Product Description
- [Lamborghini Countach LP500 Bertone Geneva Motor Show 1971] produced as a 1/18 scale handmade model car of [IDEA].
-It will be a model that faithfully reproduces the individual [Lamborghini Countach LP500 Bertone] when it was first shown at the 1971 Geneva show.
[Vehicle commentary]
- Many people think of the prototype of the Countach, and I think that many people imagine a prototype car that is about to go on sale, but the motif this time is the car that was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 1971. So, it was a one-off vehicle made with a completely different method and body structure from the commercial vehicle released in 1974.
- The outline of the wedge-shaped form has a common image with the commercial model, but if you follow the details, the shape of the door opening, the sash design of the side window, the front hood that is set off from the top of the left and right fenders, and the rear end You can see that it is a different thing such as the equipped air intake.
- It is said that the Countach's heat release from the engine was poor, and countermeasures were a major issue in commercialization. There should be an ideal form of Countach.
- In addition, the total length of the actual car is about 10 cm shorter than the commercial car.
-Although it was an irreplaceable prototype of the famous car that later brought Lamborghini great honor, it has a sad end, and it is said that it does not exist because it was finally used for frontal collision tests and was discarded. increase.
[Model commentary]
- Although the atmosphere is similar to the commercial model, the LP500 Bertone is completely different, starting with the size of the body and having no common points in the design of each part.
- For that reason, Make Up has created a completely new design prototype data.
- The LP500 Bertone was eventually crash-tested and was said to have been scrapped, and the current car does not exist.
- Therefore, when modeling, we do full scratch on 3D CAD based on the materials and photos of the actual vehicle at that time.
- The same car has already been modeled as a 1/43 Eidolon, but for the 1/18 release from the Idea brand, we have added a little extra work to the front window shield.
- Since the 1/18 front window shield has a large area, pasting a normal transparent film may cause the surface to sag and impair the reality, so while it looks flat, it draws an arc in the direction of a slight bulge. In order to reproduce the shape, it incorporates parts that are injection molded with a hard transparent resin.
-The LP500 Bertone's unique 5-liter V12 engine (3.9-liter in the commercial version) that can be seen through the mesh is also a relief structure, but in pursuit of a three-dimensional effect, it is colored with a metallic feel.
- We also tried several types of fineness of the mesh itself, and installed the one with the best transparency for the built-in engine.
- The interior, which differs from the commercial model in design more than the exterior, also tried to thoroughly reproduce the seat, steering wheel, instrument panel shape, etc. like a spaceship that appears in science fiction movies.
- Different textures such as leather and resin are also reproduced by coloring.
- Pedestal, acrylic clear case, silicone cloth included
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 34.6 x 18.8 x 14.4 cm / 2660g
- *[ Regarding the product image ] The image may differ to the actual product.
Product Specifications
- Item code
- IM058A
- JAN code
- 4570104421316
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.