[Fiat 500 from Italeri 1/12 - work in progress extra weathering]

6 hours ago, Keeff said:

That is lovely .... great little car that looks like it's had a working life and very realistic against the backgrounds.

 

Keith 😁 

Thanks Keith, yes, didnt have that many background that fit a 1/12 but it help adding to the illusion of realism a bit more than a white or black background

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6 hours ago, Noel Smith said:

Lovely finished model showing the wear and tear on this little beater.

thanks

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[Fiat 500 from Italeri 1/12 - work in progress extra weathering]

49 minutes ago, PatW said:

Looking good, very good!

thanks a lot

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Had fun recreating the Lupin the 3rd  manga 

 

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On 11/09/2023 at 04:24, Noel Smith said:

 

 

Tempted to get one and model my old car seeing this. 

you should, as its not a super huge model for 1/12 scale and there is a lot of space to add your personal touch

[Fiat 500 from Italeri 1/12 - work in progress extra weathering]

wow love it, really great job! And, WHAT...your work station is way toooo clean!!! haha

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yes you have both LHD and RHD in the kit. The only things that i didnt really like was the door mechanism (you really nee extra work to made them work, but after it work pretty well) and the front suspension. 

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This car look great once built, and its fairly easy to assemble, except the doors, they gave me headache. The rear suspension is really good, but I decided (like many other modelers) to glue the front wheels/suspension, as the front suspension is very fragile. Not a big deal for me. 

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[Jaws 2 inspired diorama (Shark vs Helicopter)]

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thanks all

 

 

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10 hours ago, Geo1966 said:

FANGTASTIC! Get it?

 

Really great. An award winner in my book!

 

George

Thanks George!!!

 

[Jaws 2 inspired diorama (Shark vs Helicopter)]

I've been wanting for a long time to create this diorama, as I love this scene from jaws 2 when I was a kid. Its so over the top. So I bought an old MRC kit for the bell helicopter HTL-4 (1:35) cause I wasnt able to find a Hughes 269B. I think the same HTL-4 kit is made by Academy now. I Add half a shark (PNSO megalodon) and a vietnam war helicopter pilot found on ebay and voilà...really glad I used the HTL-4 cause its more dramatic to see inside the cockpit.