Dragi čitaoci bilo je malo pauze u objavljivanju novih postova, nadam se da ću uskoro imati više vremena. Pa će i postova biti više shodno tome. U ovih nekoliko dana će vas očekivati jedna prepravka Alfa Romeo-a P3 iz 1934 godine, Malo priča o nekim novijim prepravkama, među kojima će biti i Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 i Renault Estafette, sve prepravke će se ticati Ferrari F1 programa, toliko za sada i pozdrav!

Dear readers, there has been a little break from new texts on blog, I hope I will have more time in the future. So accordingly to that, there will be more posts. In these few days will be a little about some customizations, first is going to be Alfa Romeo P3 from 1934 season, then Renault Estafette van and Alfa Romeo 6C 1750. All of these will be about Ferrari F1 program, or to be exact about Ferrari GP cars.

Lamborghini Miura, 1/43 DelPrado

This is by far one of the most iconic supercars of all time. Many would say that it is one of the most beautiful, but I wouldn’t, I have some favorites of mine. Not a fan of Lambos, but this one is definitely hard not to love.  This is a scale model made by DelPrado, and I had doubts about this one. That is one of the reasons why I bought it and I have to say, I have no regrets.

Ovo je daleko najikoničniji superauto svih vremena. Mnog će reći i da je najljepši auto, ali ja se ne bih složio, ima neke svoje omiljene među kojima nije Miura. Nisam obožavalac Lamborghinija, ali ovaj je definitivno teško ne voljeti. Model koji je sada tema je proizvođača DelPrado, i imao sam sumnje vezano za ovaj model. To i jeste bio jedan od razloga zašto sam kupio ovaj model i ne žalim uopšte.

Ferrari 250MM, 1/43 ProgettoK

Ponovo jedan tekst nakon par dana. Izvinjavam se ne stižem, što je tu je… Ovako danas teget Ferrari koji je... pa ne znam koji je ovo model valjda je 250MM, a možda je i 166MM Berlinetta, a možda i nije ni jedno ni drugo. Ovako, sa obzirom da je rezinski model, a njih imam malo od Ferrarija ondas sam ga kupio, bez mnogo razmišljanja i dobio nešto čudno. Inače koštao je 13 Eura, pa dobro nije ovo bila toliko skupa lekcija.

                Prvo malo o rezinu kao materijalu. To je dosta dobar materijal i izgleda uzima sve više maha među proizvođačima. Ima mana i to mnogo, kao na primjer da u tankim elementima je nepostojanog oblika i lako se deformiše, da ne spominjem koliko se lako lomi, odnosno krtost mu je kao kod suvog drveta (i to onog jako suvog). U 1/18 i njoj sličnim razmjerama je neupotrebljiv jer modeli ne mogu da imaju otvaranja. Koliko je postojan i kako se ponaša kad ga uhvati zub vremena ni to ne znamo, tako da je pitanje da li će rezini i za deset godina izgledati ovako ili će se malo deformisati. Ima tu još dosta neistraženih teritorija ali malo po malo, vidjećemo. Pozitivna strana je jednostavna. Kalupi se lakše prave pa su stoga modifikacije na modelima lakse, na primjer isti automobil na par različitih trka je imao par različitih sitnica koje zbog cijene i razvoja jedno diecast kalupa diecast ne može da ponudi. Tj. ako je model imao različite otvore na dvije različite trke, u metalu nećete dobiti te razlike. Radi se o tome što su metalni kalupi jako skupi i teško se prave pa je nemoguće napraviti tri potpuno različita kalupa samo zato što je jedan recimo GT40 imao na par trka drugačiji usisnik za vazduh. U rezinu ovakvi poduhvati su mogući zato što rezinski kalu traje (nisam 100 posto siguran) oko 500 izlivanja, pa je moguće mijenjat kalupe i praviti nešto drugačije po potrebi. Sa druge strane da bi se proizvođačima ovo isplatilo malo su podigli cijene ali samo „malo“.

A new text is here after few days. Sorry for that, I have lot of things to do these days… Today we have navy blue Ferrari which is… well I am not sure probably it’s 250MM, or maybe 166MM Berlinetta, or even both. This is resin model, and I have only couple of these so I bought this one no matter, and I got something weird it is a mix between 250MM and 166MM Berlinetta. It cost only 13 Euros, and it was a lesson, not en expensive one at least.

                First a little bit about resin. It’s new material which is more popular every day among manufacturers. With resin come lot of problems, like the one with thin elements which are not firm enough and they deform with ease during time. Also it is a very fragile material, which is problematic when falls. In 1/18 scales and larger is almost no good because the models can’t have any functioning opening, doors, bonnets and so on. How it will behave during time no one knows because it is relatively new and it is not possible to test it. Positive thing is the fact that molds are easily made so modifications on a model are more feasible. For example same car on a few different races during the season had different parts. On a simple die cast metal mold it was too expensive and impossible to create those differences. We can take some GT40 car which in few races had different air inlets, in resin it is possible to make those modifications because of the molds. The mold for resin has much smaller durability and it lasts only for (I am not hundred percent sure) few hundred injections, so it is more possible to make smaller modifications on these. While in classic die cast metal models the molds for them are more rigid and these types of modifications are impossible. On the other hand this way of producing models is a little bit more expensive, well just a “little”.

2 x Ferrari, 1/43 Onyx

Danas manje priče, a više fotografija. Radi se o dva Ferrari F1 auta F187-88C i F640-89. Dosta solidni modeli, sa obzirom na godine proizvodnje, a to su neke devedesete, može se reći da su dobri. Dosta detalja nedostaje, i izuzev vozača za volanom skoro da i da nema nekog značajnijeg detaljisanja. Modeli su bili u dosta lošijem stanju nego sada, ali uz malo pažljivog čišćenja izgledaju dobro. Fotoaparat hvata i neke stvari koje nisu toliko vidljive golim okom ali to je možda i dobro, jer se više potrudim oko brisanja modela.

Koenigssegg CC8, 1/43 Ixo Altaya

Narandžasti Koenigssegg je jako lijep model. Na moju žalost više nije u mom posjedu. Svakako model koji je dosta zanimljiv, posebno jer nije toliko čest, a posebno u ovoj boji je bio vrlo interesantan. Ovdje se radi o takozvanom novinskom modelu, pošto ovaj tekst prevodim na engleski jezik mislim da ću imate problema da to novinski model prevedem. Svakako, radi se o modelima, koje neko drugi proizvodi za nekog izdavača novina. U ovom slučaju, radi se o Ixo proizvođaču koji modelima snadbijeva Altaya distributera. Ovo često može da povede kolekcionare na nepoznat teren, zapravo da im postavi pitanje šta sam ja to kupio?

Orange Koenigssegg is a nice model. I am sorry for a fact that I don’t own it any more. Although it is a very interesting model. This is not that common, especially in this color. This is so called magazine model. These are model made by some manufacturer for some publishing company. In this case it is Ixo who made it for Altaya which is Spanish publisher of magazines. These models cam make some misunderstandings among collectors, so the real question here is what have I bought?

Mercedes Benz S600, 1/43 Schabak

Firma Schabak je iz Njemačke i veoma je popularna među kolekcionarima njemačkih automobila. Zašto? Zato što u ovako maloj razmjeri ima otvaranja. Jednostavno zbog toga. Naravno i činjenica da je ovaj proizvođač izradio dosta modela koji nisu toliko popularni, te da mu je izbor jako veliki i cijene pristupačne govori dosta o tome zašto je popularan. Koliko sam ja informisan Schabak vise ne proizvodi modele ali ako neko zna nešto više o njima neka mi saopšti to u komentarima.

E sad, model. Dosta dobar, meni nekako taj Schabak ima dosta šarma, jer sa tim ovaranjima je jako simpatican. Ali za razliku od Brumm-a, o kome je bilo riječi u prethodnim postovima, ima još dodatno osjećaj njemačke preciznosti. Imam još par modela sa otvaranjima, ali se na ovom najviše vidi preciznost i zazori su jako mali. Jedino su manji na Herpi Ferrari 348tb koji je plastičan, pa meterijal dozvoljava da zazori budu manji. Boja je dosta dobra, neka zanimljiva siva koja vuče malo na plavu. Imao bih zamjerku na to da je granulacija metalik dijela farbe malo krupna pa se vidi da se radi o 1/43 modelu a ne o recimo 1/24 ili krupnijem, pošto se u ovakvim slučajevima da pogrešno protumačiti razmjera. Impresivan detalj je koliko je tanak metal na otvaranjima, ovo stvarno odaje maketu kao dosta detaljniju i kvalitetniju nego što možda jeste. Što se metalnih djelova tiče suma je, da su dosta dobri, farba bi mogla da bude bolja, kalup je dobar, dimenzije su dobre, debljina metala je mala što je odlično. 

Schabak is German manufacturer of scale model cars, and it is very popular among the collectors of German cars. Why? Well because in small scale like this it has openings. Simply because of that. Of course this is manufacturer which made a lot of different German cars with a variety of models with fair prices, also helps with the popularity of this manufacturer. As far as I know the Schabak does not produce models any more, but if anyone knows something about that please let me know in comments below.

Now, a little about this model. It is very fine one. For me Schabak has that charm, because of the openings it is a lot more interesting. But in difference from Brumm models, I wrote a text about those in some posts before, it has the feel of the German made thing if you know what I want to say. I have a few models in 1/43 with functioning doors and that stuff but this is really special for small clearance. Only some Herpa Ferrari models have smaller clearance than this one, but those Herpa models are made of plastic and that provides on them to have almost no clearance. The paint on the model is fine, is some kind of metallic gray with elements of blue color. Only flaw I found is the granulation of metallic speckles is bigger than it should be. Because of that model looks like a 1/43 scale and does not give that “maybe it is” 1/24 or larger scale model on photos.  Specially great detail is the thing that metal on the openings is really thin and the model due to that looks much better. So that would be all about metal parts of the model, and the conclusion is: paint is fine, molding is good, dimension and proportions are great, thickness of the metal is good, so all in all everything is good.

Shelby Mustang GT500 Eleanor, 1/24 Yat Ming

Now something a little bit of topic. This definitely is a model, but it is not 1/43 scale but it’s 1/24. This scale is not that popular and, is not considered true collectors scale. However this is fine model, it’s Shelby Mustang GT500 Eleanor, like one in the movie Gone in 60 Seconds made by YatMing or Road Signature Series. Because of that this is one popular model and with a price of 20 Euros is nice to buy. It’s also good quality for money, not to mistaken it is hard to buy good model for 20 Euros, specially a new one. So I would recommend to anyone to buy second hand, especially if those are MIB (mint in box, not to be misunderstood as Man In Black).

Sad nešto malo van teme. Svakako jeste model, ali nije u razmjeri 1/43 već u 1/24. Ova razmjera nije popularna toliko koliko 43ka, i ne smatra se kolekcionarskom razmjerom. Svakako je jedan veoma lijep model. Ovo je Shelby Mustang GT500 Elanor kao onaj iz filma Nestao u 60 sekundi, proizvođač je YatMing ili Road Signature Series. Ovo je dosta popularan model zbog filma, ali i zbog cijene od 20 eura, posenbo zato što je nov po toj cijeni. Ovo je model koji je veoma dobar u poređenju cijene i kvaliteta. I preporučujem ga svakom ko ga kupuje da možda potraži i polovne modele, naravno ako su Mint stanju i u kutiji.

Ferrari 312, 1/43 Brumm

Pa pozdrav kolekcionari, danas malo priče o Brumm modelima i o ovom njihovom djelu Ferrari 312 iz 1968. godine u razmjeri 1/43. Pa prvo o ovom proizvođaču, pitate se zašto ne o autu? Pa zato što je ovo dosta neuspješan auto koji je izašao iz fabrike Ferrari, a i moram da priznam da mi se više piše o Brumm modelima nego o Ferrariju 312. Brumm fabrika je smjestena na sjeveru Italije, koga zanima više nekao potraži na Wikipediji više odrednica, i nastala je iz ideje da se napravi slična fabrika modela kao što je RIO models, koji su takođe locirani na istom mjestu i mislim da ih vežu međusobno neke familijarne veze, to je za očekivati od Italijana…

Well, hello collectors, today a small chat about Brumm models and about their work under name Ferrari 312 from 1968 in 1/43 scale. First an introduction about the manufacturer Brumm, these are Italian models, by that I mean these models have sentence Made in Italy below them. This is Italian manufacturer from northern Italy, who wants to know a specific location could check it out on Wikipedia. The factory emerged from desire to create something like RIO models, and I think there is some family connection between those two, well what should be expected it is in Italy (This is a joke, not to be misunderstood). You are probably asking why I am not writing about a specific car, it’s because I don’t want to and because this was a car that wasn’t very successful.

Ferrari 500 F2, 1/43 Quartzo

Prije svega ovo je jedan od modela koji spadaju u segment Formule 1 iako auto nije vozen tada kao Formula 1 nego kao Formula 2. Ovaj auto i pored toga važi kao jedan od najuspješnijih auta ikad voženih u F1 šampionatu. Ovaj auto je donio dvije titule svjetskog prvaka u ruke Alberta Askarija, koji je u razmjeri 1/43 i za upravljačem ovog modela.

After all it has to be said that this is one of the cars which is most successfull in Formula 1 championship, aldough this was Formula 2 car because that year world chapionship races were held as Formula 2 chapionship. This car has won two world title for Italian driver Alberto Ascari, which is behind the steringwheel of this model in 1/43 scale.

Ferrari 312T, 1/43 Quartzo

Model Ferrarija 312T. Ovo je rodonačelnik „T“ serije u Ferrari F1 programu. Model je 1975 osvojio svjetski šampionat, vožen je na nekoliko trka i u suzoni 1976.-te. I imao je i te godine tri pobjede, to svjedoči o tome koliko je bio uspješan kao automobil. Sa njim je Niki Laura osvojio prvu titulu šampiona u Formuli 1, a ovo je model koji je Clay Ragazoni-a odveo do pobjede na GP USA, barem tako mislim. Ovdje nije fokus na autu, već na modelu auta, pa da se počne...

Model of Ferrari 312T . This is first in line of "T" series in Ferrari F1 program. This car has won a championship in 1975. And was driven in few races in season 1976. Even in that season car has won three time. Niki Lauda won his first champion title, and all that is a proof of how this car was terrific on a racetrack. As far as I know this is a model of a car that Clay Ragazoni drove on GP USA West, with it he won the race. Although this isn’t a story about a car, but about a model, so lets start...