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new range name enters the fray, in the now very competitive low priced
hand builts. The base models are not entirely new however.
Unscrew the 250LM from its display case and we see the name Tokoloshe
on the baseplate. The finish of this particular model is very good
with flawless red paint and well applied decals to represent the
Maranello Concessionaires car loaned to Piper for the Kyalami 9 Hours,
which he won. The decalling is not quite complete though and you
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model has also been seen before from the Umberto Codolo stable. The
brutal looking little coupe was released under the Remember banner
early in 2000. Again the paint finish is very good and the general
build quality is very acceptable. There are one or two slightly distorted
decals but at this price something usually has to give. . |
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 The
ill-fated streamlined Maserati only made one appearance during the
1956 season, at Reims. Moss practiced the car but opted to race
a more conventional version, leaving Taruffi to drive it the race.
The model is well finished and reasonably well proportioned. The
decal on the front is too straight but at this price it still offers
great value. |
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shape and body finish of the Abarth are very good. It’s
a shame that the wheels weren’t cleaned before painting, but
as the model is screwed together from beneath it would be possible
to take it apart and tidy up a few of the small details. A great
starting point at the price of a kit, but without as much fun! |
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factory entered Lancias are subjects that have been unavailable
to collectors for some time and as such will fill gaps in many
collections. The basic shape is not bad, though possibly slightly
shallow in profile, and the general standard of finish is acceptable.
The style of the numbers on the clearly printed decals is not quite
right and at least two of the cars had clear deflectors fitted
to the bonnets which are not on the models (race shots of the other
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 The
Coventry-Climax powered Cooper finished a very creditable 8th overall.
The model captures the car reasonably well. At first the
nose looked a little long, but we then realised that the number decal
on the front is too small and the gap has been filled with a longer
stripe giving this illusion. |
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three Panhard powered Le Mans ‘tiddlers’ are well
painted and the shapes are generally good. The badge decals on the
hubcaps of the X84 are rather haphazardly applied but otherwise there’s
little wrong. |
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Nissan team may not have got the press coverage in 2003 that they
did this year on the Dakar but the South African built machines
put in a very respectable effort. The model looks the part and has
plenty of detail, though much of this, such as the rear roll-over
structure and spare wheel mounting straps are very obviously plastic.
Also the flags for the driver and co-driver have been transposed,
de Villiers is South African and Marmon, French. Not the other way
round! |
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 These
represent what was effectively the same car at different stages in
its development. The silver car appears to be the prototype, complete
with rivetted bodywork and looks really striking. The lacquer coat
was probably unnecessary on what we think was a bare aluminium body.
By the time the car was badged as a Bizzarini it had gained one or
two extra vents, different rear lights (personally I think the earlier
arrangement is prettier) and bumpers. |
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have modelled this very elegant roadster with the roof up and have
very carefully masked the hood off before painting. This leaves
us with a nice smooth pale green main body finish and a satin surface
on the soft top to be hand painted. The interior is cast as a tub
making detail painting a little fiddly, but generally it will be
a fairly simple build that will result in an attractive model of
one of the few post-war Pourtout bodied road cars. |
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