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a model or the logo to see the complete range from that manufacturer |
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| ALE246 |
Audi Trapeze Bertone 1973 - kit
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£28.45
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| ALE247 |
Lamborghini Silhouette 1977 -
kit |
£28.45
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| ALE247M |
Lamborghini Silhouette 1977 -
built |
£70.80
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| ALE248 |
Alfa Romeo 146Ti 2000 - kit |
£27.25
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The
same comments apply to the kit of the Bertone styled Trapeze as the
built model we saw in the last issue. The overall shape is very good
but it is a shame that the large air vents, very much a feature of
the design, are supplied as decals and not carved into the body casting.
The kit is very simple and should go together with relative ease,
but a high angle photo will be needed to position the scuttle top
vents correctly as the instructions are very poor.
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There are a few
pinholes in the otherwise crisp castings, but as these are all on
the inside they shouldnÃt pose any real problems. There are similar
pinholes in the Lamborghini kit and this time our review sample had
one in the edge of the front spoiler. This resin is different to many
older Alezan kits and it looks as if theyÃre still getting used to
it! No great problems, just a little extra time spent during paint
preparation. Again the shape is very good and the model builds well
which is just as well as the instructions are even more sparse in
this kit than the Trapeze. One detail that is a little odd on the
built model is the positioning of the front number plate, directly
in front of one of the spot lights! Again easily changed, the UK spec
car in the Lamborghini Catalogue Raisone shows it mounted centrally,
much more sensible. Finally the Alfa 146 kit looks accurate in the
body shape but again you will need photos to help build as the instructions
consist of one photocopied picture. These are basically good kits
and deserve better instructions.
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| ECH012 |
HWM-Jaguar Racer 1955 |
£35.25
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| ECH019 |
Reliant Scimitar GTE SE5 Street |
£39.95
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| ECH011 |
Connaught L3 Road/Race |
£35.25
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| ECH014 |
Frazer Nash Sebring Street |
£35.25
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ItÌs good to see that Echoes
are keeping up the momentum with their new releases, even if many
of them are derivative. We start with one of the most enterprising
manufacturers of the immediate post-war era.
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get racing all over Europe, providing a profit could be made, and
their Jaguar XK powered roadster was a terrific example of what could
be achieved on a limited budget. The car has been modelled as it stands
now and it seems to have been restored into one of the earlier body
forms with the headlights mounted in the wings, rather than the later
nose with the lights in the radiator opening which was badly damaged
on the Targa Florio. The resin body is well cast and checks out well
when compared to the photos in the instructions, though the panel
engraving could do with a little tidying up. A little work and this
will look very good, we presume race versions will follow. The engraving
on the Scimitar is much better and the most obvious detail difference
between this kit and the one in FSW 08/2002 are the bumpers, much
slimmer units on this earlier car. |
The Connaught is another all
new model and again appears to have been modelled on one of the original
cars as it exists now and is shown on the instructions.
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period photos of a sister car the bonnet is slightly different but
as with other models in the range this piece is moulded separately
to make future alternative versions a simpler prospect. The Frazer
Nash is based on the Le Mans kits we have seen previously, and offers
number plates and dashboards for two slightly different road cars.
The instructions are straight out of the LM kits with an additional
hand written note at the bottom detailing body colours. Both the HWM
and FN include fine wire wheels and all kits have a small amount of
p/e for wipers and one or two other small details. Simple but effective
and important as we arenÌt going to get these subjects elsewhere. |
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| JEM194 |
Lotus Elan S1 TDF 1997 Gulf -
kit |
£36.85
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| JEM195 |
Renault Megane Var 2001 Valvoline
- kit |
£38.05
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| JEM196 |
Mitsubishi Starion Portugal 88
Ralli Art - kit |
£39.30
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| JEM211 |
Ford Escort Cosworth Motorsport
Street - kit |
£36.85
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| JEM212 |
Ford Escort Cosworth Street -
kit |
£36.85
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| JEM215 |
Ford JWRC Sanremo 1999 #128 Belloy
- kit |
£40.50
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| JEM216 |
Ford JWRC Spain 2000 #54 Madaud
- kit |
£36.00
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| JEM217 |
Ford JWRC Kit Spain 2000 #56 Fortuna
- kit |
£38.05
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| JEM218 |
Ford JWRC Kit TDC 2001 #51 Speedy
- kit |
£38.05
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| JEM220 |
Ford JWRC Kit TDC 2001 #71 Valvoline
- kit |
£38.05
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| JEM221 |
Ford JWRC Kit M.Carlo 2002 #55
Duval - kit |
£40.50
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| JEM194M |
Lotus Elan S1 TDF 1997 Gulf -
built |
£87.00
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| JEM173M |
Ford Sierra Cosworth - built |
£60.35
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Itís been a while since we last
saw some new releases from Jemmpy but they are certainly making up
for lost time! There is an unusual mixture of subjects (though most
are rally related) and while the shapes all look to be pretty accurate,
we donít know any results for most of them. The Lotus Elan is finished
in the classic blue and orange Gulf colour scheme and the basic livery
checks out well with photos of this car competing in other events.
One area which will need a little attention from the spares box is
the wheels, which Jemmpy have interpreted from photos as having a
3-stud fixing when they should be centre locks with 3-eared spinners.
The paint finish on the kit has one or two blemishes and the decals
are, unusually, slightly yellowed but these problems arenít glaringly
obvious on the built model. There are no obvious yellowing problems
on any of the other decal sheets though some of the smaller logos
are slightly out of register. The Megane has the rear spoiler cast
onto the well painted body and this looks a little vulnerable, so
handle with care, otherwise there are no obvious problems. The Mitsubishi
has a two-tone paint finish with the joint line between the white
and black separated by a silver and red decal stripe. The only difference
we can see between the ëMotorsportí and standard Escort Cosworths
is the lack of a sun roof on the former, though the kit for the standard
car does include the option of the rather more subtle low rear spoiler
and also a twin headlight conversion.
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new releases are the swarm of Fordís Puma based Super 1600 machine
used in the Junior World Rally Championship. The 1999 and 2002 cars
have two-tone paint finishes and the blue used on all but the Speedy
and Valvoline cars has a very fine metallic finish. Unfortunately
on all of these there are small blemishes (dirt) below the paint which
may prove difficult to disguise with the metallic finishes. On the
plus side the small accessory parts such as rear wings and mirrors
are well painted to match and there are some fine p/e details for
brakes, panel fasteners etc. All of these aggressive little cars make
great modelling subjects and a personal favourite is the 2002 Monte
Carlo class winner of Duval, who has of course now been confirmed
as a full time works Ford Focus driver. Instructions in all of the
kits consist of rough sketches and are adequate. Colours (red, orange,
etc.) are given for detail painting but youíll have to concentrate
hard for decal placement. A couple of the models were photographed
in colour in FSW 08/2002 and weíll fit as many others as possible
in to this issue. Finally we have the built Sierra, which again captures
the shape very well but is let down by some rather sloppy detail painting
around the window frames. |
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