Protar FIAT 806 1500CC Bj. 1927 1/12

[Capri-Schorsch]

Hello,

here is my next project.
Its my first Protar and im a little bit nerveus about the fitting of the parts!
I bought it from a guy at the www.modellboard.net forum.It was really,really cheap.Thanks a lot to them!



I removed all the red paint from the parts.The paint was really thick and i had fear that there all details are loosing.



Just fitting the cockpit part.



You can see that the rivets are not so good build.I think th epaint is going to remove the sharpness.So i decided to use real rivets like my Honda Ra.
The metal is really thick and i use a 0,5mm drill.I must be very patiently with it.




The engine is allmost build from th eguy i bought it.Its ok.I only remove the parts that not glued and will paint it with filler.



Take a look inside the box.Many parts are falling around,but i think its all there.



This is one of the things that i dont like!
The enginecovers are made with a outside hinge!
Thats crap!
I will change it,i still dont know how,but i change it!

Today i bought at a hardwareshop sparycans for the red parts.
I will test it at the time and than i see if its ok or not.

Enough for now,i will go on with the work! :mrgreen:

best regards
Christian

[CrateCruncher]

Nice subject Capri! This kit is super rare and much more challenging than any Tamiya kit. (Probably why the last guy gave up.)

The outside piano hinge on the engine covers is correct but way way way out of scale unfortunately. I haven't started my kit yet but figured to replace it with hypodermic tube and fine wire. It's going to be difficult to paint without it chipping off too. On the positive side, your castings look sharp. Some of these kits have engine covers with short-shot louvers that are practically impossible to repair.

Another thing I thought of doing is to replace all the brown plastic parts with real basswood. That would really add a lot.

Have you found any good photo's of the real car? I understand it was destroyed.

[Capri-Schorsch]

Hi,

most pics i found shows models from the car.Only 3-4 pics in black&white from the original car.
On that original pics are no piano hinge on the outside.
Do you have some pics from that?
I also thought about to replace that woodsticker inside the cockpit.Maybee i use real wood.But till that point ist a long way to go.

If you have some pice from that hinge,please send it to.

best regards
Christian

[CrateCruncher]

[Capri-Schorsch]

Hello,

i got this picture at home.
My thought was that the piano hinge was not there.I mean that that gap comes from the fitting thats not correct.

I dont know how i can say it.My english is limited.

I really think that the hinge is inside the car.




Maybee your are right.What kond of material will you use for the hinge?
I think about to clue on of the hoods and made only one the open.

Christian

[LeeABC]

Hi Capri, I made this kit some 25 years ago and it fitted together very well and is now sat in my Dads lounge still looking good. The hinge is correct and looks fine when finished, some of the moving parts could do with scratch made replacements. You will see what I mean later in your build.
Good Luck,
Lee

[tony126c2]

Hi Christian,

Did you look at Dieter Knupfer for his fine hinges?

Ton

[Capri-Schorsch]

Originally Posted by tony126c2

Hi Christian,

Did you look at Dieter Knupfer for his fine hinges?

Ton

Yes,i am a good customer of his great work.
He has good hinges,but no piano hinge that i found there?
I think i take a normal hinge inside and close the ohter side.

But one thing is shure.The Protar hinge is not the correct size.

Christian

[tony126c2]

He has good hinges,but no piano hinge that i found there?

You are right! But I have seen them somewhere

[jaykay640]

Looking at the picture CrateCruncher posted above i'd say the piano hinge is on the outside. There's this thin round looking line running along the centre line of the bonnet....!?
Have you considered doing the hinge from scratch? I think it should be doable with some 0,1mm sheet of brass or nickel silver and an appropriately sized wire.

[Capri-Schorsch]

Wow,i dont think that a 0,1mm brass has enough power to hold the 2 hoods.
They are realy heavy.

Im not shure what im going to do.
If anyone knows a shop who has a very small hinge,please let me know.

Maybee i will use this for the hinge?

http://www.knupfershop.de/shop/index...a7&cp_tpl=main

But now i will say bye.Im the next 3 days in holiday.

best regards
Christian

[cinqster]

Originally Posted by Capri-Schorsch

Love they way the driver casually has his arm resting on the exhaust heat shield. The original Bentley Boy, Henry 'Tim' Birkin died from burning his arm on a exhaust like this...nutters!

[CrateCruncher]

Originally Posted by jaykay640

Have you considered doing the hinge from scratch? I think it should be doable with some 0,1mm sheet of brass or nickel silver and an appropriately sized wire.

Kinda like this?

[jaykay640]

Exactly! :-)

[tony126c2]

Christian,

You could glue several of these in a row with only one rod to keep them together