LP560-4: Headlights 2

After constructing the right head light from scratch, a bit of experience was collected from that which really shortened the time spent for the left one(comparing with 2 days shortened to 3 hours):

Some more details needed to be thought out and executed before they were finalised. Just put fit them to the body and see how they looked like:

I hope that the headlights could be finished before the next update

LP560-4: Headlights 1

I think one of the reasons for so many unfinished LP560 is the head and tail lights.

Comparing the Gallardo's and the LP560's and, of course the Fujimi's, I'm sure a lot of modellers were put in a cross road: whether 1, use the Fujimi ones (poorly scuplted even for the Gallardo, not to mention for LP560); 2, scratch built them or 3, let go the project and convince myself that I've built an LP560...

I took the 2nd approach: scratch built! Practicing my plastic board was one of the techniques that I would like to enhance in this project, so why not give it a try.

Referring to the actual headlight, it was a pretty complicated one:

Cut up some plastic boards and tubes to test out the actual sizing of the headlights. They were so damn small that I've mocked up 3 to 4 samples before one that I thought was close:

Enhanced the shape a bit more and tried to do a fitment test on the body:

the original headlight from Fujimi was so "impressive" when the pictures were put side by side...

Going to construct the other side with similar methods and see how it should be finally fitted.

Stay tuned.

s204: Tail Lights

Following the preparation of head lights, the tail lights are ready to be installed.

Found something strange about the colour of the respective lights...Check out the reference on the Internet and confirmed the s204 got all round lights not in red, anyway, go ahead and install them...

Fitting of the cover has some alignment issue. This is not a major problem which may be the thickness of the paint causes the cover cannot be good fit in the socket. Some sanding requires.

(18/6/2009)

s204: Interior (3) & Body/Exhaust

Finished the trimming of carpets, and ready to put on the interior...

Prepared the head and tail lights, put it on see if things go well. Also, found some reference of installing the exhaust, see if it can be done in a more relistic way...

Took 2 brass rods, make holes on the exhaust pipe and the rear diffuser. The key point is putting those rods in the exhaust with a large glob of CA glue, which after painting, became the welding point of the support upon installation. Remember not to put toooo much as it would flow around and mess things up. Bit of weathering may make it look pretty real.

(15/6/2009)