NEW MODEL KIT THREAD

Fantastic!! Does he have a website showing wheels offered? What is is contact info? Thanks in advance.

 

Just got my first Alpha models kit, the Ferrari SP3. Have done many other styrene kits & a few 1/43 resin kits, but nothing like this one before. Any suggestions from the more experienced modelers here? Thanks.

 

Thank you! Yes Shapeways has closed their marketplace - restructuring the entire company. They claim that there will be another, but through an associated company.

 

Not models to build but interesting in 1/24 scale, as already announced by Tom :


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At first glance I thought it was a terrible reproduction of a Daytona

 

I just got one of these in the mail, and interestingly, all eight of the five-spoke wheels included are different from one another. You have a "flat" spoke style and the "rounded" spoke style, and no two match! The diameters and profile depths are all different, and to make matters worse, some are WAY too small to fit into the tires. Just wanted to point that before people pull the trigger on one. The body and everything else is really nice; but the wheels clearly need re-design. I've already gotten in touch with the guy; waiting on a reply which I'll relay to the forum when I get it.

 

Yeah I'm not worried about him fixing it; I've dealt with him a couple times and he's very professional. Just wanted to make everyone aware. I actually was planning to machine off the rim portion anyway and make my own rims on the lathe, but not everyone has the facility to do that (or the desire)...I'll keep the forum posted.

 

I don't know of anyone doing any 333 decals (I wish I did!) and I've used Pattos stuff with moderate success; maybe the aftermarket decal world will expand along with 3D printing. There's some pretty good subjects out there anymore...

 

Has anyone had any luck contacting ScaleMotorsport lately? I got a message yesterday saying they were able to ship to Canada now, but ominously when I followed the instructions to try to get an update, the email came back with:

Delivery to the following recipients failed permanently: * [email protected] Reason: Unroutable destination domain: scalemotorsport.com

I understand there might be delays in restocking to catch up with orders, but it's been more than 60 days and I'd just like to have a clearer projection of when things might be shipped.

Evidently there must have been a lot of 1/12 935 kit owners out there who jumped on the deal last fall.

 

Just received an email from them this morning; shipping to Canada is beginning, but there is also a mention of some photoetch pieces not in stock and they are awaiting shipment.

 

Alternatively, you could build a hyper realistic one using a cereal box…..

 

At some point it struck me that le Monstre might have been a predecessor to the early Dome project styling:

https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-stunning-70s-le-mans-racer-didnt-win-the-race-but-it-won-my-heart

 

Italeri is going to release Lancia Fulvia HF in 1:24 with new moulds.

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The rare four-seater version!