Lotus 72 F1 J.Rindt, RBA F1 Collection 1/43

Lotus 72 is one of the most successful F1 cars of all time. It was champion for two seasons and it won many races. This one is from its first champion winning season, from 1970. That year the Lotus 72 was driven by only F1 champion that took the world title posthumously, by Jochen Rindt. One of the legends of F1, born German that defended the colors of Austria, one of the greatest.

 Rekao sam da će sledeći post da bude o ovoj legendi. E sad u ovom slučaju, legenda je i auto ali i vozač koji je vozio ovo čudo. Lotus 72, što reći sem da je mnogo pobjeđivao, četiri godine bio na stazi i za taj period osvojio dvije vozačke titule. Jednu, tj. prvu titulu, je 1970. godine osvojio Johen Rindt, rođeni Njemac koji je branio boje Austrije. Jedini vozač koji je osvojio poshumno titulu svetskog prvaka F1, i ako ne griješim prvi Austrijanac koji je osvojio titulu šamiona.

The model itself is interesting. This is RBA model, or somewhere is listed as Altaya, and it is nice. The shape of the model is OK, and the paint is fine. Especially the tires are good if you put in to consideration that this is a low budget model. For a price of 10-20 Euros it is nice one, and you should have it if you like F1 cars. This Lotus 72 from 1970 is also made by PMA Minichamps, and the PMA is much better made, but the price of the Minichamps is much higher, and is between 50-60 Euros. So, it is up to you to decide, but I will always go for this one. That PMA is not that good, and is overpriced because of the World Champions edition which is a rare one in PMA collection. Also the is the Quartzo model of this 1970 Lotus, but I have never seen one in person, so I am not familiar with its quality.

Model je interesantan, inače se radi od RBA modelu ili kako se negdje kategoriše Altaya modelu. Da, u pitanju je novinski model, ali po mom mišljenju dobar. Ovaj model radi još i PMA (Minichamps), ali je njihom model dio World Champions edicije koja je više nego repcijenjena na tržištu i cijene se kreću oko 50-60 Eura. Ako mene pitate da li kupiti Altayu za 10-20 Eura ili PMA koji nije ništa mnogo bolji za tri ili četiri puta veću cijenu, ja bih se odlučio za Altaya model. Jednostavno je bolji odnos cijene i kvaliteta. Tu je takođe i model koji radi Quartzo i taj model je zanimljiv ali nisam nikad vidio taj autić uživo pa ne bih sudio o njemu. Svakako mi je i taj potencijalno interesantniji od Minichampsa. 

Sad malo o ovom modelu, farba je dobra, kalup je solidan. Ono što je super je to što na modelu se nalaze naljepnice sa punim nazivima sponzora, u ovom slučaju cigarete, toliko tražene u svijetu naljepnica na formulama koje su rijetkost danas. Natpisi na gumama, sa žutom šarom i spolja i unutra. Ono što na drugu strannu jako smeta je visok stav modela, jednostavno točkovi su postavljeni previsoko pa model ima visinu više nekog SUV-a nego F1 bolida. Ali ajde, to se da oprostiti, ono što je jos jedna sitnica je zadnji spojler koji je predebeo i nosači vjetrobrana koji su takođe previše široki, ili debeli i vide se jako. Sve u svemu model je sasvim OK, obzirom da ga radi relativno mali broj proizvođača i da je model šampionski ja sam zadovoljan. Mislim da je u ovom cjenovnom rangu ovo sasvim prihvatljiva ponuda. Tako da ako krećete skupljati F1 modele, i treba vam šampion iz 1970.te onda je ovo model sa kim je dobro početi. Skupljajte formule, super je to hahaha J Ako vam se sviđa post, lajkujte, šerujte i to sve po internetima što se može raditi J

And now let me point out some of the flaws of this model. First of all that you will notice is much higher posture of the model than the actual car. The model is placed on wheels too high and that looks bad. Also metal pad in the cockpit on which the windshield stand are too thick and too visible so it is not something that will amuse you. The last thing that I don’t like is that the rear wind looks thick and bulky. On the other side, the paint is nice, the decals are there, and especially the tobacco insignia is there which is a rarity these days. So in the end I would recommend this one, I am not type of collector that care for limited editions and boxes, so this one is much better deal to me than the PMA model. So… enjoy in images, don’t forget to like, share or recommend this review afterwards.