Harry P. Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 This Italeri 1/12 scale 1927 Fiat Corsa is sort of the "companion kit" to the 1924 Fiat Mefistofele I posted earlier. This car won the 1927 Grand Prix. It's similar to the Mefistofele as far as detail level, but on this kit there is a lot more flash and misalignment of molds, creating large mold seam lines everywhere. Also, the kit is poorly engineered, with many parts competing with other parts for the same space. I had to make many adjustments to get everything to fit. For example, the engine mounting points on the chassis don't match those on the engine, so I had to cut the chassis parts off and reposition them in order to get the engine installed. Many more examples of this sort of bad engineering throughout the kit… but what are you gonna do? Fix it all, I guess. No full blown step-by-step WIP this time... I don't want to bore you guys. Just a few photos of the project along the way. First up, one of the engine mounting points on the chassis was broken, so I had to make a new one of styrene. And besides, they were mismatched with the engine's mounting points, so I would have to move them anyway, broken or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 One of the bizarre things in this kit is the floor. The floor details are molded onto the floor, and they give you a photoetched sheet which includes the "wooden" floor, with cutouts for all the various molded-in floor details. Of course, I was going to make the floor out of real wood, not photoetched "wood," so step one was to cut all the details from the floor... Here's what I came up with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 The kit floor was used as a template to cut a new floor out of thick cardboard, and the cardboard piece was covered with stained basswood strips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 More bad engineering... ejector pin marks on the face of the part. It took some tricky sanding to remove the pin marks without touching the molded-in details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Like I said, no step-by-step this time, so we jump to the almost completed chassis. Here you can see the new real wood floor... I used thin strips of electrical tape to wrap the steering wheel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Like the Mefistofele kit, you get die-cut stencils to use to paint the number 15 on the radiator. But the number is just about invisible behind the grille... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Beautiful work, Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Harry your detailed wips are never boring for me stunnuing work as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Allways fun with yours projects. You´re build extremly fast, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Already stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokidsnosleep Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I guess your mojo is back Blowing me away with another awesome build of a kit that will stay in my stash awaiting me for a number of years Good stuff, Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 This model looks as fantastic as the Mefistofele....I stay tuned to look your amazing job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Got a few more chassis details installed today, like the gas tank and the braking system (heavy-duty gray thread to represent "steel" cable). Looks like I still have some stray brake cable to trim off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Wheels and tires are ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Glad to see you with another build going. Your building fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 As always a treat to watch your builds come together. Another stunning model in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Your talent and fortitude are...well, words fail me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Another outstanding replica from your bench Harry. You set the bar for the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 A little more progress... body mounted, exhausts, seat, windshield... Heat shield on the exhaust... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 It took three applications of Solvaset, but I finally got the decals to snuggle down over the louvers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Looking great Harry!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Nice job (as expected). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokidsnosleep Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 AWESOME!!!A beautiful build at great pace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Another masterpiece in the making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokidsnosleep Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Interested to hear your thoughts on the quality of this kit vs the Mefistofele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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