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Last Two! Ford GT40 Mk.II Holman & Moody 24H Le Mans 1966 Lucien Bianchi/Mario Andretti. Brand New.

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PeterW

USA
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Posted - 04/24/2014 :  17:56:16  Show Profile  Visit PeterW's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I am doing some larger scale models soon. I will post my progress as they go into preparation and detail my impressions of these kits. Here are the subjects [Profil24 base kits]. Both will include extra detailing. These will be available for sale so contact Mike if interested.

Maserati 450S Le Mans 1957 Kit Preview:




Aston Martin DBR1 Le Mans 1959 [ photo of Profil Factory Built].


Edited by - PeterW on 04/24/2014 18:01:56

F1tommy

USA
218 Posts

Posted - 04/27/2014 :  11:36:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That Profil 24 Maserati 450S is a really nice kit. The shape is almost perfect!! Have fun making it.


Edited by - F1tommy on 04/27/2014 11:39:03
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PeterW

USA
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Posted - 04/29/2014 :  08:19:48  Show Profile  Visit PeterW's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The 450S arrived yesterday and I will go over it it more detail but overall the castings are very clean. I am thinking of fabricating the chassis over in brass to give it a more durable platform to build off of.
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PeterW

USA
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Posted - 05/01/2014 :  16:28:08  Show Profile  Visit PeterW's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Clean up and initial dry fit stage has begun on the 450S. I can see lots of changes being made...especially improving on the panel fit, rivet details [removing cast in place ones] and chassis as already noted. I can also see the use of real aluminum will be a vast improvement here.

Overall the casting quality is very nice and general fit is acceptable.





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F1tommy

USA
218 Posts

Posted - 08/26/2014 :  05:59:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Speaking of Profil 24, they put some pictures of future 1/24th scale projects on their website. Great selection of 1950's race cars.


http://www.profil24-models.com/model-kits-modeles-reduits/modules/psblog/content.php?id=72
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