won't Martin! That's why I striped and painted it green with pink highlights... HA joking.

Clifford Keesler
Who cares what color it is, it's a Lambo. Enough said. LOL.

Peter Hardy
Geeze Chris, you nearly had me there! Anyone who would paint a Lamborghini orange could also do green with pink highlights!

Ian Oostelbos
Chris, I'm curious about your work space. The styrene looks like a great idea for not losing parts, tools and those little painted pieces. Or is it just for pictures ?

Chris Greathouse
The styrene is generally only where I keep just painted pieces to dry, Then when they are dry they go in the bin. Pieces are moving on and off the board too much to also keep done pieces there as well. The board'll hold around 120 pieces, so if it's a small kit, the pieces tend to stay longer.

Also the T.V. tray that the board sits on is used for my other hobbies as well, so the board isn't always there... So If I had a dedicated large space with a cover, I'd love to have a bamboo forest of pieces, but alas my tiny living space doesn't allow.

Ian Oostelbos
I see. Cool how we each find ways to get our hobby done!!

Chris Greathouse
Question for you all: Do you typically sand every piece for painting, or just exterior pieces since they are more important?

Tim Heimer
For me only if I need to remove molding lines and stuff. But for painting only purposes it depends what I'm trying to achieve.

Peter Hardy
The sanding is like the mowing, it's never really done.

Christian W
I only sand the Body (thoses lines of the mold) and the part, where the part was at the sprue. Nothing else.

Ian Oostelbos
Yep just what has to be done haha

Chris Greathouse
Orange is done. It the cup in the lower right are pieces to be chrome or aluminum, then I should be done with painting, so then clear and build after that.

Chris Greathouse
Here's the interior I have to do a bit of touch ups where the colors meet...

Nathan Dempsey
Nice and loud. I like it.

Paul Juliano
I'd need some kind of crane to get up again. Is that an option? Either that or I'd have to roll out, which kinda kills the cool factor of driving a Lamborghini.

Tim Heimer
Attach a sling to the door and when it goes up it pulls you with! LOL!

Chris Greathouse
Pretend you're an Autobot and roll out 😛 😄

Chris Greathouse
The seats were too plain... A quick brush with Future, then I used the black accent line.

Kerry COX
So who is your upholsterer. ?
Looking very convincing. 👍 😉

Chris Greathouse
Um... me with a couple beers 😛

Chris Greathouse
All the metal colors are done, so theoretically painting is done unless I missed a secondary color somewhere. Tomorrow is clear and build 🙂

Slavo Hazucha
The proud in-scale Lambo-owner knows how to keep his leather clean & shiny!😉 Or the air-con just really badly gave up on him in the middle of this heat-wave we are just having... 😄

Looking good, progress through the full spectrum 👍 - I was always a secret fan of the Orange faction, just thought my scalemates influencer-tonnage is not yet on par to spread my wisdom in such a formidable thread as this one...

Christian W
Cool. You know. I didn't do the black lines on my seats. Maybe because of the danger to a misstake or uncorrect painting. So: to spoil it.

Chris Greathouse
That's why I used Future and Tamiya panel line for the black... The enamel black cleaned right up with enamel thinner... If I had done this with regular paint, it probably would have turned into a mess too...

Munkyslut
Chris, is that a polish that you thin and spray thru your airbrush with colour?

Chris Greathouse
The metal colors are X-11 Chrome Silver, XF-16 Flat aluminum, and Vallejos Natural Steel. unless I'm misreading the question.

Chris Greathouse
and f you're talking about the chairs: I sprayed them orange, then I used a brush to quickly brush on some Future on the chairs, then I used Tamiya Black Accent Panel Line to fill the lines, then after dry simple enamel thinner cleaned up the excess liner without affecting the acrylic paint underneath.

Chris Greathouse
That's one coat of clear... drying, then decals, then 2 more coats and attempt to polish it.

Christian W
Awesome!

Paul Juliano
Chris if you need polishing inspiration, re-watch the Karate Kid.

Chris Greathouse
Hahahahaha!

Nathan Dempsey
Lookin' nice Chris!

Chris Greathouse
Question for you all: I'm doing my pre-work for the red Volvo FH-16 Semi, is there a good resource place for reference pictures? Yes I know there's google, but I'm looking for engine pics colors and I don't want another engine that's all one color because I know they aren't. Thanks ya'll.

Bob Hall
volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/volvo-fh16.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_FH

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Bob Hall
When in doubt, always go to the manufactures page.

Clifford Keesler
Sure is looking good Chris.

Chris Greathouse
Thanks!

Chris Greathouse
Starting the build!

Bill Newcomer
Hmmm... "Some assembly required"

Chris Greathouse
Mostly done 😄 Just need to put in the clear pieces, then put the wheels, chassis and body together. Then I'll be done.

Bart Goesaert
Nice work, but the engine looks a bit dull now... not that the real engine is bristling with colors, but exhausts (inox) have a different sheen then the body (auminium) etc..

Chris Greathouse
Done!

Slavo Hazucha
Excellent - the orange body looks great and the orange rims reflect the taste of Diablo owners far & wide... 👍

I hate to be "that person", but with you mentioning this being done, I must ask if there is not something missing in the front bumper & splitter... I know that using turn signals on a Diablo probably leads nowhere and driving it in the damp fog is even less productive, but still...

Munkyslut
Looks awesome Chris, you Ace'd that 😉

Nathan Dempsey
Nice work. I like the matching interior and rims too 🙂

Donald Dickson II
Awesome!!!!!

Tim Heimer
Nice work on the great pumpkin! congrats Chris!

Chris Greathouse
Thank you guys!

Chris Greathouse
How do you guys think the panel lines came out? I think they looks sharp but not blaring out HERE'S A BLACK LINE.

Christian W
The panel lines looking very good. I watched the picture and didn't notice it. When I read your lines, I scrolled up again to take a look. Well done!

I have to say that the orange rims looking good too. The Diablo came out very good. I like it.

Paul Juliano
Another great build Chris. Man, you are FAST. Like a model building lambo.

Ian Oostelbos
Looks great. Not to in your face with the black lines at all. As others have said very fast. Omg I'm slow haha

Clifford Keesler
Very nice Chris.

Michael Hickey
She looks sweet, well done.👍👍👍

Kerry COX
Looking at the close ups of your paint job and I have to ask why it looks like 'orange peel'. ? The overall coverage is good, but the surface finish looks a bit sus.

Greg Baker
I vote yellow.

Chris Greathouse
LOL! Greg! And to everyone who's anyone.... **I build for fun foremost**... if errors occur, I do my best to fix them but if I can't oh well, whoopdy-do, I'm not going to let it get me mad (much) and I'm going to move on with the build and not look back because I build for fun, not to split hairs.

Chris Greathouse
My skill are totally progressing and I love to see your comments... but I'm not trying to really PUSH myself in the hobby... I'm having fun where I'm at and have always loved my cars even with all their imperfections. 🙂 I do pickup more skills but it's at a natural pace...

Gordon Sørensen
Love that Orange!

Patrick Hagelstein
Great job Chris! 👍 As said before, the panel lines look awesome! Noticeably in there but not in your face and really sharp up close. I have to go with Slavo though that I'm missing the fog lights and blinkers up front.

Chris Greathouse
Maybe I'll get in there with a little silver paint and fix that up

Bill Newcomer
Chris, I love your attitude. Sure we shoot for perfection. But we do this for fun. I am with you. I do as well as my skills will let me.

Slavo Hazucha
I surely am very happy to come here and see what you and the rest of the "Car gang" have put up every day! Keep up the good work - what about a Landshark Porsche at some point..? I'd love to see that built, if a good kit even exists...

Tim Heimer
Hey Chris, If you did paint it yellow, would they still call it orange peel??? LOL! Good work mate!

Martin Oostrom
That would be obvious Tim: Lemon Peel!
Very nice work Chris. Just keep evolving naturally, everything becomes easier after a mistake or two….call it learning 👍

Chris Greathouse
Learning sounds too serious... I'm still going to call it having fun 😄 😛

Martin Oostrom
My son thinks learning is the opposite of fun.

Chris Greathouse
Same 😛

Munkyslut
That's what I thought at school Martin, he's right 😉

Tim Heimer
Really Monky, look at what you've done with all your knowledge? Tell me that science and math haven't helped your mechanical skills! Sitting in a class and learning isn't as much fun as taking what you learned and applying it!

Martin Oostrom
I never could read the compression printout or calculate anything from it 😄 But I was the only one in class to get that old 2 stroke diesel running well.
It takes time and reflection to learn that school could be fun as well, depending on the school. Middle school was 🙁 Ships officer/engineer school was 🙂. And it beats working xx hours a week.

Munkyslut
I was bored shitless at school Tim, it was just a social club to me. I learnt all my engineering related disciplines from a motor vehicle apprenticeship & college.

Kerry COX
For what it's worth. It seems that my comment about the paint work being a bit sus has struck a collective nerve. But my input stems from the fact that in seeing what else had been done in your build in the lead up to the finish and, the comparison with the work done in the detailing of the car and all the effort applied to that aspect, the finish of the main body seemed to lack the attention to detail all other components the build received, and my comment was in no way a derogatory one, and I was wondering why. Simple really. Cheers. 🙂

Chris Greathouse
It's all good Kerry 😄

Munkyslut
Am I missing something? I didn't see Kerry's comment as derogatory at all, I just thought he was offering constructive criticism & advice.

Chris Greathouse
Just me being over sensitive from my own issues... 🙁

Munkyslut
And I didn't see that either Chris, you build for fun, the best reason to be in the hobby, your winning mate 😉

Kerry COX
I am deeply sorry if I have offended any one of my extended family, as I have only offered my observations in the hope that it would raise the awareness of what is seen by others. I am the first to ask all of you that if you see something I need to be aware of, tell me, no matter what. I need to know. 👍

Donald Dickson II
So, in the interest of learning, school aside, how would folks address that issue? Clearly the build was at a stage where stripping it down and doing over would not be an option. Perhaps sanding it with 8000 and up micro mesh and a heavy brush coat of Future? I say brush coat because it does level nicely and that way you can get a good heavy coat on to level out anything the sanding doesnt get.

Chris Greathouse
I'm with Don. Thank you for showing the error, but how would I fix it?

Kerry COX
It's not a matter of a 'fix' once the deed is done. It is a matter of preparing for the event and working out through trial and error with small samples to determine whether the finish is the one you desire or the one you are content with.

Nathan Dempsey
I think I completely missed everything on that comment. I thought Kerry was making a joke about the orange color not an actual comment about the finish. Guess it's good to be daft most if time...

Bob Hall
Charlie Mike People ! all is Oscar Kelo ! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Greg Baker
This would've never happened if it was yellow...

Chris Greathouse
LOL!! lesson learned I guess 😛

Donald Dickson II
You know you are going to have to do one in yellow to calm Gregs nerves, right? LOL

Kerry COX
Do one in Peach and then we can all say things are................................................👍 🙂

Paul Juliano
@Kerry you meant bananariffic, right?

Kerry COX
Right. ! 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍 😉

Chris Greathouse
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Neuling
Colorful devil!

Chris Greathouse
Thanks you all!!!

Paul Juliano
You earned it Chris!

Peter Hardy
Would have been better Yellow.

Chris Greathouse
I'll do the Lamborghini LP500S I have in my stash yellow ok 😛

Greg Baker
I held my tongue...

Chris Greathouse
LOL