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05-03-2013, 05:43 AM
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Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
          This is the ancient Aurora kit, re-issued by Monogram in the 90s. It's actually pretty good plastic, with plenty of detail to work with. The opening doors, bonnet and boot bring their own issues, but the end result is rather nice compared to today's buttoned-up kerbside kits with aerodynamic under trays. As you can see, there's a fair bit of work to fine-tune the kit into a more accurate representation of the original classic, which is a truly beautiful, and very purposeful looking GT car. The windscreen is still not right -- it should be more upright, and the base is much more semi-circular, not the large rectangular cut-out Aurora gave us. Personally, I think all the shape issues in this area come from placing the firewall to make room for the operating door hinges, which mean that it's too far forward. The engine is nice, and a bit of time with wiring pays big dividends. Many thanks to Skip Jordan who has been nudging me to give this a try for a couple of years, provided invaluable reference resources, and acted as chief cheerleader along the way. I'm now going to go away and build something from a state of the art kit, out of the box, before I even THINK about tackling the Singer 911 kit-bash... bestest, M. Last edited by mattbacon; 05-03-2013 at 05:44 AM. Reason: get the scale right! 
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05-03-2013, 06:08 AM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
this is real wonderful Matt, bravo.
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05-03-2013, 08:28 AM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
Wonderful!!
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05-03-2013, 10:44 AM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
Beautiful!!!
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05-03-2013, 01:39 PM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
Kudos for tackling that kit, it has been in my stash for 15 years and I never got the desire to do everything that needs to be corrected or re-engineered.
Yours looks great, grats!
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05-04-2013, 09:15 AM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
followed the WIP, great work
Paul
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05-04-2013, 09:44 AM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
Thanks for all the positive comments, everyone. It was worth the extra effort to do justice to the lines of this lovely (and if Leno is to be believed, undervalued) classic car. This is no contest winner, but I might put it on a few tables just so other people can see what you can do with some of these "classic kits" as a starting point.
I've picked up a Mondo 1/24 diecast of the 2009 Maserati Gran Turismo very cheaply, which is in the paint stripper as we speak. I shall finish that in the same colours as this one, as a companion. And I think it'll probably be a 240Z OOB next -- the body has been painted for a while, and it's a nice, straightforward Hasegawa build... Thanks again for your support! bestest, M.
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05-04-2013, 06:25 PM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
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05-06-2013, 03:39 AM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
The black part of the front window seal could be a bit straighter, but apart from that the car turned out extremely well. Congrats on all the modifications and the overall appearance.
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05-06-2013, 04:36 AM
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Re: Maserati 3500 GTI -- Monogram 1/25
came out looking great Matt! love these older classic cars being done! bravo!
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