1/20 Fiat X1/9

[Rich Chernosky]

I have had this kit  banging around for quite awhile.  I bought it used off Ebay and there was a mismatched set of tires.  1/20 tires are not so plentiful. Although I recently found a set in another Entex kit I had. Now I didn't have an excuse. Paint on this is Mr Color #49 clear orange and  Mr Color #75 Metallic red over gold. Clear coat is 2K. Kit had some nice working features but it did kinda fought me to the end. This is an early Japanese kit and the quality was questionable.  still I am fairly pleased with the result. Below the pictures are more comments on this build. 

Interesting veiw shows off all the opening parts. Trunk opens too but wouldn't stay. There is a 1290cc four banger nestled in there mounted transverse. Its all wired and plumbed. This gave the car some nimble handling.

Interior had some nice detail but the dash was sadly lacking. Found a great set of decals in the stash and it perked right up. Steering wheel is the racing version and I drilled out the spokes. That was fun. 

Exterior had all the details of the real car. Just need some luv to bring them out. Wheels were 4 pieces and screwed on. This was a kit feature as well as metal suspension pieces and springs. 

Rear veiw shows off some of the nice detail. Licence plate came out of the spares. rear suspension screwed together but took some skill to get it right.

Body fit very nicely on the chassis and screwed in place in the front. I am considering pulling the tires and filling them with something. They are very  very soft and hollow.  I like the end result here and feel it was worth the struggle. Kit is kind of rare so I was glad to add it to the collection. 

[stavanzer]

Great Results! Your efforts are rewarded with a fabulous build!

Thanks for sharing.

 

Good Show.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Very nice.

I love those little buggers, owned several 1:1s, and still kick myself for letting the last two get away, a yellow '74 and a maroon '80.

Edited Thursday at 12:49 AM by Ace-Garageguy

[iamsuperdan]

I've always liked this little cars. Unfortunately, my6'6" frame has zeron chance of ever being able to enjoy one. 

 

 

Now go put some air in the front right tire. It's low.

 

 

[Dave Van]

Nice work!! I recall those kits being dumped cheap.....but I was a scale snob and passed....wish I had not. 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Nice work. Tires look realistically a little soft.

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

So good to see this! In 74 when new, I test drove a new yellow one at my local Fiat dealership. This model is close. 

[Mike 1017]

Very Nice

[Kah puts]

Uber cool 😎

[1959scudetto]

Very well done, Rich - this kit must be ultra-rare (this is the first that I see).

Before moving on, you must fix your flat front tire...

[Jonathan]

Oh man, this cool.

I so wish someone would do a 1/25 or 1/24 one for us.   Thanks for sharing - what a treat!

[DJMar]

This is sweet. I really dig the color. These were decent kits for the time, even though they've got some assembly bugaboos. It certainly looks like an X1/9, so it's all good in my book.

 

[slusher]

Great looking Fiat!

[ford fan]

Excellent ! I didn't even know that X1/9 kits existed... Your model is fantastic. It's been years & years since I last saw a 1:1 one.

[kacitgirl]

i served my time on the x19 know it inside out

[Rich Chernosky]

On 8/27/2025 at 8:42 PM, stavanzer said:

Great Results! Your efforts are rewarded with a fabulous build!

Thanks for sharing.

 

Good Show.

Thank you Alan

 

On 8/27/2025 at 8:46 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Very nice.

I love those little buggers, owned several 1:1s, and still kick myself for letting the last two get away, a yellow '74 and a maroon '80.

You and me both. I owned and raced  (SCCA Solo II)  a Toyota MR2. Something about a small, 2 seat, mid engine ,sports car that grows on you , Thanks for sharing that Bill 

 

On 8/27/2025 at 8:55 PM, iamsuperdan said:

I've always liked this little cars. Unfortunately, my6'6" frame has zeron chance of ever being able to enjoy one. 

Dan...you might be surprised at how much room there is in a mid engine car.   Although...6'6'' IS a big guy.  Thanks for the like.

 

 

Now go put some air in the front right tire. It's low.

Will do

 

 

 

On 8/27/2025 at 8:59 PM, Dave Van said:

Nice work!! I recall those kits being dumped cheap.....but I was a scale snob and passed....wish I had not. 

Actually ...Dave, I paid rather dearly for this kit and it was still missing some parts. 

 

 

On 8/27/2025 at 10:54 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

Nice work. Tires look realistically a little soft.

Thanks..I plan on fixing that. Those tires were hollow and the softest i have ever seen. 

 

On 8/28/2025 at 8:51 AM, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:

So good to see this! In 74 when new, I test drove a new yellow one at my local Fiat dealership. This model is close. 

Great complimebnt...thanks

 

On 8/28/2025 at 9:16 AM, Mike 1017 said:

Very Nice

Thanks Mike

 

On 8/28/2025 at 10:53 AM, Kah puts said:

Uber cool 😎

Uber Thanks

 

On 8/28/2025 at 5:20 PM, 1959scudetto said:

Very well done, Rich - this kit must be ultra-rare (this is the first that I see).

Before moving on, you must fix your flat front tire...

Helmut..its fairly rare now and when I bought it I paid  a good price. Thanks and there are plans fo rthe tires. 

 

22 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Oh man, this cool.

I so wish someone would do a 1/25 or 1/24 one for us.   Thanks for sharing - what a treat!

I would buy one of those too. 

 

19 hours ago, DJMar said:

This is sweet. I really dig the color. These were decent kits for the time, even though they've got some assembly bugaboos. It certainly looks like an X1/9, so it's all good in my book.

Excellent compliment DJ. The color was fun with an airbrush.

 

 

8 hours ago, slusher said:

Great looking Fiat!

Thanks Carl.

 

3 hours ago, ford fan said:

Excellent ! I didn't even know that X1/9 kits existed... Your model is fantastic. It's been years & years since I last saw a 1:1 one.

I knew about it just didn't jump on it when new. You pay for buyers regret.

 

6 minutes ago, kacitgirl said:

i served my time on the x19 know it inside out

Thank you Kaci.   Glad it has your seal of approval. 

 

[kacitgirl]

3 minutes ago, Rich Chernosky said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

im a factory trained fiat/alfa romeo/lancia master tech

[Dave Van]

These are costly now....but when they were new they were cheap, then quickly dumped......only if I had bought a case back then!!! thx