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Coachbuilder
Henri Chapron made a number of special bodies on the Citroen DS floorpan
and the Majesty was typical of the limousine conversions favoured
by the French government and captains of industry. The body was extended
for extra legroom and a very high square roof line fitted to provide
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| The model captures
the lines very well and our sample featured a flawless black paint
finish and some very finely applied detailing. The Delage represents a wonderful example of the flamboyant coachwork produced for the few who could afford it in the 1930’s and is the latest in Heco’s ‘Fabuleux Carrossiers’ series. First impressions are of a stunning model but when compared to the full sized car photo included with the model there are one or two slight detail errors. The contrasting side stripe is the wrong shape and should be much narrower where it passes around the rear wheel arch and there should be a hole in the radiator casing for the cranking handle. Also if you look at the model from low down at the front or rear the white-wall flaps on the tyres are very obvious. Viewed from above or the side however it will still make a wonderful addition to a collection of pre-war exotica. A colour photo appeared on the front cover of FSW 1/2003. |
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| Alfa Romeo unveiled their Giugiaro penned Brera concept at the Geneva Salon and it was so well received that a slightly revised version will be going into production. |  |
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| ABC have done a very good job of capturing the shape of the original show car with this well thought out kit and the parts go together well to produce a very convincing model. One or two small details on the interior aren’t quite spot on but with the moulded in interior door panels it is very hard to see these when the model is completed. The windows are printed acetate which fit neatly into a recess from the outside and there are numerous neat etched details. Dear Santa, I thought I’d write early and I promise to be a very good boy....... | ||||||||||
| When we looked at the built
Sbarro Alcador in FSW 1/2003 we suggested that the car had been updated
since its original show debut. |
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| The colour photo of the real car on the kit instructions proves this and we can now confirm that the built model checks out very well. The car has much less brightwork and trim than the Brera and therefore the kit is a little simpler. Like the Alfa it will build well and both of these subjects will be very welcome to collectors of fine designs. | ||||||||||
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| The latest in Tokoloshe’s range of great value hand-builts captures a slight oddity in the Ferrari story. Featuring a similar streamlined tail to the original 250LM show car, the Le Mans test version proved to be something of a failure and wasn’t seen again. |  |
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| Probably because we’re so used to the later LM’s with their flatter rear deck and sharply cut off buttresses, this looks rather odd but from the angles we have photos of it seems to be pretty accurate. The paint finish and overall build quality are very good but we’re not totally convinced by the front windscreen pillars which look very heavy. | ||||||||||
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| Built from the Provence Moulage
kits released a few months ago, these two capture the Playstation
sponsored prototypes pretty well. |
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| The colour of the mica blue paint looks to be just about spot on and the decals are all in the right places, although the very fine pin-stripes along the sides aren’t all perfectly straight. We’ve been banging on about brake calipers being at all angles and we are happy to say that on these they are all neatly fitted in the same places on the wheels. They were all at the tops of the wheels, which is of course wrong, but with both sides of the axle matching it is a simple job to slightly loosen the mounting screws in the display box and turn the axles. | ||||||||||
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| We looked at the kit of this
model in FSW 6/2002 and overall the shape and stance look very good
indeed. The overall build quality is good, with accurate decoration
and some carefully applied fine detailing. The only problem is, once
again, the paint finish. The general level of gloss is very realistic
but on our sample there were a number of areas where the paint had
sunk into pinholes. When we told Profil they replaced the model immediately.
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| The paint finish on the long-tail is much better and first impressions are of a very nice model. Look a little closer however and some of the smaller details have not been that well executed. Usually with this range we find the build quality to be very good but the paint less so, this time it’s the other way round! | ||||||||||
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| The Ferrari is listed as a 296MI
but car #12 in the Monza 500 mile race was actually a 412MI, as modelled
recently by MG. The body has a good paint finish and the kit will
be fairly simple to build, which is just as well because the instructions
don’t clearly show how to assemble the front suspension. The instructions in the Lancia kit are better and show where all of the p/e details are to be positioned as well as the clear decal placement photographs included in all of this range. |
 
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| The side window
frames and roof vents are included with the p/e and so will need painting
to match the high gloss white paint finish. We’ve seen similarly
liveried Integrale’s before by other makers but this is the first
we’ve seen from the great Pikes Peak hillclimb in America. A
colourful and interesting subject. |
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| Another unusual subject is the Mercedes. The streamlined W196 has been modelled before but we don’t remember seeing one with the additional wedge nose that was added for practice at Monza. |  |
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| This detail checks out well with period photos though the shape of the cockpit cowling looks rather flat to us. Decals are included for Fangio’s #20 car, we’re not sure if the other drivers tried this configuration and in the photo we have of the car there are no numbers on it. | ||||||||||
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