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Post by jager on Mar 20, 2023 0:04:26 GMT -5
Really like that model... but 'refix the floor'? I guess if you hit the kerbs hard enough Tom you'd going to damage the bottom of the car. Even today we still hear of similar problems happening. In model terms, this is the overlooked Le Mans Ferrari. I have an Ixo (on which tooling this must be based) but it's one that has escaped the higher end manufacturers so far I'm not sure why we haven't seen this in a higher quality Andy, but I guess you can say that about a lot of Ferraris. Looksmart looked promising for a while, but these days they seem to focus on the modern cars and we haven't seen a historic release for quite a while. Brutal car that regrettably never lived up to the promise. It seems like with the power deficit to Porsche they had one hand tied behind their back before they even got to the track Jeff. Pity because they look very good. This one nestles in my collection as well, and it does do an acceptable job. Interestingly, Best Model did the sister #63 quite a few years ago which is a bit sharper - did they also do they #62? I have a few of the Best Ferrari 512 BB LM's Martin, but not this one (obviously) or its sister car. It's ok as a PW models, but the wheels in particular let it down and the Best could be an interesting option if I can find one. I have always liked the livery on this 512BB. Given the rate that Spark is producing models, it won't be long before the produce these as they run out of other subjects. 😁 As noted above Jerry, historic Ferraris seem few and far between. No doubt Spark would be interested, but as we know it gets complicated with the licencing.
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Paul - "Collecting Motorsport in Miniature; for the passion and its history".
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Post by LM24HRS on Mar 23, 2023 2:35:33 GMT -5
Just catching up here Ian. Love your 512BB, one I have not seen before. I do like the 512BB need to check how many raced at LM from your well used data base. I feel I missed out here with these models.
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Post by jager on Mar 27, 2023 8:58:49 GMT -5
Just catching up here Ian. Love your 512BB, one I have not seen before. I do like the 512BB need to check how many raced at LM from your well used data base. I feel I missed out here with these models. Thanks Paul. The 512BB is a pretty under-represented model. One day maybe we'll see more of these.
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Post by jager on Mar 27, 2023 9:00:36 GMT -5
Sometimes when you’re chasing Le Mans models, its easy to overlook some of the lesser cars that didn’t make it to the finish. This is one such model, which originally wasn’t on my radar at all, but came about as a spontaneous purchase with few other pre-ordered models. Afterwards, I was pleased to discover that I already had two other versions of the same chassis in my collection. This Porsche 908 started life in 1971 as part of John Wyer’s J. W. Automotive Engineering team, but before the season ended the car had already been sold on to Spaniard Juan Fernandez, the son of a textile industrialist from Barcelona. In 1972 the car made its debut at 24 Hours of Le Mans entered by Escuderia Montjuich with an all-Spanish driver line up, with Fernandez being joined by Paco Torredemer and Eugenio Baturone. Unfortunately, their Porsche 908/3 crashed during the final hour of race, the suspension broke and they withdrew. The following year the Porsche was back at Le Mans, this time entered by Porsche Club Romand and Escuderia Montjuich. This time Fernandez and Torredemer were joined by Bernard Cheneviere of Switzerland who bought Toblerone sponsorship which decorated the Porsche. In the race the car fell down to 21st place during the night following fuel pump problems but when mechanics fixed the car, its drivers pushed hard to quickly make up for the delay and they managed to finish the race in a prestigious fifth place overall. Fernandez and Torredemer returned to Le Mans in 1974 with the Porsche 908/3. This time it was painted red and entered under the Escuderia Tibibado banner as shown here. They were joined by veteran Frenchman Bernard Tramont who had spent the greater part of his life and racing/rallying career in Spain. Tramont had driven for Alpine at Le Mans in 1968 and 1969, but after retiring in 1971 he was tempted back for this one off drive in 1974. While Paco Torredemer started the race in 23rd position, gearbox issues saw the him drop down the order. By the end of the first hour the #31 Porsche was down in 28th position, and the following hour they were running 42nd before being forced to retire the next hour. Bernard Tramont never actually got to drive in the race. At the end of 1974, Fernandez sold the Porsche to Leo Kinnunen and his Egon Evertz team, who turbocharged the engine and lengthened the chassis. In this form it was raced through until 1982-83 before being restored to its original 1971 ‘Gulf’ specifications in 1997. Car : 1974 #31 Porsche 908/03Team : Ecurie Tibidabo Drivers : Francisco Torredemer (ESP)/ Juan Fernandez (ESP)/ Bernard Tramont (F) Qualifying : 23rd Result : 47th (DNF - Gearbox) Model : Spark (S4742)
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Post by Tom on Mar 27, 2023 11:56:53 GMT -5
What a fantastic looking car! I can easily understand why you wanted it despite the DNF.
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Post by reeft1 on Mar 27, 2023 16:16:24 GMT -5
That’s pretty smart
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Post by JSB33 on Mar 28, 2023 4:28:49 GMT -5
It would be a shame not to have this beauty on the shelf
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Mar 29, 2023 2:03:57 GMT -5
Like that a lot. A very nice addition
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Post by jager on Mar 29, 2023 2:45:56 GMT -5
What a fantastic looking car! I can easily understand why you wanted it despite the DNF. It would be a shame not to have this beauty on the shelf Like that a lot. A very nice addition Thanks everyone. Seems this is a bit of a winner for those who like their period racers plain and simple.
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Post by 105epaul on Mar 29, 2023 4:53:06 GMT -5
In model terms, this is the overlooked Le Mans Ferrari. I have an Ixo (on which tooling this must be based) but it's one that has escaped the higher end manufacturers so far I acquired this BB512 a few months ago, it's an AMR model so would have been pricey when new, it's from Le Mans 1981 and was driven by A. Cudini/J. Morton/P. Gurdjan, no idea how well it did. With apologies to Ian for putting one of my models on his thread!
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Post by jager on Mar 29, 2023 8:20:00 GMT -5
Thanks Paul, no problem throwing your Ferrari in here. As you say, an AMR model would have been very expensive back in its day and its interesting . I like the group photo above and its interesting how the 512BB looks huge next to its predecessor the 512M.
I really like the look of that green David Piper 250 GTO.
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Post by jager on Mar 29, 2023 17:46:57 GMT -5
Racing cars carrying sponsorship from McDonalds are not uncommon, but it's rare to find a car sponsored by KFC. I may not be a fan of their products, but it makes for an interesting model. Jota Sport may not be a household name, but they have achieved over a decade of success in endurance racing. The team was originally founded in 2000 as Team Jota by then university student in materials engineering, Sam Hignett and racing driver John Stack. In an interesting twist, the team is based in Tunbridge Wells, U.K. which is also home to a well known forum member. The team made their debut at Le Mans in 2005, where they held fifth place up until hour 22 but didn't finish due to an accident. However it wasn’t until 2014 that the team tasted success when they won the LMP2 class at Le Mans with a Zytek Z11SN driven by Simon Dolan, Oliver Turvey and Harry Tincknell, and the following year they followed this up when Simon Dolan, Oliver Turvey and Mitch Evans finished 2nd in LMP2. In 2017, the team had their best ever result when the Jackie Chan DC Racing team run by Jota Sport not only finished 1st and 2nd in class, they finished 2nd and 3rd overall when most of the LMP1 field ran into problems. The following year, the Jackie Chan DC Racing team run by Jota Sport finished 4th in LMP2 and they followed this up with another 2nd in class in 2019. In 2020, Jota Sport rant their own team and once again took another 2nd placed LMP2 class finish with an Oreca 07. In 2021, they expanded to a two car team with two Oreca 07’s with the #38 car driven by the same crew as their 2020 entry, Roberto Gonzalez, Antonio Felix da Costa and Anthony Davidson. They also entered a second car, the #28 entry shown here for Tom Blomqvist, Sean Gelael and Stoffel Vandoorne. In qualifying the #28 car was the slower of the pair, missing out on the Hyperpole qualifying which saw them start from 12th overall. The first two hours were frustrating as they first gained, then lost three places. The next four hours were similar as they gained five place to be in 4th place overall in the 4th hour, before falling back to 10th overall by the end of the sixth hour. Six hours later, they were running 9th at the mid-point of the race. As the race approached the three quarter mark, the crew of the #28 Oreca had moved up to 7th overall and third in class. It looked liked that was where they would finish, but when the leading LMP2 car come to halt with electrical issues, they were promoted to 2nd in class with Blomqvist bringing the #28 Oreca home just 0.7 seconds behind the class winner and 7th overall. Car : 2021 #28 Oreca 07Team : JOTA Drivers : Tom Blomqvist (GBR)/ Sean Gelael (IDN)/ Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) Qualifying : 12th Result : 7th Model : Spark (S8243)
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Post by Alfaholic on Mar 29, 2023 22:03:32 GMT -5
Toblerone mentioned in your last post and now KFC, this thread is churning out some really "tasty" offerings (sorry I'll go back into the corner now) - although like you I would much rather prefer the Swiss chocolate to the bucket of grease!!
I think the KFC logos come from the involvement of Sean Gelael. I'm pretty sure his family owns or has connections to KFC in Indonesia, as his cars across several categories have always carried this sponsorship.
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Post by Tom on Mar 30, 2023 0:12:13 GMT -5
Nice combo of dark green and red, good result. Excellent model as usual.
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Post by jager on Mar 31, 2023 2:43:04 GMT -5
Toblerone mentioned in your last post and now KFC, this thread is churning out some really "tasty" offerings ( sorry I'll go back into the corner now) - although like you I would much rather prefer the Swiss chocolate to the bucket of grease!! I think the KFC logos come from the involvement of Sean Gelael. I'm pretty sure his family owns or has connections to KFC in Indonesia, as his cars across several categories have always carried this sponsorship. You may not have noticed Martin, but the Oreca also has Taco Bell sponsorship on the nose and Coca Cola sponsporship on the sides just to complete the gastronomic overload! Thanks for the link to Sean Gelael's family involvement with KFC. According to this report, his father Richard has "is the face of KFC" across Indonesia and has a net worth of US$200m! www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/max-verstappen-f1-sean-gelael-25412790Nice combo of dark green and red, good result. Excellent model as usual. It ticks lots of boxes Tom. Easy on the eye (relatively speaking) and a podium finish.
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