1975 Urbacar (Minimodel, 1/100)

This is my first attempt at building one of the cute little Minimodel kits. I will do some detailing on this one. Attached is some background I found on the internet.

I started with the three-piece chassis......

I darkened the black areas with a Sharpie......

I carefully cut out the body...... And scored along the fold lines......

Progress has been halted, temporarily.....

I used the edge of the cutting board and a blunt scalpel to re-score along the inside of the folds.....

Folded and glued body shell, with some touching-in of the edges.....

There is a difference in length between the body shell and chassis.....

But then I realised that the chassis should bend upwards at the front and rear, so it's okay.

Because the kit has a second version (the 'Easy Version'), I was able to use the rear light clusters and front indicators from it to use for layering.

The front lights are meant to be 'sunk' into the bodywork, so no need to layer them.

Rear light clusters and front indicators attached.....

I'll gloss varnish the body shell before attaching to the chassis (easier to hold). I will also add a front windscreen wiper after varnish.

The wheels and tyres are now cut out - this took a steady hand, patience, and (for the wheels) sharp scissors. I edge-coloured in black.

Now to assemble.....

I shortened the tyres as the wheels are small and don't really need central reinforcement. I rolled them before joining.

wheels now assembled.

Chassis glued to bodyshell.....

Windscreen wiper made from plastic rod (painted an aluminium colour) and attached.....

Completed!!