JohnnyK

It's an enjoyable kit to build. You should have fun building it.

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Yes, it is dirty. A lot of roads back then were not paved.

Thanks!

Here is a comparison between a 1/12 scale model and a 1/25 scale model. Here is a comparison between a modern F1 car and a 1929 car. Very simple chassis and suspension This was a very enjoyable model to build. Except for the hinged hood, all of the parts fit together well and the kit includes a lot of nice details. It's too bad that 1/12 scale models have fallen out of popularity.

The kit includes two clear plastic windscreens and four metal brackets Initially I was going to use small bolts to hold the brackets in place. I concluded that that would not look good, so I used brass rivets instead. The final steps are to attach the headlights and front fenders. That about wraps up the WIP

Nice engine color

The blue paint and orange stripes look good together. The blue that I used is darker than the color that the 1:1 car was painted. I think that the 1:1 car was painted "gulf blue", which is a very light baby blue. I think that gulf blue looks too washed out.. PLUS, I don't have an air brush, so I am stuck using rattle can colors.

Thanks !

There are a few things wrong with this model. The tires/wheels don't fit properly. they stick out of the body. Maybe the original kit (1988) had narrower tires that fit inside of the body. When wider tires were substituted in later reissues the don't fit inside the body. IMHO, the model does not look like a big, hulking 427 Cobra. Instead, it looks like a bulked up 289 Cobra.

Decals have been added along with side pipes and lights. There are no locating pins on the windshield frame. Just two little indents that fit over two little bumps on the body. That is not a very secure way to attach the windshield frame to the body I solved the problem by drilling two holes in the windshield frame and gluing a wire into each hole. I then drilled two holes in the car's body to accept the wires. The wires were then super glued into the holes. That the end of the WIP

The rear panel was installed, and two hoses were added to the fuel tank. Nicely detailed wire wheels and tires are included in the kit. The tires looked "too clean", so I added dirt to the tires using a weathering product. The kit includes really nice metal grill and Alfa Romeo details The spare tire is held to the car's body with leather straps. More WIP tomorrow

I just noticed that I never finished this WIP!!! Now, that is crazy. I used Bare Metal Foil to duplicate the metal trim on the headlights. The kit came with really nice decals for the gauges. I used a Molotow chrome pen to paint the metal rings the surround the gauges.

There are mold lines running the entire length body from the rear fender to the front fender. These need to be removed. I am not a big fan of the light baby-blue that this car was originally painted. It looks like a washed out blue. So, instead I use Tamiya Light Blue. After the paint dries I'll polish it with Novus#2 I finished the chassis while the paint was drying. First I added that radiator and engine. Next, I added the wheels/tires. What the heck is this !!*&%$!!! The spindles are WAY SMALLER in diameter than the holes in the wheels!!!! The wheels just flop around. After some thought, I removed some insulation from a computer cable and cut into tubes. I pressed the tubes onto the spindles. Problem solved.

I like the red and white car.