Fiat Competition Fuel Coupe

[BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON]

Fiat Competition Fuel Coupe

This was my fourth and last entry in the 2018 TRaK Autorama, which had 4 categories, Hot Rod, Street, Competition and Custom. I managed one in each but this one, in Competition, crashed and burned at the 11th hour with a huge paint malfunction. Fortunately, I was far from the only one with last minute problems and the judges decided to extend the December 31st deadline to January 19th 2019. With the extra two weeks I sanded the resin body down to a smooth, even surface and repainted it. Without a complete set of the original custom printed decals I landed simplifying the graphics design a bit but everyone who followed the project seemed to think it actually looked better as a result.

Here are the build particulars along with additional photos.

Thanx for lookin’,
B.

• Base kit: MPC Ramchargers FED: Chassis, rear end, interior controls and seat
• Body: Chopped Fiat Competition Coupe by Fremont Resins, including medium wheelbase nose option. Roof and rear window areas added using styrene sheet.
• Motor and clutch: 392 Chrysler from AMT Piranha kit. Scot Super Slot injection by Altered States Models
• Front Suspension and steering: From Revell Tony Nancy ,Double Dragster kit.
• Rear Wheels and Tires: Wheels from Tony Nancy kit, AMT Parts Pack Tires
• Front Wheels and Tires: TruWire hand laced wire wheels by Curt Raitz at miniscurtraitzing.com, Dunlop tires from Tony Nancy Kit.
• Paint: Tamiya Transparent Red over Testors Pure Gold lacquer. Tamiya clear coats over delf-design and custom printed gold decals.

[BADSEED]

Bernard that looks awesome! Really feels 60’s drag race !

[BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON]

Thanks so much, Gary. The past 12 months have at last seen real progress in my paint and finish skills, even though the paint blew up on me on this one the first time. I'm finally getting some confidence in application and masking techniques and something resembling consistency. Your work has always been an inspiration to me even though I still don't use an airbrush.

[BRITBOY]

I've been waiting for this one to cross the finish line, and it's been worth the wait! That really looks the part and those front wheels just set it off perfectly. Neatsville daddio!

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I am digging this finshed build
You captured the feel of those
60s comp dragsters

[KRAZY RICK]

Pretty darn slick - your hard work shows on this one Bernard !!

[BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON]

Thanks everyone. Starting with a resin aftermarket body is always going to make things more challenging, regardless of the initial quality of the casting - and this was a pretty good one, at that. Part of it is the resin material itself and the inevitably thicker surfaces, and part of it is that it's almost never a perfect fit to the intended donor kit. And in this case there really wasn't an "intended donor kit", just a variety of kits that were supposed to sort of fit. But there's something especially satisfying about finishing up with a believable model that doesn't exist out of a box. This project definitely took every trick I had available in my modeler's toolbox, that's for sure!

Again, thanks for the kind words. It's mucho appreciated.

[JOHNNY "VEGA" VERKERK]

LOOKS FANTASTIC!!!! Really digging those front wheels!!!