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Thank you. Didn't do anything to the bonnet to make it fit. Except for sanding it before the primer. I broke off the hinge while sanding it. Maybe the hinge is slightly thinner for the job. I reinforce it, glueing a wite metal on it. I can take a hoto later. Thank you Bob!

Thank you Carl!

The engine, I add wires and detail up some parts, also added teh trumpets for the carbburetors. Will add more to it when is in the car. Like battery, that the kit does not have it. .

I notice that seam on the body, tand wonderin what caused it. Usually the seams are in different part of the body. I had to sand quite a bit on the body, also on the fron of the car. Other thatn that, looks good. Thank you Bill!

Thank you Bob!

Nice! Years ago I saw the Monogram kit for sale in a model show/swap meet. Almost bough it, but didn't because I was afraid that the body was too heavy for the chassis/suspension. After looking a the Revell, the chassis seems pretty sturdy, and thick on the inside.

Speacking of red interior, here the dashboard.

Some progress on the body. I went with black because the car I'm making was black with red interior.

Here where it say Monogram Models Inc. 1979. Chassis painted and start to glue rear axle. The front end was modified, the kit did not offer turning wheels.

Here another project that I started few months ago. It is the Jaguar XK120 made by Revell in 1994. When I was looking a the parts, on the frame/chassis piece it is printed: Monogram Models Inc. 1979. I know Monogram made a metal version of it. Maybe later they converted in plastic? The kit looks good, some of the plastic parts needs some attention.

Made a metal roof rack for the Fiat 500. I always wanted to do it, and finally did it. I remember seen different 500's with a roof rack, with all sort of items on it, but mostly of the time they were empty. Here a raw version of the roof rack. I will add details for the clamp later.

Thanks Sonny! I wonder if in some kits they were planning to offer it as a full kit. I mean they put so much details in some parts and lack on others. Maybe they were trying to keep a certain price. I'm probably going to add few things on mine. Rust was a big problem for the pre 80's Fiat. The 'L" i drove was scrapped shortly, like in two weeks... The floor was rusted pretty bad, there were few holes on the floor, one that you can see the ground pretty clearly. I remember driving down the road, taking a turn and one of the braket that hold the seat to the floor broke. The rust under was pretty bad, also because were I grew up, in the winter they put salt on the roads. Other than that a fun car to drive, that make you feel you are going 100Mph, when you are at 40mph...

Did you had a 500? I never owned one, one drove one once , was a "L". Never liket the 500 a lot, prefer the 600. The Tamiya looks ga kood kit, it has a motor and better tires/wheels. Also more details. Maybe they offer RHD - LHD dash?

This summer I saw a photo of a Fiat 500, in Italy in the 60's. Since I had a Gunze Sangyo kit, the reissue from 2002, altough nothing changed frm the first issue (1985). Anyway, I'm planning to build it. As you can see it was sold as Fiat 500 D, but why in the title of this post I call it "Fiat 500 F"??? Because it is a "F" not a "D"... The Fiat 500 D came out from 1960 to 1965. The 500 F came out from 1965 to 1972. So is the late version between the two. A lot of things are different between the "D" and "F". But here a few that are very noticeable. The F does not have the aluminum trims, the doors have inside hinges and not sucide doors, rear tail lights have a more square shape, windshield is bigger and the dashboard with a padded trim. The kit over all, keeping in mind that came out in 1985, is pretty good and almost not flashing around the casting. I'm not a big fan of the seats that are casted in rubber like the tires and rag top. Another thing that I notice, is the hood on the rear, where the motor is. It is pre cut in some area, making me wonder if they were thinking to add a motor to the kit and after decided not to.

The Coca Cola Jeep Liberty is in 1/18 scale not 1/24. Matchbox made it in 1/18 scale (different colors) and 1:62 scale. In 1/38 and below also you can find some version made by Maisto, Tonka, Micro Machines, Master Toys, Suntory in 1/144. There are some RC (Remote Control) that could works, if youy replace the chassis part, Tyco, Taiyo, New Bright, Eztec. Good luck on your project.

Ok, we have one Lambretta, but is a 125F from the 50's. There is a guy around here that has a Royal Alloy (Lambretta look a like), and dress up like a MOD.

Thank you Patrick! The MOD sscene always facinated me. Seeing how these Vespas were customized. I remember seeing some choppers too! Completely different that what I was seeing in Italy, were I grew up. My first Vespa was a N, 50cc, I was 15 year old. THe first thing I did was to change piston, cylinder, carburator... I put a 102cc, with a 19/19 carburator, exhaust. Here in the US I ave a '59 VBA. My brother also got a PX few years later, and after got a PX, and now he has around 20 Vespas, frome the 50's to 80's. All large frame except of the PK. Years ago also we made a Vespa group, and organize meeting and rallyes every year. Do you still have a Vespa? If you collect Vespa stuff, I can send you some Stickers, patch and pin from our group.

Somebody gave the kit for test/build it.

I have a few of the Tamiya campus, few figures and a Vespa 50. Now they update teh set, with a modern scooter, not tennis player, but a person with the cellphone. About the old Tamiya I wish the Vespa had tread on the tires. Looks toyish without.

Aoshima offer a license plate maker for Japanese and Italian. https://aoshima-car.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=101&sl=ja

Aoshima added to their US store, t-shirts with the Aoshima logo! They came in white, black and blue color, for a good $19.99! Since the Holydays are around the corner, a t-shirt is a perfect gift! They also added a bunch of new kits and detail parts on their website. Link: AOSHIMA T-Shirts

First coat of paint for the interior. I'm thinking to go two tone, didn't decided yet.

The "easy and fast way", if you can say, is to build it following the instructions and the parts that cam with the kit. If you want to upgrade it, there are few place to look. But also it depand how much money you want to spend. They can get quite expensive. I'm ongoing building an Alfa, A lot of upgrade parts and scratch build one. Probably I'm going to finish it in the next 5 years.

It was fun, since at one point I had a small frame Vespa. Thank you Bob!

Thank you Carl! Thank you Larry! Thank you Chris! Thank you Roger!