Welly 1:18 Lamborghini Diablo SV

[The_Paladin]

Guggga Wrote:Hey Pladin

Welcome here. Thats kinda nice of ya to register n share how to fix the Welly Diablo.
I'm gonna try that soon.

The black diablo looks brilliant. Did u do away with the "SV" lettering with non- acetone nail polish remover? It looks kinda cool

Thanks to all for the wellcome! il post my collection soon, but pictures arent the best because i had an old camera and i havent take new ones with the better camera.
I been collection since 2007, i had 4 Buragos from my childhood but with my love for the Ferrari F40 i discovered a much better version made by Kyosho, after that i wanted a Diablo and a Modena, and since then my collection as grow, i have model from of all kind of quality. I love supercars but also like japanesse cars and some muscle cars.

And yes! that was exactly what i used, non-acetone nail polish remover, it need to be applied carefully, especially in the door corners because the paint is thin there. Also it works only if the paint is over metal, because it will remove the paint over plastic, i dont know why.
Im glad you liked my Diablos

This are my 3 favorite cars, the F40 is absolutly stunning and pefectly done, the Diablo SV is excellent for the price but still need improvement (such the interior and wheels), the Mclaren F1 LM is quite good too but need brake calipers and some other minor details.

[karansharma8783]

Somehow I am finding the Diablo to be much more attractive in silver than in blue.

[Guggga]

Hey Paladin, the Papaya is hot Just love her completely. Is that a Minichamps?

We wanna see more!

[The_Paladin]

karansharma8783 Wrote:Somehow I am finding the Diablo to be much more attractive in silver than in blue.

I like both colours but i have to agree that it looks great in sliver , i really want to have it in Blue and another one in yellow, but for space i guess il get just one more, still i cant find them in Chile, its quite rare car to find it here.

Guggga Wrote:Hey Paladin, the Papaya is hot Just love her completely. Is that a Minichamps?

We wanna see more!

Its kind of a minichamps, im not sure if minichamp bought the UT models or minichamps created this models under another brand, i know theres a conection but not sure exactly what.
UT models is dead by now, they made cars in the 90s, their cars are very good for its time, good interiors, great paint, good details, the only common flaw is the lack of break calipers.

This model is very hard to find at decent price, you can find them at ebay at crazy price of 300 dollars and more, just crazy. With luck Autoart is going to make a F1 LM too, they already showed the stock F1 and is amazing in details, if they release a F1 LM too is clearly going to cost a lot less.

And yes i LOVE the papaya colour!

[Guggga]

yep, I agree, the Welly Diablo;s are hard to come by.

I got lucky with this retailer who had old unsold stock with him and was able to procure one for me n another member here. I love the black diablo u have, it looks stunning!

I wish UT was around. I wasn't collecting in the period they were there :I(. Though I do have the Porche 911 GTR in white color from them. Great detailing!

Yep, the F1 is very very hard to find now, esp the papaya LM. Now, if only Autoart makes um quick n prices them sensibly.. though that will be a tall order for Autoart

There are so many old models I am after man.. The evos.. the skyline... the Imprezas;s... sighhh...

Great to see pictures of your collection Can u please post more of the F1?

Cheers!

[siddvi]

Love the McLaren F1, its more outstanding of the three.

[bandhav]

Hey karan, tpday i tried working on the front ride height of my Welly Diablo, i am posting pics here, please have a look and tell me can you notice any difference.

[karansharma8783]

Thanks Bandhav for sharing this. Yes, definitely there's some difference but there's still a huge scope for improvement. If you notice the rear wheel ride height you can see how it should be also with the front one. Imagine the front wheels almost sticking to the wheel arches and then imagine the stance of the car. Also could you please post some front quarter shots of the car so that both the front and a side of the car can be seen? By the way, how did you manage to reduce it now, would love to know.

[bandhav]

Yes, even i noticed that the ride height can be reduced further, but unfortunately i noticed it when i had already reassembled the car. For reducing the ride height firstly i cut the stubs on which the wheels were mounted completely form their base with the help of a shaving blade. Then i shaved off the thickness of upper portion of the stub using shaving blade and nail filer. This allowed the wheels to travel a little further on the stubs.

Here is front shot quarter shot as requested by you:

[amit V8]

@ bandhav, cool SV and great pictures. does the hood open & some engine pictures if possible.