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Thought it was time I restored my Stradale. It was built 45 odd years ago and has suffered through a few house moves. Brocken hinges, front steering glued solid, body cracked etc. The good news is I got it apart with no further damage except a broken steering wheel. Have already bushed the suspension so hopefully it will have steering and also collected the wheels I've had printed. I'll continue on this until my 1/24 DB4GT Zagato arrives next Tuesday, finger crossed. Dave B

This is Otaki's 1/16 scale version of the Alfa Romeo 33. I have had this kit for quite awhile and recently did some of the bodywork mods and painted it. Color is Tamiya TS42 Gunmetal. Hood center is a combination of TS38 silver, Ts71 Smoke and TS13 gloss Black. This was all clear coated with Krylon latex clear. This is an interesting clear as it dries very hard but takes a long time to cure. I recently sanded and polished it out and once that was done it was the incentive to finish it. And interesting and now rare early Japanese kit that had many features I enjoy. These include all oipening doors, engine cover and front bodywork, working steering and suspension and working head and tail lights. Kit was also motorized and the motor was well hidden and allowed some good detail on the engine. more details in the picture captions. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Chassis ready for the completed bodywork. I re-engineered the cockpit sides, removing them from the chassis and attaching them to the upper bodywork. This allowed me to fill the seam in for a smoother body. Engine was quite detailed for a motorized kit. The motor is in front of the dash and is connected to the gearbox with a long shaft. I added fuel lines and ignition wiring. The tail pipe ends are chrome tubing from a radio antenna. Yes, the suspension works and the motor runs. Front end aslo had some good detail and was fairly true to the real car. It all fit and works quite nicely. Interior was fairly well detailed. Interesting placement of the gear shift. Seatbelts came from the spares. Carpet is red flocking over flat red paint. Color is Tamiya LS79 flat red. Finished car on its wheels. Can't say I was too happy with the tires and wheels in this kit. If I ever find a replacement they are removable. I replaced the grain-of-wheat bulbs with LED's. Much better. The bodywork fit quite well, especially the doors. Rear veiw with the passenger door open and tail lights on. The body actually fits tighter than this photo. Moving it around for the pictures loosened them up. I like the stance of this car and no adjustment was necessary. A cool kit and a nice addition to my Alfa collection. Thanks for looking.