Fiat Mefistofoles....Italeri 1/12 scale

[louis Carabott]

Dedicated most of my work to the engine.....This monster had an aero engine on it and it broke the World speed record  in 1924 at Arpajon  clocking 146.01 miles per hour

It was driven by its own inventor ...Ernest Eldridge . It was nicknamed Mefistofoles because of the infernal noise it used to make ...especially when revving ...Hope you like it  

[Mittagskind]

Wow, the high school of Modelling, great!!

[XYHARRY]

Magnificent model there Louis, worthy of a place in the motor museum. Your weathering and attention to detail is second to none. Very well done and thanks for sharing. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[ChrisR]

Awesome!!

[slusher]

Impressive build!

[Pierre Rivard]

And that engine is glorious... as is the rest of the car. A splendid replica.

[Jim B]

Stunning build! There is a lot of detail there.

[Justin Porter]

That's really just something else to see! The subtle multi-toning especially brings it to life. 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Over the top! So much fun to see this. The red paint is perfect.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Stunning!

[papajohn97]

Fabulous build of a really interesting subject. I’m particularly impressed with how you did the wood and metal components, so realistic looking. Is this build all “out of the box” or did you add/ replace components with a lot of scratch built? 

[louis Carabott]

I replaced the wooden components and added all the wiring stuff 

[bbowser]

Outstanding work!  Thanks for posting.

[Hi-Po]

Simply beautiful!  Your attention to detail and weathering is spot on.  Job well done.  That is a contest winner for sure.

[Bugatti Fan]

A really lovely model Louis. One of the best builds I have seen of this model car kit.

I have seen some others built up at shows and in 1/12 th scale it makes an awesome beast of a model!

[karbuildr]

Wow, just...wow. What a great model, incredible details, amazing build.

[Yeah Nah]

Louis, your model building skills are second to none. Every photo just takes my breath away.

[Ulbo]

Great one with a lot of cool details?

[carrucha]

Sharp build.  Amazing detailing job.

Edited September 12, 2023 by carrucha

[1959scudetto]

On 9/8/2023 at 2:58 PM, Pierre Rivard said:

And that engine is glorious... as is the rest of the car. A splendid replica.

x 2: this is museum quality - I don't want to imagine going at high speeds with such a monster engine, but almost without brakes or roadholding abilities (riding on a bumpy road would have make seatbelts necessary to prevent the driver from being catapulted out of the cockpit where he is exposed almost like in a WW II Jeep)

[spencer1984]

I've always loved this monster, and you've done an incredible job on the model - excellent work!

[moparmike619]

Nothing short of a work of art. Very well done! 

[atomicholiday]

That is onespectacular build.   Great craftsmanship. 

[Dann Tier]

Fantastic realism!!

[louis Carabott]

Thankyou all for your kind comments...Kind sirs