NEW MODEL KIT THREAD

That 333 looks really tasty; but I sure wish Hiro-San would produce his kits in 1/24 again...getting sick of all these enormous (and expensive) kits....

 

Quite a process revealed today for doing the carbon fiber tub: Primer/surfacer, paint gloss black, apply decal masks, overspray with gunmetal, immediately remove decals, clearcoat.
Also MFH state that due to production schedules the first batch of this model will have limited availability.

 

1/8 scale 3D printed resin Porsche 962 which will shortly be in production from Mezzo Mix Models and possibly in 2 versions: curbside and engine detail. IMSA versions may follow later.


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Any idea on how many being made, and pricing?

 

Not quite yet. There are some adjustments and some decisions being made and the prototype is expected to be finalized in a few weeks. As for quantity Mezzo Mix is a one-man band and it's pretty much "print on demand" although, in this case, the printing is being out-sourced to China.
His previous 1/12 scale stuff has all been printed in-house but 1/8 is too big for his printers - and note that the body is in 3 parts partly for print size, partly for "authenticity". Lol.

 

Thanks for the info. Not a fan of China, but I do understand about the size of printer needed and the economics of it. Still wondering on pricing of curbside and engine detail kits.

 

To do one of his 1/12 scale kits takes several printers running overnight. It just doesn't "scale" LOL.

 

Oh boy...that's a lot of printer work...$$$. Too bad we can't pay in scaled down money!

 

Thanks for posting that. I've just sent him a link to a file I found online to see if he can make a 1/43 out of it.

 

Where is the best place to buy these kits?

 

Thanks Tom!

 

@Lusso123 he's now announced that he is hard at work on the IMSA version and that both LM and IMSA versions will be available as curbsides or with a body in 3 parts for the possible addition of an engine kit at some future date. He's also announced, and then promptly lowered, his price for any version of the kit. The lowered price will be €650 and that does not include decals which will be done by another supplier.
Also apparently looking at going back and doing his 935K3 and 917/10 kits in 1/8 scale.

 

Thank you! That's a pretty good price considering the work, size and limited production.

 

Do you have to do anything other than leave an email request on Hiro's website to pre-order a kit? I've so far left two "pre-order" requests and I've gotten no response.....is this the norm?

 

Yeah that's the one I used, Tom...maybe they're just swamped and too busy to answer directly......

 

@F1tommy I had no luck contacting this guy through Ebay. I wanted him to look at a file I found online and tell me if he could make a model from it but I had no response - not completely unusual for Ebay messaging but disappointing.