Ferrari 246GT Dino, 1/43 Vitesse

Italia, Italia, Italia!!! this car is screaming all the time. Especially in this color scheme, I think, there is no other Ferrari that is more Italian. Definitely it is not the most beautiful Ferrari ever, but one of few special it is. This is Vitesse model in scale 1/43, and now about it.

                The actual car was made in period between 1969 and 1976, and model before this one was in body almost the same, but it was named 206 was produced between 1968 and 1969. And the model before 206 was 206SP which was a racing car. So that is how 246 were born. The name Dino was crediting Enzo’s son Alfredo Ferrari, who nickname was Dino and who was responsible for V6 engine design. Now you can presume that 246 had V6 engine. Yes, it had, V6 with around 2400 cc as its capacity. The engine produced 195hp in European car and 175hp in American version. Maximum speed of this car was around 230km/h which would be around 140mph. But enough about a car, we should talk about a model.

Italia, Italia, Italia!!! ovaj model stvarno vrišti Italija stalno. Posebno u ovoj boji vina, mislim da ni jedan Ferrari mu se ne može primaći to Italičnosti :). Svakako ovo nije najljepši Ferrari, ali jedan od nekoliko lijepih je svaako. Danas biće priče o Vitesse-ovom modelu u razmjeri 1/43, pa da počnemo.

                Stvarni auto je pravlje u periodu od 1969. godine do 1976., i model prije njega koji se zvao 206 je bi proizvođen od 1968. godine do 1969. Auto prethodnik ovoj dvojici je bio trkački model 206SP. Tako je rođen 246GT o kome će danas biti priče. ime Dino je ovaj auto dobio po Ferrarijevom sinu Alfredu, kome je nadimak bio Dino. Dino je bio zaslužan za dizajn V6 motora. Pogađate da 246 ima V6 motor u sebi. Dobro ste pogodili, ovaj Ferrari ispod haube ima centralno postavljen V6 motor sa zapreminom od 2.4 litra i 195 konjskih snaga za evropsko tj. 175 konjskih snaga za američko tržište. Razmijao je maksimalne brzine od 230 kilometara na čas. Ali dosta priče o ovom autu, vrijeme je da počnemo malo o modelu.

This is very beautiful model, the color is a little bit odd but it is nice to see some other red color on Ferrari besides rosso corsa. It is well made, nicely painted, with good metal parts. Only plastic parts are little bit worse than the rest of the model. On lot of places on plastic you can spot excessive plastic, which should be removed in production. This in something you can do easily by yourself but it is still a flaw. Paint is done fine, granulation of metallic particles in paint is low so the model looks realistic. Rubber on wheels is good and represents real tire nicely, and it is of good quality. Really besides this flaw with plastic parts, for models age, it is a great one. It is easily to spot that this is older model and that detailing is not as good as it is today. Interior is plain and without any details so I would say that this is a nice model, and probably one to own if you are a Ferrari fan, but if you are not, than you can buy for a little more money a Hot Wheels Elite model which would do better on your shelf.

Vrlo lijep model, kao prvo. Boja je jako zanimljiva i lijepo je vidjeti neku drugu crvenu boju na Ferrari autu pored one njihove čuvene rosso corsa. Model je lijepo urađen, lijepo ofarban, metalni djelovi su dobri. Jedina zamjerka bi išla plastičnim djelovima i tome što na njima ima plastike koja je višak. Ovo je trebalo biti uklonjeno tokom proizvodnje ali kako nije ostaje na nama da to uklonimo kući, u toplini naše radionice, ili stola... ko što ima. Farba svakog dijela je odlična, granulacija metalik čestica je mala pa model izgleda i na fotografijama realistično. Gume na točkovima su dobre, i relane, izgledaju dosta kvalitetno izrađene. Možda blaga zamjerka na oblik felni, gdje su se mogli pojaviti otvori, ali felne su generalno odlične jer je konačno na nekim felnama boja skroz pogođena. Ako uzmemo u obzir starost modela onda ćemo biti zadovoljni onim što smo dobili. Enterijer je običan i bez detalja što je loše ali opet ništa što malo četkice i boje ne može riješiti. Sve u svemu super model, ali ko voli nešto detaljnije modele neka kupi Hot Wheels Elite koji ga proizvodi u nešto detaljnijem obliku.

With price of 13 Euros, it is a nice buy, not best buy, but a nice definitely. Could this model be a better one with a few improvements, yes it could. So customization is a key with some model. If you look at this in a way that you could buy this one for 13 Euros, and a HW Elite for 20 Euros, than I think for 7 Euros you have a plenty of budget to make it better. Plus, custom models are great because doing them you can find out how models are made, and that is great experience if you like models.

                Please comment, and follow me on Instagram, so the blog would be better. In new posts will be, as promised, a little about customizations and about stores where you can buy models and how.

Sa cijenom od 13 eura, ovo je dobra kupovina, naravno nije najbolja, ali je jako povoljna. Da li bi model sa par izmjena mogao biti bolji, odgovor je da bi mogao. Ali eto razlika u cijeni između Hot Wheels Elite i njega je minimalno 7 eura pa vi vidite. Za 7 eura možete mnogo prepravki  da sprovedete. Plus veliki kod prepravki je taj što model bolje upoznate i više se zbližite sa modelom, a i naučite kako se modeli proizvode što je sjajno.

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