BRONCO MODELS 35165 FIAT 500 LIGHT CIVILIAN CAR "TOPOLINO" W' LADY & DOG
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DESCRIPTION:
The Topolino was designed by the Italian car manufacturer FIAT in 1936. Officially named the Fiat 500, it was commonly referred to as Topolino (Mouse, also the Italian name of Mickey Mouse). It was intended as an inexpensive car for the middle class and was manufactured until 1955. There were several versions manufactured with the version depicted by Bronco Models being the two door/two passenger version. It was just over 3.2 meters in length and weighed some 600 kg empty. It was powered by a 4 cylinder 13 horse power engine. Over half a million examples were produced by Fiat and also under license in France (Simca), England, Germany (NSU-Fiat) and Austria and exported around the world.
Like any other civilian cars during the war, the Topolino’s were pressed into military service as staff cars and any other role they could be useful.
FEATURES:
The kit comes in the standard sturdy Bronco Models box and contains 4 sprues in tan plastic containing the parts for the car itself, one clear sprue for the windows, one PE fret for the small details and a one piece body, a really impressive piece of molding which is separately packed in specially designed plastic holder. The decal sheet is finely printed on thin backing and well registered. In addition, there are two tan sprues and one PE fret for the Infantry cart, as well as one sprue for the Jerry cans, one with an MP40 and two gray sprues for the two figures included.
The instruction sheet is printed in color and has the standard line drawings and is easy enough to follow. I noticed no mistakes in the instructions. There is a separate sheet for figure painting and one of the marking options. Also included is the now standard (for Bronco Models) separate print of the box art. This review covers the basic construction of the car itself. Painting and figures will be done at a later stage (I’ll keep you updated). The infantry cart will not be built (as discussed later).
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