Hi,
I'm new to the Forum but not to modeling. However, it's been many years since I built anything and a lot has happened.
I stumbled across a kit about a month ago in my attic. I'd bought it in 1984 but never got around to doing more than assembling and painting the gear box and transmission. I've been looking for a hobby and my interest was piqued when I saw the old box.
The kit is a 1/16 scale Fujimi Lamborghini Countach LP500S. One of the reasons I probably never continued building the kit is because the instructions are mostly in Japanese.
I seem to have more patience now than I did in 1984 and have been doing a lot of research, buying tools and supplies, etc. I'd like to thank everyone for this great site and forum. I've already found many answers to my questions.
I still have a few unanswered questions and would appreciate any help. Please excuse eventual ignorance on my part.
1. Should the inside of the body shell be primed and painted like the outside of the body shell? My thinking is that if you can see it, paint it but at the same time the amount of work is doubled.
2. Should the bottom of the chassis be painted? There seem to be two schools of thought on the subject.
3. Can more explicit instructions for this kit be found anywhere? The instructions indicate a color for only a fraction of the parts for example. My Japanese is also terrible.
4. I've already ordered the Revel 1/25 Viper GTS Coupe for my second build. Does the Lamborghini have any additional value being almost 25 years old that I should take into consideration? Perhaps I should start with the Viper instead?
Thanks again,
RPM