Williams FW14, 1/43 Minichamps

Seasons 1992 was a very successful for both Williams and Renault, and lead them in winning both constructors and drivers championship. The car to do that was FW14, car designed by Adrian Newey. It was in use in 1991 and 1992, with small modifications. Car had 3.5 litre Renault  V10 engine, and a lot of electronics. It was the most electronically sophisticated car in 1992. The car was that successful that its successor FW15C wasn’t driven during 1992 season although it was ready for use in mid season. This one was driven by Nigel Mansell, who have won the championship that year, and he lead the team to their constructor championship. Car made its debut in 1991 US Grand Prix, and raced since the 1993 South Africa Grand Prix when FW15C was introduced. This was a very successful car which has won 17 races during two seasons and collected 125 points in 1991 and 164 points in 1992, which means 289 point during its use, which is astonishing.

1992. godine, sezona u Formuli Jedan je bila vrlo uspješna za Vilijams i Reno, toliko uspješna da ih je povela ka duploj kruni, osvojiši šampionat i u vozačkoj i u konstruktorskoj kategoriji. Auto koji je omogućio tako dobru sezonu je FW14 koji je bio dizajniran od strane Adrijana Njuia i koristio se tokom ’91. i ’92. godine. Sa manjim promjenama , auto koji je vozio Najdžel Mansel i Rikardo Parteze je osvojio 125 poena tokom 1991. godine i još 164 poena tokom 1992. godine, što u zbiru znači 289 poena tokom svoje karijere u Formuli Jedan. Auto je toliko bio uspješan da model FW15C koji je bio spreman na polovini sezone 1992. godine nije ni korišćen te godine, već je debitovao tek sledeće na Velikoj Nagradi Južnoafričke Republike. Auto je imao motor od 3500 kubnih centimetara sa V10 postavkom, koji je proizvodio Reno. Ovo je bio motor koji je uz tehnička čuda te godine veoma lako osvojio šampionat imajući veliku prednost u odnosu na tadašnje Fordove i Ferrarijeve agregate.

This is Minichamps model in 1/43 scale, and it is one of older ones so it is not one of great quality. First of all this is one of models which are pretty expensive and cost around 50 Euros, which is for the model this good a lot. So now we can turn to good and to bad sides of this model. First that you see is the paint which is not that good, on some places it looks too thick and it look very fragile on the model. The decals are one of Minichamps old flaws, they are not spayed with final spray of polishing, this is causing the decals to change color and to fall off after some time.  Also I have a few Minichamps where all the transparent part of the decals have become white, which is very difficult to repair. Next thing is axle between rear wheels which is too visible and, that part you are not expecting to see like that in a Minichamps model. Tires are of poor quality and the rims are plain with no detailing on them. This 1992 series Minichamps Formula One model have no side mirrors. So all in all this could be a better model, but still it is one of greatest Formula One cars so... who wouldn’t like to have it.

 Ovo što vidite na slikama je Minichamps model u razmjeri 1/43, i radi se o jednom od starijih Minichamps modela pa kvalitet i nije neki. Prvo prije nego počnemo treba reći da je ovo jedan od skupljih modela zavisno od kvaliteta koji nudi, cijene ovog se kreću oko 50 Eura i njegova cijena nije uopšte opravdana ako se uzme kvalitet izrade u obzir. Ima dosta mana koje svakom ko se duže zagleda u model će pasti u oko. Ako pogledate vidjećete da model nema retrovizore, i prvo sledeće što vam odvlači pažnju je farba. Farba na modelu je nekako čudno odrađena,na nekim mjestima je pretanka, i izgleda jako krto i lomljivo. Dekali na modelu su posebna priča, ovo je stara Minicamps boljka, dekali nisu preko zaštićeni nekim sprejem ili lakom, već su prepušteni vazduhu vodi da radi sa njima što želi. Ovo je jako loše, čak i kad se model nalazi u kutiji svo vrijeme, dekali znaju da propadnu. Mijenjanje boje, sušenje, odljepljivanje dekala su redovna pojava kod ovih serija Minichamps modela, i prava je sreća što ih ovaj model nema. Gume i predebela osovina na zadnjim točkovima su detalji koji takođe razočaravaju i nisu nešto što ne očekujete od PMA modela.

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