Author Topic: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo 2300 8C (Read 4483 times)

kpnuts · « **on:** January 02, 2022, 05:01:51 AM »

Hi all time to start this Christmas present

raafif · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2022, 06:44:35 AM »

will be watching as I must get this kit myself as I've often eye'd off the old Porcher version in 1/10th. Thank goodness this one is much cheaper !

kpnuts · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2022, 04:21:39 AM »

Hi all time to start this Christmas present

kpnuts · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2022, 04:35:38 AM »

More progress

kpnuts · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2022, 04:55:55 AM »

Hi all more work on the engine, the pipework is supposed to be gunmetal (why? Surley it would be steel or ally) anyway I decided for a bit of interest I would do it copper.

Added some weathering to the engine.

kpnuts · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2022, 03:23:35 AM »

More work on the Alfa.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2022, 12:50:37 AM »

Ha...at first glance I read this thread title as "Alfa Romeo 2300 BC" - that would have been different...

kpnuts · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2022, 04:49:22 AM »

More work on this.

raafif · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2022, 06:43:49 AM »

looking good !

finsrin · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2022, 05:59:01 PM »

More shrink ray trick photography

kpnuts · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2022, 05:08:42 AM »

Hi all rear dampers done WAPITA

Pleased they're done but they took ages.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2022, 10:18:42 AM »

Intricate, but the finished product looks to be worth the effort.

kpnuts · « **Reply #12 on:** January 19, 2022, 05:01:36 AM »

Hi all there are upgrade kits for the wheels of this kit but I honestly can see nothing wrong with the kit ones, they don't even need cleaning no flash of anything.

raafif · « **Reply #13 on:** January 19, 2022, 08:05:48 AM »

Lookin' Good !

That last pic makes me think - forget about the body, just complete it as an open-air run-about

kpnuts · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2022, 04:49:42 AM »

Tried some of the body panels on.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #15 on:** January 22, 2022, 12:26:16 AM »

Looking good.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #16 on:** January 22, 2022, 12:30:08 AM »

Some nice real world inspiration here: https://www.italianways.com/the-alfa-romeo-8c-2300-touring-the-ultimate-car/

kpnuts · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2022, 04:33:43 AM »

More trials of the body fit (I really love this kit)

finsrin · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2022, 07:39:46 AM »

Sooo, you gave the shrink ray machine a tune up

kpnuts · « **Reply #19 on:** February 07, 2022, 04:12:57 AM »

Hi all I'm really enjoying this kit, fit is great, no flash at all( I've seen some bad reviews of this kit, all I can say is they haven't built it or are not modelers)

kpnuts · « **Reply #20 on:** February 10, 2022, 05:05:14 AM »

More done to the Alfa, the underneath is finished so on to the top ( those nuts are 1.4mm the hole I drilled in them is 0.3mm) the drilling was easy threading that wire through the hole was another story.

I'm kind of wishing I hadn't started it, on the other hand it does make quite a difference to the overall look.

The exhaust is not fixed I just wanted to see how it looked.

The radiator to bulkhead brace I made out of copper wire the thing supplied in the kit is so flimsy (the only bad bit in the whole kit.

raafif · « **Reply #21 on:** February 10, 2022, 06:41:20 AM »

Beautiful !!

You might want to replace the straight bits of the brake-rods with brass - they look a bit too flimsy & may break if you're not careful picking the model up later. Drilling out the knuckles to fit the rod is fiddly but worth it in the long run. The old Airfix Bentley had the same problem & with the spare-wheel brace etc.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #22 on:** February 10, 2022, 09:01:53 AM »

Okay, I'm impressed!

kpnuts · « **Reply #23 on:** February 13, 2022, 05:23:45 AM »

Hi all first disappointing bit of the kit so far, spent 2 hrs trying to get the bonnet to fit, still not happy with it not sure what to do next to improve fit.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #24 on:** February 13, 2022, 03:29:49 PM »

Straps over the bonnet!

raafif · « **Reply #25 on:** February 14, 2022, 08:02:50 AM »

Quote from: kpnuts on February 13, 2022, 05:23:45 AM

Hi all first disappointing bit of the kit so far, spent 2 hrs trying to get the bonnet to fit, still not happy with it not sure what to do next to improve fit.

Might have to add a shim between the bonnet & radiator to hide the gap .... or just display it with all the bonnet up

If you're game you could pull the radiator off & reposition it ?

kpnuts · « **Reply #26 on:** February 15, 2022, 04:44:00 AM »

Hi all well its as good as I'm going to get it.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #27 on:** February 15, 2022, 05:21:11 PM »

Well, it looks jolly spiffing to me, old chap!

kpnuts · « **Reply #28 on:** February 15, 2022, 06:11:24 PM »

Thanks mate

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #29 on:** February 16, 2022, 12:45:08 AM »

Quote from: Old Wombat on February 15, 2022, 05:21:11 PM

Well, it looks jolly spiffing to me, old chap!

Well put

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #30 on:** February 16, 2022, 03:15:00 AM »

Very nice! Will you be including a drip pan under the engine to collect the leaking oil?

kpnuts · « **Reply #31 on:** February 16, 2022, 04:37:59 AM »

Thats an idea.
Hi all more progress

apophenia · « **Reply #32 on:** February 16, 2022, 08:22:24 AM »

Quote from: kpnuts on February 13, 2022, 05:23:45 AM

Hi all first disappointing bit of the kit so far, spent 2 hrs trying to get the bonnet to fit...

You've done a much better job on the bonnet than Italeri did for their web shots! Nice work

kpnuts · « **Reply #33 on:** February 17, 2022, 04:42:22 AM »

Started some weathering (don't want it to look showroom condition) I also don't want it to look like an old jalopy. Looking at the pics looks like the rear hinge has broken free (again)

Old Wombat · « **Reply #34 on:** February 17, 2022, 08:08:52 AM »

Those little chips & scuffs look absolutely right!

kpnuts · « **Reply #35 on:** February 20, 2022, 04:39:44 AM »

Hi all hopefully this will be finished tomorrow.

kpnuts · « **Reply #36 on:** February 23, 2022, 04:48:17 AM »

Hi all well its done.

I'll post better pics in daylight.

Now this is finished( and after I've done the cobra)

I've promised myself I'm going to finish some of my stalled builds.

Probably not of interest to you car guys but this is one.

And some of these.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #37 on:** February 23, 2022, 09:22:48 AM »

I'm not a Car Guy, I'm a modeller!

The Alpha is, as I have stated, possibly in different terminology, fantastic!

But I'm really looking forward to the ship moving forward, that was fun to watch!

raafif · « **Reply #38 on:** February 24, 2022, 07:32:44 AM »

Great Alfa

Looking forward to the Kombi Transporter -- what's going on it when finished -- a V8 Beetle drag-car ??

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #39 on:** February 25, 2022, 01:22:58 AM »

kpnuts · « **Reply #40 on:** February 26, 2022, 04:48:30 AM »

Pics in daylight.

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #41 on:** February 26, 2022, 05:07:31 AM »

It looks great! If not for the towel that it is perched on that model could almost pass for the real thing.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #42 on:** February 26, 2022, 06:11:14 PM »

Still fantastic!


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Author Topic: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo 2300 8C (Read 4483 times)