High octane Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm not really into Ferrari kits at all, although I do have a Modena Spider kit somewhere in my stash. And of course Santa NEVER leaves a Ferrari in my driveway on Christmas Eve either after all these years. I was kinda hoping for this one............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) ... Still no 991 GT3 or GT3RS. Missing boat there, I think only 1 997 kit? The Fujimi 997 cup car. Diecasts pretty limited too. Welly seems to have Porsche license. Odd Tamiya hasn't done anything Porsche. Cayman GT4, 991 GT3 and RS would be welcome they did 934 so have license for something Nooo kiddin'. MAJOR omission on the 991s. Maybe now that the 3.0 turbos are out marking the 991.2, we're finally at that obligatory cycle behind and somebody'll get us a good GT3RS before the next all-new 911 debuts.Don't mind the 488 Effo so much, but I'd just as soon wait for the next thang from Modena in plastic. Edited January 20, 2016 by Chuck Kourouklis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) I'm not really into Ferrari kits at all, although I do have a Modena Spider kit somewhere in my stash. And of course Santa NEVER leaves a Ferrari in my driveway on Christmas Eve either after all these years. I was kinda hoping for this one............................. What car? Charlie Larkin Edited January 21, 2016 by charlie8575 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPlant Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Before this thread strays way off topic... Is anyone of an opinion that Revell will still work on renewing their licensing agreements with Ferrari and eventually complete the release of announced kits (especially the 250 SWB), or is this the final nail in the coffin on that tool, so to speak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'm not really into Ferrari kits at all, although I do have a Modena Spider kit somewhere in my stash. And of course Santa NEVER leaves a Ferrari in my driveway on Christmas Eve either after all these years. I was kinda hoping for this one............................. Nice ummmmm, Fenders . Yea thats it,,,,,, fenders . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Before this thread strays way off topic... Is anyone of an opinion that Revell will still work on renewing their licensing agreements with Ferrari and eventually complete the release of announced kits (especially the 250 SWB), or is this the final nail in the coffin on that tool, so to speak?That is what I have heard from the US side. But RoG is on point, not the US. Supposedly, the 250 is POSTPONED until the licensing issue worked out. I hope so. I do have one unbuilt down in the basement stash, but another might not hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'm sure that they will work it out. It is just a case of lawyers meeting eachother and agreeing on the contents of the contracts and how much money they will have to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 ... Supposedly, the 250 is POSTPONED until the licensing issue worked out. I hope so. I do have one unbuilt down in the basement stash, but another might not hurt.X2 on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 X2 on that one.I couldn't imagine them chucking the whole project because of licensing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I couldn't imagine them chucking the whole project because of licensing. This project has been on and off for some time, and is essentially a reissue of the Italeri Kit. I guess we'll have to wait and see. If anyone is interested, I can always post photos of the 250 contents of my kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 This project has been on and off for some time, and is essentially a reissue of the Italeri Kit. I guess we'll have to wait and see. If anyone is interested, I can always post photos of the 250 contents of my kit. I'm interested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Well, HOPEFULLY they get this sorted out! I do have two of these......one original untouched kit, and a built one I did about 20 years ago. I'd like another one as I'm a BIG fan of this car, and it's the ONLY correct version I know of that would sell for a reasonable price. Italeri's kit can bring horrendously big bucks on the 'Bay (and they rarely turn up), Gunze's 250 GT SWB while nice is very pricey, and the body shape misses the mark IMO in some areas. Forget Esci's kit.......to me it's pure junk as the body is woefully inaccurate, and of course, it's the one that turns up the most on eBay. Then there is Model Factory Hiro's version------very nice but price wise is in the stratosphere for most builders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nells250 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hi all - I'm a new member who found this site because after a VERY long model-building-dry spell, I did some online searching and found that all of a sudden, most of the familiar Ferrari kits weren't being listed on retail websites. Couldn't find an answer anywhere, and was starting to assume that it had something to do with the spinoff of Ferrari from Chrysler/Fiat recently. All I know about that is what I caught quickly on a radio program talking about stocks. It wasn't clear if Ferrari simply is now under it's own stock listing, or if the actual company is now independent (which I doubt). Anyhoo, thanks for confirming my suspicions about the lack of kits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Well, HOPEFULLY they get this sorted out! I do have two of these......one original untouched kit, and a built one I did about 20 years ago. I'd like another one as I'm a BIG fan of this car, and it's the ONLY correct version I know of that would sell for a reasonable price. Italeri's kit can bring horrendously big bucks on the 'Bay (and they rarely turn up), Gunze's 250 GT SWB while nice is very pricey, and the body shape misses the mark IMO in some areas. Forget Esci's kit.......to me it's pure junk as the body is woefully inaccurate, and of course, it's the one that turns up the most on eBay. Then there is Model Factory Hiro's version------very nice but price wise is in the stratosphere for most builders! I'm absolutely with you on that, Bill. Thankfully I have kept 3 original Italeri kits though I would have bought at least 2 more. The Esci (Ertl) version is awkward - I built 2 of them in the 80's, replaced the wheels with Italeri spokes and tires and tried to correct its biggest flaws - anyway, hand off of this (until you are a box art collector!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hi all - I'm a new member who found this site because after a VERY long model-building-dry spell, I did some online searching and found that all of a sudden, most of the familiar Ferrari kits weren't being listed on retail websites. Couldn't find an answer anywhere, and was starting to assume that it had something to do with the spinoff of Ferrari from Chrysler/Fiat recently. All I know about that is what I caught quickly on a radio program talking about stocks. It wasn't clear if Ferrari simply is now under it's own stock listing, or if the actual company is now independent (which I doubt). Anyhoo, thanks for confirming my suspicions about the lack of kits! Thats interesting. I did find some 2016 releases by Fujimi on http://www.hjl.com. Also, seems like Tamiya was uneffected due to there pending FXX-K release at the Nuremberg Toy Fair starting tomorrow. Please, some one post pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thats interesting.I did find some 2016 releases by Fujimi on http://www.hjl.com.No kidding!!, The fourth post on the first page said that Fujimi is or just did reissue a bunch of Ferrari kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Was reading a topic on Ferrari kits on a German hobby site and it looks like Revell Germany pulled all their Ferrari kits from their lineup. Wettringer Modellbau Forum Just went to their site and indeed, no more Ferrari products in the modern cars section, but there's a non working Ferrari button, together with other special licensed brands... Revell Germany model kit product overview Hmm.... Edited February 9, 2016 by Luc Janssens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Lucky for us we can still get Ferrari kits from Fujimi and Tamiya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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