Harry P. Posted June 30, 2016 Author Posted June 30, 2016 The Mefistofele box says over 500 parts....! Here's to hoping the chain links don't have mold lines....... I've built Pochers with 2500+ parts. A Pocher RR kit has more than 400 parts in each wheel! 500 parts I can do with one hand tied behind my back!
Crazy Ed Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Sorry Harry, but you're gonna have to send the 806 back............ Imagine the blunder when they made the 1:1 - No Rear View Mirrror
Harry P. Posted June 30, 2016 Author Posted June 30, 2016 Sorry Harry, but you're gonna have to send the 806 back............ Imagine the blunder when they made the 1:1 - No Rear View Mirrror No problem, Ed. Scratchbuilding details is what I do best.
Roadrunner Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 No problem, Ed. Scratchbuilding details is what I do best. You'll be listening to opera while you're working on the first kit?
GTJUNIOR Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Can't wait to follow along as you create your new masterpieces. I love these early race cars. They have real character, unlike our modern racers which all look alike.
Foxer Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Ha, you must mean my models! I'll get 100 views and 2 comments. I just laugh and imagine guys looking at my light commercial project, thinking to himself, "Dam, not a Hemi." And clicking back to the index! Give these boys some culture Harry! One of those must be my comment ... I say "thank god, not ANOTHER Hemi!"
crazyjim Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 IPMS has a review of the kit if you're interested, Harry.http://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/fiat-mefistofele
Harry P. Posted June 30, 2016 Author Posted June 30, 2016 Thanks, Jim. I read that review and several others, too.
sjordan2 Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 I once saw a YouTube video of the renovated Mefistofele being fired up. What a monster -- you should include an audio chip.
Harry P. Posted July 3, 2016 Author Posted July 3, 2016 Ok, all you linguists out there.Is it I-ta-LER-i or I-TAL-er-i?
martinfan5 Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Pretty neat subjects, so we should be seeing them "Under Glass" soon ?
Harry P. Posted July 3, 2016 Author Posted July 3, 2016 Pretty neat subjects, so we should be seeing them "Under Glass" soon ? Well, I haven't even received them yet. They are due to arrive by July 6. And then it will be quite some time before you'll see anything under glass... they are both pretty involved kits, with many hundreds of parts each. But I do plan on doing a full-blown WIP on each. So stay tuned... In the meantime, here's a Fiat I have already built...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Glad you feel like building again. I've always been a vintage Fiat fan, particularly the 806 just because of its looks. Started half-azzed looking for one after seeing it built elsewhere on this forum, I believe. Seeing your typical museum-quality results should inspire me to part with more money.
martinfan5 Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Well, I haven't even received them yet. They are due to arrive by July 6. And then it will be quite some time before you'll see anything under glass... they are both pretty involved kits, with many hundreds of parts each. But I do plan on doing a full-blown WIP on each. So stay tuned... In the meantime, here's a Fiat I have already built... Ahh right, you mentioned that in the OP, that they have not arrived yet, I forgot that part in between the time I read the OP just shortly after you created the thread till the point I made my reply.That is a very nice Fiat.
Harry Joy Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Ok, all you linguists out there.Is it I-ta-LER-i or I-TAL-er-i?I-ta-LER-i would be the closest. Although I often still hear the company called "I-tal-IER-ee", which would be very close to how the company name was originally spelled. I tend to use both pronunciations equally.
slusher Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Glad you have your mojo back and I could hear it in Austin Powers voice. Just kidding Harry, I and so good to hear your waiting and ready for your kits and they do look like your type of subject. I will enjoy following them...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Glad you have your mojo back and I could hear it in Austin Powers voice. Just kidding Harry, I and so good to hear your waiting and ready for your kits and they do look like your type of subject. I will enjoy following them...I heard it in Dirty Harry's voice. And I also heard something more. Got my model building mojo back! And you punk? Feeling inspired?
GeeBee Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Looking forward to seeing the WIP on both of these Harry, very interesting subjects, and I'm sure you'll work your magic on them .....
gtx6970 Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Love them both. And would REALLY like to have or (or both ) in 1.25th scale
diegom Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 I had the pleasure to see and hear the mefistofele at the goodwood festival of speed back n 2011. even more, I had the pleasure of talking for quite a while with the mechanic which takes care of it (the bald guy starting the car in the video). he doesn't speak english and was relieved to finally had a chat in italian with someone. the only thing they changed from the original is that big brass nut holding the steering wheel as a sort of "quickly detatcheable" mechanism for the car, since it has the tendency of catching fire quite easily (apparently exposed 1920s wiring and the petrol fumes even in an open cockpit don't mix well) also, see that big thick bar they use to start it? he showed me one very much bent the previous day. apparently one of the two magnetos was slightly out of synch I'm new to the forum, and I'm going to enjoy this build very much since I have a true love for this car, and I'm totally amazed by harry's skills. so much that I'll probably give up modelling because of it looking forward to seeing the updates diego
mini trucker Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 It will be good to have you doing something other than pointing out something negative in every other build or under glass thread.
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