1/8 scale F1 kits

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Re: 1/8 scale F1 kits

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Hi Roberto! I knda knew you had one available... It's tempting, I'll have to sleep a night or two before making a decision.

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I've heard that if the Pocher Lotus 72D sells well they may do other versions - the 72C and 72E were mentioned. Don't know what constitutes 'sells well' but hope my pre order helps as a Gold Leaf version would be another must have.

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I have owned but not built the new Pocher Lambos and I have their Ducati on deck to built. I sold off the Lambos, but I can tell you that the quality is nothing like the kits of old. They are amazing. So I would expect the Lotus to be as well.

And for any 643 builder that is in progress and that can use a set of setup wheels and some of the white metal parts that comes in their Grade-Up kit, I have parts that I will give up for free to an actual builder. I would not like them to pop up on EBay later. So if interested, PM me and we can discuss. I will respond to first come, first serve and I will only ship in the US, at your actual cost, no mark up on my end. It may take a day or two to respond, but I will respond.

BTW, the Grade-Up kit is very overpriced and not worth the $400-450.00 they sell for. Save your money. The photoetched parts are the only usable items in it.
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I have heard that Lambos are good and seen that Ducati Anniversario is absolutely gorgeous.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9BQzyTMhr ... Pu&index=7

Check out this build video of the Ducati. This guy is amazing. He also builds the Pocher Lambo and the Rossi Yamaha.
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Beautiful!
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Yes, it is. I built the Rossi bike and it’s equally as nice. The only thing I did to that bike, as it’s prepainted, was to clear coat all of the body panels. Really glad I did that. I had an extra cowering and was able to practice on that. The Ducati will be a nice champagne. I bought the Paul Koo upgrade kit and I also have 3 Pocher display cases. I really like the 1/4 bikes. The detail is stunning in person.
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Yes, the Paul Koo kit is well worth the price and a huge improvement. The Autograph transkit is very impressive as is the cost…
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