1924 Bugatti 35 - 1/20 Double Build
Jan 29, 2020 15:06:00 GMT -5
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Post by plastheniker on Jan 29, 2020 15:06:00 GMT -5
Hi,
Some time ago I showed Monogram's outstanding 1/24 scale 1927 Bugatti 35B (B = supergcharged).
This new topic here, however, shows a pair of 1924 Bugattis 35 (no B, thus naturally aspirated) in 1/20, based on two crude Casadio/Revival kits, built as usual as one detailed chassis and one complete vehicle.
These Bugatti kits were among my poorest Casadio/Revival kits. I suppose that my models are now 20 years old but I still remember that besides the typical Casadio/Revival shortcomings even by Casadio/Revival standards most parts were particularly crude or simplified, and many parts were not replicated at all. Moreover these were the only kits where nickle-plating had unremovable black stains and chrome-plating flaked off. All tires were unusuable. Built OOB the finished model would have looked more like a toy than a model. This said, the high price of appr. 250.00 DM per kit I had to pay in the nineties for my Casadio/Revival kits here in Germany turned out to be really annoying at least for the Bugatti kits. An average Tamiya 1/20 kit was about 40.00 DM in those days.
Some time ago I showed Monogram's outstanding 1/24 scale 1927 Bugatti 35B (B = supergcharged).
This new topic here, however, shows a pair of 1924 Bugattis 35 (no B, thus naturally aspirated) in 1/20, based on two crude Casadio/Revival kits, built as usual as one detailed chassis and one complete vehicle.
These Bugatti kits were among my poorest Casadio/Revival kits. I suppose that my models are now 20 years old but I still remember that besides the typical Casadio/Revival shortcomings even by Casadio/Revival standards most parts were particularly crude or simplified, and many parts were not replicated at all. Moreover these were the only kits where nickle-plating had unremovable black stains and chrome-plating flaked off. All tires were unusuable. Built OOB the finished model would have looked more like a toy than a model. This said, the high price of appr. 250.00 DM per kit I had to pay in the nineties for my Casadio/Revival kits here in Germany turned out to be really annoying at least for the Bugatti kits. An average Tamiya 1/20 kit was about 40.00 DM in those days.
Most important all crucial measurements of the model were correct. The 1:1 Bugatti was a very small and simple car by comparison. Therefore these models were less time-consuming than my other Casadio/Revival models despite the abysmal parts quality. Nevertheless a lot of correcting, replacing and detailing was neccessary. Today Google and Alclad/Molotow would save a lot of time.
