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My next project is this prototype Alfa Romeo 1600 Scarabeo. My first 1/16 car, and an interesting one - from Bandai of all manufacturers. Hope it's a little better than the last car I built.
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Looks very interesting, @anthonyricco, never seen this kit before.
Never seen this kit either, my friend @anthonyricco! And, to my shame, knew nothing about this prototype (and I live close to Italy!)! Really looking forward to it!
Interesting indeed, Anthony @anthonyricco Never seen this car before, but it looks great.
Thanks a lot @chinesegeorge, @fiveten and @johnb - yes a rather interesting vehicle, not one I knew of before I found this model.
Some work done on the Scarabeo - Quite a bit actually - here is some of the engine work.
I then had a long delay waiting for new paints when I messed up the spray work, not sure if something was wrong with the can but it came out so thick and fast and made some bad runs, so I had to sand it down and respray it.
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Some more work on the engine, some detail and wiring and plumbing added in
Finally the colour arrived and I could respray the car. Body looking a lot better.
Work done on the rear suspension.
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Trying to replicate new black leather - not going so well - if anyone has any tips they are welcome.
Excellent progress, my friend @anthonyricco! Cannot say a lot about replicating black leather. How about adding some clear red into the black 🤔
@anthonyricco - Nice work Anthony. Engine looks great and the paint seems to be buttery smooth now.
Lots of good work here, @anthonyricco, as for the seats, they look to have a nice texture, I would just give them a quick spray with semi-gloss black and perhaps a little buffing with a soft cloth afterwards.
Thanks so much Spiros @fiveten - adding some colour into it may help - maybe a blue though? I'll have to test that.
