{"id":4200,"date":"2021-02-15T09:43:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/?p=4200"},"modified":"2021-06-07T09:13:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T09:13:48","slug":"tamiya-1-20-fiat-131-abarth-rally-olio-fiat-kit-build-and-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/2021\/02\/15\/tamiya-1-20-fiat-131-abarth-rally-olio-fiat-kit-build-and-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamiya 1\/20 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Olio Fiat – Kit Build and Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A note from the Author<\/h3>\n

Hello fellow model makers! I’m John and, although I’m no expert at all – just a car enthusiast and keen model maker – but I always strive to improve and achieve the best results I can. I’ve built models from being a youngster – competition\/sports cars of the 60’s\/70’s are my number 1 ‘thing’ – and now I’m fully retired I can put the extra hours into this wonderful hobby.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Name<\/strong> – Tamiya 20069 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Olio Fiat Plastic Model Car Kit
\nNumber<\/strong> – 20069
\nScale<\/strong> – 1\/20
\nPrice<\/strong> – \u00a337.49
\nAvailability<\/strong> – Available now! Get yours here!<\/a><\/p>\n

Hello fellow model makers.<\/h3>\n

What we have here is a re-issued Tamiya kit of the Fiat 131 Abarth Rally – the car that won several honours for both manufacturer and drivers in the late 1970\u2019s. The Fiat 131 works cars produced 20 WRC victories from \u201976-\u201981 and 3 WRC titles for Fiat – as no doubt you will know. This model is based on the works Olio Fiat liveried car from early in it\u2019s WRC competition days, such as the Portuguese rally of 1977 (winner) with M. Alen and I. Kivimaki. A very competitive car in it\u2019s day.
\nThis kit first appeared from Tamiya in the very early 80\u2019s in a couple of different liveries and was a very popular kit – but this is a brand new re-release with different decals and a re-box.<\/p>\n

And of course, it\u2019s a 1\/20 scale model and it has driver and co-driver figures – so this kit is quite a bit different to the normal 1\/24 driverless car kits. I\u2019ve never been too confident about adding figures to my models (because I don\u2019t think I can make a good job of it) – so I was a bit apprehensive. The last Tamiya kit I built with driver figures was the Audi Quattro Rally car in the mid 80\u2019s.<\/p>\n

My brief here is to build straight out of the box, with no additional detail added, following painting instructions etc. I stuck to this with just a couple of exceptions – I substituted thinner, more scale appropriate wire for the plug leads and I had to do some paint mixing for the main body colours so that I could use Tamiya lacquer Paints throughout. I\u2019ll detail this in the build notes.<\/p>\n

So – here we go!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s in the box?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is what you expect and always get from Tamiya – excellent box graphics ( very useful actually for checking decals and paint scheme), the usual clear and detailed instructions for step by step building, additional \u2018hints and tips\u2019 sheet and all sprue and other parts separately bagged. The main sprues are moulded in white and black; wheels and head lamp parts in a \u2018satin chrome\u2019; beautiful clear parts for window glass and lighting lenses. Additionally we have very realistic rubber tyres with proper tarmac tread pattern, vinyl tubing for plug leads, metal springs and steering tie rod, metal \u2018stub axles\u2019, excellent quality decals and a set of printed, cut out masks for the paint scheme.<\/p>\n