Hello folks.
Here we are again, another thread, another corpse.
This time I decided to finish another leftover that has been lurking in the stash for some years, a 234/4 from Italeri. This 234 is so simple compared with the new offering from DML that you might be wondering why I don’t commit it to the trash bin and buy the DML one, right? Well, the answer is simple; for me it is more fun to scratch build what is missing and get it closer to the DML standards. (Not to mention that I love a challenge.) But enough of that, lets build!!
I’ll be using these as my reference as well as a set from Eduard.
The first thing I did was to make one tie rod that was missing from the suspension, so with various pieces of rods and plastic and my chopper the part was replaced in no time.
Here is a close up…
Having fixed that, I started working on the interior where most of the work will be required. First I used a chisel to remove all the moldings from the floor. Here you can see, to the left, how it was (terrible) and to the right how it is now (much better).
Then I proceeded to the details, the first one was the flange that holds the tail of the car attached to the body of the car. Interestingly, DML didn’t include this in their 234s. Here the tops still need to be trimmed.
I also added the bolts to the other side. The bolts are pieces of a 0.5mm hexagonal rod.
Continuing with the interior I started to work in the rear firewall and what I think is part of the fuel tank/transmission cover. I made the parts with .010 plastic sheet.
Next; the transmission housing. For this I used .040 plastic sheet and some other shapes from Plastruct.
Here you can see the whole assembly being dry fitted to check that it is square. You can also see the support bracket that goes at the end of the tranny.
More details added in the form of nuts and bolts, another part on top and what I guess if the fuel cap. Have you ever wondered where these cars have their fuel tanks?
A side shot so you can see the details better.
From the Eduard set I added that ventilation grate (access door?) and instrument panel to the firewall. The dials are printed in a piece of paper meant to be glued to the back of the PE panel but I inserted a piece of .010 clear styrene to represent the glass in the dials.
Here is a close up.
Next, from the Eduard set, the floor for the driver was built and glued in place. It still need some work but I think it coming along nicely.
And here it is inside the body while checking for clearances.
Thanks for viewing, comments are welcome.
Ruben
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