Fiat mephistopheles

[Kingslug]

Started the build again after over a year off. Going between the motor and the body now. Currently making the floor,and firewall. Using wood veneers over the plastic and brass tube for the nails?...slow going but I have more time now.

[Bullybeef]

Holy quacamole Batman! That is one long chassis. I like how you’ve pinched the brass tubes to look like standard a lot screws. 

[Kingslug]

Bought this whole thing at a swap meet for 50 bucks..find of the century..all the brass rod,tube,and sheet I'll ever need.

[Kingslug]

Finished the springs...used lead wire...nightmare to fit them .The ones that come with it are terrible

Need some weathering on them now

[Kingslug]

Getting there with the firewall. The plastic one is wrong..the boards run up and down on the real one. After several tries with different wood I got it with bass wood for the engine side and oak veneer inside. Had to sandwich the plastic part as it has the bung that the bonnets pivot on. 

This is the real one. Now have to stain and weather them..then run the 2 cross pieces on the footwell side. 

Edited November 8, 2023 by Kingslug

[Kingslug]

Starting to look like a car

[Craig Irwin]

Very nice work!

[Kingslug]

Messed up on the firewall..too far foreword.

I scratch built the floorboards a tiny bit too long...oh well

[Kingslug]

Ignition system done..not happy with the distributor wiring..just couldn't get it right. Had to make the loom tubes from brass as the plastic ones were BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH. This is the way it should look

At least the plugs and wires came out ok...bought metal plugs..the plastic ones were..not so good.. 

[Bugatti Fan]

That's what top class model making is all about Ira!

The pleasure in overcoming problems with the kit parts by either replacing or reworking them takes your model to a different level altogether as can be seen by what you are doing here.

[Kingslug]

I'm trying..lots of fiddly bits for sure. Now have to work on fuel system,cooling ,system,exhaust system.

Having 600 photos of the real car and other builds really helps.

 

[Kingslug]

Working on the fuel system..cut off all the bolts..replaced with real ones..used styrene sheet for the patches and the plate that was missing. Now on to paint

The real one I'm trying for.

Edited December 3, 2023 by Kingslug