martinfan5 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) I thought that was the Pagani Zonda R? James is correct, the Zonda R was not even close to holding the number one spot , the 918 did it in 6m57sec, beating the 2015 Nissan R35 GTR Nismo's time of 7m8sec , the Zonda R's lap time is 7m24secs , its 13th on the list. You are correct it is number one, but its on the list of non street legal cars list, sitting at 6m47secs Edited January 2, 2015 by martinfan5
Zarana-X Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Why are some cars 1/25, and some 1/24?... What's up with that? I thought 1/25 was done for. Edited January 2, 2015 by Zarana-X
Rob Hall Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Why are some cars 1/25, and some 1/24?... What's up with that? I thought 1/25 was done for. the 1/25th scale items are reissues of Revell US tools... Edited January 2, 2015 by Rob Hall
kilrathy10 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Can't wait for that BMW i8 and the Corvette Stingray, but I wonder what happened to the Raptor??? That will disappointing, to say the least, if they don't do one of those.....
Luc Janssens Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 It wont be a 2013 model. But maybe has clear headlamps, that would place it one notch above the Lindberg offering
LVZ2881 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I see a 918 and a B'1B in my future Anyone give me the background on the 911 carrera ?
Chuck Kourouklis Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Man, I'll TAKE the 1/16 van, i8, and 918, Tamiya or not - they're only doing what any self-respecting German kit manufacturer must. Speaking of, though, what with Z8 and M1 reissues, M3 DTMs, and now this i8... what's the holdup on a vintage 1600/2002 again? Or a 3.0 CSL?
Aaronw Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Entirely different scale so not exactly duplicating anything, but another Type 1 micro bus. I wonder if we will ever see a Type 2 bay window micro bus in styrene. I know the early split windows are more collectable, but it's not like the Type 2s are unpopular in the 1-1 VW world. O/T here, but a 1/72 C-54? Oh boy... That is the big news so far in new kits for me this year as well.
tmathew1us Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Super excited about the new 918s. I think this will be a bellwether for Tamiya as well - if they skip this one I would think that would indicate they not very interested in the plastic car market anymore. I am getting a 918, and probably the reboxed US version, if/when it comes out. Glad to see Revell is still holding up on the modern car front as well.
Matt Bacon Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I think this will be a bellwether for Tamiya as well - if they skip this one I would think that would indicate they not very interested in the plastic car market anymore. ...errr, did you miss the LaFerrari? I don't think there's ANY evidence that Tamiya is losing interest in the plastic car market... bestest, M.
unclescott58 Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) A lot of you are excited by the 918. I wish Revell would give us a 917 instead. Make it a '70 917K. Gulf-Porsche livery. Scott Edited January 10, 2015 by unclescott58
Matt Bacon Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 A lot of you excited by the 918. I wish Revell would give us a 917 instead. Make it a '70 917K. Gulf-Porsche livery. Scott The Fujimi, Heller and Union kits are all pretty easy to find, certainly this side of the pond, and they all have Gulf livery boxings... if you want one, they are out there. bestest, M.
Bennyg Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 A lot of you excited by the 918. I wish Revell would give us a 917 instead. Make it a '70 917K. Gulf-Porsche livery. Scott How about the 919?
Bennyg Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 ...errr, did you miss the LaFerrari? I don't think there's ANY evidence that Tamiya is losing interest in the plastic car market... bestest, M. I would have thought tamiya would have done the 918 by now. LaFerrari was great, but they have really been doing. More reissues or modified re issues recently apart from Laferrari and the 1/6 harley. Cheers. Ben
niteowl7710 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I would have thought tamiya would have done the 918 by now. LaFerrari was great, but they have really been doing. More reissues or modified re issues recently apart from Laferrari and the 1/6 harley. Cheers. Ben Well for all the press the 918 has got, it's just officially "gone on sale" (all 918 are spoken for) in 2015. So they're not late per se. Tamiya seems to alternate a majot automotive release every other year if you look back to the Carrera GT, Enzo, DBS, LFA, FXX, and then LaFerrari. Then the "off" year they do a bunch of new military kits, usually one significant release per genre.
tmathew1us Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 ...errr, did you miss the LaFerrari? I don't think there's ANY evidence that Tamiya is losing interest in the plastic car market... bestest, M. Mat Bacon, No doubt there is a Ferrari obsession at Tamiya (as well there should be, as I imagine the Ferrari license was not cheap to obtain). Tamiya Ferrari kits are some of the best out there (although I don't have a La Ferrari kit). The fit and ease of build of Tamiy kits are the standard of the industry, although I feel Revell has made significant strides over the last few years. I was referring more to variety, as Tamiya seems to have significantly decreased their variety of new kits, not to mention the frustrating tendency of the three Japanese companies to keep putting out their own version of the same car. That being said, I have an overflowing pile of kits to keep me busy. However, I am always eager to add to the pile! -tm
unclescott58 Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Entirely different scale so not exactly duplicating anything, but another Type 1 micro bus. I wonder if we will ever see a Type 2 bay window micro bus in styrene. I know the early split windows are more collectable, but it's not like the Type 2s are unpopular in the 1-1 VW world.That is the big news so far in new kits for me this year as well. I'm with you on the "bay-window" buses. I'd buy one. Scott
Dominik Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I see a 918 and a B'1B in my future Anyone give me the background on the 911 carrera ? Look at this WIP: Porsche Carrera RS 3.0 Ist the same, bad kit...NO new tooling! Edited January 14, 2015 by Dominik
niteowl7710 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Look at this WIP: Porsche Carrera RS 3.0 Ist the same, bad kit...NO new tooling! Why would they retool it with the Fujimi EM kit still out and available?
Atmobil Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I'm with you on the "bay-window" buses. I'd buy one. Scott I would buy several if they came out with that. Welly do have a 1:24 diecast that is not to expensive but a styrene plastic kit would be the best.
Junkman Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Why would they reissue it with the Fujimi EM kit still out and available? FTFY
niteowl7710 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 FTFY Well I know that answer, it doesn't cost anything of substance to plop it back onto the market, and the casual builder doesn't know how bad a mistake they're walking out with...Step 3 - Profit!
Junkman Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Yeah, just reissue inferior rubbish to put unsuspecting first time buyers off your brand forever. A superb business strategy, I bet that's what they teach at universities nowadays. On a different note, am I the only one who is a tad underwhelmed by the AG's releases since they launched the Routemaster?
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