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Diablo SE30 Conversion

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Progress Report

Updated : 06/16/01
Conversion Project
Base Model: Revell USA
Diablo VT
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Scale: 1/24
Price: About $10.00
Description
The Lamborghini Diablo SE 30 is a special edition to cerebrate the 30th anniversary of the company.  It has a stripped interior, distinctive front and rear bumper and side sills, as well as a different engine cover and rear wing.  The wheels are new, and they are made of magnesium.

The base kit is a Revell's Diablo VT, and this kit is excellent.  The exterior appears to be the 2WD version with the wing, and it needs some modifications to make an accurate VT model.  However, this kit is well worth buying not only because of its overall quality, but this is the only Diablo kit with a separate engine, and it can be used to make a complete 2WD Diablo model by using a Fujimi kit, which has some minor features missing in the Revell kit.

As mentioned earlier, the modification work includes the front and rear bumper, side sills, rear wing, and engine cover.  The interior has to be modified also, and the wheels have to be scratchbuild.

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References
Car Magazine, September 1994.
Sports Car International, October 1994.
Sports Car International, August 1995.
Performance Car, July 1995.
Many issues of Genroq magazines.

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