#179 Brütsch Mopetta 1956
Building the Brütsch Mopetta 1956 1:24 resin kit from ZoomOn, finished with a chap enjoying a drive in the country.
Notes
The Brütsch Mopetta is an egg-shaped, single-seat, three-wheel automobile manufactured from 1956 to 1958 with a total production of 14. It was the smallest in a series of microcars designed by Egon Brütsch.
The Kit
Brütsch Mopetta 1956 ZoomOn Z088 1:24
Paint Scheme
| Feature | Color | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|
| seat | H37 | |
| interior | H67 | |
| main body | H23 | |
| dashboard, tyres | H12 | |
| chassis | H18 | |
| motor, axle | MC213 | |
| chrome parts | SM206 |
Build Log
And now for something completely different: the Brütsch Mopetta!
Going to have fun with this for our local 48 hr group build for Oct-2026.
I reserved as much time as I could for polishing the body to try and get as high gloss as possible.
The Figure
I used some polymer clay from Daiso to sculpt and Aardman-style figure. This material is not very easy to use for small figure sculpting, unless you have time to dry the figure in parts. I did my best in the limited time available
The Base
I made a simple base with HD foam
Gallery 1
At the end of the 48 hour group build:
Final Gallery
I realise I left off the “reversing handle”. Some new shots for the final gallery:
Credits and References
- this project on scalemates
- Brütsch Mopetta 1956 ZoomOn Z088 1:24
- on scalemates
- on ZoomOn site
- instructions
- Purchased from Kits for Kids 2026 for SG$15 (Sep-2026).
Research References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%BCtsch_Mopetta
- https://www.below-the-radar.com/brutsch-mopetta/
- http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/mopetta.html
The story of the bizarre Brutsch Mopetta microcar
YouTube by Below the Radar Cars
