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#1 Posted : 02 January 2022 00:09:18

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Looking good Ken

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#2 Posted : 02 January 2022 21:22:34

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Hi all time to start this Christmas present

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#3 Posted : 02 January 2022 21:36:50

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More progress

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#4 Posted : 03 January 2022 06:07:46

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Nice start! Looks like it’ll be a nice kit.

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#5 Posted : 03 January 2022 10:21:17

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Looking good Ken.
Just wondering though, is the front spring shackle upside down?
It seems to be opposite to the rear shackle.

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#6 Posted : 03 January 2022 13:34:50

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Watching with interest; how good are spoke wheel castings, are there aftermarket real wire spoke wheel available?

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#7 Posted : 04 January 2022 22:00:57

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Yes Roy I thought that strange but it is according to the instructions.
Dustin there are after market wheels for it but I think the wheels look fine that come with the kit so I will be using those, although I have bought a lock wire bolt kit for it.
more work on the engine, the pipework is supposed to be gunmetal (why? Surley it would be steel or ally) anyway I decided for a bit of interest I would do it copper.

Added some weathering to the engine.

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#8 Posted : 09 January 2022 20:24:39

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More work on the Alfa.

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#9 Posted : 11 January 2022 21:50:17

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More work on this.

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#10 Posted : 12 January 2022 18:49:35

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Eagle wrote:

Watching with interest; how good are spoke wheel castings, are there aftermarket real wire spoke wheel available?

There are!

https://www.cybermodeler...un/detail_un_alfa.shtml

I have a set, and they are SWEET!

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#11 Posted : 13 January 2022 14:10:21

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Nicely done so far, nice details in the screw and bolt heads too, other than the wheel lock is everything else box stock that you've done?

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#12 Posted : 13 January 2022 22:34:05

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Yes all out of the box (well apart from the added copper pipework) yes there are after market wheels available but I don't think there's much wrong either the kit ones, let's face it this will probably end up in the shed, if my skills were upto someone commissioning me to build a model for them maybe I would go for A/M parts (or maybe not, not much skill in attaching A/M parts) I will admit I have bought the wire locking bolt kit for this.but again it will only end up in the shed.

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#13 Posted : 14 January 2022 22:09:56

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Hi all rear dampers done WAPITA

Pleased they're done but they took ages.

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#14 Posted : 15 January 2022 10:38:27

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Just catching up with this Ken, very nice work. Love

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#15 Posted : 18 January 2022 22:02:44

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Hi all there are upgrade kits for the wheels of this kit but I honestly can see nothing wrong with the kit ones, they don't even need cleaning no flash of anything.

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#16 Posted : 20 January 2022 21:51:29

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Tried some of the body panels on.

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#17 Posted : 23 January 2022 23:53:53

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More trials of the body fit (I really love this kit)

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#18 Posted : 24 January 2022 16:22:05

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Looking really nice Ken.
Love that colour red... Love

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#19 Posted : 25 January 2022 09:39:18

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That's coming on very nicely Ken, A great looking model.
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#20 Posted : 31 January 2022 21:53:29

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More done to the Alfa added detail to the firewall (put the rubber strip round where the bonnet goes and some wires) added (or as much as I can see) the throttle linkage (not sure where to route the throttle linkage) all the pics I can find finish where it is now, obviously it must end up at the peddle but no idea how it goes from where it is now to the peddle.

Loving the detail on the grill (this from a man that hates PE

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