Oh, 1:24. Well I was close (not).
Anyway, I went and checked them out over the weekend. At $250 they ain’t cheap, but oh my God are they beautiful. They look better than most scale models, realistic tires, lovely shiney paintwork, 4 wheel suspension, excellent detail – these things are little gems, real show-pieces and a joy to behold. The only compromises they’ve made are transparent Ys in the front steering for strength and a rather undetailed cockpit. Like some cheaper scale models, they’ve filled the cockpit in and just stuck a driver hemet on top. This is presumably so they can fit the electronics in. I’d look at cutting out the cockpit and putting a scale head and shoulders Shumacher in instead.
Overall, these little F1s are more realistic that most of the larger RC F1s I’ve seen – even some of the non-rc scale models! They have better detail, they seem incredibly high quality, in short, I must have one. Damn, if I had the money, I’d have a set!
And when you think about it, $250 ain’t so bad. Most radio gear costs $200 alone. And yes, I’m trying to justify it to myself!
The same shop has the Lancia Stratos Mini-Zs, they also sell the tops separately. And they’re almost as beautiful as the F1s – lovely scale replicas with holes for a full-set of working rally headlights, big wide tires on Lancia scale rims – ooooh yeah.
I really should work for Kyosho sales :smiley1:
Nick.
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