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Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:36 pm
by kpisnuts
Hi all time to start this Christmas present 



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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:33 pm
by aur0ra145
Cool kit! We don't see very many of these in the states.

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:04 pm
by kpisnuts
More progress 

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:28 pm
by kpisnuts
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.

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Added some weathering to the engine.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:04 am
by cor
That looks like a nice kit. You're really knocking them out...

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:18 am
by BigWall
It looks great! I think the contrast was the way to go

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:03 am
by Twokidsnosleep
Loving this one

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:39 pm
by pg265
Hi,

Great build and lovely engine!

Pascal

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 7:54 pm
by kpisnuts
More work on the Alfa.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:04 pm
by kpisnuts
More work on this.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:48 am
by Tomcat64
Beautiful work on the engine & chassis :th:

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:18 pm
by kpisnuts
Hi all rear dampers done WAPITA

Pleased they're done but they took ages.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:19 pm
by kpisnuts
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.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:59 pm
by kpisnuts
Tried some of the body panels on.
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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:20 am
by Twokidsnosleep
She’s a lovely old beastie
Gorgeous work, love the body panels on

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:11 pm
by RangerNeil
A simply beautiful beast!! Car designs were so much more pleasing to the eye before they discovered wind tunnels.... :lol:

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:09 pm
by kpisnuts
More trials of the body fit (I really love this kit)

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:59 am
by cor
Looking very nice. Cable management is always fun.

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:58 am
by Twokidsnosleep
Really good

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:01 am
by Tomcat64
That really is starting to take shape now - lovely work

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:09 pm
by kpisnuts
More done to the Alfa added detail to the firewall (put the rubber strip round where the bonnet goes and some wires) added (or as much as I can see) the throttle linkage (not sure where to route the throttle linkage) all the pics I can find finish where it is now, obviously it must end up at the peddle but no idea how it goes from where it is now to the peddle.

Loving the detail on the grill (this from a man that hates PE

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:17 pm
by Twokidsnosleep
Fantastic :th:

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:16 pm
by kpisnuts
OK so I've added locknut detail to the radiator cowling  ( loads more of that to add ) added the advance/ retard mechanism and the low tension leads to the coil and to the distributor (still to make the condenser)

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 7:29 pm
by kpisnuts
Hi all did more work on the engine and the cockpit

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And more work underneath.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:34 pm
by kpisnuts
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)

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:19 pm
by kpisnuts
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.



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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:57 pm
by digger303
:th: :th: :th: :th:
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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:42 pm
by NoelSmith
Nice model and well detailed.
I believe that Nick Edwards on the Unobtainium website can offer 3D printed wheel kits for this Alfa.

Cannot wait for the Italeri Bugatti Type 35B in 1/12th scale when it arrives. At least I can afford that one as opposed to the MFH kit, good as it is.

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:45 pm
by kpisnuts
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.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:52 pm
by Garion77
well for me it looks all good ! that's an awesome build. Too bad there's not much kit anymore of those really old cars... that's what my father used to build, and what got me into modeling as a kid. I have one left from him to build, but not an old car as yours, a 1951 Chevy Bel Air convertible.
Keep up the good work ! it's looks really nice and the effort put in it shows !
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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:00 pm
by kpisnuts
Hi all well its as good as I'm going to get it.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:48 pm
by digger303
:th: :th: :th:
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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:52 pm
by BigWall
Sorry about the hood fitment but it really did come out very nicely otherwise!

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:45 pm
by kpisnuts
Hi all more progress

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:58 pm
by kpisnuts
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)

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:50 pm
by BigWall
It's looking great! I like the wash on the exhaust

Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:53 pm
by kpisnuts
Hi all hopefully this will be finished tomorrow.

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Re: Italari 1/12 Alfa Romeo Monza 8c

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:28 pm
by ForeverPlasticKits
It's so marvelous, i can almost ear the engine running ... :thumb1: :thumb2: :clap: :clap: