Xingbao / lego clone Ferrari 312T build

[cati]

it is a good red, i wouldn't worry. if the red bothers you the blockiness will really mess with your mind

[Big Raff]

Started my build yesterday, apart from one instance so far where a piece was a different colour (and doesnt appear agin in the manual) it has been very enjoyable. Hoses are a little fidgity but its good fun.

[Big Raff]

Further into the build, and it is a good one, it is a little sad that so many cool little details are hidden, engine is almost completely hidden away. Testament to the deisgn by the chap, but it may even be a little over worked.

[vx220]

cati said:

it is a good red, i wouldn't worry. if the red bothers you the blockiness will really mess with your mind

Cheers, one less worry for me!

[Big Raff]

Finished, it was a fun build and looks cool on the shelf, but damn it is flimsy! Will go it once over with some kragl and have it as a static display piece. Still pretyy good fun for £50 odd quid.

[DeepEnd]

What a great source of lepin/chinese psuedo lego info!

Just ordered the Ferrari - how much are the "proper" stickers from the chap in Italy?

I guess you could print these on white vinyl inkjet sticker paper quite easily - is the "image" of the stickers available?

[cati]

Roscoe is getting stuffed by xingbao- so buying from him at least gives him a chance to earn some doe

His stickers are really good so I would say go with him

[Lurking Lawyer]

cati said:

Roscoe is getting stuffed by xingbao- so buying from him at least gives him a chance to earn some doe

As a matter of interest, stuffed how?

I thought Xingbao were making a big deal of supposedly playing fair with the designers rather than just nicking MOC designs?

[cati]

Not paying up, allegedly

[Lurking Lawyer]

That's a shame - although perhaps not entirely unsurprising, given that Xingbao is thought to be part of the same group as Lepin, which doesn't have a stellar record when it comes to appropriating MOC designs without crediting or paying the designer.

[DeepEnd]

The 312T sticker sheets are €15, but postage is same again on top.

Bit too steep for me - though if several were bought postage could be reduced.

[kwarden2004]

Just started on the build of my Xingbao 312T (or Dream Car Red Blizt as on the instruction book). Successfully got past the second stage and it's taking ages, but I've cracked it and I think it's going to be the biz. I've downloaded loads of images of decals, logos from Google and I think I can manage to create my own stickers using Youtube tips. I'll keep you posted on progress but I'm in no rush to finish. I'd love it if Xingbao did the Senna McLaren MP4/4 and/or the Mansell Ferrari 640/1 as on RoscoPCs website, but that looks unlikely. I'd go for it like a shot.

[kwarden2004]

Finished at last with my own stickers. Looks great as a static model and well worth the effort

[cati]

well done - I do urge anyone to buy the stickers off roscoe - he got royally ..... by our brick loving friends in another country.

His new 1:5 scale tryell elf is a masterpiece