Ferrari 156/85 Models

[dr_gn]

This is the car that, as a 14 year old kid, really got me into F1 back at the Silverstone tyre test in '85. These were taken with my Dad's trusty Olympus Trip:



And the subject of one of my all time favourite F1 photographs:



Recently I noticed a stack of them in 1:43 at the local Modelzone - £35 or something. I assumed in a few weeks they'd be reduced, but now they've disappeared.

My dad bought me a 1:43 kit of one (Christmas '85), it looks OK, but I'd love to have another go at one (or by a ready built one at reasonable price). Any scale.

Any reccomendations?

[Red Firecracker]

For kit built, Tameo make several variants, whilst for diecast, the Mattel is actually quite god.

[Evangelion]

Built one of the Tameo kits of this car in the 90s. Believe it is now in the collection of one of the drivers (Johansson from memory) but I probably took a photo at the time. If I can find it I'll scan it and post on here.
Seem to remember it had white metal suspension parts etc, more recent kits used photo-etch.
(Many recent kits contain TOO MUCH photo-etch in my opinion.)

[dr_gn]

Evangelion said:

Built one of the Tameo kits of this car in the 90s. Believe it is now in the collection of one of the drivers (Johansson from memory) but I probably took a photo at the time. If I can find it I'll scan it and post on here.
Seem to remember it had white metal suspension parts etc, more recent kits used photo-etch.
(Many recent kits contain TOO MUCH photo-etch in my opinion.)

Not sure what make my kit was - It's got a signature of some kind on the base "Dino" or "Dono" or something - embossed into the white metal.

Mine's structurally 100% white metal. The tyres are rubber, the tiny blue windscreen is aceate, red plastic rear lamp and - IIRC - hugely overscale fabric self adhesive seat covering were nice touches for the time.

[Evangelion]

I've just checked my records and they show that I in fact built TWO 156/85s in 1/43 scale; a Tameo one in 1990 (Alboreto) and an FDS one in 92 (Johansson). I only have photos of the first one.

[Eighteeteewhy]

dr_gn said:

And the subject of one of my all time favourite F1 photographs:

[The Hypno-Toad]

dr_gn said:

And the subject of one of my all time favourite F1 photographs:

I took some good shots of that car too..





[nerd mode] I think they were trying an experimental radiator set up at the Brands test. [/nerd mode]

[fatboy69]

The scary thing about the F1 cars of those days is just how far forward the driver sits - feet ahead of the front wheels.........

I know I have photo's such as that somewhere at home however I have got so much stuff scattered about they could be anywhere.

Great photo's though. Anymore to share with us?

Edited by fatboy69 on Wednesday 12th September 00:25

[dr_gn]

A bit of unreliability was always good for a laugh back in the day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWpZw2h4-jQ