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(FIAT-131 Mirafiori) |
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Scale
: 1/24
Started: 07
August 2011
Finished: 05 April 2013
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I
made use of the Italeri Abarth kit for the floor panel. I had to
shorten a bit, both at the front end and the firewall heights. I also
cut off the rearmost part.
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02 March 2013:
I
made the spare wheel housing by simple pressing of heated styrene
sheet. I made the boot floor panel also from styrene and glued
the
spare wheel housing in place. Then I made a fitting check.
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02 March 2013:
The
parcel shelf of the Italeri kit was different from how it should be, so
I had to make a separate part to correct the angled profile.
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First, I had to shape the bulge
to
hide the fuel filler pipe. I carved the edge of some wooden block and
shaped the styrene part by heating and pressing. Next step
was to
make the pressing at the center. I made the female part from styrene
sheet and the smaller male part from galvanized steel.
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After
positioning the panel on the female die, I applied pressure on the
male, heated by a soldering gun. The central pressing was now done.
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After
glueing of the parcel shelf on the base, I made a
fit-check with the body.
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I covered the
engine bay gap with styrene sheet, so that I would be able to glue the
embossings of the engine, gearbox etc. |
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09 March 2013:
I prepared the rear
axle and glued on the rear part of the floor panel, with a fitting
check.
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10 March 2013:
I manufactured a
wheel, made a mold and produced a resin sample.
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11 March 2013:
For
the rear suspension, I wound a piece of wire over plastic tubing,
applied CA glue to fill between the wire and pipe, then wrapped the
whole with teflon band to guarantee no gaps in between. Then I glued
them inside the rear wheel well.
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12 March 2013:
Since the
embossings on the floor panel were not realistic, I shaved them off.
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Shaving the
material proved to leave too thin material, so I cut them off and
filled the gaps with styrene sheets.
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13 March 2013:
I prepared new
parts (at least more authentic than before) and glued under the floor
panel.
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I prepared the
rearmost exhaust pipe and the silencer, then glued on the rear floor
panel.
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