BENETTON B186 from a B188 Anyone?

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Re: BENETTON B186 from a B188 Anyone?

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Hi
Not sure if this is of any help, but together side by side is a 1/18 B186 (Minichamps) & 1/18 B188 (Spark) diecast.
I have tried to align the front axle on a solid line for both cars, and it shows the different positions of the driver relative to this.
I tried to get as high up as possible to flatten out, but without tripod etc this was quite difficult (nor was the lighting good).
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Re: BENETTON B186 from a B188 Anyone?

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Would the B188 have been made to comply with the new regulations about position of the drivers feet relative to the front wheel. I seem to remember that it was for new cars built for 1988.

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Re: BENETTON B186 from a B188 Anyone?

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Yeah, a fuj 97T could be a closer start than the b188….
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43rdMichael wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:37 pm Yeah, a fuj 97T could be a closer start than the b188….
Not sure if that´s irony!! :lol: :lol: though we gotta have an open mind always :wink: anyway if driver position has to be moved, everything´s possible!
notfound404 wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:32 pm Not sure if this is of any help, but together side by side is a 1/18 B186 (Minichamps) & 1/18 B188 (Spark) diecast.
Wow, really interesting. :D Sure it helps, at least to reconsider previous statements :lol: That said, diecast companies "have been known to make mistakes…from time to time. " :wink:
daveyman wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:42 pm Would the B188 have been made to comply with the new regulations about position of the drivers feet relative to the front wheel. I seem to remember that it was for new cars built for 1988.
Yes, they did and that was quite obvious on FW13, MP4/4, Lotus 100T, among others... Anyway Berger is quite tall so maybe distance between driver´s back and front axle was already unusually big on the B186. As said, I´ll revisit the pictures. :wink:
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Re: BENETTON B186 from a B188 Anyone?

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OK, here's the pic with the (hopefuly) accurate and tested measurements.
Yep a bit different to my initial approach and not quite sure what I'll do... :roll: :D
Anyway enjoy, and here it is, for the record!
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PS: that's millimeters and at 1/20th, surely!
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