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Title: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: Rob Hart on July 15, 2021, 02:32:45 AM

1/43 Model Factory Hiro kit. White metal and photo-etch save the windshield and tires:

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/DSC04430.JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/8030fe3a-14db-40a1-8cf9-23e4d1362638)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/DSC04429.JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/b3d48756-011c-4aef-9ca6-f0777eb86a77)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/DSC04428.JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/ddec235d-9bc0-4a0f-9c91-b68c1c69f9ab)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/(edited)_lancia_6(1).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/7918dc16-54d6-49c6-92f5-77092c84a55a)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/(edited)_lancia_d_50_front_.75.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/bf7ecfaf-96d3-4aa0-8866-4fec0d1f264e)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/(edited)_(edited)_lancia_11.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/88ea8aee-7c00-436d-99f4-168debbb1592)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/(edited)_lancia_9.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/4e025ac7-4bf9-476c-816a-849972d98b4d)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/(edited)_lancia_14(1).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/rlhart13/p/b1702a58-538a-46eb-8391-4d4186b4a69c)

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: kensar on July 15, 2021, 06:30:59 AM

VERY nicely done, Rob.  I know how difficult white metal can be to work with, and in this scale!  Nice detail!

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: Dave Brewer on July 15, 2021, 10:34:19 AM

Simply beautiful Rob, thanks for posting.
Cheers,
Dave.

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: hsmed on July 15, 2021, 04:20:26 PM

Beautiful little thing :) Fantastic work.

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: dr 1 ace on July 19, 2021, 01:01:24 AM

Great work !

Ed

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: WD on July 20, 2021, 10:46:37 AM

Beautiful!  Such wonderful work, and was was said, in this scale AND in white metal!

A racer from when men were men!

WD

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: Manni on July 20, 2021, 04:31:25 PM

Wonderful work, Rob. The steering wheel and the windshield are great.
Bye Manni

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: Alexis on July 29, 2021, 09:43:32 PM

Wow , that is really tiny and so well done !

Alexis

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: MoFo on July 30, 2021, 06:36:03 AM

Nice build, though that slanted engine will never not look weird!

Any advice for someone with the kit near the top of their stash?

Title: Re: 1955 Lancia D50
Post by: Rob Hart on July 30, 2021, 10:51:54 AM

It was a very fiddly build. The rear suspension/transaxle assembly is really challenging. Test fit, test fit, test fit. Each wheel has six layers of photo-etched spokes (2 of which have to be formed into cone shapes), and four turned aluminum rims and hubs. I initially viewed them with much trepidation, but after building the rest of the model, they were a piece of cake.