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to order a model or the logo to see the complete range from that manufacturer |
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| REN4325B |
Ferrari 330TRi B'hamp/Mosp/Nas'62/Seb'63-
kit |
£40.00 |
| REN4329BM |
Maserati 250F 1st Argentina 1954
Fangio - built |
£166.40 |
| REN4329DM |
Maserati 250F 1st Belgium 1954
Fangio - built |
£166.40 |
| REN4329EMB |
Maserati 250F 1954 Bira - built |
£168.90 |
| REN4336 |
Lancia-Ferrari D50 LWB Hawthorn
- kit |
£35.10 |
| REN4340 |
Osca 750S 0754 Le Mans 1961 #50
- kit |
£29.55 |
| REN4343 |
Stanguellini EFAC Le Mans 1959
#62 - kit |
£29.55 |
| REN4343B |
Stanguellini EFAC Le Mans 1960
#55 - kit |
£29.55 |
| REN4343BM |
Stanguellini EFAC Le Mans 1960
#55 - built |
£122.60 |
| REN4343M |
Stanguellini EFAC Le Mans 1959
#62 - built |
£122.60 |
| RENI064 |
Porsche 911RSR Le Mans 1973 #46
Martini - kit |
£40.00 |
| RENI064B |
Porsche 911RSR Le Mans 1973 #47
Martini - kit |
£40.00 |
| RENI070 |
Bentley EXP Speed 8 Le Mans 2002
#8 - kit |
£43.10 |
| REN007C |
Porsche 911SCRS Haspengouw '84
Belga - kit |
£78.65 |
| RENA148 |
Fastener bases (x20) |
£2.40 |
| RENA24070 |
Porsche 936 5 spoke Wheels/Tyres
1:24 |
£7.85 |
| RENA24069 |
BBS 18" 360 Style Wheels/Tyres
1:24 |
£7.85 |
| RENA24068 |
GT Style Centre Lock Wheel Nuts
1:24 |
£2.60 |
| REN24131 |
Ferrari 360 Le Mans 2002 #70/71
Transkit 1:24 |
£46.75 |
| REN24136 |
Ford Sierra Portugal1988 33 Export
T/Kit 1:24 |
£17.60 |
| REN24137 |
Peugeot 206 WRC Finland 02 Shell
Decal 1:24 |
£10.60 |
| REN24139 |
Peugeot 206 WRC RAC 2002 Rossi
Decal 1: 24 |
£10.60 |
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good folks at Renaissance have obviously been very busy recently and
now it looks like it’s our turn! The Ferrari kit offers four
race options for the NART entered 330TRi.
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car had the familiar air stabiliser / roll hoop removed from behind
the cockpit and this was replaced instead by a simple tubular roll
bar behind the driver’s head. There was also a modification to
the nose for additional cooling. The kit is typical of one of Renaissance’s
classic subject with generally well cast resin for the body and most
of the ancillary parts, fine wire wheels, turned inlet trumpets and
reasonably clear vacforms. A small amount of excess material will
need removing from the resin parts but otherwise it should all be
straightforward. When cleaning up the body, some might wish to open
up the vents in the rear wings slightly but otherwise the shape looks
pretty good. The clearly printed decals also look to be spot on. |
The
three Maserati’s are well built with fine, realistic paint finishes
and some beautifully applied detailing. Particularly impressive is
the fine polished edge on the vacforms. One or two of the details
are slightly over scale, the side mounted oil fillers for example,
but generally they are very attractive models.
We were critical of the built LWB D50 in the last issue as it was
built as a Monaco car and, as far as our detailed research suggests,
therefore wrong.
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kit however includes decal options for the Argentina and Napoli races
and the car appears to be correct for these versions. Apart from the
wrong numbers the built model looked very good and when assembled
this kit will fill an important gap in the history of Ferrari single-seaters.
Since we reviewed the built model Renaissance have provided us with
the means to change it to the more accurate Napoli car. |
No
problems with the little mid-engined OSCA which we’ve also seen
recently in hand-built form. The kit looks very simple and will build
well to fill an important gap in Le Mans history. Make sure you have
a very sharp scalpel ready for this one as the car has an unusual
windscreen arrangement and a hole must be cut in the vac-form. The
outline is clearly marked and two are provided in case you get it
wrong first time!
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We were
quite surprised when we saw the advanced photos of the two Stanguellini’s
as we were expecting these very Italian racers to be in traditional
red. A quick check with the Le Mans bible confirms that Etienne hasn’t
finally flipped and that these pretty little cars really did run in
a pale French blue. The kits are again simple and will build easily
into very attractive models, judging by the builts. The most obvious
detail change between the two years is the windscreen and, to us,
the earlier car looks much better.
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or the logo to see the complete range from that manufacturer |
There
have been a few RSR kits released recently and every manufacturer
seems to have a different idea of how to approach the wrap-around
rear spoiler arrangement.
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These
kits certainly have the simplest solution with it moulded into the
bodyshell. A separate resin door is included with each kit if you
wish to cut open the drivers door and show off the finely detailed
interior. A good level of p/e includes all of the window frames and
the instructions suggest that you cut out the individual clear sections
from the vacform before fitting. It might be easier to use some flat
acetate sheet instead. While not exactly ‘shake the box’
kits, these will build with relative ease and will look great when
completed. The kit for the 4th placed #46 car also includes decals
for Muller and van Lennep’s Nurburgring car.
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is the Bentley. The kit has been very well thought out and features
a high level of p/e detailing. |
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body is cast with the doors open and is intended to be displayed this
way. The decals are clearly printed and a sheet of carbon fibre is
included for the interior and rear undertray areas. This will build,
with care, into a stunning model which, with the open doors, would
make a great centrepiece to a Le Mans pitstop diorama. |
| The final kit from
Renaissance this month is the 1:24th scale Porsche SCRS. When we saw
the first (Rothmans sponsored) version of this kit a few issues back
we had no hesitation to make it a Model of the month. |
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The
same parts are now offered with alternative decals for the red and
white Belga sponsored machine that was a familiar sight on the rally
stages in 1985. The engine cover is cast separately and reveals a
fully detailed motor when opened. The option is also given to open
the drivers door. No large scale Porsche collector should be without
one of these kits, whether this version or one of those previously
released (REN007 Rothmans, REN007B Bastos).
The 1:24th wheels sets will require a little clean-up but are well
cast and accurate looking. Slick tyres and resin centre lock nuts
are included and further sets of these lock nuts are available as
RENA24068.
Previous Ferrari 360 transkits from Renaissance have included a revised
front bumper section and Naca duct backing to be cut into the Tamiya
(TAM24228 or 24242) bodyshell. This approach has now been revised
and we are now supplied with a full resin bodyshell along with resin
seats, sundry small details and a set of wheels and tyres. The decals
are very clearly printed but a three coloured paint finish is required.
The instructions suggest you trace the white stripes on the decal
and use these to make masks. |
| The rally car subjects
are all very colourful with yellow very much in evidence. The Sierra
transkit includes wheels, a passenger seat and various other small
details to convert the Tamiya touring car kit (TAM24080 or 24081)
into Auriol’s red and yellow rally machine. |
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two Peugeot liveries are simple decal sets and can be used on any
of the earlier 206WRC kits from Tamiya but not the 2002 car (TAM24255)
as the bonnet is wrong. Timo Salonen drove the yellow Shell car and
this will be a simple conversion. Multiple motorcycle World Champion
Valentino Rossi’s Michelin sponsored Peugeot will be slightly
more involved with a two tone paint finish required, but the extra
time will be well worth it. There is plenty of reference material
available for this subject and we expect it will prove very popular. |
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| COL43113 |
Seatbelt Decals |
£5.50
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| COL43134 |
Rally Plates Monte Carlo 99/00/01/02 |
£5.50
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| COL43108 |
Tyre Manufacturers Decals |
£5.00
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All of these sheets
offer great value and will make extremely useful additions to the
spares box. They are clearly printed with good colour registration
and will be of particular interest to rally modellers, though the
seat belts and tyre manufacturer’s logos will also be good for
GT and Touring cars. Sixty six-point harnesses of various brands and
colours are included on the seat belt set, while the rally plates
should deal with about fifteen cars. The tyre logos are for vehicle
bodywork or trackside decoration and include Goodyear, Pirelli, Bridgestone
and Firestone in various colours.
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