Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Roadster 1:12 scale

[Vic Balshaw]

Having finished both my night fighter Falco IIs I thought I'd fill in the time till the next GB with an Italeri Alfa Romeo Roadster. I rather like these old cars this one being from the 1930s and has an 8-cylinder in line supercharged engine which was considered very "state of the art" at that time.

The box art, content and instruction book.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

So on with the build, the kit comprising of the following sprue and extras.

 

[Wurger]

 

[herman1rg]

There's some proper thin parts on those sprues.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

There's some proper thin parts on those sprues.

There certainly are and in keeping with the age old tradition the manufacturers have them attached to the sprue in the most inappropriate places. Detaching and spraying is going to br a bummer.

 

[Airframes]

Nice one Vic. I've often fancied doing this kit myself.

 

[herman1rg]

There certainly are and in keeping with the age old tradition the manufacturers have them attached to the sprue in the most inappropriate places. Detaching and spraying is going to br a bummer.

I feel your pain Brother

 

[Vic Balshaw]

So let the build begin.
Pic 1. The chassis the red parts will be assembled, the others on the little whit bits of paper I'm going to paint in a different colour to the chassis.
Pic 2. The assembled chassis and those little extra bits.

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

nice

 

[Airframes]

Somewhere, I should have some 35mm transparencies, taken in the early 1980's of one of these. A friend at the local Aero Club owned one (along with a Hispano Suiza and other exotic stuff), and gave me a ride in it. Great experience.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Somewhere, I should have some 35mm transparencies, taken in the early 1980's of one of these. A friend at the local Aero Club owned one (along with a Hispano Suiza and other exotic stuff), and gave me a ride in it. Great experience.

Lucky you Terry, I'd have loved to just hear the engine ticking over let alone have a ride in it. I would love to get the Italeri Bugatti 35B model, but display room would be a problem.

 

[manta22]

This is a design that my friend Dave Cummins created to fit on an 8C 2300 chassis. It is his own model work- built from scratch.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Now this is what I call modelling at its best. Your friend has my admiration and it is a beautiful car.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

These are all the bit that will make up the chassis, suspension and rear axle drive shaft.

Next up a mammoth spray session but first off an undercoat for the red parts, the plastic being a very shiny red and certainly not the colour I'm wanting for the finished car.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Vic!

 

[manta22]

Now this is what I call modelling at its best. Your friend has my admiration and it is a beautiful car.

I should tell you that the fellow who built that model also designed it . He is Dave Cummins- retired Chrysler chief stylist. A very talented man.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Got some more done today, a bit more spraying, I say a bit more but it was a good couple hour masked up.
The chassis, suspension and rear axle all done ready for assembly.

The components that make up just one of the six spring dampers (I think that is what they are).

 

[Wurger]