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Ferrari 250 GTO Series II 1964 1/12th scale

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  1. F1tommy

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    Does the suspension work?
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    The springs and other parts work but this is a static model not a toy.
     
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    Rear leaf-springs look like cast parts. Why raise the bar with working engine, and then lower it with one-piece cast leaf springs, especially since photoetched leaf-springs are so easy to make?
     
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    And yet the engine has moving internals that you cannot see ... weird, especially since I doubt few who can afford this model will actually make them.
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    I think Hiro does gimmicks like moving engine parts, and like Italian Horses said misses things that can be seem like the leaf spring rear suspension. Nothing is ever perfect by them, but this one looks like their best so far. I do have to give them points for doing part of the body framework, something everyone else misses !! I wonder if that Sharknose in the background sitting there has any meaning?? Could that be next in 1/12th scale??
     
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    Here are directions....with the solid leaf springs and new wire wheels. The spare seems to be the old style wire system.

    I hope they sell the wire wheel sets as a separate kit also. This is an amazing kit, and maybe the best Ferrari kit ever made. They are not perfect but who ever is!!

    It also has alot of details you will never find on a diecast. Even the windows are thin, not plastic like on even the most expensive diecasts!!
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    Almost ready.....This looks like alot of work and fun to me!! Amazing, but it is a static model and alot higher level of detail than a diecast. Even if the parts move you should use them as little as possible or they will break off. Designed to be put in a case and looked at not played with, not unlike the real car:)
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    So, anyone pre-ordered yet?
     
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    I did order one, a warm air induction car. Hiro says they will do other GTO versions along with a Ferrari P4 in 1/12th scale. Tania a Air New Zealand pilot visiting Hiro in Tokyo was told that by Mr. Hiro.


    At this price I might have to buy a few of the these GTO kits. For what you get they are very inexpensive!! Consider the limited nature and that they are hand made kits.
     
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    Where can i find any more infos on this model and for P4?

    Price etc?

    Thank you.
     
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    Click on one of the links I posted. The P4 is just a solid rumor right now as are the other GTO's. You can get this kit also from Island Collectibles, Hobby Link Japan ect. and European dealers(more expensive in Europe). You can also order direct from Hiro.

    1/12scale Fulldetail Kit : Ferrari 250 GTO [1964] » MFH

    Already posted price is around $700.00-800.00 US depending on where you buy it. Europe can be even higher..


    The GTO is due out September 20th 2014 and will start to ship to dealers then.
     
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    Final pictures before they release it. This model looks superb in the photos!! Back window also has a gasket like on the real cars. Every panel opens!! Hiro will do other versions of the 250 GTO. This one will sell out it's first production I have no doubt.


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    Astonishing and lovely. No doubt they could sell out a '63 GTO and the P4 as well. How many will ever get finished is a whole different thing!
     
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    It is amazing!!
     
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    I fully plan on finishing mine.
     
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    Looks great except for the wheels which are too large and shiny.
     
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    The wheels will need to be painted like the original race cars. The body and everything else still need to be painted also. As for the wheels being to large, I am not sure. I will measure the wheels when I get them but they do look ok. Not to much I can fault on this Hiro kit so far.
     
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    Love the wiper.
     
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    ^^^ yes.

    A glorious effort.
     
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    One thing puzzles me. It seems the fit of parts is very thight, but the model isn't painted yet. Won't that cause a problem?
     
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    Hiro does oversize alot of the metal body panel parts. It is better to have them to large than to small. You have to resize and test fit the door panels. The fact that you are asking that question tells me you might not want to build this multimedia kit yourself yet. This kit will be alot harder to build than an old Pocher Alfa or Mercedes. Alot more glue and alot less screws, and it is resin and white metal not plastic and diecast Zamak.
     
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    Tom, I don't think it is resin, when you look at the pictures from MFH, you can see the plastic parts on the frames.
    MFH has build this kit the same like their latest 1:20 F1-kits. (312T4) It's cheaper then resin.
    But I really like this kit!
     
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    That is a high quality white resin they are using. It is injected and spun into the molds to remove air bubbles with the trees/frames, sort of like Wave used to do with their old F1 kits. Hiro did make a 1/20th Ferrari T4 in plastic, but that is different than this.
     
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