jaymcminn Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 For those not familiar with the car, the Lancia Stratos was a purpose-built rally car that Lancia produced between 1973 and 1975. The design came from the pen of Marcello Gandini, the designer behind such cars as the Lamborghini Countach and Miura. Some 496 "Stradale" (street) versions were built over 1974 and 1975 to homologate the car for WRC racing. Powered by a Ferrari Dino 2.4 liter V6, the 190 hp Stradale was capable of sub 5-second 0-60 times and a 144mph top speed. The futuristic looks and blistering performance of the Stratos weren't enough to overcome the car's high price (nearly twice the price of the 246 Dino that shared its engine), lack of creature comforts, or atrocious build quality, however- examples sat on dealer lots for years in some cases before being sold. Now the Stratos is considered a modern classic, with prices for good examples in the $250-300k range. This kit is the Fujimi Enthusiast kit- the only way to get a full-detail Stradale in 1:24. This is the build thread here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56329 Overall, this was a fantastic kit to build. The model includes the photoetched parts and screen in the pics- the only aftermarket stuff on the car is the ignition wiring and the replacement springs made from wrapped beading wire. As with any Fujimi Enthusiast kit, there's a lot of prep work involved- probably 80% of the work on this build took place before a drop of paint was applied. As a result, the model pretty much fell together at the end!
Scuderia Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 An automotive icon, and lookin' great. Nice job!
hotrod59f100 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) Wow. I love the whole car those wheels really pop with that color. Edited April 10, 2012 by hotrod59f100
jaymcminn Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) Detail is somewhat simplified for an Enthusiast model, but the engine bay looks really good when finished. I did scratchbuild the battery box from styrene sheet. You can clearly see the modified kit shocks in this picture- the scratchbuilt springs really make a difference! As always, any questions or comments are welcome! Edited April 10, 2012 by jaymcminn
PatW Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Hey that is just superb! The build and the colour are amazing, very well done jaymcminn. I have built a race version and the Alitalia rally version. It reminds me of the 70's when I was a volunteer marshall at race circuits and the RAC Rally of Great Britain where the Stratos was a star. Thanks for sharing.
Casey Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Absolutely gorgeous. I've always liked these cars, especially in this color. They are still as wild looking as they were in the mod-'70s. Did you have to open each of the vent slots in the hood?
GeeBee Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Superb work !! love the colour and all the extra work you put into the build paid off ...
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Another beautiful model in your collection. I love it in this color. Great pictures too. Thank you.
kimbogum Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 It's great to see a unique car like this. Good choice of color and clean detailing with the wiring. That's very inspirational. I'm new to car modeling but I Fujimi is sticking out for me with these types of cars, I just love them, wedgier the better!
jaymcminn Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 Absolutely gorgeous. I've always liked these cars, especially in this color. They are still as wild looking as they were in the mod-'70s. Did you have to open each of the vent slots in the hood? Casey, the slots were molded open, but there was a fair amount of cleanup involved in getting them to look halfway decent. With all the photoetch on this model, it would have been cool if they had included a photoetched louver panel!
CadillacPat Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Great paint and very clean build. Real good pics too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the kind of job where the scale is hard to determine (a good result) and comes very close with the doors and lid closed, to being hard to tell if it's real or a Model. CadillacPat
Erik Smith Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 That turned out great. I have always liked the Stratos and yours is a very fine looking example. Excellent, clean build.
Jon Cole Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Jason, you did that Stratos nice! That color makes me think Mopar!
jaymcminn Posted April 11, 2012 Author Posted April 11, 2012 Awww, shucks, thanks guys! Jason, you did that Stratos nice! That color makes me think Mopar! Jon, before settling on the Tamiya light green, I was actually thinking about the Testors Sublime Green for this build. The color is actually supposed to represent the "Bertone Green" that many Stratos were painted. Most of the green cars were repainted "re-sale red" years ago, so a car wearing its original green paint is pretty rare today. Hey that is just superb! The build and the colour are amazing, very well done jaymcminn. I have built a race version and the Alitalia rally version. It reminds me of the 70's when I was a volunteer marshall at race circuits and the RAC Rally of Great Britain where the Stratos was a star. Thanks for sharing. Pat, I'd love to even see one of these guys in person, let alone see them race. I live in a pretty good exotic/classic car town, but so few of these cars made it to the States that a Stratos is a really rare bird indeed! I might have to build a rally version to display with this one.
Dann Tier Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 For those not familiar with the car, the Lancia Stratos was a purpose-built rally car that Lancia produced between 1973 and 1975. The design came from the pen of Marcello Gandini, the designer behind such cars as the Lamborghini Countach and Miura. Some 496 "Stradale" (street) versions were built over 1974 and 1975 to homologate the car for WRC racing. Powered by a Ferrari Dino 2.4 liter V6, the 190 hp Stradale was capable of sub 5-second 0-60 times and a 144mph top speed. The futuristic looks and blistering performance of the Stratos weren't enough to overcome the car's high price (nearly twice the price of the 246 Dino that shared its engine), lack of creature comforts, or atrocious build quality, however- examples sat on dealer lots for years in some cases before being sold. Now the Stratos is considered a modern classic, with prices for good examples in the $250-300k range. This kit is the Fujimi Enthusiast kit- the only way to get a full-detail Stradale in 1:24. This is the build thread here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56329 Overall, this was a fantastic kit to build. The model includes the photoetched parts and screen in the pics- the only aftermarket stuff on the car is the ignition wiring and the replacement springs made from wrapped beading wire. As with any Fujimi Enthusiast kit, there's a lot of prep work involved- probably 80% of the work on this build took place before a drop of paint was applied. As a result, the model pretty much fell together at the end! Whats not to like?! Very Well done!!
PatW Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 Awww, shucks, thanks guys! Jon, before settling on the Tamiya light green, I was actually thinking about the Testors Sublime Green for this build. The color is actually supposed to represent the "Bertone Green" that many Stratos were painted. Most of the green cars were repainted "re-sale red" years ago, so a car wearing its original green paint is pretty rare today. Pat, I'd love to even see one of these guys in person, let alone see them race. I live in a pretty good exotic/classic car town, but so few of these cars made it to the States that a Stratos is a really rare bird indeed! I might have to build a rally version to display with this one.Yes Jay, they are beautiful. We have a 1:1 kit car manufacturer here in the UK , Hawk who are and have been turning out replicas for some years. Some self builders have even put Ferrari engines in them!
spencer1984 Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 One of my all-time favorite automotive designs, and some excellent work here!
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