Pocher 1:8, 1933 Bugatti Type 50T

[DB7 pilot]

A minature I was given some twenty years ago. It looked a bit jaded after all that time on the shelf, so I made a new base with inset mirror and spent about 8 hours cleaning it up. It came up rather well.










The detail on these models is incredible with working driveshaft, steering, brakes, suspension, the windows wind up and down, door handles work and even the lights.

[dr_gn]

Very nice - it'll be worth quite a bit too; old Pocher models aren't easy to build.

[fatboy69]

They were a bugger to build.

I had a Testa Rossa. Gave up. Sold it for £300. Wish I had kept it.

[Elderly]

Snap - well almost.



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I've also got a couple of the later Ferraris but they are not very good models out of the box.

[dr_gn]

Elderly said:

Snap - well almost.



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I've also got a couple of the later Ferraris but they are not very good models out of the box.

They're great. did you build them? If so how long did each one take?

[Elderly]

dr_gn said:

They're great. did you build them? If so how long did each one take?

The Alfa - I built many many moons ago when I had both patience and eyesight,
it's a little dilapidated now.
It took forever to build the wire wheels, and various parts don't fit too well out of the box.

The Bugatti - I bought already made, relatively recently;
the reality of buying a built example is that they are extremely
inexpensive compared to the ridiculous ASKING prices of the un-built kits.

[MCWS]

Love the models. Especially the Art Deco gril.