Brizio

Looking good!

Nice car, bring back memories, a friend of mine had a Cosworth, ex rally car, with 500 horses...

Since the lower part of the body had to be trimmed, the undercarriage was sticking out. I cut both sides and glued back in an angle so now it will no stick out.

No, just superglue. Thanks! Thank you Bruce! I'm planning to make it like the one in the pictures, with the Chevy front and rear end. The Tamiya bB is curbside? The Maisto has opening doors only (driver/passenger and back). I wish it had the hood the open instead all the doors. Sweet car to drive! Thanks Chris! LOL! Here where I live there are more XB that Cube.

Looks great! Great job detailing it.

Bodywork done, next i will shot some primer on it.

Very nice job!

Looking good!

That's what I have in mind. Those are so cool!

Thank you Mike! Honestly I like the XB, also I like it better than the Cube. I drove for a while a 2009 XB and I was impressed, engine was very responsive and fast, handling also was pretty good. Pretty comfortable and plenty of room inside. Fun car to drive. My plan is to make it into a truck.

Sweet project!

Months ago a member of the model club I belong, proposed a contest named "Ugly Duckling" or "Sow's Ear". The idea is to start with something "ugly" and transform it in something nice. The models accepted are Scion XB, Toyota BB and Nissan Cube. He had three XB and gave one to me. Here tho one I got. After disassemble the car, I start to cut few parts.

Some work on the windshield, The Surrey had a Civilian Jeep (CJ) like type of windshield. And glued a CJ form a CJ-5 windshield. It needed to be narrowed.

Beautiful job!

I haven't decided yet about the hood hinges. Maybe without hinges. I build this kit different times and it is pretty nice, the only thing I wish, is that the tire/wheels should have been slightly bigger. Thank you David! Agree with you, masking the top is quit a bit of work. I was thinking to use some fabric for it. Thanks Stuart! Thank you Marty!

I started this kit little over 6 years ago, and maybe is time to go back to work on it. Body assembled The hinge on the hood will be removed. Some more work on the body. Test fitting the chassis. The front axle will be replace.

Coming along nicely!

Thank you Mike! I was not sure if add the wood on the top of the windows, but after looking a some Woody online I went for it. LOL! Thanks Patrick Thank you Steve!

Nice job! I always was curious about this kit. But it looks pretty nice with a lot of details.

Thank you Al! Thank You DOnald! I was thinking to add a surfboard or two... Thank you Dennis! Thank you Boban! Me too! Thank you Ken! Thank you Bill! Thank you Bruce! Thank you David! Thank you Dan!:) Thank you Peter! Go ahead! Thank you Chris! Thank you Pat! Thank you Marty! Thank you David! Thank you Mike!

Looking good!

And plenty of space for a road trip! Thank you David! The car is done and I posted it in "Under Glass". I used paint for the trim on the seats.

This started out from the Gosthbuster ECTO-1. I did not want to build the ECTO-1, nor an ambulance or a hearse with it. Since when I start this kit was the beginning of the summer I was thinking about vacation, road trip etc... The wagonish body of the kit was the perfect base. The interior is a 5 seats, with tons of space for everybody. The seats are from the Monogram '59 Caddy (the pink convertible one). For the same kit I used tires and wheels and also the front grille. The wood is painted, I usually use acrylic paint, but this time I used oil paint.

Some more progress. Interior is completed. The seats are donated from the Monogram '59 Caddy.

Looking good! Can't wait to see the next update!