Andreas.R Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Giddey to all! This is the Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo Group 5 the old ESCI Kit. It has very good details, but is a little bit difficult to build. Modifications: Added headlights, mesh at the front of the rear spoiler, air hoses at the front brakes, grid at the turbo air intake. Hope you like it! Here an interesting link to the real thing:https://www.girardo.com/car/1981-lancia-beta-montecarlo-turbo-group-v_0/ Cheers Andreas Edited April 27, 2020 by Andreas.R new pictures 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Wow, never seen one of these completed, yours looks great, and it's amazing that the decals turned out good, they must be a few decades old! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevital Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Very rare and interesting kit, very interesting subject; the decals are well applied, this must have been a big commitment... Cartograph decals are really excellent, also for duration... I have some sheets from more than thirty years, and they are still ok, no yellowing, no cracking... Andreas, you made a good job with some nice add-ons... if I can say something constructive, you should be a little more "clean" in execution, especially for the mechanical parts... take your time to remove the moulding lines and pads, be careful in painting the borders between two colours, be sure that your metallic paints are well diluted and shaked... don't feel offended by these little critiques, one feels that your passion is great, and that you can realize excellent things, just take a little more care of your job, bearing in mind the final rendering... I wait for your next project!😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 You are right! In contrast to my eyes, these close-ups mercilessly show all the smallest mistakes. Thanks for your sincere criticism Regards Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevital Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) I think that this is the true spirit of these forums... we all want to improve taking inspiration and advice from the other mates... Obviously, feel free to say anything you think about my jobs, this will be always appreciated...😊 With friendship Beppe Edited April 10, 2020 by Bevital 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper645 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Nice build, I like the removable front and rear, is this how the kit comes or did you modify it that way? I think one of these would look good on my shelf next to the M1 pro car. Its a different subject in comparison to your ship builds too, right? I too agree with the clean lines comments of others - macro shots really highlight every imperfection - I should know, there are plenty on my builds. I strive to do better with each build. Keep up the good work and I'll be sure to look out for your next build. Kindest Regards, Coops Edited April 10, 2020 by Cooper645 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Cooper645 said: Nice build, I like the removable front and rear, is this how the kit comes or did you modify it that way? I think one of these would look good on my shelf next to the M1 pro car. Its a different subject in comparison to your ship builds too, right? I too agree with the clean lines comments of others - macro shots really highlight every imperfection - I should know, there are plenty on my builds. I strive to do better with each build. Keep up the good work and I'll be sure to look out for your next build. Kindest Regards, Coops Hello Coops, the front is hold by 2 little pins - sits a little loosely, the rear should be fixed but I used 2 magnets to hold it. They are hidden inside the 2 cooling inlets. I build also Lancia rally cars when I want to do something colorful, not always grey. There are not so many kits of merchant ships around. Yes, macro shots show every imperfection - but in this forum you got a lot of consent and tips from the modeler fellows for your motivation. In model building you always have to make compromises. Kindest regards Stay healthy Andreas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Here a picture of a britisch Montecarlo I found in the net. Slightly modified front I think it looks very nice! Cheers from the Lancia "enthusiast" Take also a look at: https://www.girardo.com/car/1981-lancia-beta-montecarlo-turbo-group-v_0/ Edited April 28, 2020 by Andreas.R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Andreas Another Beauty from you. ( no more likes left for today. ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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