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Offline Rob Hart

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1955 Lancia D50
« on: July 15, 2021, 02:32:45 AM »
1/43 Model Factory Hiro kit. White metal and photo-etch save the windshield and tires:


















Offline kensar

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #1 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!

Offline Dave Brewer

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2021, 10:34:19 AM »
Simply beautiful Rob, thanks for posting.
Cheers,
Dave.

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2021, 04:20:26 PM »
Beautiful little thing :) Fantastic work.

Offline dr 1 ace

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2021, 01:01:24 AM »
Great work !

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #5 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

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2021, 04:31:25 PM »
Wonderful work, Rob. The steering wheel and the windshield are great.
Bye Manni
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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2021, 09:43:32 PM »
Wow , that is really tiny and so well done !

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #8 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?

Offline Rob Hart

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Re: 1955 Lancia D50
« Reply #9 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.