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.

Brumm ima odlične modele, to se mora reći. Ipak od Brumm modela nemojte očekivati preciznost, savršene detalje, pogođene boje, natpise i dekale postavljene na pravom mjestu itd. Po meni je ovo proizvođač koji i dalje ima “dušu” ako se mogu tako izraziti. Moram priznati da kad god se nešto piše, raspravlja, i priča o Italijanima uvijek dođemo do toga da njihovi proizvodi imaju ono nešto što ću u daljem tekstu nazivati “X Faktor”. Na primjer mene kod Bruma oduševljavaju zakivci koje oni prave. Stvarno su fantastični, naravno da na pravom autu nisu toliko vidljivi i to što Brumm napravi kad bi se uvećalo u pravu razmjeru bi bio zakivak od pet centimetara u prečniku. Na stranu sa tim nešto gdje nikad ne omanu, ili barem skoro nikad, su dimenzije auti su uvije u tačnoj razmjeri i to je stvarno dobra stvar jer za razliku od njih IXO models, ili Mattel proizvodi  u koji spadaju i Hot Wheels Racing i Hot Wheels Elite nekad naprave nešto veći model nego što bi trebao biti, nije to neka posebno velika greška ali se javlja. Taj nedostatak je najvidljiviji kod IXO-ovog Ferrari F92A koji je ogroman u poređenju sa jednim, na primjer PMA-ovim modelom, koji je u pravoj razmjeri. Jedna od stvari koja me izluđuje kod Brumm modela je ta što prave modele bez ikakvog vremenskog slijeda, nekad naprave nešto iz pedesetih godina pa malo iz osamdesetih pa onda pređu na šezdesete i tako nadalje. Posebno je mana to što preskaču neke užasno deficitarne modele, i to mi nije jasno kako se isplati, npr. nikako da naprave Ferrari 126C3 (koji radi samo Ixo) ili Ferrari 156 Aero (koji opet proizvodi samo Ixo). Ne znam, nije mi jasno zašto se to dešava ali neka logika sigurno postoji. Još jedna mana ovog proizvođača je ta što prave modele i farbaju ih kako im se svidi. Ja imam Ferrari 500F2 iz 1953 sa GP Velike Britanije kod koga je potpuno promašena boja felni i auspuha sa strane uopste nema, takođe sa Ferrari D50 iz 1956. godine imam sličan problem jer model ima srebrni nos ili Ferrari 375 Indy koji ima žuti nos a treba imati plavi. Ako se postavite od početka sa Brummom kao sam nekim ko ne pravi modele potpuno precizno onda i neće biti razočarenja. Sa moje strane, ja ne bih nikada zbog tih sitnica se odrekao Brumm modela iz moje kolekcije samo zbog toga što su jako lijepi i puni šarma.

Brumm is creating nice models and that has to be admitted. After all, Brumm is not a manufacturer from whom you could expect precision, perfect tiny details, correct coloring or well placed decals. According to me it is manufacturer which still produces objects with soul, and passion. I have to admit that every time I talk about something Italian these is a lot of words like soul, passion, grandeur, and so on. So all this words I would call during this text “X factor”. I am amused with rivets on their models. Those rivets are beautiful although in reality those parts would be to large, by this I mean if you scale Brumm’s  rivets to real size these would be five centimeters marge rivets. Also one great thing with this manufacturer is their ability to always make a model in proper size, which means that the scale is correct. This scale incorrectness is visible on some IXO models or on Mattel products, such as Hot Wheels Racing and Hot Wheels Elite. Problem is the most visible on IXO models Ferrari F92A, which is much bigger than PMA model of the same car. One of the things that drive me crazy is their inconsistency in model making by year, or accordingly by time. They make new model without some order, maybe first introducing some ’50 cars, then something from ’80, than ’60 and so on. While doing that they are missing some model which are in high demand but nowhere to be bought, like Ferrari 126C3 which is made only by IXO in middle class models, or 156 aero which is also made only by IXO. I will probably never understand why that is happening. Flaws that occur often on Brumm models are mistakes with paint and decals. In many cases this is very obvious, some details such as rims, numbers and interiors are often wrongly colored or modeled. My Ferrari 500 F2 from 1953 should be a car that was driven on GP Great Britain, on that model color of rims is wrong, and the exhaust pipe is missing. Also Ferrari D50 from 1956 from British GP has silver nose, instead of red like it should be. Ascari’s Ferrari 375 Indy from 1952 Indianapolis race has yellow nose instead of blue and so on. All to the side, the thing I like about Brumm models is that X factor, and I would not get rid of these models specially because of that.

Ovaj 312 se ne izdvaja ni po čemu posebno od ostatka Brumm modela. Dio karoserije automobila kod vozača je pogrešno modelovan, motor ima neke detalje koje originalni auto nije imao, nos modela nije u potpunosti vjerno pogođen oblikom, i tome slične greške su nešto što skreće pažnju. Ipak šarm koji ima ovaj model svakako prevazilazi bilo koji model nekog drugog proizvođača i zato je Brumm aktuelan uvijek. Mislim da ako pročitate tekst o Brumm modelima i ako pogledate fotografije, neće vam trebati mnogo vremena da shvatite o kakvom se modelu radi. O jednom koji je pun mana ali ima mnogo šarma. Biće još jedan takav na blogu uskoro ali o tom po tom.

This Ferrari 312 is not different from other Brumms. Body of the car near the driver is wrongly modeled, engine has some detailing that real car doesn’t have, nose are of a model is not shaped wright and mistakes like this are something that distract from nicely done parts. If you read the text and then see the photos you will see what I am talking about, and will have complete image of the model. This is one classic Brumm full of mistakes, and full of charm. There will be something similar in any time soon on the blog.