1/20 36-37 Revival Auto Union Tipo C

[ForeverPlasticKits]

It's a museum model that you are building DRUMS01, wonderful kit with a lot of informations, great!

[DRUMS01]

Thanks, your nice comment is fully appreciated. It has been a long time coming (at least for me) but the 36 Auto Union is ready for her final reveal. I could continue to drag on in every minute detail about the flag man, the base, the final details of the build, why I chose the black # 4 versus the red #22 provided in the kit, or several other last step items within the build, but I will let the images do the talking this time.

Here is how the car looked after rubber was mounted on all four corners and final details added under the front bonnet.



This gives a good view of the front suspension and grill.



Here is the view that most every other racer saw when competing against it.



In this photo you can see the determination on the drivers face, a man on a mission.



This is the flag man who was once a modern F1 team manager. I think the rather easy conversion turned out really neat.



And these are some neat photos at the family reunion, or should I say Family Auto-re-Union.





The display base after the remaining layers and redtails were added then the routed edges painted black.



And now, drum roll please, this is my completed 1/20 1936 Auto Union molded by Revival. If you have followed the whole thread you will know the amount of scratch building, modifying, and build issues associated with this kit. Because of the mixed media, fit issues, and in some cases extremely small parts, I would only recommend this kit to veteran builders experienced with older die-cast kits, that want to have a challenge. Nuff said, here it is:











Thanks to everyone who pushed and encouraged me through this build. Also, thanks to everyone who followed and commented during the process. I believe this is going to be my last Revival build, but at least it came out some what presentable. Now I'm excited that I get to participate in one or more Group Builds on this forum (my first here).

Ben / DRUMS01

[Twokidsnosleep]

That is super, just amazing
I love the figure and the base details as well as a gorgeous car
Well done

[DRUMS01]

by Twokidsnosleep » Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:15 pm

That is super, just amazing
I love the figure and the base details as well as a gorgeous car
Well done

Thanks a lot Scott. This car first caught my eye because of the early mid-engine design and dual rear wheels. After researching all I could about it I was happy to find the real car's design, achievements, and drivers even more amazing. Even though it fought me most the way through the build I had a passion for the car along with many kind remarks like yours to help motivate me to complete the build. I'm glad you enjoyed it, both the build string and the results.





Ben / DRUMS01

[Tomcat64]

I missed that you finished this on up but that's another superb result Ben

The detailing & finish on the car are excellent and the base just sets it off perfectly - awesome!

[DRUMS01]

Tomcat64; Thanks for following along as well as your gracious comments. For me, if I can build something to my satisfaction and while doing so also provide some kind of positive response from my peers than I am double joyed. I asked over four different modeling sites if I should just stick it on a shelf or build a display for it. Unanimously everyone suggested a display base, and I'm glad they did.

Ben / DRUMS01

[NoelSmith]

A lovely model. Those old Casadio kits were highly rated back in the day but not as good as I would have expected considering their price back then.
However, as Ben has shown bringing his detailing skills to this elderly kit has really paid dividends as we can all see from the end result. Brilliant build.