Well, I guess that makes three of us.
I looked at that Lancia a very long time before I realized it was a model.
That T/A looks amazing as well; I'd like to see more of that car.
Anyway, there's one final modification to the Scooby that I’d like to cover. The body came from Tamiya with body post holes cut through the hood and rear glass. With the addition of an interior set, a pair of holes are also required through the interior pan’s rear package shelf area. Having body posts protrude through the hood seems acceptable but I think having posts poking through the back glass detracts from the scale appearance of the car so I’ve devised an alternative mount.
The rear posts have been attached to the body inverted and fit through existing holes in the rear bumper mount. I just needed make a bracket, enlarge the holes to fit the post and cross drill a set of holes for the “R” clips.
At the back of the body, I’ve made a Kydex “L” bracket, screwed the body posts to the bracket and attached the assembly to the body using the wing mount screws.
And here’s the finished car.
Overall, this was an enjoyable build. My only complaint centers on those annoying cross-slotted screws. They require so much force to drive that it’s hard to tell when the screw is tight or when it’s been over-tightened pulling the threads through the hole. This was especially true when driving them into hard plastic. I’ve resorted to applying a small amount of grease to these screws to reduce friction and make it easier to detect when they were tightened. I really wish Tamiya would switch to hex machine screws for these kits. This might add perhaps $3 or $4 to the price of the kit and I would gladly pay that.
I think the best part of this kit is the body and decal set; the level of detail and quality of the entire body set is simply outstanding.
