Italeri Preview 2019( Cars)

[Tommy124]

On 31.1.2019 at 4:24 AM, Motor City said:

That Lamborghini Miura looks sharp.  Is the kit any good?

Well that's actually a Jota (although they call it "Miura Jota", but imho that's wrong). The Miura released by Italeri around 2 years ago (with the yellow car on the box) is  the old ESCI kit which is totally out-of-proportion in the door-area. Compare that to a Hasegawa kit and it's pretty obvious that it's just a very bad kit. AFAIK there has not been a Jota by Esci so there is hope that this could be an Airfix kit, for example. I would stick to Hasegawa anyway, Miura and Jota are goods kits from them and easily available...

[sjordan2]

On 1/30/2019 at 9:55 AM, Mike999 said:

The 300SL Gullwing is probably Italeri's own kit.  Which hasn't been available for a while, and according to Internet Gullwing fans, is the best 1/24-25 kit of that car.  It was first released in the late '80s or early '90s, based off Italeri's 300SL roadster.  The Heller kit dated from about 1979. 

I recently got a package deal on 2 of the Heller Gullwing kits on eBay for a good price.  They don't have the space-frame detail of the AMT 1/25 kit, which is OK. I want to build a barn find, and I may drop one of the engines into a hot rod or something.

Caveat emptor. As I’ve mentioned before, the Italeri Gullwings in any scale are based on the roadster, which has more pronounced fenders and a larger grille than actual Gullwings. In 1/16, the Minicraft version has a more accurate body shape. The Italeri roadster kits are very accurate except for the windshield shape.

Edited February 11, 2019 by sjordan2

[stavanzer]

I want that Revell (ex-Aurora) 250. Maybe the Italeri kit, if I can find one. I'd rather have the unloved oldies, rather than a new super kit.

[afx]

4 hours ago, alexis said:

I want that Revell (ex-Aurora) 250. Maybe the Italeri kit, if I can find one. I'd rather have the unloved oldies, rather than a new super kit.

I have an Aurora 250 parts car if you are interested.

[Motor City]

thanks, Thomas!

[1959scudetto]

On 2.2.2019 at 4:17 AM, Exotics_Builder said:

I agree.  The F12 TdF has more panache in my opinion.  

As regards Italeri, these in my stash would be great to see reissued

I have several each of those, but .... you can't have enough of classic Ferraris!

If someone would release a 250 GT/L (Berlinetta LUsso)!!!

[Exotics_Builder]

2 minutes ago, 1959scudetto said:

I have several each of those, but .... you can't have enough of classic Ferraris!

If someone would release a 250 GT/L (Berlinetta LUsso)!!!

Model Factory Hiro does a multimedia Lusso, but at a steep price ($275):

 

[1959scudetto]

On 31.1.2019 at 4:42 AM, Michael jones said:

I wonder if the Lancia LC2 is the protar kit? Hope not, but still want it anyway, along with the escort and of course the Tamiya Toyota Lemans racer

As Italeri possesses the former Protar dies (they released several of their 1/9 bike kits and some other kits) I'm sure that this is the ex-Protar kit (as is the Alfa Giulietta/Giulia Spider)

[1959scudetto]

1 minute ago, Exotics_Builder said:

Model Factory Hiro does a multimedia Lusso, but at a steep price ($275):

 

I know, but this one is out of reach for me financially - I was hoping for Italeri all these years, but....

[Exotics_Builder]

1 minute ago, 1959scudetto said:

I know, but this one is out of reach for me financially - I was hoping for Italeri all these years, but....

I wouldn't hold my breath on that one, sadly.

[1959scudetto]

On 31.1.2019 at 4:24 AM, Motor City said:

That Lamborghini Miura looks sharp.  Is the kit any good?

I think that this is a modified ESCI Miura.

That was so bad that I sold it long time ago before Hasegawa came out with their perfect proportioned Miura SV. Though ESCI's was an earlier version (with the "eyelashes" around the headlights) they got it totally wrong.

[Motor City]

thanks for the information, Helmut

Jim