Hi guys, here comes my contribution to the cute trio. My entry is the same as Gridgirl's, Tamiya abarth 695ss reissued kit.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00867.jpg

This is the first time I have a real 1/24 fiat 500 on my hand, I can't tell how much I love it and how freakin' cute it is, so I just couldn't resist puting it beside my vast lady to get a size comparing although this had been down thousands of times.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00868.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00869.jpg

Looks like they're in different scale~ :lol:

Well as you know Tamiya kits are impressive and I have to say that some of their old kits are impressively horrible. When I testfit the engine cover I found that it just didn't fit at all. There're gaps all around especially a huge one on the top. This pic dosent tell too much of the issue though.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00870.jpg

After a lot of adjustments I got a decent result. I also opened the rear cooling grille at this step.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00872.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00873.jpg

Here's a preview of the car after mounting the wide wheel arches.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00874.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00875.jpg

The engine sucks too with gaps and shrinkings here and there. This is it after a lot of sanding and putty works.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC00876.jpg

I also removed the mold lines on the airduct on both sides.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC01028.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC01030.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC01026.jpg

Next up I scratchbuilt the exhaust end with Tamiya 3mm plastic rod to replace the really crappy one which is shown below.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC01031.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC01032.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/auw12/fiat%20abarth%20695ss/DSC01034.jpg

So much for this time. Thanks a lot for watching! OK now I should get back to the auditoria and watch the show brought by my two amazing friends! :lol:

You quite have two gold hands my buddy. All you don't make with tools like lathe and mill, ya do at the same or more quality by hands, incredible.

I'll ask how did you mill down so well engine grills, and how about those black on widened weel arches, photoshop or a kind of putty?

Is those magig carbon toothpaste from Korea that make your smile shine in 2 second? LOOOOOOOOOOOFL

ye... gold hands... actualy... very delicious...

good work ^_^

You quite have two gold hands my buddy. All you don't make with tools like lathe and mill, ya do at the same or more quality by hands, incredible.

I'll ask how did you mill down so well engine grills, and how about those black on widened weel arches, photoshop or a kind of putty?

Is those magig carbon toothpaste from Korea that make your smile shine in 2 second? LOOOOOOOOOOOFL

Thanks G. I just milled down the back of the engine grilles with my motor tool and them cut through the inner with modeling knife then sanded them smooth. The black wheel arches are molded on another plastic tree which was black, you'll see the same in Gridgirl's thread I believe. I use photoshop only to resize the pics or sometimes adjust the bright or contrast.:wink:

Already off to a good start, opening up the grill must have been a daunting task for so many tiny holes. Gold hands and gold eyes too.

Great start, this is a fun "little" kit!:)

Great start, this is a fun "little" kit!:)
Why don't you post yours? :)

NIce job as ever Tang :thumbsup:

wow, that kit is small... nice job Tang! I'll be very interested to see what you do with it. Now, what about the 'vast lady'?

That is indeed very small. The 612 looks like a whale next to the Abarth! Good luck with your micromodelling project!!!

I have this kit on my "to do" pile. It's really nice, despite the odd size compared, for example, with my Merc S600. The exaust pipe enhancement is a very clever (and needed too) addition. I'm sure it will be very noticeable once the model is finished.

Looks like you're of to a good start there, Tang. I'm a bit surprised to hear of your fit issues. How did you cone the plastic rod for the exhausts?

Gonna tell us anything about your plans for this one?

This is a cool little car and should be great when finished. It's so small, I think you should have make two.

HI MR 12 haha. I didnt see this in IMX365.
very nice.

I "stole" your idea of opening up the cooling grill. Before I cut all the way through I did a test fit. I found that the vents open up into the interior and not into the engine compartment?:uhoh: Were you planning on putting a panel behind it?
Dan

How did you cone the plastic rod for the exhausts?

Hi Andy, remember my cute power tool which I used to make the 612 shift handle and the side turnning lamp? She pretends to be my lathe sometimes :rofl: ~

About this project I haven't planned a lot, I think it will be almost OOB expect some touch ups here and there, all the regular stuff, nothing special. But I'll play a bit with the color scheme, something Chinese, perhaps, you'll see~:lol:

I "stole" your idea of opening up the cooling grill. Before I cut all the way through I did a test fit. I found that the vents open up into the interior and not into the engine compartment?:uhoh: Were you planning on putting a panel behind it?
Dan

Hi Dan, I haven't noticed too much about where the vents opening up into, my reference material didn't tell me much about this, I guess I'll watch Gio and Gridgirls' process and steal something~:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Tiny car......... but big modifications, this is going to be good.