1/20 Ferrari 641/2 by Fujimi

For all F1 scale model news...
User avatar

Robban
Minor Constructor
Minor Constructor
Posts: 902
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:35 am
Location: Stockholm/Sweden
Status: Offline

Post by Robban »

tamiya is working hard on their 1:48 tanks and figures so dont bet on it.. but would be great
User avatar

indycals
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2927
Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:27 pm
Your Name: Indycals
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Lotus
Location: 6450'/1955m Colorado USA
Contact:
Status: Offline
United States of America

Post by indycals »

iamf1 wrote:I don't know what Ferrari's licensing rules are, but they seem to issue a license to everyone that wants to build a Ferrari..............sensible.
Yep. Better to make a little money and raise the company profile a bit than make no money and no extra exposure.

43rdMichael
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2609
Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 9:43 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Status: Offline

Post by 43rdMichael »

Yeah the Ferrari license thing is interesting. I'm completely guessing here, but I wonder if their approach isn't to grant a kind of 'term license' rather than a 'product license'? It seems that when a company starts making Ferrari kits, they do a whole bunch, including all sorts of random variations that you wouldn't do if you had to pay a meaningful license charge for each new product. Its possible its something like an annual subscription and then a percentage of the sale price of each item.

the pattern of product releases just seems to different to a Lotus (for example) where a model company will often do just one kit and then leave it sitting for a while.

As i say, pure speculation. the better view is probably that the kits just sell !! ;-)
User avatar

generationx
FOTA Chairman
FOTA Chairman
Posts: 2477
Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:32 am
Location: Kӧln, Germany
Status: Offline

Post by generationx »

Just glad to see that new 1/20th F1 kits are appearing, Ferrari or not! If we continue on the Red theme, I'd love any of the 312T series (don't need a T3), then the eighties stuff continuing at 126C2B. Hell, just back-catalogue the whole of Ferrari F1!

Alex_Kung
World Champion
World Champion
Posts: 633
Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2002 10:39 pm
Your Name: Alex Kung
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Location: Toronto, Canada
Contact:
Status: Offline
Canada

Post by Alex_Kung »

It is a catch 22 for me. I built the 1:12 Tamiya and I don't know if I would want to build a 1:20 one. Then again I want ot support FUjimi so that they will continue making 1:20 kits. So yes I will buy one or more of these kits with the hope that they will make more. The other option is not to buy any and risk that there will be no more 1:20 styrene kits form Fujimi and I will have to revert back to resin kits.

Of course I will not blindly support Fujimi. If they produce crap then I will not buy it and advise others not to buy it.
User avatar

Teles
Midfield
Midfield
Posts: 493
Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:36 pm
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Copersucar-Fittipaldi
Location: Canela/RS/Brasil
Contact:
Status: Offline
Brazil

Post by Teles »

I'll buy two as I did with the other Fujimi F1 kits.
User avatar

reno
F2 Champion
F2 Champion
Posts: 174
Joined: Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:21 am
Status: Offline

Post by reno »

I'm hoping the next release isn't a F92AT cause I just paid a small fortune for a Modelers kit on e-bay! :roll:
User avatar

DVST8R
F2
F2
Posts: 60
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:27 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia
Status: Offline

Post by DVST8R »

As a Ferrari fan I am happy to see it. As a F1 modeler, I am happy to see any new F1 kits. I don't care what cars they release, I will buy them.
User avatar

BullittStang
Backmarker
Backmarker
Posts: 321
Joined: Thu May 08, 2003 8:05 pm
Your Name: Joe
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Nigel Mansell
Location: Ayer, MA
Status: Offline
United States of America

Post by BullittStang »

reno wrote:I'm hoping the next release isn't a F92AT cause I just paid a small fortune for a Modelers kit on e-bay! :roll:
I'm actually hoping for an F93A, just because I don't want to spend a fortune for and F92AT and then try to convert it.

Joe A.
User avatar

BMW
Major Constructor
Major Constructor
Posts: 1009
Joined: Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:05 pm
Favorite F1 Team or Driver: Ferrari, Alfa Romeo
Location: Switzerland
Status: Offline
Switzerland

Post by BMW »

Personally I would have hoped for a late 1960s car, as they look cooler, and the 641/2 is pretty close to the F189/F190 that Tamiya made.
But its still a welcome addition.

Hope they make some more F1 kits! :)
Currently building:
Alfa Romeo 159 (since 2021)
Recently finished:
Renault R30 (since 2010)
Post Reply
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post