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I think this is the first time I'm actually seeing UMi kit built. Turned out great!

Very nice!

Looks great! Such a weird looking car for a Ferrari.

Thank you Bo!

Wasn't that long ago, right? Thank you! Thanks, that is what 2K clears do - they shine like nothing else.

Thank you! Yeah, surprising myself with this pace here... thanks! Appreciate it! Yeah, looked at some pictures, tried to get close. Thanks!

Ha, one can only hope! Thanks Tim! Appreciated! Well, when I'm sitting at home with nothing else to do... Thanks!

Thanks! I didn't realize these become rare. I had this kit for a while. I need to check eBay to see what they are going for! Some progress on this one. Too late to pack it up and sell, I guess! Cleaned up all the mold lines, etc IMG_1041 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Overall, the casting is pretty good, only pin marks were on the back of the hood, which I filled: IMG_1042 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Primed: IMG_1043 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1044 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1046 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Entire body had very vague panel lines, so I had to re-scribe it in its entirety. The toughest was around hte side windows, it was so faint, I guarantee it would get lost under the coats of paint and clear. IMG_1047 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Ready for color! IMG_1049 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Very cool indeed, these pictures are bringing back memories of my own model collection I had when I was a kid....

Well, I'm bored so I'm starting another build - another Tamiya wonderful rendition of the cool Alfa GTV. After all, I was dreaming of having this time to stay at home and have the time to build all these kits, so now is my chance! Maybe the pile won't look so big when I'm done... If at all possible, I always try to get original release of the kit. For authenticity, best copy of the parts, etc. This one is no exception - an original 1996 release in a beautiful slightly worn box: IMG_1032 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1033 by Italian Horses, on Flickr This is a full detail (with engine) kit , there will be some tasty bits to look at after. IMG_1034 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Decals are slightly yellowed, but not bad overall: IMG_1035 by Italian Horses, on Flickr No detail sets available for this kit, but it does come with these small metal stickers IMG_1036 by Italian Horses, on Flickr The color would be Alfa Rosso Proteo Metallic.

Haha, yup - I get that feeling every time I see a nice Porsche kit!

Finished this little rocket too. Awesome kit! Build thread here: IMG_1017 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1020 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1014 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1012 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1021 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1027 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

The wheels were treated to some black wash, and assembled: IMG_1009 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Test fitting chassis and interior together: IMG_1003 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1002 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1001 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0999 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Looks good! Rear lights and front blinkers were painted: IMG_1007 by Italian Horses, on Flickr And rear end assembled: IMG_1031 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Front assembled as well: IMG_1030 by Italian Horses, on Flickr And its DONE! IMG_1017 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1020 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1014 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1012 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1021 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_1027 by Italian Horses, on Flickr

Thank you gentlemen! Thanks Edgar - used Model Master metalizers for pretty much for all my metal paints.

Thanks fellas!

Thanks! Throw this puppy in some iso and get it done! Just kidding. But they do build into nice models. Lights are out of the box - entire kit is. Don't you have to die or something to reach that status? Appreciate it!

David, speed yellow looks great on these cars! Yes, the kits are very good, for a guy who doesn't build much anymore, this is exactly what I needed! Gary, again, mostly Tamiya, not the builder ? Thanks all!

Thanks all!

Very cool little car! I'd replace the antenna with a wire or a guitar string.

Nice!

Phord vs. Alpha Romeo. Cool build.

Cool build! Picking a clean uniform background (like a white or grey poster board) would do wonders for the presentation of the completed model.

Thanks all, posted in Under the Glass now too:

Excellent Tamiya kit. Built completely box-stock. Cheers, Alex

Next was the interior - and this is where I wanted to make some changes to the old kit. Interior tub was cleaned and ejector holes filled: IMG_0911 by Italian Horses, on Flickr A quick coat of primer to check: IMG_0913 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Back to sanding! Kit sets had no backs, so they were filled with some putty and sanded smooth. IMG_0909 by Italian Horses, on Flickr The rest of the seats was cleaned up: IMG_0910 by Italian Horses, on Flickr The rear jump seat folds down in the real car to make the flat cargo area, so I wanted to replicate the on the model. I drilled holes in the bottom of the interior tub, and inserted small pins to serve as pivots: IMG_0922 by Italian Horses, on Flickr I also drilled holes in the seat: IMG_0921 by Italian Horses, on Flickr After painting, I would just mount the seat, slide in the pins, and secure them with the glue. IMG_0920 by Italian Horses, on Flickr But the seat worked fine and stayed in the position: IMG_0917 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0916 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0919 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Rear cargo area is really open and can be easily seen through the rear window, so I wanted some nice carpet there. But first I needed to make a template: IMG_0915 by Italian Horses, on Flickr I had this nice blue MFH self-adhesive carpet that I decided to use for the job: IMG_0923 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Using my template, I cut the carpet: IMG_0924 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Then everything was painted in a custom mix of blues of XF18:XF8 in 3:1 proportion. Untitled by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0926 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Made templates for the seats, and cut the decals out. The tiny sheet I used was meant to do nails, so it was barely enough! IMG_0929 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Decals applied to the seats: IMG_0936 by Italian Horses, on Flickr With lots of Microsol they conformed fine, but were too shiny. Gave it a good coat of flat clear to dull it up a bit: IMG_0955 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Then I detail painted the dashboard and all other small interior pieces: IMG_0959 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0958 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0960 by Italian Horses, on Flickr And mocked-up the interior: IMG_0966 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0967 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0964 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0961 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Now it was time to apply the carpet: IMG_0925 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0969 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0973 by Italian Horses, on Flickr Unfortunately, my template was not precise, and it wouldn't let the seat fully fold when the back piece of the carpet was glued to the seat back. I have re-done it later, but didn't take the pix! IMG_0975 by Italian Horses, on Flickr The rest of the interior was assembled together, also made some carpets for the front to cover the holes in the interior tub: IMG_0986 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0981 by Italian Horses, on Flickr IMG_0980 by Italian Horses, on Flickr It is ready to go into the car!