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Old 2006.05.19, 02:38 AM   #1
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Murci white body no longer

A little while ago, I ordered a Laborghini Murcielago white body kit. Finally got some decent weather where I could open my back door and paint.

I scrubbed it down and painted the whole thing black. It was kind of sad because the black undercoat was one of the most flawless paintjobs I've ever done, and it was beautiful. But the plan was a silver/black two-tone, and black cars are really hard to see on the RCP track. So I masked off the black parts and did 3 coats of Testor's Metallizer Aluminum Plate, followed by 2 coats of clear, then some rubbing compound, cleaner, and wax. I busted my nose clip while I was running a green Murcie body I have, so I repaired the clip with some styrene, which also resulted in lowering the front end by about 4-5mm. I also dremeled the notches in the side where the side clips go to lower those by about the same amount. I still have room to lower the suspension with spacers, but I think it's as low as it can go without hitting stuff on the track, and it still has the full range of suspension without rubbing anywhere.

I sort of made a promise to myself that none of my mini-zs would be shelf queens, so next time you see this it will be beat to hell. Not only is it going to be driven, it goes really fast. Its got 3x2 stacks of 4962 fets pushing a NML SSV.3, clear chassis, PN CF disk damper, Atomic MM mount (which I'll be ditching for a PN as soon as I can), alloy knuckles, tie rod, and tie rod cover





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Old 2006.05.19, 04:03 AM   #2
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You've inspired me . That is the hottest Murci I've seen to date.

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Old 2006.05.19, 04:06 AM   #3
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shiny, me likeky...

All it too was two coats of clear and some wax to get it to shine like that? Absolutely amazing!!!
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Old 2006.05.19, 04:34 AM   #4
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shiny, me likeky...

All it too was two coats of clear and some wax to get it to shine like that? Absolutely amazing!!!
That silver metallizer paint is interesting stuff, in that after you airbush it on, you let it dry for 10 minutes and then buff like crazy. The idea is that it looks like real metal, but I think it just looks like scale metallic paint, as the metal flakes are very small compared to normal metallic paint. After the first clearcoat layer, I used rubbing compound and rubbed out any orange-peeling, mottling, and overspray. Then I did that again after the final clearcoat. Then a auto paint cleaner that removes swirl marks. Then the wax.
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Old 2006.05.19, 05:16 AM   #5
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Old 2006.05.19, 07:08 AM   #6
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wholly smokes batman....

i thought it was 1:1 scale car... that's really smooooooooooottttthh....

bellisssima!!! fantastico!!!! good... er no great job....

simply flawless...
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Old 2006.05.19, 09:00 AM   #7
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I thought my shiny lambo was cool...but you obviously spent a little more time on yours.

The fact that you took the time to do the 2 colors really makes it stand out!

Well done.

On a completely unrelated note...I was in NYC last week and I drove by a Lambo dealership that had TWO of these in the showroom!

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great job on that body. love the scheme and it ties together well, and the finish it fabulous.
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Old 2006.05.19, 09:35 AM   #9
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That is one beautiful paintjob, SuperFly. Quick question: what airbrush make/model do you use?
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Old 2006.05.19, 12:23 PM   #10
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That is one beautiful paintjob, SuperFly. Quick question: what airbrush make/model do you use?
Nothing special, just a single-action Badger, a model 200.

Thanks for all the compliments, guys. I've done a lot of bit/micro moddding over the last several years, but my mini-z modding has strictly been performance/driveability. This is my first stab at custom cosmetic work in 1:28 scale. It sure is nice working on a larger scale.

I just realized I forgot to put the side mirrors on for the pictures, doh! I figured since this would be a driver, I'd just not glue them on in the first place so I wouldn't be bummed when they snapped off.
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Nothing special, just a single-action Badger, a model 200.

Thanks for all the compliments, guys. I've done a lot of bit/micro moddding over the last several years, but my mini-z modding has strictly been performance/driveability. This is my first stab at custom cosmetic work in 1:28 scale. It sure is nice working on a larger scale.

I just realized I forgot to put the side mirrors on for the pictures, doh! I figured since this would be a driver, I'd just not glue them on in the first place so I wouldn't be bummed when they snapped off.
It's what you do after that makes it so beautiful right SuperFly

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Hey Superfly,

I am quite new to model painting. Don't quite understand these two terms: rubbing compound and auto paint thinner. Doesn't the paint thinner eat away at you paint. What that heck is rubbing compound.
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It's what you do after that makes it so beautiful right SuperFly

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Believe me, I've honed my technique from having to rescue many a f'ed up paint job. Even this one had it's problems. I've come to realize that laying down a perfect coat of paint is difficult and rare, at least with the equipment and environment available to me. But there's almost nothing you can't fix with wet sanding, rubbing compound, patience, and a do-over now and then.
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Nice, coolest Lambo yet.
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I am quite new to model painting. Don't quite understand these two terms: rubbing compound and auto paint thinner. Doesn't the paint thinner eat away at you paint. What that heck is rubbing compound.
Rubbing compound is just a coarse polish. You could use toothpaste. And it's not auto paint thinner, but auto paint cleaner, which is yet another, finer polish. Think of rubbing compound and cleaner as just the ultimately fine sandpaper. The idea is that you're just using elbow grease, a really soft 100% cotton cloth, and those items to remove the very minor surface imperfections that are the difference between a seemingly smooth paint job and one that looks like glass.

You can find both items by the car wax at any store that sells car wax. Mine happen to be Maguiers,
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