Hoffman Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) Edited October 16, 2022 by Hoffman Unecessary photo. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Great looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Beautiful! Who makes the kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Stunning. Edited October 17, 2022 by Classicgas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, cobraman said: Great looking model. 3 minutes ago, bbowser said: Beautiful! Who makes the kit? 2 minutes ago, Classicgas said: Beautiful. What kit is it. Ray, Bruce, Lee- Thank you guys. This is was made by Leo Models, distributed by Whitebox in England and Europe. I picked mine up from a vendor in Italy. It comes fully assembled. I took it all apart, sanded and polished the paint on the body, and repainted everything else. I lowered it 1.5mm and replaced the wheels and tires. I adapted better ones from a Danbury Mint Ferrari Testa Rossa. The brake drums are flat washers from Home Depot. The floor is carpeted with Kens Fuzzy Fur. Trimed it with a Molotow chrome pen. Engine detail painted, distributor modified to add Detail Master plug wires. Photographed outdoors in evening light, here in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 What a well proportioned car, you're detailing has brought it to life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 That's stunning Tim, tks for sharing. Dave B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Beautiful! Long time Alfa Romeo fan, have owned 5 real cars (not 1900's like this) and your Alfa has always been considered a trophy own to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Really nice looking 51 Alfa Romeo. That dark blue body color goes well with the gray interior. The wheels & tires worked out nicely. Great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Nice work! David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Hoffman said: Trimed it with a Molotow chrome pen. You have the steadiest hand on the planet! Well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Beautiful and rare. Has a Karmann ghia vibe to it, albeit more powerful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Very nice modifications, Tim - I have 3 of these in my collection - will undergo different degrees of detailing (2 will be turned into racecars from back in the day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Wow, three huge things going for it: 1) beautifully built, 2) wonderfully photographed, and 3) it's not yet another '32 Ford! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 4 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: Very nice modifications, Tim - I have 3 of these in my collection - will undergo different degrees of detailing (2 will be turned into racecars from back in the day) Hello Helmut. Thank you so much! I thought you might like this one, and I'm not at all surprised that you have several of them. This was a great design from Alfa Romeo. 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 7 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Beautiful and rare. Has a Karmann ghia vibe to it, albeit more powerful. I agree completely! It is very similar to the Karmann Ghia; the greenhouse, the fenders, emphasized horizontal line at the rockers, the triangular hood. It makes you wonder how nice a Ghia might look with some Borrani chrome wires. Not really possible with wide five Volkswagen drums, but if things were different...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 13 hours ago, Zippi said: Really nice looking 51 Alfa Romeo. That dark blue body color goes well with the gray interior. The wheels & tires worked out nicely. Great job. 15 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Beautiful! Long time Alfa Romeo fan, have owned 5 real cars (not 1900's like this) and your Alfa has always been considered a trophy own to me. 22 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: cool Thank you, Man! 😃 22 hours ago, Dave B said: That's stunning Tim, tks for sharing. Dave B You're welcome, and thank you Dave! 🤩 23 hours ago, Kah puts said: What a well proportioned car, you're detailing has brought it to life. Thank you, kind Sir! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Beautiful model! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulbo Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Great one! Nice built👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Very nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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