Post by plastheniker on Jun 18, 2018 12:50:05 GMT -5
Hi,
one of the most fascinating sights in pre-war GP racing were the duels of the small and lightweight Bugatti 35B with only 2.3 litre displacement and the heavy, brute Mercedes SS/SSK/SSKL with 7 litre displacement. Someone called this vividly the fight between foil and battle-axe.
Usually Monogram supplies simple, inexpensive kits of mostly fair quality. This 1/24 (or 1/25?) kit of the 35B (not as stated 35 because of the supercharger), however, is a real gem that was released already in the seventies or eighties. Though the 35B was a pure racing car, some vehicles were fitted with fenders and lighting equipment and used as road cars. That is why the Monogram kit contains these parts, but of course I wanted to build a GP car in the French racing colour.
Because of its outstanding quality building this kit is a real pleasure. Hard to believe that it is so old. Some details, however, should be added or replaced (f. e. the missing panel line between upper and lower half of the body with the typical screw securing wire, brake levers and cables, bonnet straps, exhaust pipes, the characteristic mirror, a realistic spare wheel carrier, and numerous interior details).
IMO this kit is a must for every vintage GP car enthusiast.
I suppose that I built my model in the nineties.
one of the most fascinating sights in pre-war GP racing were the duels of the small and lightweight Bugatti 35B with only 2.3 litre displacement and the heavy, brute Mercedes SS/SSK/SSKL with 7 litre displacement. Someone called this vividly the fight between foil and battle-axe.
Because of its outstanding quality building this kit is a real pleasure. Hard to believe that it is so old. Some details, however, should be added or replaced (f. e. the missing panel line between upper and lower half of the body with the typical screw securing wire, brake levers and cables, bonnet straps, exhaust pipes, the characteristic mirror, a realistic spare wheel carrier, and numerous interior details).
IMO this kit is a must for every vintage GP car enthusiast.
I suppose that I built my model in the nineties.
