Pierre Rivard

So much to look at. Highly detailed and beautiful. You must have spent tons of time on that one. Bravo!

This is very very nice Louis, particularly considering that you started off with a very basic kit. Did the clear red lamp covers come with the kit or aftermarket? Wondering because I am working on a 8C Alfa and looking for a set of these.

Engine in your kit is very nice and worthy of some good detailing. Should be fantastic with the stuff you are planning. I look forward to seing this take shape. Engine in my kit is a bit of a lost cause...

Oops... I meant distributor...

Tires & wheels done. Tamiya putty to fill tire pits, extra laters of primer, more sanding and finally black topcoat and finishing with some pigment to achieve a moderate weathered look. Not perfect but considering what I started with I am satisfied

Looking at this I can now see the advancements in kit engineering relative to my earlier Alfa kit. I'll be following with great interest. Where's the alternator on the P3 kit? On my Alfa it molded in right on top...where there should be one of the plugs...

Thanks Ace, my first resin so I don't have anything to compare to. Definitely a challenge but one day at a time. Should be posting stuff in a day or 2. I think I saved the wheels.

Very interesting. For sure this at 1:12 will be a super detailed project like the Lola?

Looking great with all the visible chassis and mechanical bits. Please post some pics taken outside so we can admire all that eye candy under sunlight No doubt it will be formidable!

Looks super good JC. What dimension Evergreen have you used for that?

Looks nice Ace. It now looks like it should with out-laced fronts and in-laced rears. Well done sir!

This is cool! I've built a couple of vintage Monogram race cars and although they are simple kits they look beautiful. Congrats on a beautiful build sir!

Looks good Dave, despite the challenge you faced. Just surprising that 3 coats of primer did not do enough to eradicate this. Porosity in the styrene?

Yup, putty, sand, re-prime...

The primer looks good to the eye with a few exceptions so I took close up pictures to help me better see what needs improvement. All quite fixable with the exception of all the pits on the tires extending into the delicate rims. That I don't know how to handle.

Careful, wet paint! Well it looks like it's still wet, and gorgeous!

Mark, this brush painter ain't going away. There will not be a spray booth in my city condo. I did this in a cardboard box outside on my balcony on a perfect 70F day. I decided to go this way for 2 reasons. First I was unsure if my usual brushed Vallejo primer would have good enough adhesion over a resin body and second I wanted a better white primer underlay to give me a fighting chance with the brushed yellow color coat (the hardest of all colors to brush paint). Andy, thanks for the previous advice. I am now starting to understand that resin requires fixes and re-primes. How many times I don't know yet but I now know it is not unusual.

Primer is on. I decanted Tamiya Metal Primer and brushed on the various metal components, then sprayed Tamiya fine primer. I never had issues preparing styrene surfaces i.e minimal fixes after primer but this is a first for me dealing with resin. The primer helps reveal flaws I had not previously seen or properly addressed. Nothing major, mostly dealing with some pitting issues. Otherwise the surfaces are pretty smooth. I assume the best course of action is to fix the various little defects and shoot another layer of primer on the repaired areas.

I would think so. The rods are soft metal but having 3 of them for each fender makes things pretty solid.

wow, the HRM wheels look so finely molded. They will be perfect for this build...I mean one of the 3 builds!

Thanks Mark, the figurine is from JPGModels. I bought this one of Nuvolari who won Le mans in this car as well as one of Fangio in driving position (for a future project). Not cheap but very well made.

Speechless...

Final final mockup before going to paint, under the watchful eye of Tazio.

Added some PE fasteners here and there on frame, steering system and suspension attachments to add a bit of appeal. Fenders are now glued permanently. Point of no return...

Andy is the smarter shopper. His Alfa has a nice hinged bonnet. I'll just have to fake it...