alan barton Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) A few years ago during the running of our NNL here in Perth, Western Australia, a gentleman introduced himself to me, said he had spoken to me about an old model the year before, and would I like to have it? He produced the relic you see here, the Monogram Fiat Topolino Altered in 1/32 scale. I have an extensive collection of 1/32 scale rods but was still missing all three of the Monogram drag cars so I was ecstatic to finally have one to work with. Course, it was a little rough........ Edited March 21, 2017 by alan barton Phot didnt work, punctuation
alan barton Posted March 21, 2017 Author Posted March 21, 2017 The nose had been hacked off some time in the past, then glued back on but losing a couple of mm in the process! The window unit was permanently welded into the car and a chunk about 6mm square was missing from the lower left hand rear corner of the body. The chassis was broken at the bellhousing and anything you can't see it that first photo was gone for all time. It has taken a year or so of on again, off again work, losing interest from time due t the amount of bodywork detailing required to bring it back from the dead. Rear wheels and tyres are slot car items while the fronts are from an old toy - it was that or nothing! I am not up for scratchbuilding a set of 12 spokes just yet so I am taking the lazy way out for now and we will see what turns up in the future. The front axle and spring are scratchbuilt from Evergreen, chromed with my new favourite tool, a 1mm Molotow Chrome pen. These things are brilliant! Radius rods are shortened items from an AMT 25 T. The bellypan was folded up from a piece of printer' plate and the windows are cut from file dividers (I had to smash the old unit out and it took some bodywork with it - more work! The rear corner was repaired with a scrap of styrene and a lot of filing and sanding. Finish is Testors 1 step lacquer with Cabots clear polyurethane varnish, all from the spray can. It was a lot of work but brings me one step closer to completing my collection of 1/32 scale rods. Anyone got a Willys or 34 Screamer they want to swap?
Daddyfink Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 What a great save! Wish Revell/Monogram would re-release them again, Or whatever still exists.
Snake45 Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 What a great save! Wish Revell/Monogram would re-release them again, Or whatever still exists. What he said, every word of it!
Foxer Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 very nice save ... glad you used a little custom on it.
blunc Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 nice save.I saw a few years ago that someone was selling resin "one piece" bodies of the Willys for slot cars, don't know if it's still available.
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