Tamiya Simca 5 Staff Car finally completed.

What is it with you and tires first the B-25 now this......Bronto's rescribe tire shop.

ps-where are my floats.

Thad

Rebuilding of the dash is done.  Dials were drilled out, and new switches added.

Edit:  sorry for the terrible picture, I cant seem to get it to come out without a bunch of reflection.  I will take another one once it is painted.

The pedals and under the dash are FAR from "oval blobs."   It is correct there are no hand cranks for the windows, but the doors latches as seen at the front edge of the doors are not included.

I was looking at some real Simca 5s on U-tube and the closest thing to a door Handle was a small lever on the inside and outside of the "suicide" doors.  The widows slid opened so it there are no hand cranks on the inside doors. The pedals really look like oval blobs.

They could have included a spare closed roof cover but the Tamiya kit is a very good simple model of a very simple car. Also there does seem to be faint treads on the tires which may be accurate for the full sized vehicle. 

Reading that review makes we wonder if we are even building the same kit.

Brett Green's review of the Tamiya Simca 5 http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/german/tamiya35321reviewbg_1.html

Contructor...it's a Tamiya kit, as stated previoiusly.  I just might get it for KB vehicle.

It is a real Tamiya kit.  It is typical moldings for them - simplistic details but great engineering.

Is it a real Tamiya kit or a rebox kit? The sprues does not look Tamiya to me.

I just ordered 2 of these on Monday. I am in for watching, Espicially what you do for the grill,

I almost picked this kit up this evening at my LHS.....

Not quite sure yet.  Probably will try thinning it out from behind, if that doesn't work just scratchbuild a new one.

I had a lot of interest in picking this kit up so will be following along.  Agree those details should be present in these new kits.  What are your plans for the solid grill?

Got all of the underside ejector pin marks filled, all 19 of them!

subfixer

Wait a minute... I can see a few squiggly lines that might be intended to be tire tread. I had to get really close to the monitor, but there was something there.    Now I'm blind!

Yeah, looked like some tread there to me.  Perhaps even in scale!!  At first blush, I would think an attempt at a closed top would be fabbed up with some brass rod and tissue paper.  If not tissue paper, perhaps some foil.  Just a thought.  Looks like a cute kit, begging for detailing. 

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

I thought this car was familiar, as I have 3 of these in resin sitting in the process of being built. The Simca 5 was a French license built version of the FIAT 500 A Topolino. The FIAT 500 A was very common in Italian military use. Model Victoria has had that vehicle in resin for several years in 3 vesions - Civilian, Military and North African, I am building all 3 versions. The Tamiya version would be of course less expensive.

www.modelvictoria.it/.../fiat_500_topolino.htm

Mike T.

Is that a new Tamiya kit or a really old one? I've never seen that one before.

Wait a minute... I can see a few squiggly lines that might be intended to be tire tread. I had to get really close to the monitor, but there was something there.    Now I'm blind!

Never seen this kit before I will be watching to see how it comes. I agree there should be a option for closed roof in the kit at the least.

Interesting choice of subject, look forward to seeing what you do with it.