Alfa Romeo 1900 Disco Volante

[Hoffman]

Disco Volante........That's Italian for "Flying Saucer"  ? Love the shape. This is from Leo Models / Hachette. I ordered the model from a vendor in Italy. The wheels are from Fernando Pinto of Spain. The two have been sitting on my bench for some time now. I happen to be waiting for paint to cure on another project, so I went ahead and tackled this one. Not much work on my part, just figuring out some axles using a couple different diameters of aluminum tubing, some brake drums from steel washers, and a little flat black paint inside the fenders and interior.

[Gramps46]

Just beautiful.

 

[Hoffman]

1 minute ago, Gramps46 said:

Just beautiful.

 

Thank you, Gary! ? Posting one more shot showing off the cool Fernando Pinto wheels, and then two shots of the stock, Leo Models wheels. They're not bad, but nowhere near as nice.

[Mittagskind]

Well done. The new wheels are great. This is in 1/24, right?

[Hoffman]

7 hours ago, Mittagskind said:

Well done. The new wheels are great. This is in 1/24, right?

Thank you, Hanjo! Yes, 1/24. That's the beauty of these wheels; they're so good, it's hard to be sure what the scale is from an unmarked photo! Oh, and one correction- Fernando is Portuguese, not a Spaniard. I chatted with him this morning. He likes the photos and will be adding them to his web page. 

-TIM-

[Mittagskind]

32 minutes ago, Hoffman said:

it's hard to be sure what the scale is from an unmarked photo

I know this series. In my collection are an Alfa Romeo SZ and an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900. The Disco Volante is still missing.

[1959scudetto]

That is a very nice upgrade, Tim !

I am only  a bit reluctant to spend more than € 50 on the wheels for a € 20 modelcar ( I have it in my collection + ca. 70 other 1/24 die-cast Alfas) though I must admit they look very good (I recently aquired a Ferrari resin kit from Fernando so I can have a first-hand look at his wheels - great!)