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 The
only Zagato bodied A6G spider we can find reference to for this era
is chassis 2010. The front of the car looks much like this
car with the very distinctive
grille detail, but the tail is completely different. The kit is a little crude
but the completed article shows that a very handsome model can be built. The
finish is very good, it's just a shame we can't confirm whether the shape is
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 This
rather strange looking roadster appears to be suffering from some
kind of identity crisis! Some of the styling clues, particularly
the grille, suggest Jaguar but the car is in fact based on BMW components.
The Wiesmann brothers build these cars using BMW engine, transmission,
suspension and brakes on their own chassis and the cars are luxuriously
finished. The kit is generally well made and should build well. It's
still an ugly little spud though! Thanks to Hans Nordstrom for telling
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Romeo's new 33TT12 made its debut on what was to be the last running
of the Targa Florio. Stommelen set fastest lap and following
the retirement of both Ferraris, his co-driver de Adamich had a 5
minute lead over the 2nd placed Porsche when he fell over a backmarker
and crashed. The model captures the shape of the purposeful machine
very well and there is a fair level of cast in detail. The built
model shows that it will all go together well and has a fine finish,
but kit builders should be careful with placement of all the small
sponsors logos. |
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 We're
used to looking at fairly high performance subjects and this could
could quite possibly be the least powerful car that we've
ever seen a model of! The kit has been made for RRM by Esdo and
is very finely cast in their typical fairly hard resin. This
resin can be quite brittle so care is needed when cleaning up,
but the advantage of it is that the fine details are very crisply
picked out. A few white metal ancillary parts are included for
the seats, wheels and authentic looking suspension. What we couldn't
find in the box was any kind of instructions but it is pretty
obvious where it all goes in this simple kit! |
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There was some confusion as to whether this model was going to be
released in kit form or not. Initial listings suggested yes, then
later ones from Tecno said no and now here it is! This is great news
for builders of Ferrari models because the long-tailed Drogo machine
looks fantastic and Tecnomodel have done a very good job of capturing
the lines. Apart from a bit of flash here and there, the bodywork
will require very little paint preparation, the ancillary parts are
equally good and there's a reasonable level of p/e detail. We know
that it looks good when finished as we saw the hand built in FSW
1/04. Our only question was over the tyre decals. Firestones are
provided but the only photo we have of the car show it on Goodyear
rubber, it's up to you whether to raid the spares box or not! |
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often seems that collectors of particular marques (apart from Ferrari)
are faced with a 'Feast or Famine' situation. Well it's definitely
feast time for
Maserati collectors at the moment! This latest release form Southern Cross is
typical of their production with a very well proportioned and superbly cast resin
body forming the basis of a fairly simple but still well detailed kit. The panel
engraving and vents on the body are spot on, the smaller parts equally well cast
and the decals clearly printed. There are several pages of instructions which
include a history of the car, a step by step written assembly guide and several
colour shots of the finished model for placement of decals and the smaller details.
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is quite some time since we saw the kit parts for this model and
as usual Southern Cross have done their best to get an authentic
period finish on their built model. The airbrake is supplied detached
so that we have the option of displaying the model either with it
up or down. In this instance that means they have gone for a matt
aluminium effect. The paint finish is pretty good but there are a
few areas of slightly rough detail painting (such as in the side
vents) and also some slightly sloppy assembly of smaller parts with
glue much in evidence. |
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 This
is a rather unusual looking body style and Carbone have captured
the profile superbly. The paint finish is flawless and the detailing
has been very carefully applied. A detail difference to the period
photos is that the car originally had a pair of small lamps mounted
either side of the grille. The car was restored in Holland during
the 1990s and we are guessing that the spot lamps were removed at
this stage and that is how the car is represented. This would also
tally as the car was originally blue. |
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