Background:

After building a Liberty Walk GT-R and an Aventador, I was keen to build yet another from the type, this time the Hurracan. It's visually a bit more subtle than the other two but I still wanted to give it an unsubtle colour - Lexus Copper Crest.

Kit review:

Pros:

As advertised, it's a kit that's been designed to be easy to build, and it certainly is. Pretty flawless in terms of moulding, fitment and overall quality - the interior is very nicely detailed for example and the body has a great shape with zero cleanup required. At least 50% of it can be assembled without glue, which is great for keeping it clean. The adjustable supension can be changed even after the build is complete, so you can have as much or as little camber and ride height as you wish. Both decals and stickers are provided, in many cases you can choose between the two. Stickers work better in certain situations.

Cons:

The windscreen needs a bit of encouragement to sit where it should, and the front headlight transparent parts take a bit of fiddling to get them to sit correctly. It seems wrong to complain the kit has simplified suspension as it's written on the box as a selling point to allow for the post-build adjustability.

Verdict:

Very very nice. A great beginner kit too, and a very enjoyable build experience regardless of skill level.

Build notes:

Built over 11 days in February 2025, painted in rattle-can Lexus Copper Crest and cleared with rattle-can Mr Hobby Premium Gloss. It's built entirely out of the box, no additions made or really needed either. The only thing I've changed is I've used less than the full suggestion of decals, not all of them were to my taste. I did choose this over the LB Works Murcielago and the only mistake there was, I should have bought both.

Photography notes:

If you've seen any of the builds and photography I've done over the past few years, it's been a journey of getting the studio shots perfected, and having got as close to this as I imagine I'm going to get, I have now turned my attention to "realistic" settings photography. Whilst on holiday in Japan in December 2025 I took a lot of reference photos of floors, tiles, tarmac, concrete walls and signage in one of Tokyo's most well known underground car parks: The UDX in Akihabara. After some Photoshop work to make them fill out to sheets of A3 and finding an online printer, I've got 12 or so choices of backdrop now and another 12 or so of ground to sit the car on. After a lot of experimentation with lighting, I've got a result which I'm very happy with.

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