Some years ago, I presented here a couple of Giuliettas (Sprint and Spider), hand made out of carved wood by French modelism pioneer Raymond Daffaure, who used to be known under the "marque" RD Marmande. He carved 1/43 models on his kitchen table between 1958 and 1977, based on the few pub...

Indeed the AutoArt is a 2.0, but they announced years ago they would also make a GTV6 - never seen so far. Now the point is: the AutoArt is in the 100€ range (about 120 at full price when new), I wonder about the price of the Laudoracing. As now Fer presents the new 33 Periscopica by Tecnomodel, I s...

Very good idea to reproduce the 6C2500 Castagna. I hope the quality will be up to the latest standard by Matrix.

As for the SMEC 159 kit, I'll definitely keep it untouched. If I happen to find a second one, maybe when I get retired I'll carve a 159 out of it.

Let's go for a jump into the modelling archaeology. Into the time where a "kit" was not exactly what the word means today. Or at least where the contents of a kit were not what you would expect nowadays. We are in the early 50s, and the Alfa 159 is an almost current world champion. Then yo...

Here is again a comparison of three model kits of the early days. This time the subject is the Giulietta SZ, and the vintage is around 1978. All three look quite different from each other. Left to right: GP Studio, Progetto K, Mikansue. The first two are resin, the third is in white metal. http://im...

Back to the cradle of auto modelling. Already years ago, I was happy to show a very early model of Alfa Romeo P2 GP racer by Paddy Stanley , vintage 1967, moulded in GRP (Glass Fibre reinforced Plastic) in 20 ex. according to Stanley's own memories . Now I can have it sitting next to another Alfa P2...

Having seen it on Fer's newsletter, I have been interested in the Slot Classic 8C2900B Spider recently issued. Already sold out from factory, I could find one at one of their retailers, and indeed it has alot of appeal. I may be worth stressing how they paid close attention to the details ofthe very...

I have an original, quite rare, and nice Alfa miniature to show, recently acquired after I missed a couple of opportunities over the years. It is actually not exactly an Alfa Romeo scale model, but a table lighter! It is a Japan made, Swank lighter, nicely reproducing a Canguro. http://im5.freeforum...

Nice but... how about the reg. plate different front and rear?

Yes, windshield splitted with thin silver frames instead of resin cast, orange ones would improve. But also the rounded shape of the front end and less caricatural headlamps would have upgraded a nicely crafted thing into a proper model. OK, I take it for what it is. After all, the Gila AR140AF does...

You are right. I'm convinced these were not variations between batches, but modifications along their long lifetime. It seems clear to me as for the bumpers. But still, the shape of the front end can best be described as an evocation.

With my long term involvement in the Alfa trolleybusses history (see KB104), I couldn't resist at long the offer on eBay of a resin model of the AR140AF Casaro-bodied from Athens. I made an offer and got one, arrived recently at home. This is what the model actually looks like: http://im5.freeforumz...

A true rarity today. Well, an ugly one actually.

This is an Elvip Giulietta TI, made in Greece, 1962.





More pictures of the Elvip Giulietta

Showing a piece of model history: early days of resin model kits. This is a resin kit by MANOU, a model shop active in Le Mans from 1967 up to end 2015, run by Mr Simonet. I had seen this TZ2 only in listings until I came across this example. Catalogue reference indicated as 308. Interestingly, the ...

Brilliant! For me there's no doubt that my assembled model is indeed the same as your GPM kit. Everything fits, from the small wheels to the shape of the cowl, the place where the steering rod has to be glued, and the overall rounded shape of the body. Also same louvres on the apron, same front cros...