Britaff 28 Posted March 31, 2019 Hello guys and gals I would appreciate your opinion, I’m just about to paint my new body set for my 58005 Lamborghini countach restoration and can’t decide whether is should choose ts15 blue or ts8 Italian red all my cars get painted box art and I’m usually set on this but all the info I can find says ts15 blue is the correct colour and it’s not the nicest colour for sporty car, that’s why I guess I see so many red examples anyhoo I’d like to know what you experts think I should go with thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3735 Posted March 31, 2019 Ive just watched a resto of a LP5000s on YouTube, he painted it orange and very nice it looked too😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 821 Posted March 31, 2019 I dislike red cars, i especially dislike red lambos, such a cliché. Its tamiyas 5th car, paint it box art 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Britaff 28 Posted March 31, 2019 Yeah my gut tells me to paint it box art too thanks for your input 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9113 Posted March 31, 2019 To me, yellow is and always has been the right colour for a Lambo, just like Ferraris are red, Mercs are silver, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperChamp82 743 Posted March 31, 2019 Box art for me too. And if your shell set is NIB I’d keep it like that - then restore a cactus with MCI decals for display. If you did that - I’ve always loved a 70s white 500 ... just w/o the decal set 😬 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3729 Posted March 31, 2019 Black, because...cannonball...cannonball...cannonball...CANNONBAAAAAAALLLL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 821 Posted March 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, Superluminal said: Black, because...cannonball...cannonball...cannonball...CANNONBAAAAAAALLLL Or white (to red) because...cannonball...cannonball...cannonball...CANNONBAAAAAAALLLL 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 821 Posted March 31, 2019 Or gold Because...rumble in the bronx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bromley 681 Posted March 31, 2019 White, because it would go extremely well with the white loafers you should be wearing when you run this model. Edit: No socks obvs. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6130 Posted April 1, 2019 This should help you choose between red & blue... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6130 Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, graemevw said: Or white (to red) because...cannonball...cannonball...cannonball...CANNONBAAAAAAALLLL 2 Red because it's... cannonball...cannonball...cannonball...CANNONBAAAAAAALLLL 2 too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10008 Posted April 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Nicadraus said: This should help you choose between red & blue... See this I’d be going blue 👍🏻 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbt73 5290 Posted April 1, 2019 Just did a quick image search... the first 30 were red, white, or yellow. Then this: Definitely blue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6130 Posted April 1, 2019 56 minutes ago, markbt73 said: Just did a quick image search... the first 30 were red, white, or yellow. Then this: Definitely blue. I have this model too (in European spec)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennyMo 3523 Posted April 1, 2019 I'd vote for white too - shows off the angular joins and panel gap lines perfectly... And consider a red leather interor for maximum 80's points! Jenny x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennyMo 3523 Posted April 1, 2019 That said, this episode of Top Gear with a young James May makes a good case for why Tamiya went with blue: It looks stunning! Jx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennyMo 3523 Posted April 1, 2019 Uh oh... down the YouTube rabbit hole I go... Found this (based on my original assumption), although the presenter/s are almost unbearable: I've got to say though, the car does look even more dramatic in this colour scheme! Jenny x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max69vk 708 Posted April 1, 2019 If you need to choose a colour this may help: http://www.jalpa.ch/colours.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Britaff 28 Posted April 1, 2019 Thanks everybody for your suggestions , I can’t paint it black as I have a 58008 lambo cs about to go through the same process too. I think it’ll have to be ts15 blue as I know I’ll regret it if I go against box art Does anybody know of a type of glue for bonding in the windows with out making the glass look dull as I think the windows only bond in with not much overlap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites