Alfa Romeo Tipo 33

[Rich Chernosky]

This is Otaki's 1/16 scale version of the Alfa Romeo 33.  I have had this kit for quite awhile and recently did some of the bodywork mods and painted it. Color is Tamiya TS42 Gunmetal. Hood center is a combination of TS38 silver, Ts71 Smoke and TS13 gloss Black. This was all clear coated with Krylon latex clear.  This is an interesting clear as it dries very hard but takes a long time to cure.  I recently sanded and polished it out and once that was done   it was the incentive to finish it.  And interesting and now rare early Japanese kit that had many features I enjoy.  These include all oipening doors, engine cover and front bodywork, working steering and suspension and working head and tail lights.  Kit was also motorized and the motor was well hidden and allowed some good detail on the engine. more details in the picture captions. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

Chassis ready for the completed bodywork. I re-engineered the cockpit sides, removing them from the chassis and attaching them to the upper bodywork. This allowed me to fill the seam in for a smoother body.

Engine was quite detailed for a motorized kit. The motor is in front of the dash and is connected to the gearbox with a long shaft. I added fuel lines and ignition wiring. The tail pipe ends are chrome tubing from a radio antenna.  Yes, the suspension works and the motor runs. 

Front end aslo had some good detail and was fairly true to the real car. It all fit and works quite nicely.

Interior was fairly well detailed. Interesting placement of the gear shift. Seatbelts came from the spares. Carpet is red flocking over flat red paint. Color is Tamiya LS79 flat red. 

Finished car on its wheels. Can't say I was too happy with the tires and wheels in this kit. If I ever find a replacement they are removable.  I replaced the grain-of-wheat bulbs with LED's. Much better. The bodywork fit quite well, especially the doors.

Rear veiw with the passenger door open and tail lights on. 

The body actually fits tighter than this photo. Moving it around for the pictures loosened them up. I like the stance of this car and no adjustment was necessary.  A cool kit and a nice addition to my Alfa collection. Thanks for looking. 

 

[Gramps46]

Beautiful job!

[bbowser]

I always enjoy viewing your work Rich and this is no exception.  Well done!

[PappyD340]

Great looking Alfa Romeo!

[Dave B]

That looks great Rich, an incentive to rebuild my 1/16 after I finish the 1/24 that is!! Forgot it had so much detail, and you're right about the wheels and tires.

Dave B

[Rich Chernosky]

15 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Beautiful job!

Gary..your praise is always appreciaated.

 

 

15 hours ago, bbowser said:

I always enjoy viewing your work Rich and this is no exception.  Well done!

My pleasure Bruce...thank you

 

14 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Great looking Alfa Romeo!

Thank you

 

 

14 hours ago, Dave B said:

That looks great Rich, an incentive to rebuild my 1/16 after I finish the 1/24 that is!! Forgot it had so much detail, and you're right about the wheels and tires.

Dave B

Thank Dave. Knew you built one of these from your response in your WIP. Will be interested to see your take on this kit. Thanks for the comment.  And let me know if you find a better set of wheels/tires.

 

[1959scudetto]

Good-looking old kit, Rich !

IIRC, in the 90's, Fujimi had a 1/16 Alfa Tipo 33 in their catalog - could this be a re-pop of the old Otaki kit?

By the way, Jason Hupin (= Jack modeling) makes Alfa GTAm wheels with up to 30 mm diameter and has also fitting tires (Goodyear, Dunlop etc.) - check it out:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/185976415183

 

 

Edited November 21, 2024 by 1959scudetto

[Bainford]

Cool build, Rich. These old Japanese kits are interesting, and probably a bit of a chore to get together right. Great to see all of the included features functioning. Nice work.

[Rich Chernosky]

8 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Good-looking old kit, Rich !

IIRC, in the 90's, Fujimi had a 1/16 Alfa Tipo 33 in their catalog - could this be a re-pop of the old Otaki kit?

By the way, Jason Hupin (= Jack modeling) makes Alfa GTAm wheels with up to 30 mm diameter and has also fitting tires (Goodyear, Dunlop etc.) - check it out:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/185976415183

Many thanks Helmut. Got a set ordered. I may just use the centers and machine an outer rim. We'll see when they get here.  That's a good possibility that Fujimi  used their molds and re-packaged it. That was pretty common back then. 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Bainford said:

Cool build, Rich. These old Japanese kits are interesting, and probably a bit of a chore to get together right. Great to see all of the included features functioning. Nice work.

Thanks Trevor.  I have a lot of those early Japanese kits and have been building them on and off over the years.  Yah they are a bit of a chore but well worth it in the end because they are so unique.  And I really do enjoy making things work. 

 

[Bugatti Fan]

Nice one Rich !

[Mike 1017]

BEAUTIFULL !!!

[Dave B]

Rich, appears to be the same kit but mine has vented rear guards which reflect the prototype? Found the tyres now need to procure wheels.

After 45+ years it's a little broken but restorable.

Dave

PS, we have both wired the plug leads incorrectly, each distributor supplies each of the 8 cylinders. Have to fix mine!!

[Rich Chernosky]

On 11/22/2024 at 5:19 AM, Bugatti Fan said:

Nice one Rich !

Noel, Thank you

 

On 11/22/2024 at 12:17 PM, Mike 1017 said:

BEAUTIFULL !!!

THANKS

 

 

16 hours ago, Dave B said:

Rich, appears to be the same kit but mine has vented rear guards which reflect the prototype? Found the tyres now need to procure wheels.

After 45+ years it's a little broken but restorable.

Dave

PS, we have both wired the plug leads incorrectly, each distributor supplies each of the 8 cylinders. Have to fix mine!!

 

Dave..for a 45yr old model that looks pretty good.  What did you use for wheels and tires there. They look like the six spoke wheels that Lola uses.  Mine did not come with those rear vents. Would have filled them in anyway since i didn't like the vents on the other models. Wanted the clean look. I ordered new wheels and tires from the link Helmut supplied. Will update this post when they get here and let you know. . Not too worried about the wiring,I know it wrong from some of the research I did.  Just like the way it looked. 

 

[slusher]

Fantastic Build!

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[dougwintz]

Rich, that looks great!

[Brudda]

Really Nice Build!