Review: Protar of Italy and its finest work: 1/6 Moto Guzzi V-850 California

[花火]

Finished writing this one recently. The story behind this kit is rather fascinating. This iconic bike kit was designed by the legendary model designer Kazuo Okabe, once worked at Tamiya whose famous works include the first Tamiya 1/12 big scale Honda RA273, the first Tamiya 1/6 – Honda CB750 Four, and the 1/25 Tiger 1. This level of craftsmanship that can be seen in this kit is almost missing nowadays, even though modern design and production have become much easier with computers.

7000+ words. Read the entire review here: https://larrysscalemodelworld.ca/2025/01/06/lets-review-protars-1-6-moto-guzzi-v-850-california/

The attached GIF is made from the instruction manual, which demonstrates how the engine of this bike works.

[64Comet404]

A really fascinating article! I've always thought about getting some of the 1:9 Protar bikes, but never felt I was up to the challenge.

[1959scudetto]

Very interesting reading - thanks for the link to the article.

[花火]

23 hours ago, 64Comet404 said:

A really fascinating article! I've always thought about getting some of the 1:9 Protar bikes, but never felt I was up to the challenge.

Thank you so much, Ken! I gotta try some of their 1/9 kits as well. I found the pre-1970 racing bikes so attractive. 

[花火]

3 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Very interesting reading - thanks for the link to the article.

Thank you so much!

[1959scudetto]

20 hours ago, 花火 said:

Thank you so much!

I have got a  1974 Ducati 750 Sport (Protar 1/9) from my brother as a present for my 60th birthday - for me, one of the most beautiful bikes ever !

Before starting to build it, I have to train my skills ...