JonMWs MFH 1/20 Alfa Romeo Tipo 159

Post by **JonMW** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:13 pm

I'm going to start off this build with one of these nice kits

A few cast metal parts.

A couple more

A couple of frets of PE and decals

Turned metal parts, rivets, pins, wires, tires and a bit of leather for the seat.

And finally some resin parts

I want to get at least one project done before I start on this so it will probably be a week or so before I get started.

Post by **Paul** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:39 pm

Ah now thats gonna be an awesome build

Post by **Rodney** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:54 pm

WOW that looks like a REALLY nice kit..

Post by **chief5437** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:56 pm

That looks awesome! Bet it's not cheap! Can't wait to see you build this

Post by **Timplastic** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:40 pm

Those GP cars are the best looking era
And the kit you have looks top class
Can't wait too see this built

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:41 am

Theses are super kits from what I have seen, and with your skill level I am sure you will nail this one too.

Post by **EasyEight96** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:50 am

SWEET!!!! its gonna be a stunning car once finish its a shame alfa left formula 1 so early since they were doing so well

Post by **JonMW** » Sat Jan 30, 2016 10:17 am

Finally made a small start in this last night. Started off with the wheels as I've wanted to see what they would look like since I bought the kit.

The wheels consist of four turned aluminium parts, six PE, one cast metal and one rubber tire each.

They where a lot easier to assemble then I thought they would be, just stack the PE parts in the right order and the aluminium spacer in the right order and push the rim halves together.

The knock off nuts are cast white metal and needs to be polished, as they are tiny I used a pin vise to hold it and used a polished it with a brass wire brush.

Two done two to go.

The wheels out of the box, but after looking in my aftermarket stash I found one thing I could add.

Turned aluminium air valves.

So I drilled a 0.5 mm hole in the outer rim half.

And glued the valve in.

All done, I think theses are among the best looking 1/20 scale wheels I've seen.

Next up is start working on the engine.

Post by **Homerlovesbeer** » Sat Jan 30, 2016 10:50 am

Paul wrote:Ah now thats gonna be an awesome build

H.O.L.Y S.M.O.K.E.S is it ever!

Post by **Paul** » Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:21 am

Awesome

Post by **EasyEight96** » Sat Jan 30, 2016 2:29 pm

That's a very nice detail wheels Jon I really admire your works in F1

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:39 pm

The wheels are fantastic and love the air valve detail to increase the realism even more

White metal is a different beast to deal with than plastic.
Your MFH looks better cast than my Revival Bugatti kit...nothing fits on mine

Post by **JonMW** » Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:18 pm

Thanks for the comments guys!

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Your MFH looks better cast than my Revival Bugatti kit...nothing fits on mine

Yea, MFH is the only multimedia kit manufacture that I have built that manages to make a kit that fits together out of the box.

Post by **pg265** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:02 pm

Hi,

What a car!
Stunning kit and another awesome build!

Pascal

Post by **JonMW** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:55 pm

Thanks!

It's time for a small update on this, I have started work on the engine. Most of the parts are build and painted, just missing wires, plumbing and some small bits.

A good amount of parts, there are a couple of PE parts as well.

Build up, everything fits perfectly after you drill out all of the locating holes.

I pretty much always use Zero Paints Etch primer for these all metal parts as it gives a really good bond.

Some of the parts where just polished using the Ultimate buffer stick.

And base painted in Vallejos new metal color aluminium, worked pretty well, the block was primered in black and the other small pats in grey to get a couple of different shades of aluminium. I still need to do a bit of detail painting and then add a pin wash.

Post by **Homerlovesbeer** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:54 pm

Looking wonderful Jon.......is the metal a pain to work with?

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:25 pm

YES!!!
but it looks awesome when done

Post by **JonMW** » Tue May 17, 2016 9:35 pm

It's really high time to get some work done on this one. I have assembled the frame and painted it flat black and then adding the front suspension that where painted dark aluminium. Then finally I put the engine in the frame. Next up is to start the rear suspension.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue May 17, 2016 10:34 pm

Looking sweet Jon your detailing is immaculate
I bit the bullet and got a MFH 1/20 Ferrari 126 F1 car...Gilles Villeneuve's of course
I see what you mean about the complexity of these kits

Post by **Lysus** » Wed May 18, 2016 1:50 am

You'd think with all the time I spend trawling this board I wouldn't have missed this one, but I did. Let me just settle in...

Post by **EasyEight96** » Wed May 18, 2016 2:56 am

Hi Jon great work on the suspension and the chassis there. Is it very difficult to build this kit??

Post by **JonMW** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:14 pm

EasyEight96 wrote:Hi Jon great work on the suspension and the chassis there. Is it very difficult to build this kit??

A bit late reply, but anyway. I don't think the MFH kits are too bad considering it's a full metal/resin kit made it a pretty limited number. However this kit is a bit harder then some of the other ones I have build. Not sure when they released this one, I build their Ferrari F40 some time ago and that is a pretty old kit and the fit is pretty far from the level of the newer kits. I have the McLaren F1 in the stash, I think that is one of the last 1/24 kits they made before they started making 1/12 kits. And the fit on that looks really good.

So two months later and time for another update. I have done some on it but not as much as I would have liked. I managed to loose the gear lever, which made me not want to touch this for some time. I have managed to get the rear suspension done, which was a bit easier then the front even if it had more parts. Also got the fuel tanks on, next is fuel lines, radiator, seat, steering wheel and then finally body. If I push a couple other projects to the side I think I should be able to get this done in the remaining two weeks.

The misplaced parts, I had put them in a zip lock bag as they are supposed to be polished so I wanted to keep them separate from the parts that where painted. I had then put that bag in another bigger bag full of empty bags and thrown it in the bottom of my closet. So it took quite a bit of searching to find them, but at least they hadn't gone up the vacuum cleaner so that's good.

As it stands at the moment.

Did a quick test fit of the body parts, they need a bit of sanding, bending and cutting to get into place but I think it should look good.

Post by **chief5437** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:13 pm

Great work so far buddy! She looks beautiful!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:50 am

Hoping you can finish her off

Post by **Lysus** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:56 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote:
Hoping you can finish her off

Heh, I think he's well on his way, further along than I am and I started in like, March

Sweet ride, I've no chance of seeing my bench until the next weekend, so I'll just watch this one

Post by **EasyEight96** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:09 am

Getting there can't wait to see the paint job

Post by **JonMW** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:33 pm

Thanks guys.

Not much of an update, the chassis is pretty much done, just need to add the radiator and some final details plus touch up some paint that have been rubbed off. Have spend to day sanding the body parts to get it ready for painting. The fit is nice with only two seams that needs filling. Used CA glue for those as they are really small. Except for painting the body and a couple of small parts the only thing left to build is the grille. Have been putting this off a bit as it looks a bit daunting with the 44 PE parts that needs to interlock and be straight.

It's on wheels

The only two seams on the body that needs filling. I'm don't really like that they have both resin and metal parts in the body as it can be a bit hard to blend them together.

Just a couple of PE parts.

Post by **JonMW** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:56 pm

I've spend most of the evening trying to get the grille done. It was not as bad as I thought, even if it took some time. There are still three parts missing in the middle under the hole for the starter crank. They are too long and wont fit in the opening, so I need cut them down a bit.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:00 pm

Oh that looks super Jon, love a real metal grill...model or a real car

Post by **EasyEight96** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:13 pm

That grill is stunning bet it takes a few minutes like a pro like you

Post by **JonMW** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:38 pm

Thanks guys!

Less then a week to go, time to start panicking

Post by **JonMW** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:37 pm

Got the chassis almost done, just need to add the seat and steering wheel and then clean up some of the paint and add a wash or two.

Also the body has been painted in Zero Paints Alfa Rosso, decaled and finished in ZP 2k clear.

Next up is to paint the inside of the body in aluminium and then start the final assembly.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:34 am

Oh wow, you are nailing this one.
She looks great, you will finish up just fine

Post by **Lysus** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:13 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Oh wow, you are nailing this one.
She looks great, you will finish up just fine

Agreed. Love that color...and Alfas.

Post by **Timplastic** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:14 am

What a pretty car
Great build Jon

Post by **JonMW** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:49 pm

Thanks guys!

This is getting really close now, just need to add the final details and to some touch up painting and it's done. The kit comes with some really thin leather to wrap the seat in, gave it a try but couldn't get it to conform to the lines in the seat so I skipped it and just went with paint. I did use it for the wall behind the seat. The body have been a bit tricky to get in place as it's a lot of separate parts that need to line up and it's a tight fit around the frame. But I think it looks pretty good so I'm happy.

Post by **EasyEight96** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:36 pm

That is beautiful paint work and decalling

Post by **JonMW** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:47 pm

Thanks!

Final reveal thread is up http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=466&t=19036

Post by **pg265** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:54 pm

Hi,

Long time has passed since my last visit, but... OMG! Stunning work on that Italian Beauty!

Bravo!

Pascal

Post by **CraigPetterson** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:33 pm

Mmmm ....WOW! Thats all I can say.