1/12 models (Tamiya/Kyosho/Autoart)

I'd suggest not bothering with the tire sidewall striping; it is near impossible to apply and have it lay flat and make a concentric circle. It might be possible to get the the other kit version tires from Koko that have the stripe imprinted.

 

Love your work Tom..very impressive!

 

I wonder if this is new tooling, or if they are just using the GT Spirit as a base? I guess we'll know soon enough.

 

That does look like a new tool. Open vents make me think so, although they could have bought the master from GT Spirit and modified it. Wish they had attempted a 64 GTO or Mexico in 1/12th scale instead.

Thank you for the compliments on the W196, but to be honest it is GP Replicas model that I just fixed by getting rid of the "toy" look.

 

The striping decals are nice, but they just don't work well. I'll end up doing a small gold paint line ... I've cut a disk the size of the tire, so I can keep a steady circle. but since I'm handling the tires for fitment - that will be one of the last things I do.

the left rear has too much negative camber, so I have to adjust the top link which will be a PITA.

this kit has been a bet better than the last one I put together... but not much. the way the front bulkhead and rear engine and frame are joined is hopeless!!! terrible design, it would have been much better to put larger longitudinal sides in resin with metal to reinforce them. the model without wheels weights about 2 lbs..... that is a lot for think resin to hold.

 

Two recent additions to my collection. Both Top Marques, and both 1:12 scale. 250 Lusso and Dino 246 GT.

I'm not a big fan of Top Marques, and they do screw up almost every 1:12 model they produce, but these two are the exceptions, and are very good, especially for their low price and relatively low production quantities.

I am very happy with the color of the Dino which is more of a turquoise blue - hard to photograph but you can get a good idea of the color in the pic of it with other models in the display cabinet. As far as the color of the Lusso goes.... it is not what I would have preferred, not at all. I would have jumped at a dark blue, or light silver/blue or maybe another dark color, but those were not offered, and I felt that Silver was about the best option. Of course red is available, but I'm not crazy about this car in red, and I also try to vary my collection....so silver it is for now. If they come out with a Lusso in a color more preferable to me, then I'll buy one.

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They do look great Marshal, i love the colour on the Dino..the red interior on the Lusso suits well the exterior and makes a very nice contrast.

 

The Dino looks fantastic, I like the Lusso bit I m not an addict with red interior.
Anyway, the real important things is too have an eye on the collection each day.

 

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Great work!

 

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Thanks Pedro.

 

Both models look great Marshall. I would have bought the Lusso in Silver also but I wanted to do the Targa Florio 1964 #120 car wich is red.

 

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Coming along nicely Tom, it will be a great looking model!

 

Thanks Tom, and I see your point with turning yours into the Targa Florio car. I think that's a great choice, and would love to see pics when it's completed. I know you've already improved it a lot with the MFH wire wheels.

 

Thanks - the fit is still a problem... there is just so much to fettle with on the metal and resin... I did all the internal cooing hoses, as well as made my own electrical system so you will see wires from under the dash go to the fuse board, then two main cables from the fuse panel to the battery and then to the engine electrics.... if I had a lot more of the tiny filament wire - I'd do the wiring for lights as well.

for me I have to find a connection place for all the hoses, so I've been researching my factory 917 books and I wish I had done more of that earlier on... but I think overall its ok. doing the body and getting it to fit right is where it always becomes a pain & disappointment.

 

What is this cavallino in the center of the grille of the Dino ???


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Damm..this is a gross error

 

Just pop it off as it is just glued with really strange flexible glue.

 

And all Dino's must have the black painted underbody. With this type of bumper, it is probably a type E. In this case, the windshield wipers are parallel, opposite of the driver. Where is the license plate lighting at the rear ? and the little door handle ?
Maybe the 1/12 scale is still too small to correctly reproduce these details ...


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I like the KK body and version better, but it is not nearly as well made. Here is a conversion I did with custom decals in 1/12th scale with the KK model with early bumpers from the 84 hour event at the Nürburgring in 1971. It was a DNF.


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Call it "artistic license" from the less than knowledgeable manufacturer, but it is a very minor offense in comparison to other mistakes they and numerous other model manufacturers have made. Obviously this was added to some Dino they saw somewhere, so they copied it.

 

Not really a "gross error" when you consider how many HUGE mistakes they, and numerous other model manufacturers have made on countless other models. It is a very minor offense in comparison to other mistakes. Obviously this was added to some Dino they saw somewhere, so they copied it.

 

Well yes on the flat black paint on undersides. Though I agree only to a certain extent, but not completely. Take a look at so very many of the real restored Dino's, which no longer have that black paint. This paint issue I give them a pass on since again one could argue this is quite a good model of a restored car. I can and will add missing details, but I understand that not everyone can. Type "L", "M" , or "E". Confusing for some restorers, and more so for model manufactures like Top Marques who don't know much of anything.

No....1:12 scale is definitely not "still too small to correctly reproduce these details." But this is what you get when companies crank out models on a factory assembly line in China, build to a very low price point, and do not know the cars they are making, and do not care about making them completely correct. The only way to possibly change their idiotic mindset is for everyone to stop buying their models, and I doubt that will ever happen.

Etienne.... you have to consider a number of things with these models and various levels of production. Overall, this is a very good model for what it is, at a relatively low/cheap price. Produced by a manufacturer who usually make really bad 1:12th Ferrari models with big bad mistakes, but this is not one of those; it happens to be one of two of their best pieces. If you want better.... then buy one of these, and then take it completely apart, and rebuild and repaint it. Or you could also buy a 1:8 Amalgam Dino model at over $11,000 and that still has flaws!