Lancia Stratos HF Stradale

[70 STING]

Stick a fork in it, she's done.

Finished and photographed this week. The body was painted with a 50-50 mix of Tamiya LP-21 Italian Red and LP-51 Pure Orange. The interior is flat black with custom mixed tan coloured seats. The carpeting was red embossing powder but it looked kinda magenta-pink so I painted over it with LP21. The wheels are Tamiya X-31 Titanium Gold tinted with X-7 Red.



What I Learned:

1. 99% of the parts fit very well including the glass.

2. Super tight fit of the body to chassis. The instructions tell you that once attached it will be very difficult to remove. The dashboard and door panels are attached to the body, not the chassis on this kit. I broke the dashboard off during final assembly. See #3

3. Black CA glue to the rescue. There is a rubber content to the glue which allows for some flexibility when parts are under strain as with this kit.

4. There are 2 mounting holes inside the front end of the body where matching pins on the chassis frame are inserted first. The rear end is attached last. You really have to pull the body sides apart to get chassis in. There didn't seem to be any obvious connection points in the rear. See #5

5. Pretty sure I got all the parts snugged down and the chassis pushed up and in all the way, however parts of the frame in front of the rear wheels stick out below the body. In fact, I'm not convinced the wheels are the correct hight or perfectly centred in the wheel wells. It remain a mystery wrapped up in an enigma. :^]



Have a great weekend!

[kyledehart5]

I absolutely love it!! The red is a fantastic color on this car!! Beautifully done!

Also, I really like the black ca glue I’ve tried as well. Doesn’t seem quite as brittle.

[406 Silverado]

Good LORD man. You really know how to build a good looking car bud. I love your builds and I REALLY love your photography. Thing looks real!!!!

[eaglecash867]

Man!  That is just gorgeous inside and out.  

[atomicholiday]

That is absolutely stunning. The Stratos is one of my favorite cars and you nailed it with this one.👍

[buddho]

That is one sharp build, the color and stance of the model makes it one mean looking machine. So cool.

[Real G]

So purty...

[handiabled]

Oh wow does this look perfect! Amazing photography as well

[70 STING]

Sept 8, 2023 17:29:34 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

I absolutely love it!! The red is a fantastic color on this car!! Beautifully done!

Also, I really like the black ca glue I’ve tried as well. Doesn’t seem quite as brittle.

Thanks kyledehart5.  

I also found that black CA glue is very good on photo etch parts. 

[70 STING]

Sept 8, 2023 17:37:10 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Good LORD man. You really know how to build a good looking car bud. I love your builds and I REALLY love your photography. Thing looks real!!!!

Here’s the plan Joe:     You build them and I photograph them.

[70 STING]

Sept 8, 2023 17:40:11 GMT -5 eaglecash867 said:

Man!  That is just gorgeous inside and out.  

I must tell you, I’m susceptible to flattery. 

The interior can’t be seen all that well once installed… no sense going full @406 Silverado :^)

The moulded in tire (with non-matching rim) received only a light dusting with a Prismacolor pencil.

[70 STING]

Sept 8, 2023 18:06:28 GMT -5 atomicholiday said:

That is absolutely stunning. The Stratos is one of my favorite cars and you nailed it with this one.👍

Thanks atomicholiday  Having a look on Scalemates I was surprised to see how many kit manufacturers have produced versions of the Stratos. :^o

[70 STING]

Sept 8, 2023 21:48:00 GMT -5 buddho said:

That is one sharp build, the color and stance of the model makes it one mean looking machine. So cool.

It’s kinda like a spaceship on wheels. 

[70 STING]

Sept 9, 2023 1:54:05 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Oh wow does this look perfect! Amazing photography as well

Thanks Dood.  It’s a very forgiving technique which flatters the model. I use a variation of this:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nB9M36WXvQ

[buddho]

Sept 9, 2023 11:49:23 GMT -5 70 STING said:

Sept 8, 2023 21:48:00 GMT -5 buddho said:

That is one sharp build, the color and stance of the model makes it one mean looking machine. So cool.

It’s kinda like a spaceship on wheels. 

You're right! Kinda like a snowspeeder.🤓

[garydavis]

The colors of the interior and body are Outstanding....that red is KILLER!

[lucas454]

Excellent work