Diorama "Mille Miglia 1931"

[challenger77]

Hello,
i have started big Project, a different theme for a Diorama, rarley seen.
i will build a Scene from the 1000 miles Race 1931 trough Italy. This was held from 1927 on to 1957, 1000 Miles in one Day ! then it was cancelled, much to dangerous a race on normal Streets with also normal traffic, there where severeal heavy Accidents and dead People. Today this "race" is a historic Event , held on the classic Route but in 4 days.

Okay so, i use the old Matchboxkit Mercedes SSKL as rudi Carraciolas/ Werner Sebastians (Mechanic) Ride to Victory and a much older , around 1966, kit from Pyro for the second placed Alfa 6c with Giuseppe Campari behind the Wheel and his Mechanic Attilio Maroni.

And the Airfix Kits Alfa 8C for Tazio Nuvolaris Car, Bugatti T35 to represent the T37 of Emilio Romano

And not to forget Peters fantastic Wheels !I love 'em !
Here is how Matchbox Kit look, for the Age and Scale not so Bad , i have seen Carkits in 1/24 from Today they look not as good....some Flaws are here, so the fenders where a dark Red not Black, some Details are a bit crude. And some details that are on all Modelkits and diecasts wrong or absence.
So to much holes in the Chassis, wrong Size of  Box and Can on the Passengerside, absence from Racenumbers on the Backfenders also the lack of the Registration/Licenceplate on Backside of the cars.














Well the Alfa is another Thing, the overall Dimensions are right, only the Fenders must cut down,  but crude Details. See the 2 half Wheels, no Spokes just plain Plastic......








Airfix Alfa 8c to represent Alfa 8C 2300 Tazio Nuvolari / Guidotti, very well detailed, especially for the Year 1975 ! Airfix made the Lungo ( the long ) Wheelbase car that raced in this Form le mans, so first i must cut it down.







Airfix Bugatti, will be the Bugatti T37 Modificata 1100  Emilio Romano / Pirlo, sadly no Pic from the Originalcar....Only real optic change is the Radiator, the T37 uses a smaller One and a big Windscreen .

[challenger77]

And a Tryout with the real Ones

Thanks for looking !

[olivier]

very impressive work !! I'd like to see the overall job when it will be ended .

[challenger77]

I began the work on the MB SSKL. The matchbox Kit has a good fit and is finly detailed,but in a few Spots they are wrong. As all Modelmanufacturers , even CMC, they molded too much Holes in the Frame, on Original pics you can spot somewhat like a Sheet over the Holes, so i build this with thin Plasticard. Drilled the remaind holes with 0.5 and 1.00 mm and also rebuild the Frontdamperrod




And i have the Idea to light all this Stuff up, but no Idea how to get this done .......

[Chris Wright]

Roland,

Please from now on CARS ONLY.

Please no diorama's in progress.

[kalbfellp]

These pics need to be resized to about 1000 pixels wide so they will load, some are about 3 times that and take too long to load,

[challenger77]

Apr 3, 2018 22:07:27 GMT Chris Wright said:

Roland,

Please from now on CARS ONLY.

Please no diorama's in progress.

Hi Chris
I post it here ,because you want it so.
See your message from the formula one forum

"Hi Harry,

The thread "static Diorama Mille Miglia 1931" realy does not belong on the FORMULA ONE FORUM.

However it wouls be better place on the "THE SPORTS CAR ONE-THIRTY-TWO SCRATCHBUILD FORUM"

If you are not a member there, could you please join and post your EXCELLENT thread there.


Thanks in advance,

Chris"

But if you dont want ,so delete the whole post
Regards
HARRY

[Chris Wright]

Roland, with respect I agree I did ask you to post your Diorama's here.

You can continue to do so, but please reduce the size of your photo's, as these HUGE files are jamming up the forum, they take a very long time to download.

I hope you understand. Please reduce the photo's to a 6" X 8" approx size. (inches)

Thanks

Chris

[challenger77]

ohh, sorry about that. i have copied the whole Thread from the F1 Forum. Didnt see that this are that big.....

regards

HARRY

[challenger77]

Hello Guys, hope you are all safe from this Pandemic !

its a very long Time since i posted her, i dont work on this big Thing until last Years March lockdown. A singleman alone at home....so go to build something.

I have done the first car. A Airfix Bugatti 35 B, try to modified it to the 37 A . Its the only Car on this Diorama i couldnt find out anything more than the Drivers names, what Car it was and the Racenumbers, so its a bit Fantasy. First thing i close the Hole on the Bonnet, that was for the Supercharger fittet Eingines, and sand down the Radiator to imitate de small ones fittet on the T37. All other ist straight from the Box, only added a Winsdshield, Wire Brakelines and for the Headlights and the single Cockpitlamp prewired SMD LED , the smallest on the Market.The Mudguards where on the 1932th Car very small, so i think it was also a year earlier, sand them down and change the brittle Plasticrods to wire. Changed the Airfixdriver a little bit and scratched from various Parts the Codriver with a Immense Miniatures Head. OK lets see the Pics i hear you yell...here we go ;-)

on to the Spraybooth..............i used Vallejo Aircolor and a Clubfriend prints the few Decals for this Project.

A few Etchparts for the Hoodbelts , the Belts itself are Tamiya Tape and a Metalring for the Tirestrap on the left Side, thats all additional Parts.













and at last it sits under the Doorway with aEnginefailure....the Smoke is made out of a little bit Cotton Wool

one more Time with all Lights on :-D , now going on to the next Car, Airfix Alfa Romeo 8C.



Hope you enjoy and stay Healthy !

[Chris Wright]

Fantastic work!!!!!!!

[challenger77]

Thanks Mate

On Face Book is the whole WIP so far  www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203232494610178&type=3

[challenger77]

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Hello Guys 😄 after some Weeks of gluing, carving, casting, painting, some Try and Error Issues, the second Car get near finisch. its a Pyrokit from 1966, it should represent the famous Alfa Romeo 6C1750 GS Zagato with Giuseppe Campari on the Wheel.. The overall Shape is not Bad, but due the Age of this Kit, Details are rare or simply not there. So the Wheels are 2 Plasticdiscs with engraved, but not see-throug Spokes, only the Driver Side Door was there, the Spare Wheels sit way to high on the Reardeck and so on. So all on the kit, thas not red, i have added. Casted some Side vents, added Wire for Steering and Breaking Linkage with Parts from old Tankkits and so on. Figures are altered ones from Penelepoe Pitlane.The Rims are absolutly Stunning Turn Alloys with Etched Spokes from Peter Saeger-Thomas

After i Paint this little Thing, i have to rebuild it partially, because i killed the superthin wires on one Side , so the "Lamps" dont light up...😡..

This Car has a Light for the licensplate also. I build it with some Brass from a Etchpart and a small Tube.







Brass Tubes , in this case square ones, also used for the Frontlightbar



The Cooler is also a bit Weird, so a real Mesh got there. In reality this was a bit before the Cooler, but there is simply no Space to do it right....









First try how it looks and if the Lights are functional







After this Test, I also recreate the Windowframe with add-on Side Mirror/Lamp , the Original Kitpart looks simply odd.







fresh out of the Paintbox and after the Rebuild

The "Devils Eyes" where a real Challenge............an the folded Roof....build something like a Frame with thin Wire and added self Adheshishe Plaster.









Next Step are the Pilots, Alfa has fitte his Drivers with very professional dark red Overalls.I try to get close to the Original.







Now for the "Devils Eyes" , they are a Legend, but nothing more than Dustcovers. Removed for Nightdrive and use the Headlights. After some Trys with heated Foil, i go with Furniture Stoppers. For me they do the Part. Too Bad , the LED bent a bit so the little Alfa squint a bit. The Parts are so secure cemented , i cannot correct this







Added etched Handles and Fittings,



FORZA ALFA !

Kind Regards from Vienna !

[hafsanoor12]

Creating a diorama of the 1931 Mille Miglia race can be a fascinating and historically rich project. The Mille Miglia was an open-road endurance race that took place in Italy from 1927 to 1957 and then revived as a regularity race in the 1980s. For more visit at astro-sol.co/