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  1. Kitbash

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    #3576 Kitbash, Dec 7, 2018
    Right...paint it red and pose it next to the Hiro 427 Cobra and you'd have a neat little Gumball Rally display.....
     
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    #3577 BLACK HORSE, Dec 7, 2018
    That was a great movie... just love that Daytona spider!
     
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    #3578 Gatorrari, Dec 8, 2018
    Just remember to remove the rear-view mirror. "The first rule of Italian driving - what's behind me is not important!"
     
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    #3579 BLACK HORSE, Dec 10, 2018
    Yep... agreed!!!!!
     
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    #3581 Gatorrari, Dec 12, 2018
    From this distance, that 1914 Mercedes GP winner looks fabulous.
     
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    #3582 F1tommy, Dec 13, 2018
    The Merc is a nice kit. A lot of photoetch parts and the amazing hand laced wire wheels. I would have painted the tires white. He does include an engine for separate display only in the kit also.



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    #3583 Lusso123, Dec 13, 2018

    That Mercedes looks GREAT.
     
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    #3584 Lusso123, Dec 13, 2018
    Well.... this one pains me to say, since I really wanted it to be good, but from photos now shown by MFH of their soon to be released Ferrari Daytona Spyder kit.... it looks like a 'dud', and one that I will not waste my money on. The body is a mess. It didn't look right in the 3/4 views, and then I saw the profile - side view. The nose is all wrong, and rear from doors back to tail is wrong. Tire sidewalls are also too low in profile - too small. I stopped looking after that. I grabbed a few photos of a few of the real cars just for a quick double check. Pics of the cars were taken at almost same view, and even if they had not been, the differences between the car & the kit can be easily seen. Photos below.

    It looks like MFH either obtained an 'artists' CAD file or made their own without really looking at what they had; and they may very well have never seen one of the real cars. I am so very disappointed. The work required to correct the body flaws would be major surgery. This is one expensive 'dud' of a kit. This 'thing' kind of makes the old 1:14 Brianza Daytona Spyder look pretty good!

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    #3585 Automoblog, Dec 13, 2018
    I can understand if it was cheap, but MAN those proportions are so off... upsetting to see such a gorgeous car so off.
     
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    #3586 BLACK HORSE, Dec 13, 2018
    IMO the model is a train wreck... ouch they messed up on this one... too bad!!!!
     
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    #3587 Gatorrari, Dec 13, 2018
    MFH goes out with a whimper rather than a bang.
     
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    #3588 F1tommy, Dec 14, 2018
    Another view from the front. Hiro sometimes really has a problem capturing certain cars. They really screwed up #0684(although Fred Suber built it without changing the body) and have messed up a lot of others. Kind of funny the Hiro cheerleader websites never acknowledge Hiro ever makes a mistake and assume Hiro is perfect.


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    #3589 Martin308GTB, Dec 14, 2018
    Over the years I noticed, that most folks on modeler forums are rarely interested in the real things. Sometimes I think they are blinded by crazy detail so that they no more see the whole car appearance.
    I stopped participating three years ago, since that got extremely boring for me.
    Hiro: there's a lot of stuff, mainly the closed wheelers, which are off. This Daytona is the worst I have seen so far, but even the 250GTO is not what I would expect for those costs. Regarding their yearly output of new releases, they prove that quantity doesn' necessarily mean quality. Same with a lot of die-casts. See the Kyosho 'Fiero'-308s. I can't remember, that anyone was ever interested in what's most important for me regarding a model. The 'face' and proportions.

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    #3590 David C, Dec 14, 2018
    A sad state of affairs indeed; and no indication of any manufacturer 'sweating the details' anymore in fully assembled model offerings.
     
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    #3591 Dino Scuderia, Dec 14, 2018
    I don't think other than the stance and the tires the Daytona is off that much. The real Daytona has an upright stance and thick looking body and the tires which have a tall bulbous sidewall. The MFH tires are completely wrong and the ride height in front is too low., if those two things were corrected(and shouldn't have to be) it would help immensely.
     
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    #3592 Martin308GTB, Dec 14, 2018
    Anyway the licensing between Hiro and Ferrari ends by 31st December 2018. No further Ferraris.

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    #3593 MikeCAP15, Dec 19, 2018
    I received the MFH 250LM last Friday. While doing a parts inventory, I discovered they have magnets for the bottom edge of the doors and under the sill plates to keep the doors closed. Is this something new, or have they used them on other kits before?

    Also, has anyone used Scale Finishes paints before? I'd like to find out any issues with them before I destroy an expensive kit.

    Thanks for looking,
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    #3594 F1tommy, Dec 20, 2018
    I have not used that paint before but from what I have read it is like Zero paints and Gravity paints wich are great and can be buffed out to look amazing after the 1k clearcoat is applied.
    The magnets I think are new, but I did not check all my Hiro kits to confirm.

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    #3595 F1tommy, Dec 21, 2018
    I have the second Scale Designs 1/43rd Porsche 356 Pre A Pan Americana 1952-1954 sheets back. Just to show how good Cartogaf is at printing I blew the decal up. Keep in mind this sheet is only 2 1/2 inches tall!! Next is the 1/24th version of the same sheet followed by VW's from Pan Am 1954 in 1/24th scale only(for Gunze kit).


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    #3596 Lusso123, Dec 21, 2018
    Those certainly are beautiful decals.
     
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    #3597 F1tommy, Dec 26, 2018
    Well Hiro is not letting us down after all. Ferrari's one more time around!!!

    They will be hard pressed to beat FPPM's 315/335's in 1/24th scale as they could not even get the 1/12th cars right but I am hoping they get the competizione Daytona's right.


    – 1/24scale Fulldetail Kit : Ferrari 315S/335S
    K691- Ver.A : 335S 1957 LM #7 Hawthon/Musso / 315S 1957 Mille Miglia #532 Von Trips
    K692 – Ver.B : 1957 LM 335S #6 Collons/Hill / 315S #8 Lewis-evans/Severi
    K693 – Ver.C : 1957 Mille Miglia 335S #534 Collins/Klemantaski / 315S #535 Taruffi

    – 1/12scale Fulldetail Kit : Ferrari F1-89
    K694 – Ver.A : 1989 Rd.1 Brazilian GP #27 N.Mansell / #28 G.Berger
    K695 – Ver.B : 1989 Rd.10 Hungarian GP #27 N.Mansell / #28 G.Berger
    K696 – Ver.C : 1989 Rd.13 Portuguese GP #28 G.Berger

    – 1/12scale Fulldetail Kit : Ferrari 365GTB/4
    K697 – Ver.A : Early type
    K698 – Ver.B : Late type

    – 1/12scale Fulldetail Kit : Ferrari 365GTB/4 Racing
    K699 – Ver.A : 1972 LM Pozzi #39 / #75
    K700 – Ver.B : 1973 LM Pozzi #39
    K701 – Ver.C : 1973 LM Shark Team #46 / 1974 LM Raymond Touroul #71
    K702 – Ver.D : 1972 LM N.A.R.T. #39 / 1974 LM N.A.R.T. #56
    K703 – Ver.E : 1977 Daytona 24hours Ramsey Ferrari/Modena #64

    – 1/12scale Fulldetail Kit : Ferrari 312T2 ’76
    K704 – Ver.A : 1976 Rd.5 Belgian GP / Rd.6 Monaco GP
    K705 – Ver.B : 1976 Rd.9 British GP
    K706 – Ver.C : 1976 Rd.16 Japanese GP
     
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    #3599 F1tommy, Dec 27, 2018
    By the way, this means Hiro got an extension on their Ferrari license until atleast mid 2019.

    The Daytona Competition's are due out in March 2019.
     
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    #3600 furoni, Dec 27, 2018
    I was thinking of buying the upcoming 250 tdf from CMR...shape looks good but details are bad...the windshield wipers being the worst part imo..but the interior is also rubbish so i was hinking oof upgrading it with a new steering wheel and stick...were can i order such item here in europe?
     
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