F430!?

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Those aren't good enough pics to pan the model completely at this point. HLJ's prices are astronomical for European-sourced models. Any one of us could have done a better job assembling that model which was probably thrown together at the 11th hour for the show. Honestly except for the wheels looking a tad small and the ride height being off the kit looks pretty good. I looked at a 1:1 F430 yesterday and Revell's kit looks pretty accurate. I know I could make that kit in the pics look awesome. If it ends up as a $16 US retail Revell USA kit I'll be happy, especially when it's in the shopping cart at Hobby Lobby during a 1/2 off sale. Like I did w/the Maisto F430 that is now minus it's two sets of rims that ended up costing me less than 7 bux

The poor pics don't show me enough detail to conclude that the Revell kit is either new or a revision of their sorry-ass Modena kit. If it's new it should be pretty good (hard to say if the wheels are actually too small or if it's just the ride height looking off).

In the next few months we'll find out from those who buy both what kit is really better. I'm holding off preordering any of them until I know what's what with both. I'll let Veyron be the ultimate guinea pig

[D_LaMz]

Whats so bad about it?
But I would rather have this. http://www.hlj.com/product/REV07371

[willimo]

I hope you're right Zoomzoom, but it just looks funky in that picture. It's not just the wheels which look awful and the tires worse, but it just doesn't seem right. The back end looks kinda fat and the front looks lean, and the seats look enormous! I usually have reasonable feelings toward Revell, enough to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I don't like the look of that model. And it's accurate, well, then the 430 wasn't as pretty as I thought and I won't be buying either version.

[blubaja]

Yea D LaMz! Ok old timers...Is that Ferrari GTO a new kit or a reissue? HLJ also had pics of the 2005 F1 ferrari.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by blubaja

Yea D LaMz! Ok old timers...Is that Ferrari GTO a new kit or a reissue? HLJ also had pics of the 2005 F1 ferrari.

Reissued Italeri. Not bad if it's cheap enough. HLJ's prices are insane, for that much $$ get the Fujimi Enthusiast version. Mine was probably a Testors rebox of the Italeri kit (I built it years and years ago), so it cost way less than a Fujimi kit, and probably took 1/4 the effort to complete.

As for F430 design, it's very technical and very cool (successfully looking like a poor man's Enzo), but it's far from Ferrari's prettiest design and nowhere near as successful a refresh as say the F355 was over the 348 (and Fujimi did a hatchet job on both). Until we can see and compare kits, it's too early even w/these pics because I think that model is better than it's assembly shows. The seats look okay to me, I think it's the angle of the photo that isn't flattering to the entire model-it's probably taken from a distance w/a telephoto lense. Lest we not forget how awful the seats are in modern Fujimi kits...the Maranello seats are crap. Those seats in the Revell F430 kit look much nicer than what are in my Fujimi Maranello kits.

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by blubaja

Yea D LaMz! Ok old timers...Is that Ferrari GTO a new kit or a reissue? HLJ also had pics of the 2005 F1 ferrari.

Revell Ferrari 2005 kit - http://www.hlj.com/product/REV07244

Doesn't look too bad..!! A decent model builder could make something out of the kit. Tabacco decals, some CF here and there, few newly built items, I bet a good model builder could make a decent 2005 F1 model out of that, and Revell prices in the UK are cheap as chips.. Bet it goes on sale here for less then £15..!!

Some one has to release the new F1 kits now that Tamiya have all but given up.. Shame really, only bad side I see to this model is that it's 1/24.

[hirofkd]

If Maisto is releasing the F430 diecast, we'll have three sources to make a perfect F430 model. Fujimi is always weak on the interior and engine, but the Revell does excellent job on those areas, making them an ideal combination. While the Fujimi kit won't come cheap on the Stateside, the Revell Germany and Maisto models will most likely be readily available at Hobby Lobby. I'm looking forward to the next (or the one after that) 1/2 off sale to get necessary kitbashing parts.

[blubaja]

Maisto has already realeased the F430. Got it a few months ago at WalMart. The engine chunk is crap. The body has the engine hood molded closed, but the trunk open Wheels seem ok. F430 on the right. Nevermind those other clunkers

[drunken monkey]

best thing i've seen so far is the fujimi F430 with the stradale wheels cos i'm going to guess that the revell tyres are going to be their typical awful fitting method not to mention seemingly slightly smaller than it should be.