Ghibli: The Castle of Cagliostro (Fiat 500)
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The box! It looks big but...
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Of course, I'm only using the top from an old push toy and the motorcycle sprue from the box.
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Oh, and I'm using the wheels and chassis from a Bandai Ultraman snap kit...
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Chassis cut and glued to fit... top, bottom, wheels... I call that a car!
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Checking seats and cut the canopy to fit.
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Coming together now.
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My resin cast of the shell... too hot, too cold and just (about) right. 🙂
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The front...
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The back...
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Cleaned up and side-by-side
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One nice thing about having multiple copies is that cutting stuff open is less scary.
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Engine cover and roof opened up and interior is in place.
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Engine fits!
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New shell, opened up the roof, door, engine cover and the headlights.
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Wheel wells and dashboard scratched up.
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Some new, smaller wheels are in order.
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I declare a do-over. I just couldn't get the Fiat 600 to look enough like a 500... so let's try again with a Fiat 500 shell.
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Shell trimmed and chassis cut and glued together
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Checking the wheel alignment still fits.
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Started building out the dash and the engine compartment.
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Wheel wells are all enclosed.
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Some interior paint down.
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Two halves glued in place and epoxy putty used to fill out the trim around the wheels.
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Finally, it's mellow yellow!
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Hmmm... some scratches...
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Still needs a bit of touch up, but the interior looks better against yellow
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Scratched up the engine blower
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Scratched up the tiny front emblam.
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It's on wheels!
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Added the hood ornament
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Insert the engine. The blower is a bit thick, but oh, well.
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I almost forgot this baby needs some windows!
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Ok, so cutting out and fitting the windows was TRICKY!
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Added the steering wheel, shifter and some cigarettes in the ashtray.
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