250 LM models | FerrariChat
Buy

250 LM models

Discussion in 'Collectables, Literature, & Models' started by Horsefly, Oct 12, 2005.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. Horsefly

    Horsefly F1 Veteran

    May 14, 2002
    6,929
    #1 Horsefly, Oct 12, 2005
    How common are 1/25 scale models of the 250LM? I have one somewhere in a box in storage. I think it was a Japanese model. Found it at a hobby shop where the owner had a lot of older stuff. Is a 250LM model currently in production? And when I say MODEL, I mean the kind of plastic model that you assemble yourself; not some "Made in China" toy.
     
  2. ItalianHorses

    ItalianHorses Formula Junior

    Feb 16, 2004
    390
    #2 ItalianHorses, Oct 12, 2005
  3. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Dec 6, 2002
    79,386
    Houston, Texas
    Full Name:
    Bubba
    #3 BigTex, Oct 13, 2005
    They were made die cast by a couple of companies........I have the NART version and a red one at 1/24....metal.

    Then at 1:18 I have a red, a yellow, and the special Mecom blue version...Lemans ('66??)

    Then of course Tony George has that full scale one in the indy museum........HTH.
     
  4. andys250GT

    andys250GT Karting

    Jul 2, 2004
    64
    Loudon NH
    Full Name:
    Andy Subbiondo
    #4 andys250GT, Oct 15, 2005
    I have one that I built some years ago. It was from an off-brand Japanese made kit (Academy?). It captured the shape of the car pretty well and the interior is good but there was no detail in the engine comparment.

    I ended up sawing the engine cover off and placing an aftermarket 3-liter V12 that I bought in the back abd mounting it to a transaxcle from another car.
    I added gas tanks, scratchbuilt frame members and other details to get a reasonable representation of the beautiful 250LM. Aftermarket decals were used to create the markings of the 1965 LeMans winning car co-driven by
    Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory, the last Ferrari to win at LeMans.

    The result was far from perfect but I'm proud of the extra effort I put in to replicate that historic car.
     

Share This Page