Slot-It Alfa Romeo "Botched Job" My Attempts At Painting a "white" Model Racer

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Here are beautiful samples of the Alfa Romeo Brands Hatch described below.

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Alfa Romeo 33/3

#54 1st 1000 Km Brands Hatch 1971

Drivers: H.Pescarolo - A.De Adamich

The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Sports Prototype was designed in the mid-1960s to race in the World Sports Car Championship.  It succeeded and won the Manufacturers' Championship in 1975, and again in 1977.  Designed by Carlo Chiti, a famous Italian engineer, the several variants of the car were raced by the Alfa factory and by many privateers as well.  In 1971 it won three World Championship races: Brands Hatch, Watkins Glen, and Targa Florio.

The T33/3 cars featured a monocoque chassis, panelled in aluminium and magnesium, a V8 2994 cc. engine, and a 6 or 5 speed sequential gearbox.  Top speed reached 330 km/h.

Car n.54 is the winner of the 1000 Km of Brands Hatch in 1971.

Below is the Enzo's Garage painted Slot.It 1971 Alfa Romeo "Botched Job" painted from the 'white-kit', in August 2010!

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 Notice the fine detail and elegantly executed edge lines of the Botch Job....

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 The view from the front is exhibits the exceptional detailed painted front end.

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The decision to use acrylics was a smart decision, as is plain to see!

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I will never, ever paint another model racer, again!   This should be left to PRO'S or those who are patient and extremely talented. 

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I believe these 'un-painted kits' offered by industry is a well executed marketing ploy, since, in my case, (and in my brother's case), we bought the kits to race and the original model racers to find their royal place on the royal shelf, as Queens.

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Save $10.00?  Not a chance, since you spend $25.00 or so on painting material........ Stick to the originals, by 2, one for her Majesties collection!

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The Alfa on the Left was the original 'Botched Job', the Mazda on the right was a more successful attempt since I used an airbrush.