Ramfins59 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Here's something you don't see every day, if at all. It's my "Dressed Up" SMART Car. I picked up this Revell kit (#1327) from a vendor at the Maryland NNL back in 2000. I found it in a plastic bag at the back of a shelf in my model area and decided that it would make a fun little side project in between some others I have going on. Well, it wound up holding my attention for the last few weeks. It's painted Tamiya Metallic Red with a White roof. The only chrome pieces in the kit were the headlight buckets, the center grille, and the mirror faces. All the rest of the chrome on this little guy was done with either BMF or Molotow pens (Front & rear lower body panels, wipers, mirrors, window frames and wheels). I used embossing powder for the interior carpeting and some flocking for the seat & door panels. All of the interior chrome trim was done with the Molotow pens. I also added an interior mirror, visors and a dome light. This was a fun little project and is as cute as heck... Thanks for looking in on this, and, as always, any and all comments are welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Nice little model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 An interesting subject and very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Great job on a seldom seen finished car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Ram Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Great work on a little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 51 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I like this far more than the real one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Nice little build you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Great job building the kit. I could never figure out what went wrong with this car that it did not get much better gas mileage. There are a number of cars much bigger than this one that also got a lot better gas mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Very cool. Did you open the doors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 cute little car, nice work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thanks very much for all of your kind comments guys. No Lee, the kit came with opening doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Real nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Pretty neat! I like the color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Super nice Rich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Cute little bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 It dresses up nicely, great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimguy Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Very nice Richard...I must say you are a master with the Molotow pens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Thanks again for all the kind comments guys. David, I am in no way a master of anything. The Molotow pens are a great tool in our modeling arsenal. Just be sure to let the parts dry fully for at least a day or so before handling them to not ruin the chrome sheen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Ramfins59 , you made a sows ear out of a sows ears quite well . Like the real thing only smaller . Kudos . The wags reported in the day ; this turd was the reason Mercedes bought Chrysler . They could not push this iron in Europe . The plan was America would gobble these up following the success of .. wait for it .. the YUGO .. lol . I will not drive my own coffin ! I built one in the day , the doors did not open .. You did a super job on this . You are my hero , I am an abject failure on opening doors or opening doors in a kit . Thanx .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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