Mefistofele WIP and finished

That is really nice!. Is that a kit?  If so who makes it?  Really beautiful work.

keavdog

That is really nice!. Is that a kit?  If so who makes it?  Really beautiful work.

 

Yes Italeri, Mefistofele.

W - O - W!!!!!!!!!!  

Jim  

Amazing work. I've coveted this kit for a long time but get put off by the price and concerns that it's not well engineered. How did it go together? Can someone with less skill then you get a decent result? Thanks again for sharing  

jeffpez

I've coveted this kit for a long time.......

As have I. It is a treat to see one built up. Even more so yours, because your workmanship is supurb.

Are the basswood parts included in the kit or did you scratch build them?

dlh

 Yes Italeri, Mefistofele.

 

Absolutely beautiful!!

jeffpez

Amazing work. I've coveted this kit for a long time but get put off by the price and concerns that it's not well engineered. How did it go together? Can someone with less skill then you get a decent result? Thanks again for sharing  

 

I did a lot of research.  Most skill comes from the late Harry Pristovnik.  There are a couple of mistakes in the instructions.  Biggest challenge was probably the chains.  I've seen replacements but thought the originals looked best.  Engineering of the kit is pretty good.  The engine is like a model in itself.  Lots of fiddly piping and wiring.  Not too bad if you take your time.  I look at these big models as learning experiences.  I think anyone with patience will get a decent result.

Dave

Greg

 

 

jeffpez

I've coveted this kit for a long time.......

 

 

As have I. It is a treat to see one built up. Even more so yours, because your workmanship is supurb.

Are the basswood parts included in the kit or did you scratch build them?

 

No the basswood idea comes from the late Harry Pristovnik.  Another build shows faux wood grain on the plastic floor, but I didn't like that very much. I made patterns from the included plastic floor and firewall.  Harry used cardboard for backing and styrene strips on the body shell to support it. I made the floor sit on the frame like the kit floor.  It did require some supporting blocks that you can see in the photos.  It took me a while to decide on stain color for the wood and to find the tiny brass nails.  Technique is Harry's.

Greg

 

 

dlh

 Yes Italeri, Mefistofele.

 

 

 

 

BTW, Italeri I understand. 'Mefistofele', not so much. Could you enlighten me, please? It's on the box cover, I just don't know what it means. The car model, perhaps?

 

The car was a one-off to set a land speed record. The engine is an aircraft engine.  It was named Mefistofele for the infernal noise it made. The history of this car is fascinating.  There's a good bit of info on the web.  Here's a vid of the car running.  Just the startup procedure is amazing. It's in German but you don't really need narration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qvH085rKY

Dave

fox

W - O - W!!!!!!!!!!  

Jim  

 

Thanks,

Dave

Don Stauffer

Absolutely beautiful!!

 

Thanks.  Here's a stunning build of a black version:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/123792-black-mefistofele-112-wip/?tab=comments#comment-1812030

and finished

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/125037-fiat-mefistofele-black-version-112/?tab=comments#comment-1814319

Dave

Nice job on this.

I believe these were originally kitted by Protar.

kensar

Nice job on this.

 I believe these were originally kitted by Protar.

Yes, in diecast I think.  I look at the vintage kits on ebay.

Thanks

Dave,

I'd say you did Harry proud then.

Thanks for the further info, explanation of 'Mefistofele", and the link to the very cool youtube video.

As I said, after I saw yours I wanted one even more, now exponentially so after having seen that video, even though I know I'd butcher the poor thing compared to the job you did.

Thanks again.

Heavens to Murgatroyed :

     Now that is as beautiful auto work as I have seen in a while. Very good attention to the detail. Bondic makes great instrument lenses doesn't it? I do have to ask. Is this one of their Larger scale kits? Beautiful Work everywhere ! T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Heavens to Murgatroyed :

     Now that is as beautiful auto work as I have seen in a while. Very good attention to the detail. Bondic makes great instrument lenses doesn't it? I do have to ask. Is this one of their Larger scale kits? Beautiful Work everywhere ! T.B.

 

Thanks.  Yes, it's 1/12.