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Originally Posted by MPWR
But I'm a bit surprised to hear that these were the only highly detailed kits ever produced.  |
Perhaps as a highly detailed plastic kit that was available in any LHS? It would have compared well against a MFH of the day.
I picked up the Airfix Hi-Tech Ferrari 250 GTO a little while back for about US$15 from my LHS (and I promise there was no violence involved in getting it at that price!). Here are some pics of it.
Nice photoetch fret with wire wheels, leather holding straps, steering wheel and meshes
Metal chassis and white metal parts
Crisply moulded body - don't know about the accuracy though
Nice suspension detail in white metal
Quite a few bits in the dashboard and steering - nice detail
Airfix packaging - did they take it over from Gunze?
And finally - something else I found while digging this one out to photograph for you. VERY low tech, but don't you think it's an interesting subject in 1/24? It's going to take a lot of work to get it correct, but it will be worth it. Happily the body in the box doesn't look quite as awful as the box art!
