Alfetta 159 (Merit/SMER)

[Dave B]

Well, I have finally finished my conversion of a SMER Alfetta from 158 to 159.  I used the ideas as detailed in Model Racing Replica News plus a couple of my own ideas to get a more rounded tail, lots of styrene sheet and Milliput epoxy putty.  The wire wheels are Italeri 275GTS spokes mounted into the SMER rim/tyre.  Apart from the body mods I also changed the supercharger to multistage, modified the air intake to replicate the 159 (tks Milliput) and made the dual exhaust.

It's finished in auto acrylic and clear coated.  I have included my Merit Alfetta 158 and also an old survivor in a couple of the pics to show the body mods.

Tks for looking.

Dave B

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Jim B]

Nice roadster.  Want scale is that?

[1959scudetto]

Very nice conversion, Dave - I have acquired myself one of these very cheap just for parts -

(I've got an incomplete Merit 1956 Ferrari D50 and a Slotcar body of the 1939 Maserati 4 CL Streamliner GP Tripoli 1939 (from Carrera in 1/24).

You gave me some ideas with the modified Italeri spoke wheels...

[TonyK]

That is some nice work and I like the side by side view of the cars to see what you've done more clearly. You did good!

[Dave B]

5 hours ago, Jim B said:

Nice roadster.  Want scale is that?

1/24th Jim

[cobraman]

They are all beautifully done.

[Kolu]

Beautifully built mode. Love it. There is a You tube video of Kimi Raikonen demonstrating a 159 at Silverstone and the car does look bigger than a 158.

Maybe that Kimi is only small as well ! 

[Bruce Scully]

A lot of really nice work in this, it looks great.