FullArmor Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Hello. Please share your Fiat build pictures here.🙂 Tamiya 1/24 kit. Primer paint on. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Looking forward to this build as there is one I see driving around all the time. If I remember correctly, a light olive green color. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 Tiny engine parts. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 My dad has got fiat 600 and it is real fun to drive...like driving go kart😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 The engine parts are looking mighty good 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 15 minutes ago, Peterpools said: The engine parts are looking mighty good Thank you. Gearbox will be mostly covered by chassis. We will add some ruststains to exhaust. And dust to engine after varnish. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 Aircleaner? More small parts done. We try to keep painting process simple. Most of them are hidden anyway. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Nice work so far. I really like the original 500 unlike the modern abomination which is almost as bad as the modern BMW Mini. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Nice work. These things are so tiny. Harry Metcalf from Evo magazine owns one and recently brought it to a shop in London that specializes in 500s. He has a couple videos posted on YouTube as he's getting an engine rebuild. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count0 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 I just bought another Abarth so I can use it with this conversion kit. Both arrived today. Giant (width) tires give it a go-kart stance. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 3 hours ago, Count0 said: I just bought another Abarth so I can use it with this conversion kit. Both arrived today. Giant (width) tires give it a go-kart stance. If you want you can share pictures of those conversion parts here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count0 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 I'll post a link to the page. https://www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=57412 The parts in the photos look kinda meh. I took a bit of a leap with this, as I have never bought anything from KMP before. I have to say though, the parts look gorgeous in person. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 Small engine finished👍. Some misalignment and moldlines visible but that you get when painting parts without nipping them off spue😁 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 The tiny engine looks good, FA, albeit, I never paint parts on a sprue, but that´s just how different tastes are. Cheers Rob 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Some mighty nice work on the tiny engine and I'm pretty much in Robs camp on painting parts on the sprue but there are times, I do paint them that way for convenience. I try to figure out where seams would be and also after cutting the parts off the fret, all the fret gate marks need to be touched up. John B is a master at it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count0 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 (edited) I remove everything, clean it, fix seams etc, then attach it to a cocktail stick, or a bamboo skewer for painting. I can't remember last time I painted something on the sprue. Edited June 26 by Count0 spelling 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 9 hours ago, DocRob said: The tiny engine looks good, FA, albeit, I never paint parts on a sprue, but that´s just how different tastes are. Cheers Rob This time i wanted to try this approach because this is joint operation with my girlfriend. She is easily confused which part goes where so this way we could keep part number with part to the very end. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 13 minutes ago, Count0 said: I remove everything, clean it, fix seams etc, then attach it to a cocktail stick, or a bamboo skewer for painting. I can't remember last time I painted something on the sprue. That part holder looks cool👍. I should fabricate one myself 🧐. Now i am using random cardboard boxes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count0 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 7 minutes ago, FullArmor said: Now i am using random cardboard boxes. My first was using 123 blocks, which is fine with a small number of parts. I made one out of Gatorboard, but it was too light, and the sticks would catch sometimes, which lifted the whole board. That was annoying and caused dropped parts. These are heavy, and sturdy. I would have to actively try to knock one over. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count0 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 14 minutes ago, FullArmor said: She is easily confused which part goes where so this way we could keep part number with part to the very end. I run into that problem as well. Usually, I use a little bit of tape to make a flag on the cocktail stick with the part number. or, if it's the bigger bamboo stick, I just write the number on the stick. And then just don't paint over the number. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 2 minutes ago, Count0 said: I run into that problem as well. Usually, I use a little bit of tape to make a flag on the cocktail stick with the part number. or, if it's the bigger bamboo stick, I just write the number on the stick. And then just don't paint over the number. good idea i have to try it myself👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 On 6/25/2024 at 11:52 PM, Count0 said: I run into that problem as well. Usually, I use a little bit of tape to make a flag on the cocktail stick with the part number. or, if it's the bigger bamboo stick, I just write the number on the stick. And then just don't paint over the number. I need to keep that in mind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I normally label the parts by color red or black) and also the number of dots on masking tape I hide on the part and also the corresponding parts in the instructions. Surely has kept me out of trouble a good number of times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 Underside. Italian red primary color. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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