Post by plastheniker on Jun 28, 2017 12:56:04 GMT -5
Hi,
Very roughly spoken the Maserati 250F was a modernized 1953 A6 SSG for the 1954 GP season. Compared f. e. with the technically sophisticated 1954 Mercedes W 196, even compared with the 1939 Mercedes W 154, it was technically very simple. Despite its simplicity it suffered from a lot of teething problems initially, and with only mediocre drivers it was not very successful. From the beginning, however, it was a well-balanced car.
In 1955 and 1956 Maserati improved the 250 F continuously resulting also in a significantly different appearance.
In 1957 the 250F was reliable and competitive. Fangio, the best driver of the era (possibly ever), joined Maserati and won his fifth GP world championship.
After the 1961 Ferrari 156 Sharknose this is my second pair of of the originally crude Casadio/Revival kits in this forum.
You can find general information about Casadio-Revival kits here: Casadio/Revival 1/20 Grand Prix Kits - Pros & Cons
The 250F kit was not as disastrous as the Mercedes W154 or the Ferrari Sharknose, but crude enough to require significantly more than 1000 hours for both models. Particularly the chassis was so extremely simplified that it became rather a scratch build than a conversion.
Very roughly spoken the Maserati 250F was a modernized 1953 A6 SSG for the 1954 GP season. Compared f. e. with the technically sophisticated 1954 Mercedes W 196, even compared with the 1939 Mercedes W 154, it was technically very simple. Despite its simplicity it suffered from a lot of teething problems initially, and with only mediocre drivers it was not very successful. From the beginning, however, it was a well-balanced car.
In 1955 and 1956 Maserati improved the 250 F continuously resulting also in a significantly different appearance.
In 1957 the 250F was reliable and competitive. Fangio, the best driver of the era (possibly ever), joined Maserati and won his fifth GP world championship.
After the 1961 Ferrari 156 Sharknose this is my second pair of of the originally crude Casadio/Revival kits in this forum.
You can find general information about Casadio-Revival kits here: Casadio/Revival 1/20 Grand Prix Kits - Pros & Cons
The 250F kit was not as disastrous as the Mercedes W154 or the Ferrari Sharknose, but crude enough to require significantly more than 1000 hours for both models. Particularly the chassis was so extremely simplified that it became rather a scratch build than a conversion.
